About Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing

About Digital Marketing

Digital marketing is the component of marketing that utilizes internet and online based digital technologies such as desktop computers, mobile phones and other digital media and platforms to promote products and services.Its development during the 1990s and 2000s, changed the way brands and businesses use technology for marketing. As digital platforms became increasingly incorporated into marketing plans and everyday life, and as people increasingly use digital devices instead of visiting physical shops,digital marketing campaigns have become prevalent, employing combinations of search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), content marketing, influencer marketing, content automation, campaign marketing, data-driven marketing, e-commerce marketing, social media marketing, social media optimization, e-mail direct marketing, display advertising, e–books, and optical disks and games have become commonplace.

  • Search engine optimization (SEO)
  • Social media marketing
  • Video marketing
  • Email marketing
  • Blogging
  • Website marketing
  • Paid search/contextual advertising

Benefits of Social Media Marketing

  • Allows companies to promote themselves to large, diverse audiences that could not be reached through traditional marketing such as phone and email based advertising.
  • Marketing on most social media platforms comes at little to no cost- making it accessible to virtually any size business.
  • Accommodates personalized and direct marketing that targets specific demographics and markets
  • Companies can engage with customers directly, allowing them to obtain feedback and resolve issues almost immediately.
  • Ideal environment for a company to conduct market research.
  • Can be used as a means of obtaining information about competitors and boost competitive advantage.
  • Social platforms can be used to promote brand events, deals, and news.
  • Platforms can also be used to offer incentives in the form of loyalty points and discounts

Content created and paid for by a brand to promote a specific product or service.

An approach to marketing that focuses on gaining and retaining customers through offering helpful content to customers that improves the buying experience and creates brand awareness. A brand may use this approach to hold a customer’s attention with the goal of influencing potential purchase decisions.

A market strategy that involves using content as a means to attract customers to a brand or product. Requires extensive research into the behaviors, interests, and habits of the brand's target market.