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Some of the Newest Steps to Take in Your Digital Marketing Strategy

Digital marketing trends come and go like the wind. Shaped by the target markets which you promote to, to the requirements and essentials of SEO set by the search engine giants, the landscape of modern-day marketing is constantly changing.

What needs to be remembered is that traditional marketing is no longer like it used to be. Previously standard methods of advertising such as website banners are now typically ignored by customers or blocked using ad-block plugins, so marketers need to get inventive in getting their businesses in front of potential customers.

Today, we’re going to explore some of the steps you need to take when it comes to organising and creating a successful digital marketing strategy.

Do Your Research

It’s essential before you start creating any form of strategy that you conduct research into your target markets and customer base. Without this information, it’s impossible to formulate a comprehensive marketing strategy that will suit what your customers are looking for and what will attract them.

Regularly Update SEO

As mentioned above, SEO is one of the most important driving factors in your digital marketing campaign. If you’re at the top of the search engine result page, or even on the first page, your website and content will be receiving far less traffic that it could be.

“SEO requirements change regularly, and it’s important that you keep up with the trends. I remember when SEO was primarily putting keywords in the right places. However, nowadays, there’s far more importance on giving internet users the best experience possible,” shares Charlotte Parker, a marketing manager at 1Day2Write.

Create Accurate Content

As a digital marketer, you’ll already be well aware of the importance that a content marketing campaign has on your digital marketing strategy. However, you additionally need to understand the importance of accuracy in creating this content.

The readability of your content directly affects the success of your business. After all, would you purchase products or services from a website that was littered with spelling mistakes, typos and grammar errors?

This means you need to proofread and edit your content to perfection. However, this can be time-consuming, but there are online services, much like WriteMyX and OriginWritings that can assist you every step of the way.

Making Your Content Mobile

With over 50% of all online traffic coming from mobile devices, if you haven’t made your content mobile-accessible, now is the time to do so or you risk letting your business fall behind. More and more people are using smartphones and tablets, and if your content isn’t formatting properly on these devices, your readers will take their business elsewhere.

This means dynamic content on your blogs and responsive websites that are fully optimised. Of course, this can be a heavy investment, especially if you have a lot of content to optimised. When undertaking this essential task, you can use academic writing services, similar to the ones featured here at HuffingtonPost, who can create content on your behalf.

Host Live Events

Unless you’ve been under a rock the last couple of months, you’ll have noticed the take-off of live video. Whether businesses are hosting live webinars to their followers or people are going live on Facebook or Instagram to their friends and family, live video has never been more important.

From a digital marketing perspective, this is a bandwagon you’re going to want to jump on because it’s only ever going to be more important. Podcasts, webinars, promotional live events or anything you can think of is a great way to get your business in front of the people in your target demographic. Try to think outside the box with what you can achieve here.

Martha Jameson has been an avid reader her entire life but she has recently tried to try writing. Before she found her true calling as a writer for AcademicBrits, she was a Web designer and manager. She loves sharing her experience and her knowledge as well as motivating people to pursue. 

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  1. Olivia Smith

    November 29, 2018 at 11:13 am

    Hello Martha, you had shared some great aspects on current digital marketing trends. Your blog is really useful. Keep posting!

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