Are you discombobulated by the lack of return with your current digital marketing efforts? If you don’t start following these 3 steps you may soon have no hair.
Step 1 – Create (and follow!) a marketing calendar
When you have a weekly marketing schedule to follow and you’ve got a bank of content and images to use it takes very little time and effort to put your marketing plan into action. We use a super simple spreadsheet which you’re welcome to use (just ask us using the comments section below) or do a Google search for content publishing templates and you’ll find a few to choose from. Remember, ALL your marketing should speak directly to the hearts and minds of the people you started your business for.
Step 2 – Determine Your Budget
For most businesses, digital marketing does require some financial commitment. The main areas of expenditure for our clients are directed to boosting their posts on social media, Google AdWords campaigns or for ongoing SEO and Analytics. The first thing you need to do is work out how much you can/should allocate to spend. Your digital marketing plan should have nutted out the best channel to invest in. Your decisions about where to allocate your budget should be based on where your customers are most likely to see and engage with you – e.g. Social Media, Google Search, Email or all? Our free UpSwing Review can help you with this if you’re unsure.
Step 3 – Test, Measure & Improve
If you don’t measure it you can’t improve it. It is that simple. Ensure you have the right tools to analyse every single post and ad campaign you do, so you can determine if you’re close to the target or miles away. Many small businesses will be using Google Analytics. And why not? It’s a terrific resource for most businesses with an online presence. But do most small and medium-sized businesses have a measurement plan in place? Do they have goals set up to properly measure campaigns? Are they analysing the most relevant metrics? Are they making changes based on informed insights? In our experience, most aren’t unfortunately. Whether your goal is online sales or leads, without measurement you’re literally stabbing in digital darkness. This is a reason many business owners like you end up in our office, discouraged and with no hair left. Let that not be you.
If you’re feeling discombobulated and pulling out your hair please start following the above digital marketing steps today. It’s the only way you’ll bring your customers closer to enquiring or buying.
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