Is Online Marketing a Better Match for a Small Business than Offline Marketing?

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The question of whether online marketing trumps offline strategies is often treated as a hypothetical one – most marketers have tossed offline by the wayside and placed 100% of their focus on newer (and more successful) online methods.

But is online marketing always the best match for a small business? Let’s first take a look at how online marketing can benefit your business. I’ll also consider the question of whether offline marketing really is antiquated and not worth doing, or if there’s something left in the tank of old school methods.

Deep Dive Analytics

Online marketing can give you an excellent overview of the performance of each and every dollar you spend. Free inbuilt tools on Google Analytics, for example, allow you to set goals and track the flow of your traffic. You can analyse where your audience is exiting your site, which landing pages perform best – and that’s just the start.

Analytical tools allow you to deep dive on the specifics of your business performance, allowing you to tweak and adapt in real time. You can respond to market shifts quickly by viewing the results of complex calculations with just a few clicks.

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10 steps to improve lead conversion

10 Steps to Improving Lead Conversion with Great Landing Pages

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Many SME’s use pay-per-click advertising as a cost effective way of generating leads. Unfortunately, it’s not enough to just have someone click on an ad, businesses need to be able to convert their visitors – by having contacts details exchanged for downloading a paper, signing up to a newsletter, sending an enquiry to start a conversation.
So what are the best ways to optimise landing pages for lead generation campaigns?

Here are 10 to get started:

1. Each landing page should have a dedicated purpose and message. Customise landing pages for each campaign being run so they are relevant to the advertisement they have clicked on and never, never, never send them to a home page.

2. In line with above, immediately address the reason they have arrived at the page – align the message on the landing page with the message in the advertisement they clicked on to get there. In addition, communicate how their needs/interests/issues are being met and highlight the value of the offering.

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