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How To Make Digital Marketing Work Efficiently For Your Startup

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How To Make Digital Marketing Work Efficiently For Your Startup

How To Make Digital Marketing Work Efficiently For Your Startup

AgendaDigital marketing for Startups

How a Startup can use Digital Marketing Work EfficientlyIdentify alternatives that make sense for your businessOutline a unique spark for your brandDefine the best digital channelsGenerate & leverage engaging & relevant contentBoost ongoing social media customer conversationsSimplify marketing over time & measure what matters

Points To Remember

Digital marketing for StartupsDigital marketing is a cost-effective place to start utilizing the internet, mobile phones, display advertising & other digital channels

It is important to place limited resources of a startup to get the biggest return for your investment

Let us take a closer look at How A Startup Can Use Digital Marketing To Work Efficiently

Identify Alternatives That Make Sense For Your Business

Various new platforms emerge regularly to digitally market businessesResist falling prey to new attractive online platforms, channels & toolsAll platforms may not make much sense to your businessDisregard the big budget items if your startup budget is smallIt is neither necessary nor needed to satisfy or work on all platformsPut your brains before your budget, keep it modest & find ideas everywhere

Outline A Unique Spark For Your Brand

Marketing your brand is an important strategyEntrepreneurs need to market the brand with a message & something that stands out & defines the brand Convey a single & unified brand message & experience Digital marketing can help you build brand awarenessIt is all about telling impressive stories with your brand, creating a voice & graphics with engaging icons, colors, patterns & movement

Define The Best Digital Channels

No one social media platform can fit for all businessesDifferent types of businesses will require different platforms to market their products or services Objectives need to be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant & time-relatedIt is important to know on which platforms your target audiences hang out the most

Generate & Leverage Engaging & Relevant Content

Blogs, podcasts, videos etc., are some sources from which a digital marketing content path is drawnBuild a strategic map & a strategy to get to your final objectiveEngagement shows involvement of your target customers, thus providing knowledge of your businessPosting content relevant to your business will attract more of your target audience

Boost ongoing social media customer conversations

Social media platforms are the most convenient way for customers to interactKey to customer interaction is listening first, then asking questions about what customers need & like, not telling them what you haveSocial media is a perfect vehicle for conversationsQuestions can trigger conversations & turn fear into opportunities

Simplify Marketing Over Time & Measure What Matters

Simplification begins with a strategy to filter all initiativesThere should be a steady agenda & editorial calendarContent can then be tirelessly reused from social media to a blog to white paper or an e-book & results measuredFor good content, less is more

RememberMarketing is more important than ever to the growth and vitality of a startup

Digital marketing is the way to outshine without breaking your budget

To be effective, even digital requires a strategy, focus on relevant channels, & integration of the brand spark & promise into every message

The best entrepreneurs figure out how to do more with less

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