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What is the primary goal of customer acquisition?
What is the primary goal of customer acquisition?
What is a key aspect of customer interaction with companies?
What is a key aspect of customer interaction with companies?
Why is customer acquisition vital for business growth?
Why is customer acquisition vital for business growth?
What is involved in the customer acquisition process?
What is involved in the customer acquisition process?
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Which expectation do customers have when they interact with support teams?
Which expectation do customers have when they interact with support teams?
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What benefit does customer acquisition provide in terms of market share?
What benefit does customer acquisition provide in terms of market share?
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How can businesses demonstrate reliability in customer interactions?
How can businesses demonstrate reliability in customer interactions?
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What does personalized interaction imply in the context of customer expectations?
What does personalized interaction imply in the context of customer expectations?
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What role does customer acquisition play in informing product innovation?
What role does customer acquisition play in informing product innovation?
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What percentage of consumers are likely to buy from brands that personalize interactions?
What percentage of consumers are likely to buy from brands that personalize interactions?
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What is a key difference between website development and app development?
What is a key difference between website development and app development?
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What is essential for customers to feel during their interactions with a business?
What is essential for customers to feel during their interactions with a business?
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How does customer acquisition affect economic activity?
How does customer acquisition affect economic activity?
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Which of the following is NOT an expectation that customers have for their interactions?
Which of the following is NOT an expectation that customers have for their interactions?
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What outcome can positive customer experiences during acquisition lead to?
What outcome can positive customer experiences during acquisition lead to?
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What role does responsiveness play in customer interactions?
What role does responsiveness play in customer interactions?
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What is a significant benefit of app development in marketing?
What is a significant benefit of app development in marketing?
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How do websites contribute to enhancing brand credibility?
How do websites contribute to enhancing brand credibility?
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What role does SEO play in website marketing?
What role does SEO play in website marketing?
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Which aspect of an app contributes to a superior user experience?
Which aspect of an app contributes to a superior user experience?
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In e-commerce, how do websites facilitate the purchasing process?
In e-commerce, how do websites facilitate the purchasing process?
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What is an essential element that enhances consumer trust on websites?
What is an essential element that enhances consumer trust on websites?
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What is a primary purpose of data collection on websites and apps?
What is a primary purpose of data collection on websites and apps?
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Which statement accurately represents the role of apps in marketing?
Which statement accurately represents the role of apps in marketing?
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What primary benefit do websites and apps provide to businesses?
What primary benefit do websites and apps provide to businesses?
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What is one way interactive content enhances user engagement?
What is one way interactive content enhances user engagement?
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Which feature helps marketers determine the effectiveness of their campaigns?
Which feature helps marketers determine the effectiveness of their campaigns?
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How do push notifications contribute to user engagement?
How do push notifications contribute to user engagement?
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Which component allows for personalized user experiences on apps and websites?
Which component allows for personalized user experiences on apps and websites?
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What does A/B testing help marketers achieve?
What does A/B testing help marketers achieve?
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Which of the following strategies is vital for fostering brand loyalty?
Which of the following strategies is vital for fostering brand loyalty?
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What does the ePrivacy Directive primarily address?
What does the ePrivacy Directive primarily address?
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What is a primary requirement of the ePrivacy Directive regarding cookies?
What is a primary requirement of the ePrivacy Directive regarding cookies?
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Which aspect of user communications is specifically protected under the ePrivacy Directive?
Which aspect of user communications is specifically protected under the ePrivacy Directive?
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What requirement does the ePrivacy Directive impose on unsolicited marketing communications?
What requirement does the ePrivacy Directive impose on unsolicited marketing communications?
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How does the ePrivacy Directive relate to the GDPR?
How does the ePrivacy Directive relate to the GDPR?
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Which of the following statements about location data is true under the ePrivacy Directive?
Which of the following statements about location data is true under the ePrivacy Directive?
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What is the expected future change regarding the ePrivacy Directive?
What is the expected future change regarding the ePrivacy Directive?
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What does digital marketing innovation primarily focus on?
What does digital marketing innovation primarily focus on?
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What is one key aspect of the ePrivacy Directive's spam prevention rules?
What is one key aspect of the ePrivacy Directive's spam prevention rules?
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What is the primary function of marketing automation?
What is the primary function of marketing automation?
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How does IKEA Place enhance customer experience?
How does IKEA Place enhance customer experience?
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Which technology does the LEGO Tower mobile game utilize for its development?
Which technology does the LEGO Tower mobile game utilize for its development?
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What benefit does Starbucks' mobile order & pay app provide?
What benefit does Starbucks' mobile order & pay app provide?
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What strategy has significantly increased customer engagement at Starbucks?
What strategy has significantly increased customer engagement at Starbucks?
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Which of the following companies utilizes AR technology to enhance its customer experience?
Which of the following companies utilizes AR technology to enhance its customer experience?
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The integration of which frameworks has contributed to Starbucks' successful app development?
The integration of which frameworks has contributed to Starbucks' successful app development?
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What is a significant result of using AR technology for IKEA's furniture sales?
What is a significant result of using AR technology for IKEA's furniture sales?
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What aspect is crucial for building customer loyalty during interactions?
What aspect is crucial for building customer loyalty during interactions?
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Which expectation do customers NOT have when interacting with a business?
Which expectation do customers NOT have when interacting with a business?
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How can businesses best assure their customers about their choice of purchasing?
How can businesses best assure their customers about their choice of purchasing?
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Which of the following factors is a key component of customer interaction?
Which of the following factors is a key component of customer interaction?
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What is the primary outcome of successful customer interactions?
What is the primary outcome of successful customer interactions?
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Which of these customer expectations emphasizes the need for fulfilling customers' emotional needs?
Which of these customer expectations emphasizes the need for fulfilling customers' emotional needs?
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What type of interactions are customers particularly likely to engage with, based on their preferences?
What type of interactions are customers particularly likely to engage with, based on their preferences?
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Which element is NOT seen as beneficial during customer service interactions?
Which element is NOT seen as beneficial during customer service interactions?
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What does customer acquisition primarily aim to achieve?
What does customer acquisition primarily aim to achieve?
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Which of the following is a critical component of the customer acquisition process?
Which of the following is a critical component of the customer acquisition process?
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How does customer acquisition contribute to a company’s economic activity?
How does customer acquisition contribute to a company’s economic activity?
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What insight does customer acquisition provide to businesses about their target market?
What insight does customer acquisition provide to businesses about their target market?
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What is a distinguishing feature of website development compared to app development?
What is a distinguishing feature of website development compared to app development?
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Which of the following accurately describes a benefit of customer acquisition?
Which of the following accurately describes a benefit of customer acquisition?
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Why is understanding customer needs crucial in the customer acquisition process?
Why is understanding customer needs crucial in the customer acquisition process?
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What is one of the primary purposes of app development in a business context?
What is one of the primary purposes of app development in a business context?
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What is the main purpose of creating a customer interaction management strategy?
What is the main purpose of creating a customer interaction management strategy?
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Which component is NOT included in a revenue model?
Which component is NOT included in a revenue model?
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What is one primary benefit of a well-designed website or app?
What is one primary benefit of a well-designed website or app?
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How does marketing differ from advertising in terms of campaigns?
How does marketing differ from advertising in terms of campaigns?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of marketing campaign?
Which of the following is NOT a type of marketing campaign?
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How do websites and apps enhance brand credibility?
How do websites and apps enhance brand credibility?
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Which integration feature allows websites to streamline the shopping experience?
Which integration feature allows websites to streamline the shopping experience?
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What impact does positive customer interaction have on support teams?
What impact does positive customer interaction have on support teams?
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What is a common goal of a marketing campaign?
What is a common goal of a marketing campaign?
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What significant advantage do apps offer compared to websites?
What significant advantage do apps offer compared to websites?
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What aspect does a revenue model specifically outline?
What aspect does a revenue model specifically outline?
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Which of the following is a benefit of digital presence for businesses?
Which of the following is a benefit of digital presence for businesses?
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What role does customer feedback play in app and website design?
What role does customer feedback play in app and website design?
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Which of the following best describes integrated communications in marketing?
Which of the following best describes integrated communications in marketing?
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What is an important aspect of SEO in relation to websites?
What is an important aspect of SEO in relation to websites?
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How can brands use apps for lead generation effectively?
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What is a crucial benefit of using interactive content like blogs and videos on websites and apps?
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How do push notifications specifically enhance user engagement in apps?
How do push notifications specifically enhance user engagement in apps?
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What advantage does A/B testing provide to marketers?
What advantage does A/B testing provide to marketers?
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Which feature can collect user preferences to improve the customer experience?
Which feature can collect user preferences to improve the customer experience?
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What do user analytics typically track to assist marketers?
What do user analytics typically track to assist marketers?
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What role does live chat and support play on websites and apps?
What role does live chat and support play on websites and apps?
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Which technology underpins the IKEA Place application?
Which technology underpins the IKEA Place application?
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Why is understanding digital consumer behavior important for businesses?
Why is understanding digital consumer behavior important for businesses?
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Which of the following is a significant aspect of the ePrivacy Directive?
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What significant insight does Starbucks' mobile order and pay app provide?
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What effect does using AR technology have on IKEA’s sales process?
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What main feature enhances customer engagement in Starbucks' loyalty program?
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Which mobile game was developed by LEGO to merge physical and digital play?
Which mobile game was developed by LEGO to merge physical and digital play?
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What is a key benefit of utilizing AI and machine learning in marketing strategies?
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What component facilitates the immersive experience for customers using the IKEA Place app?
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Study Notes
Level 4 Award in Planning Integrated Campaigns
- Session 1 covered by Dr. Nahid Fawi, Associate Professor at the University of Khartoum and Freelance Marketing consultant
- The session covered a wide range of topics related to digital marketing.
Unit 1
- Understand how organizations interact with customers
- Assess the scope of marketing communications campaigns
- Assess innovation in digital marketing techniques
10 Types of Digital Marketing Channels
- Email Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Pay Per Click
- Search Engine Optimization
- Influencer Marketing
- Viral Marketing
- Mobile Marketing
- Radio & TV Ads
- Electronic Billboards
Importance of Digital Marketing for Business
- Creates brand reputation and credibility
- Cost effective than traditional marketing
- Easy to target customers globally
- Allows targeting mobile users
- Helps in engaging with target audience
- Allows monitoring, analysis, and optimization of campaigns for better results
5 Reasons Why Digital Marketing is Important
- Easy access to customers
- Any firm can easily use it
- Competitors are performing
- Opportunity to compete with larger organizations
- Ability to target audience directly
Customer Interaction
- Customer interaction refers to any communication between a company and a customer.
- Every interaction is a chance to connect, delight customers, and increase retention and advocacy.
Importance of Customer Interactions for Customers
- Customer interaction is crucial for building successful relationships.
- Customers have specific expectations when interacting, including dependability, assurance, empathy, and responsiveness.
- Reliability, assurance, and empathy is important for customer loyalty.
- Responsiveness in customer interactions helps reduce churn and build happy customers
How Good Customer Interactions Improve Business
- Prevent negative word-of-mouth by addressing customer concerns and preventing bad press.
- Boost customer loyalty by providing cost-effective ways to retain customers and offering a personalized experience.
- Increase referrals by fostering positive customer interactions and encouraging loyalty
Understanding Customer Needs
- Customer interactions help understand customer needs, pain points, and encouraging contextual customer engagement.
Win Back Customers
- Customer feedback should be analyzed to understand reasons behind disconnection.
- Empathetic customer communication can help regain trust.
Improve Operations
- Customer interactions can help analyze trends, evolving customer needs, and improve support operations.
Elevate Employee Motivation
- Positive customer interactions improve employee motivation.
Integrated Communications in Marketing (IMC)
- IMC is a strategy that merges disparate marketing functions into a unified approach. It combines various channels (digital, PR, direct mail, social media) with a consistent message
- IMC turns disparate marketing departments into a unified, interconnected approach. It combines various marketing channels, like digital, PR, direct mail, and social media, to deliver a consistent message.
Marketing Campaigns
- Marketing campaigns are structured efforts to promote specific business goals. This can involve aspects like product awareness or gathering customer feedback.
- They typically use various communications channels like email, print, television and radio advertising, pay-per-click and social media.
Types of Marketing Campaigns (Examples)
- Product marketing
- Brand development
- Email marketing
- Content marketing
- User generated content
- Public relations/awareness
- Direct mail
- Affiliate marketing
- Social media
- Acquisition marketing
- Paid marketing/advertising
Revenue Generation Models
- Revenue model outlines how a business makes money. Components include pricing and sales channels
- 3 steps of a revenue model: Creating customer value; Branding and marketing; Selling
- Revenue models define how companies generate income from products/services.
Media Revenue Models
- Discusses various models for different media platforms. This includes diverse revenue models for various media platforms.
Lead Generation
- Lead generation is targeting potential customers likely to become customers
- Tactics include gated content, advertisements, landing pages, events and social media.
- 4 steps of lead generation process: Attract; Convert; Close; Re-engage.
- Lead generation strategies include: Blog; Keywords; Social Publishing; Forms; Calls-to-Action; Landing Pages; CRM; Emails; Workflows; Surveys; Smart Content Social Monitoring
Benefits of Lead Generation
- Target the right audience
- Create a full pipeline of leads
- Build brand loyalty
- Personalize Messaging
Warm vs Cold Leads
- Warm leads are more engaged and likely to open emails and interact with content
- Cold leads rarely open emails and haven't interacted with content previously.
E-commerce
- Companies and individuals buy and sell goods over the internet
6 Types of E-commerce
- Business to Business (B2B)
- Business to Consumer (B2C)
- Consumer to Consumer (C2C)
- Consumer to Business (C2B)
- Business to Administration (B2A)
- Consumer to Administration (C2A)
Brick and Mortar
- Brick and Mortar refers to physical stores in contrast to e-commerce models.
Affiliate Marketing
- Affiliate marketing is an advertising model where third-party partners get compensated for promoting products/services and generating business. Key needs include an audience, authority, and trust.
Brand Awareness
- Brand awareness is the familiarity consumers have with a particular product or service.
- Nearly half of American consumers prefer trustworthy brands to less expensive ones.
Branding Benefits
- Customer recognition
- Customer loyalty
- Credibility
- Confidence
- Consistency
- Brand equity
- Attract talent
- Shared values
5 Ways to Increase Brand Awareness
- Develop a strong content strategy
- Leverage influencer marketing
- Personalize the customer experience
- Host engaging events
- Embrace user generated content
Using Online and Offline Tools to Increase Exposure
- Social media
- Content marketing
- Email marketing
- Collaborations and partnerships
- Influencer partnerships
- Search engine optimization (SEO)
- Offline events and sponsorships
Customer Lifecycle
- Steps in the customer lifecycle include Reach; Acquition; Conversion; Retention; Loyalty
Customer Acquisition
- Customer acquisition involves attracting new customers, converting prospects to paying customers, and encompasses marketing and sales strategies.
Why Customer Acquisition is Important
- Increasing revenue
- Expanding market reach
- Outperforming competitors
- Offset customer churn
Customer Acquisition Funnel
- Discovery
- Interest
- Research
- Intent
- Purchase
- Loyalty
Customer Retention
- Keeping current customers
- Reducing customer churn
Customer Retention Rate
- Measures the percentage of existing customers a company retains over a period of time.
Formulas to Measure Customer Retention
- Customer retention rate
- Customer churn rate
- Customer lifetime value
- Repeat purchase rate
- Purchase frequency rate
Customer Acquisition vs. Retention
- Acquisition focuses on adding new customers, while retention focuses on keeping existing customers.
Three Stages of Customer Retention
- Onboarding - initial customer experience
- Adoption - increasing value to customers
- Renewal - retaining long-term customers
Website and App Development
- Website and app development refers to building and designing websites and mobile applications.
- Web development creates websites, while app development creates mobile applications.
Website Marketing
- Website marketing promotes websites.
- The goal of website marketing is typically visibility in search engine results.
Mobile App Benefits
- Create apps with zero coding
- Versatility for business needs
- Unlocking hidden audiences
- New revenue streams
- Experience of apps before creation
- Better customer conversion
- Automate processes and scale
- Selling from app
- Improve services using app feedback
- Unique app features
- Gold standard for user experience
Websites and Apps Role in Modern Marketing
- Increased visibility and reach by providing digital presence accessible 24/7
- Global audience reach for businesses
- Target specific audiences through SEO and ASO
- Enhanced user experience with well-designed websites and apps
- Speed and convenience through simpler content access.
- Creating more appealing interfaces and user experience
Brand Credibility and Trust
- Professional website/app design that positively reflects a brand
- Customer reviews/testimonials to boost trustworthiness
E-commerce and Lead Generation
- Websites/apps are central to customer acquisition and sales funnels.
- Integrated e-commerce can lead to ease of shopping and increase potential sales.
- Generating leads using forms, subscriptions, and promos to capture user information for follow-ups
Customer Engagement and Interaction
- Apps/websites act as direct channels that improve customer engagement
- Features like blogs, videos, product demos for better user experience.
- Live chat support for instant customer interactions
- Push notifications for engaging customers
Data Collection and Analytics
- Websites/apps give insights into customer behavior through data analysis.
- Users' demographics, behavior, session duration, and conversion rates
- A/B testing for understanding what works best with promotions
- Personalization based on user preferences to enhance experience
Political Factors
- Government policies on digitalization
- Cybersecurity laws
- Tech industry support
- Global trade agreements
Economic Factors
- Digital economy growth
- Cost of technology
- Access to capital for tech startups
- Impact of automation
- Role of digital economy in improving overall economic growth, factors affecting the price and availability of technology, investment opportunities for tech startups, and the impact of automation on various industries.
Social Factors
- Digital consumer behavior
- Tech-savvy generations
- Digital divide
- Work-from-home culture
- Impact of social trends and behaviours on digital marketing strategies
Technological Factors
- Emerging technologies
- Digital infrastructure
- Automation and AI
- Software development
- Trends in technological advancements and their impact on digital marketing, including investments in digital infrastructure, automation, and advancements in software and related technologies.
Legal Factors
- Data privacy regulations
- Intellectual property
- E-commerce laws
- Cybercrime legislation
- Laws and regulations affecting data collection, privacy, intellectual property, e-commerce, and cybercrime have implications on digital marketing strategies and related business operations.
Environmental Factors
- Digital sustainability
- E-waste management
- Digital solutions for climate change
- Carbon footprint of data
- Environmental impact of digital technologies and solutions to mitigate associated risks
Data Protection Concerns
- Data privacy
- Data security
- Measures an organization takes to avoid unauthorized third-party access
- Importance of safeguarding data privacy and security
e-privacy Directive
- EU law addressing privacy issues related to electronic communications.
- It complements GDPR and focuses on protecting users' privacy and confidentiality
Key Aspects of ePrivacy Directive
- Cookies and tracking technologies
- Confidentiality of communications - protects data privacy in communications
- Unsolicited marketing communications - businesses can't send marketing materials without customers' consent
- Location data - obtaining consent before using location data
- Spam prevention - restrictions on sending unsolicited marketing communications (spam emails and texts), requires prior user consent for unsolicited marketing communications.
- Specific rules for handling personal information and the use of cookies.
Upcoming Changes
- Potential replacement of e-Privacy Directive, harmonizing privacy rules across the EU.
- ePrivacy Regulation to provide more stringent digital safeguards.
- Expected changes to the e-Privacy Directive or its replacement to improve compliance and user privacy.
Innovation in Digital Marketing Techniques
- Digital innovation applies and adopts digital technologies for business operations improvements and customer experience enhancements.
- E.g. Creative ideas, new technologies to enhance customer interactions, increase sales and generate leads.
- Various strategies & technologies used in modern digital marketing to enhance customer experience.
Digital Marketing Innovations (Example Strategies)
- Chatbots
- Voice search
- Artificial intelligence
- User experience
- PPC advertising
- Personalization
- Search intent
- Content marketing
- Influencer marketing
Key Focus Areas for Digital Innovation Strategy
- Customer, Partner or Supplier Engagement
- Internal System Processing, Reporting and Access
- Product and Service Innovation
- Importance and specific focus areas for digital marketing to achieve strategic goals.
Paid, Owned and Earned Media Channels
- Paid media: Pay-per-click, paid social media, programmatic display, online advertorials, affiliate marketing.
- Owned media: Organic search, SEO, organic social, guest blogging, cobranding, in-house email/push
- Earned media: Backlinks , earned mentions, sponsorship, influencer outreach, co-marketing, partner emails
- Categorization of digital marketing channels illustrating their relative importance to paid, owned, and earned media campaigns.
Digital Marketing Roadmap
- Know target audience
- Conduct digital audit
- Choose the right channels
- Set clear objectives
- Develop content strategy
- Optimize SEO
- Develop social media plan
- Implement paid advertising
- Steps in building a successful digital marketing roadmap that encompasses crucial planning elements.
Traditional vs. Digital Marketing (Cost Comparison)
- Digital marketing is often more cost effective when targeting a wider audience compared to traditional methods.
- Traditional media has higher costs for reaching a similar audience than Digital.
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