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For many organizations today, revenue is generated across multiple channels, thus requiring a wide range of impactful strategies to capture attention, trigger actions, and prompt transactions.

DIGITAL STRATEGIES

Ecommerce relies on a foundation of engagement, interest, and motivation. The digital experience must be seamless, enduring, relevant, and compelling. Any amount of brand ‘clutter’, excess visual distractions, or cumbersome navigation will adversely impact conversions.

Enhance the Buying Experience
  • Seamless User Interface
  • Interactive Features
  • Distinctive Experiences
  • Compelling and Emotive Messaging
  • Simplified Checkout Process
Personalization and Communication
  • Targeted Content
  • Tailored Product Selection
  • Straightforward Loyalty Program
  • Useful Live Chat and Chatbots
Build Trust, Social Proof, and Community
  • Authentic Customer Reviews
  • Polls and Surveys
  • User-Generated Content
  • Media Engagement
  • Community Events
  • Genuine Care and Service
  • Customer Appreciation
  • Transparent and Honest Communication
Digital Marketing Checklist
  • Personalize Emails
  • Engage through Social Media Posts
  • Optimize Content
  • Curate Resources
  • Send Abandoned Cart Reminders
  • Share New Product Notices
  • Encourage Buying with Special Promotions
  • Trigger Interest with Exclusive Offers
  • Prompt Action with Limited Time Deals
  • Create Targeted Ads
  • Produce Compelling Videos and Rich Media
  • Perform Search Engine Optimization
  • Express Appreciation
  • Tender Surprise and Delight

SOCIAL STRATEGIES

Social media is a mammoth reservoir for audience engagement and social commerce. Here are some winning strategies to influence, inspire, and instigate action by potential customers.

Discover and Delve into Your Audience
  • Platforms are Unique – focus on the channels that your audience interacts with the most.
  • Audience Insights – leverage social media analytics to understand demographics, interests, and what content resonates with the audience.
Content Reigns Supreme
  • High Quality, Insightful, and Informative Content
  • Creative Messaging that Stirs Curiosity
  • Captivating Visuals
  • Influential Taglines and Quotes
  • Persuasive Call to Actions
  • Powerful Storytelling
Symbiotic Engagement
  • Respond Promptly
  • Ask Questions
  • Demonstrate Care for Feedback
  • Spark a Positive Dialogue
  • Hold Interactive Contests and Giveaways
Social Commerce Strategies
  • Shoppable Posts
  • Discoverable Products
  • Live Shopping Events
  • Real Time Deals
  • Influencer Marketing
Additional Tips
  • Encourage customers to share their experiences with your brand
  • Utilize targeted social media advertising to reach a wider audience
  • Track performance and adapt your strategy based on what entices your audience

Continue reading “Digital Marketing Strategy Roadmap (Part 2)”

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Digital advertising is a dominant strategy to grow online sales, which is evident by over $65B annual ad spend on just Facebook and Google in the U.S.

The advertising landscape can be perplexing in its scope, channels, models, and tactics.

Along with value-based offers, compelling copy, resonating visuals, and relevancy for the audience, the most critical factors for creating ROI-driven campaigns include the following:

(1) Crafting strategies based upon extensive competitive analysis, keyword research, and use of business intelligence (BI).

(2) Machine learning for understanding trends and forecasting.

(3) Sufficient budget to gain key insights on consumer interactions with your ads.

(4) An iterative approach to each campaign to test ad effectiveness and to measure performance.

Programmatic advertising should be a primary component of your overall marketing automation strategy.  There are significant tools that support these efforts – some of the most popular are Salesforce, Marketo, Adobe’s Customer Experience platform, along with a host of other solutions on the market today.

Why a DMP?

A DMP (data management platform) aggregates data to develop customer profiles which are then utilized for targeted advertising.

Insights garnered from audience data are drivers for enhanced engagement and more personalized and relevant cross-channel experiences.

Continue reading “Digital Advertising Performance Insights”