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Digital Marketing for Small Businesses

Digital marketing is a far cry from the old-fashioned billboard or direct mail method of advertising. If you’re a small business owner and you aren’t devoting serious time, energy, and consideration to digital marketing and what it can do for your business, you’re probably missing out on a large swath of potential clients and profit.

Read on to see how digital marketing can take your small business to the next level.

What is digital marketing?

 

Digital marketing refers to marketing efforts that use the Internet/digital avenues to reach potential clients. The possibilities are seemingly endless with the ever-evolving digital tools on the market today. Digital marketing includes social media marketing, email marketing, content marketing, and search-engine-optimization (SEO) of websites, just to provide a broad overview.

Digital marketing encompasses not just methods of engaging with consumers, but also tools that tell you the degree to which your message(s) are resonating with those who are receiving it and give you information about those potential clients.

 

 Benefits of digital marketing

 

First of all, a primary benefit of digital marketing is that so many people are using digital, electronic avenues these days — not having a presence for your business on these mediums is a good way to miss out on a key audience of potential clients. In addition, digital marketing allows you to see results as they occur. Tools like Google Analytics make it easy to gather data and see what’s working and what isn’t.

Digital marketing also is a fruitful tool for lead generation. Offering an e-book, brochure, or some other type of lead magnet through your website via an email sign-up is a quick and easy way to obtain great leads.

How to use digital marketing to your advantage

 

If your marketing goals are constantly unmet, consider employing digital marketing – blog posts, social media content, social media ads, e-books for lead generation, search engine optimized web pages, and more. Blue Edge Business Solutions can work with you to make digital marketing work for you, creating a comprehensive plan that will boost your brand and give you tangible results!