Have you ever signed up to receive email updates and special offers from a brand you love? Chances are, that answer is “a thousand times, yes.” Say you open your email to see a new promotion from Starbucks. Maybe for your birthday, you’re offered a free drink or a coupon for 20% off. That offer, and others like it, are examples of permission-based marketing.
You’ve decided to launch an online store and join the ecommerce revolution. The very first questions you need to answer are all about your product: what will you sell, where will you get it and how will you get it to your customers. Amazing marketing and incredible customer service won’t get you very far without sourcing, inventory management, order fulfillment and shipping processes in place.
So you have a great product, created an excellent offer, designed your landing page, and you’re fired up to attract customers. Sounds like a winning plan, except that a core element for lead generation is missing — web forms.
Marketers, can we be honest with each other for a second? On a scale of 1-10, how much do you really understand the world of paid advertising?
Despite the fact that 45% of small businesses use paid ads, pay-per-click is still a concept that eludes many of us. But if half of small business are using it, we just can’t afford to ignore this channel, no matter how perplexing.
Turning an idea for an advertising campaign into reality isn’t exactly simple, but with a concrete and detailed advertising plan, you can go from concept to execution confidently.