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Published On: November 3, 2014
Author: Eric Oliver

Digital Marketing and the Online Business

Digital marketing is extremely important to the success of an online business. Learn why and how to revitalize your digital marketing strategy.


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Digital Marketing and the Online Business

Digital Marketing and the Online Business

A majority of industries are relying on technology for their daily business. From the advanced equipment they use for manufacturing to the marketing tools that they use to promote themselves online. Technology has become a big part of big business.

Due to this fact, running an offline business these days will allow entrepreneurs to build limited to moderate success. However, creating an online presence will allow these same companies to expand quickly and efficiently.

Digital Marketing Unraveled

Most if not all businesses need a solid marketing strategy in order to achieve the success they want. Since most businesses are already online, digital marketing is key to their continued success.

What is digital marketing? Simply put, digital marketing is the promotion of products, services or brands with the use of one or more types of electronic media (website, email or social marketing, etc). Digital marketing is very different from traditional marketing in the sense that digital marketing requires the employment of different methods and channels which will enable the company owners to analyze and monitor their existing marketing campaigns and to thoroughly understand the effectiveness of different campaigns. All campaigns are not created equal. Different businesses need different outlets to succeed.

How Does Digital Marketing Helps Online Businesses?

Digital media has become so pervasive that it provides consumers a way to access almost unlimited information about various products and services…any time or any where they want it. Because of this, digital marketing is beneficial in a lot of ways.

  • Time Effective: With digital marketing, information about your business is readily available 24/7 and because of this, prospective clients or customers will be able to get their hands on your business information at the exact time that they need it from anywhere. If you neglect the importance of having an amazing digital marketing strategy, these potential clients or customers will have to look elsewhere for the information they need. Most likely from the website of your competitors. Something any business owner does not want.
  • Larger Geographical Reach: With digital marketing, your audience reach will not be limited to only local viewers, but instead can be projected worldwide. Using the internet and mobile applications, all information about your company, products and services can be accessed by people from all over the world instantly.
  • Less Time Consuming: Your website is one of your greatest marketing for your products and services, day in, day out. You do not have to monitor it at all times and once it is in the cloud…it stays in the cloud archived somewhere forever. You also do not need to appoint personnel to track all transactions since they can be monitored, collected, and even produced electronically. Because of this, you can invest more time in enhancing your products and services for your clients or customers. Focus on the product, not the pitch.
  • More Affordable: All of the amazing benefits of digital marketing are made available to you at a minimal cost. All you need to do is to set up a website, create compelling content for it, socialize, and keep your visitors interested and coming back. Keep in mind, working with agencies like Future Design Group cost money, but this money is spent effectively creating and maintaining your brand online so you do not have to.

Digital Marketing: A Must For Businesses

With all the benefits that digital marketing can provide to online businesses, there is no reason for online entrepreneurs to not employ digital marketing in promoting their products and services to their clients and customers. Looking to improve your digital marketing strategy? Contact us to see how Future Design Group can help you create and maintain your online brand.

If you are interested in learning more about how this topic can help your business, please contact our agency on our contact page or call us at 1-888-964-4991. We publish a new article once or twice per month so make sure to follow us on social media and allow for push notifications if you want to stay in the loop with our agency and digital marketing.


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Eric Oliver, Chief Executive Officer

About the Author

Eric Oliver

Chief Executive Officer

With over a decade of experience designing and developing websites, Eric has worked in every position of the agency ladder. He is fluent in multiple backend and front end programming languages and has written multiple international best selling plugins for WordPress. He has been part of or is still part of many startups. He is the Director of Website Development for Future Design Group and one of it's founding partners.