Digital Marketing, General, Social Media Strategy
Top 5 Ways to Integrate Your Digital Marketing Channels
May 22 2017
Many businesses have a unique strategy for each of their digital marketing channels. They think about their website, social media, SEO, advertising, and email as different buckets that each has its own strategy, goals, and objectives. Offline media is entirely separate.
The real key to true digital marketing success is to think about integrating digital marketing across touchpoints. But what does that mean? Sounds a little jargony maybe?
Here is what it means to think about integrating your digital marketing strategy.
When planning your marketing strategy think about how all of the channels can work together vs. planning each channel independently. For example, if you have a contest on Facebook think about how every single other touchpoint (digital, offline, physical, etc.) can drive the contest. Even though the contest is on Facebook, every touchpoint should support the same strategy. It shouldn’t just be a “Facebook Contest” – is should be a contest run on Facebook supported by all your marketing touchpoints.
The strategy should also connect across channels. Consumers don’t think in channels – they think about your brand or business. Make sure that your strategies connect seamlessly across channels. It isn’t a campaign with digital added. Bring the campaign to life organically in each channel.
Every idea can be bigger and better with multiple touchpoints – both digital and traditional. We know that campaigns work better when we connect with consumers across all of the channels that are meaningful for them. Studies show that digital campaigns that use multiple digital touchpoints perform better vs. campaigns using only one touchpoint.
Think like a customer. They don’t see you as silos or that the ecommerce team is different from sales which is different from marketing and different from customer service. They see you as a single organization or brand. Present yourself to them in that way.
We often design interactions as though the consumer has a linear path. The reality is that they don’t. Each consumer has a unique path that leads them to do business with you. People don’t start their interaction with their business on your home page. Design your digital strategy remembering that customers don’t follow an exact process from A to B to C.
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Its correct the all platform of online digital marketing for social media, website, and for SEO everything should connect and the strategy should be on the same page for all parts.
Great read regarding the effective usage of digital marketing channels and their benefits for continued business success. Thanks for this.
Social media platforms provide opportunities to engage with customers, build brand awareness, and share content. They allow businesses to connect with their target audience, share updates, and receive feedback in real-time.