Internet Marketing
Is one of your business goals to increase sales and boost profits? Of course it is! Internet Marketing is the marketing of products or services over the Internet. The Internet has brought many unique benefits to marketing including low costs in distributing information and media to a global audience. The interactive nature of Internet marketing, both in terms of instant response and in eliciting response, is a unique quality of the medium.Â
The benefits to your organization are diverse:
- Helping client find you when they want to
- Extending your geographical reach
- Bettering your market Research
- Allowing you to see what your competition is doing
- Driving a targeted audience to your Website
- Managing your Brand perception
- Enabling you to react quickly
Old school business is used to creating strategic marketing plans with print and traditional media, and potentially a Website. In the new business climate, marketing plans must include a strategic Internet marketing component.Â
Depending on your business plan, market sector and target audience, it could be a very large piece of your marketing mix. It is one of the best ways to allow your target clients to find you. Internet marketing is a slam dunk for startups and small business that need to leverage finite budgets. Mid-sized companies, business to business, retail and non profits also need to use the Internet in creative ways to be effective. There is no better way to compete locally, nationally or internationally than with a strategic plan that has analyzed where the Internet fits in your business goals and its ROI for your organization.
Internet Marketing does not simply mean building or promoting a Website.  With over 100 billion searches across the Internet monthly, people are looking for your product or service. Whether they find you and what the perception of your company is--if they are lucky enough to find your site--are critical. The Internet demands that you manage your Brand and perception in a variety of ways.
Tactics within an Internet Marketing strategy may include:
- Search engine optimization
- Search engine marketing
- Inbound marketing
- Vertical industry directories
- Public Relations online
- Paid Inclusion
- Blogs
- Syndicated online articles
- Email marketing
- Banner ads
- Ad network/ Affiliate networks
- Viral Marketing thru video and audio posts
- Extranets
- Intranets
- Websites
Effective Internet marketing requires a comprehensive strategy and Sortis can help you by putting together a Strategic Internet Marketing Plan that compliments your business model. Contact Us today about how we can fulfill your Internet Marketing and Planning needs.
