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Publié par | ferelrew |
Publié le | 16 juillet 2015 |
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Langue | English |
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Inbound Marketing: What Is It, And How Can It Increase My Profits?
It’s plain to see that with the increasing advancement of technology, digital marketing is the way
to go for businesses to increase revenue. Chances are, you’ve already implemented some form
of digital marketing for your business (if you’re not too sure of what that means, h ere’s a blog
post that explains all you need to know .) However, there’s one marketing strategy that you need
to take advantage of now to maximize your profits, and that’s Inbound marketing!
(source:wrightimc.com)
Sounds fancy, what is it?
Put simply, "inbound marketing is a multifaceted marketing plan that converts visitors to your
website into customers and promoters of your services. " It’s all about creating optimal content,
attracting the right customers and getting them hooked on the products and/or services that
your businesses offers. Inbound marketing isn’t defined in any one step or procedure, it’s a
combination of actions.
The fundamentals of inbound marketing
(source: thinkbigshot.com)
What does this mean for my bottomline?
In business, no proposition carries much weight without figures to support it. You’ll be pleased
to know that inbound marketing is the marketing venture with the highest rate of return on
investment. That means that the chances of you wasting your money by investing in inbound
marketing is very slim, almost nonexistent. H ubSpot provides us with some really interesting
facts on what inbound marketing has done for companies:
1. 92.3% increased their traffic, 40% by at least 75%
2. 85% increased traffic within 7 months of implementing it.
● Creating a blog is the most effective method for increasing traffic, along with SEO.
1. 83.9% increased their leads within seven months.
2. 42.2% enjoyed an increase in the conversion of their leads to sales.
3. 49.7% saw this increase within seven months.
Figures don’t lie. [Tweet "Inbound market can be your company’s ticket to enjoying greater
sales"]
Think about inbound as a digital marketing strategy that creates a stronger customer base and
unprecedented growth for your business.
Get measurable results with inbound marketing!
Work on your strategies then implement tactics
(source: snipview.com)
How can I implement Inbound Marketing?
Step One: Blogging
The first step to getting starting inbound marketing is to create a blog for your company. Ideally,
this blog should be centered around your company’s services and other things that would
interest your target market. That means for example, if you have a restaurant, your blog would
be centered around different cuisines, recipes and other informative information that foodies would enjoy reading. This way, you attract the right traffic, people who are most likely to be
interested in your services.
You also need to utilize SEO to get your blog to rank in Google’s local searches, so that
customers can actually find you. SEO, short for search engine optimization, is picking keywords
specifically targeted to your niche and using these in your blog posts to generate more views.
( Google has a pretty comprehensive guide to SEO that you can get acquainted with.)
Be sure to have social buttons on your blog, that way it’ll be super simple for visitors to share
your content on social media, thus amplifying your outreach.
Step Two: Turning visitors into leads
After effectively implementing the first step, you’ll find yourself with a blog for your company
that’s attracting a specific set of visitors, visitors that you want to target. The next step on the
inbound marketing path is to convert these visitors into leads. The most basic piece of
information you need from these visitors is their email address. How can you get this from
them?
The simplest way to do this is to have forms on your blog; simple to use and easy to
understand. The most effective way to do this is to offer them something in return, like: “fill out
this form below, to receive a printable coupon worth $10” or “fill out this form to receive a free
eBook.” Visitors love discounts and free stuff. Once you have a visitor’s email address, you’ve
effectively completed this step of the process. They’re no longer visitors, they’re contacts!
Step Three: Turn leads into customers
In order for you to turn leads into customers, you have to do the right thing at the right time.
Email marketing campaigns focused on reeling in contacts and turning them into customers can
be used. However, you need to contact them saying the right thing and at the right time. You can do this by, for example sending customers emails related to what they downloaded from
your website, or the discount they signed up for. The possibilities are endless!
Step Four: Make your customers happy
In order to keep your customers interested in your service, you need to keep them happy and
satisfied that your company is giving them the best. You can find out how your customers are
feeling about your services by:
1. Doing surveys to find out what’s on their mind.
2. Track what