{"id":13205,"date":"2021-12-08T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=13205"},"modified":"2022-09-05T19:25:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T17:25:12","slug":"how-can-digital-marketing-and-advertising-grow-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/how-can-digital-marketing-and-advertising-grow-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Digital Marketing And Advertising Grow Your Business?"},"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=\"680\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_546905692-e1638877963356.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\/12\/shutterstock_546905692-e1638877963356.jpg 680w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_546905692-e1638877963356-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Online shopping has been an expanding industry for two decades now. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly speeded up its already impressive expansion. In the US alone, ecommerce retailers made more than $430 billion in 2020. As this sector has expanded, competition among its constituent businesses has increased, of course, however savvy digital marketing and its wide range of tools and tactics can give a competitive edge. This, particularly in conjunction with an overall strategy, creates an outstanding customer experience.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, digital marketing tactics can assist with increasing awareness of your brand. Successful campaigns not only produce leads, but they also drive qualified traffic to a website. This means meaning your products and services are seen by prospective customers who have already shown an interest in them. Of course, the main objective remains converting such interest into sales.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Digital Marketers Level The Online Playing Field<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Gone are the days when business owners welcome the notion that <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/how-are-companies-competing-for-talent-in-the-digital-marketing-world\/\">digital marketing<\/a> is only for the likes of multinationals \u2013 in addition to large corporations &#8211; which have the sufficient resources needed to mount an online marketing campaign. Actually, digital marketing levels the playing field, offering SMMEs the opportunity to play against the big boys as well as draw their share of targeted traffic.<\/p>\n<p>With digital marketing, SMMEs now have the resources to carry out the sales and marketing processes that were previously available just to large corporations. Without a call centre, small businesses are able to engage effectively with multiple customers, even to customers from any parts of the globe even if they don\u2019t have physical shops or branches in these locations.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Advertising Increases Foot Traffic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For brick-and-mortar businesses, advertising in newspapers,\u00a0 magazines, television as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/how-to-be-successful-at-radio-advertising-learn-more\/\">radio<\/a> can pick up more customers in the door.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Digital Marketing Delivers Conversions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Businesses who market products and services online measure success based on the percentage rate of inbound traffic are converted into leads, subscribers or sales, dependent on the intended aims of your website.<\/p>\n<p>Without conversion, all your website traffic would mean nothing. All your marketing efforts will just go to waste. That is why business owners are streamlining their digital marketing campaigns towards conversion optimisation, making it a top priority above everything else.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Advertising Generates Leads<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For B2B organisations, advertising can fill your sales funnel and assist you with getting more leads for your sales force who will follow up on them.<\/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\/283018986?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>Digital Marketing Accelerates Interaction With Targeted Audiences<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One of the clarifications why digital marketing is taking over traditional marketing channels is the capability of Internet marketing tools in order to interact with targeted audiences in real time. Engagement in any format is what your customers expect to get when interacting with your brand or business. How your business manages such engagements and interactions will mean the difference between business success and failure<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Advertising Effectively Introduce New Products<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For consumer manufacturing or software businesses, advertising can assist with launching products with a splash.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Digital Marketing Is Perfect For The Mobile Consumer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Unquestionably, mobile internet is the next wave of information dissemination as well as communication channel. This is brought about by the rapid proliferation of smartphones, tablets in addition to other internet-enabled devices.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Advertising Highlights Product Enhancements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If your company has an existing product or service, advertising may make the public aware of improvements.\u00a0 Letting the public know regarding your innovation can improve sales.<\/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? 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