Friday, November 15, 2013

Through inbound marketing, switch the stranger to promoter


Inbound marketing is a strategy that adopting many tools of pull marketing – whether publish content, blogs, events, SEO, social media and more – to create and build up a brand awareness and attract new business. Therefore if you are planning to let people know about your product and the services that you offer, you should go through inbound marketing strategy because it’s a potential way to attract new customers. But we need to know from which point or base we should start in order to get efficient results that positively impact on business. So it’s difficult to know where to begin, many companies end up trying a lot of different inbound marketing strategies with little success. In short, inbound marketing requires focus and using proper channels to generate great word of mouth opportunities.

Below some tips that you can use to create a proper inbound marketing strategy: - Know your product and services that you offer
- Clearly define and differentiate your brand
- Focus on one ideal customer
- Let The Customers Tell You What Content Is Important
- Become a valued, engaged member of your chosen social communities 
 
Based on what we have pointed out above, I would say it is time to ensure growth and get advance record in sells and customers satisfaction! I know it not easy to convince people to buy your product & services, but it is time for a strategy that must be adopted throughout your company to make it truly effective. When a business is in alignment with an inbound marketing strategy, the effort is worth the gains they can see. In 2013, 41% of marketers confirm inbound produces measurable return on investment (ROI), and a staggering 82% of marketers who blog see positive ROI for their inbound marketing.

In order to apply this strategy you should start using digital media to publish highly valued content that is magnetic to your target audience and that helps your audience decide whether to buy or recommend your solution. Creating your content strategy involves considering your solution through the fresh eyes of your target audience, thinking about the questions that they have and identifying the information that they want to know.

Therefore, there are  4 stages of the inbound marketing methodology which are Attract, Convert, Close, and Delight. Following these steps will steer consumers away from being strangers and toward being promoters of your brand! At each stage there are specific methods by which this conversion is achieved. It is important that your marketing actions are timely and targeted, and this is what the methodology aims to help you accomplish.

The new Inbound Marketing Methodology covers each and every step taken, tool used, and lifecycle stage travelled through on the road from stranger to customer. It empowers marketers to attract visitors, convert leads, close customers, and delight promoters. The new methodology acknowledges that inbound marketing doesn’t just happen, someone with the right expertise and tools must do it.