{"id":12897,"date":"2021-12-27T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=12897"},"modified":"2025-07-25T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:25:07","slug":"why-your-business-needs-digital-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/why-your-business-needs-digital-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Business Needs Digital Marketing. Read this article."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_3-1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/i-digital_marketing_strategy-c-1-l-1-e1636966904385.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"DSM Digital School of Marketing - digital Marketing\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/i-digital_marketing_strategy-c-1-l-1-e1636966904385.jpg 700w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/i-digital_marketing_strategy-c-1-l-1-e1636966904385-600x423.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>At one moment in time, digital marketing was just a new and distinct way to market. It opened up a new format of media on which to peddle goods as well as services.<\/p>\n<p>However within just the past couple of years, the significance of digital marketing has become something else. It\u2019s become an important part of what a company is to its customers.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not enough to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/how-can-website-analytics-drive-business-growth\/\">website<\/a> or run an unfocused Google Ads campaign. If you don\u2019t have integrated digital marketing strategies working for your business, time is working against you because of it. As the Internet becomes entwined with everything we do, the importance of digital marketing is becoming crystal clear.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s have a look at why your business needs digital marketing in order to grow and thrive.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Affordability<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Digital marketing is significantly less expensive as opposed to other marketing methods. Specific prices vary dependent on what you\u2019re doing however ad spend tends to be lower than other forms of marketing.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Your Customers Are Online<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There were around 4.3 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/how-does-direct-mail-translate-in-the-age-of-the-internet\/\">internet<\/a> users in 2019 and this number has certainly rapidly increased. Looking at it will give you the inkling that there are more individuals to reach out to when you practise digital marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Your business requires exposure to find customers, and the online market is the very best way to make it happen. When individuals hear about your business, they will want to learn more about it. They will want to check your presence online in order to know if you do exist.<\/p>\n<p>If people can&#8217;t source anything about you online, chances are very good that you&#8217;ll lose them as a customer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mobile Access<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You may not know this but 77 % of the adult population own a smartphone and are likely to utilise that smartphone or another mobile device for news, social networking in addition to countless other activities. Digital marketing assists you with reaching them while they\u2019re doing this. With remarketing ads, email, text marketing, and social media \u2013 you can be in front of your audience while they utilise many different apps on their mobile phones.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-video align_none ratio_16x9 has_iframe\"><div class=\"w-video-h\"><iframe title=\"Vimeo video player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/285237805?autoplay=0&loop=0&autopause=0&color=00adef&portrait=0&byline=1&title=1&controls=1&muted=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"w-video-icon\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);color:#fff\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><strong>Your Competitors Are Doing It<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Your competitors are doing digital marketing. In addition, they are establishing themselves online and bringing more traffic to their website.<\/p>\n<p>You are able to check what your competitors are doing and then take note of it. Also, you are able to utilise what you know in order to create a better strategy to push more customers to your website as opposed to your competitors.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of digital marketing tools available online that marketing professionals utilise for their online marketing platforms. Some of these tools will assist businesses spy on their competition. You&#8217;ll get to know all the strategies they are implementing on their brand.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Flexibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are many types and uses of high-quality digital marketing, including banner ads, email marketing, content marketing as well as social media posts. So by learning how to market yourself creatively on digital platforms, you open up a broad range of possibilities for future publicity strategies. Also, with digital marketing, you have the flexibility of testing and stopping poorly performing campaigns in real time.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/contact-us\/\">Get in touch with the Digital School of Marketing<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Do you want to become a digital marketer? If you do then we highly recommend that you do our Digital Marketing Course. 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