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Digital Marketing101
Basics of Digital Marketing
Term | Definition |
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Digital Marketing | The science and art of exploring, creating, and delivering value to satisfy the needs of a target market at a profit & to do so the marketer leverages digital technologies and media to achieve the marketing objectives. |
Five Ps of Marketing | Price, Product, Promotion, Place & People |
Acquiring Customers | The three pillars for acquiring customers are Paid Media, Owned Media, Earned Media |
Paid Media/ Indirect | Third-party advertising channels where you pay to show your ads to an audience. Example: paid ads on search engines or social media, website banners, sponsored articles |
Owned Media/ DIrect | Media outlets where you have complete control over the content and features. Example: your own website, social media accounts, mobile apps |
Earned Media/ Word of Mouth | Other forums where people can talk about you. Example: a blog post, social media, reviews on sites like Amazon and TripAdvisor. |
Customer Decision Journey | Classic approach of Attract-Engage-Convert-Retain-Advocate |
Attract/Awareness | Related to all the marketing activities aimed at making the brand more visible |
Engage/ Consideration | (Activities visitors do as part of their decision process. Example: reading about your product on your or other’s website, using a car configuration tool, etc.) |
Convert/Purchase | Reserved for the activity that most closely sends a signal of business outcome. Example: an ecommerce transaction, a lead, finding the nearest dealer, contacting HR for a job, etc. |
Retain | All things that happen once you are a customer. Example: subscribing to a newsletter, using a knowledge base, requesting support, scheduling a car inspection, etc. |
Advocate | Word of mouth and social media activities conducted by your customers. Example: press reviews, ratings, and similar earned media activities |
McKinsey Consumer Decision Journey | According to McKinsey, 2009, the classic consumer path may not work anymore. It says the path is not linear any more and is interrupted by triggers or moments. |
Google’s Zero Moment Of Truth (ZMOT) | Google’s Zero Moment Of Truth (ZMOT) is a concept similar to McKinsey’s consumer decision journey. According to Google’s ZMOT, consumer decision path is: Non-linear Multi-channel Multi-device Interrupted by triggers or moments |
Techniques to Tune the Marketing Strategy | Creating Personas Creating segments Crafting Scent trails |
Creating Personas | To represent the attributes, needs, and wants of your audience |
Creating segments | To address right message at right time, over right medium, and to right audience |
Crafting Scent trails | To help personas find their way toward a goal |