It takes Money to Make Money. You have to Invest in Digital Marketing

It Takes Money to Make Money.  Expand your Brand through Online Marketing

If you want to expand your brand, increase sales, and grow your business fast, then you have to invest money into your marketing to make it happen.

You have to invest in digital marketing.  Your business should be very visible in the online world.

Why?  Because your potential customers have moved online.  This is where they’re actively searching for products and services.

Search Engine Optimization

Ninety-one percent of your potential customers use search engines frequently. This explains why 94% of businesses rank SEO the highest with growing importance as a source of leads.

Can people find you on search engines?

  

Local Search

Local search has grown 300%, from 1 billion in 2007 to 4 billion in 2013. Seventy-eight percent of local searches on a smartphone result in a purchase, and on tablets, 77%. Your potential customers are now using their mobile devices on-the-go to search for local businesses and buy things!

Is your website ready for mobile commerce?

   

Responsive Web Design

Is your website mobile responsive? 62% of companies reported an increase in sales after designing a mobile-friendly website.  Global m-commerce sales reached $133 billion in 2013, and will reach $626 billion in 2018!

Social Media Optimization

Your customers are spending 1 in 6 minutes online on social networks. Do you have a brand presence on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and others?

Do it yourself or Leave it to the Professionals

Sure, you can do everything at the same time.  From directing core aspects of your business: such as business development, finance, supply chain, production, marketing, and sales; right down to online marketing—Web Design, SEO, Local, Social Media, PPC, Online Reputation Management, and etc.

Do Something Now or your Competitors will Crush You

Many of your competitors are already into online marketing. They already have a responsive website.  They are employing SEO, Local Marketing, Social Media Marketing, PPC, and ORM.  They are producing, publishing, and distributing their content to expand their brands.

Doing exactly what they are already doing won’t be of much help.  You have to take your marketing up a notch to surpass the marketing efforts of your competitors.

You have to carefully plan your marketing budget, and entrust your digital marketing to the professionals. This will allow you to focus on growing your business, keeping your sanity, and staying ahead of your competitors!

Increase in Marketing Budgets

Successful businesses calibrate their marketing budgets accordingly. Studies indicate that 60% of companies are planning to increase their overall marketing budgets for the year ahead. There was a 26% average increase in budgets, while 73% of these businesses increased their marketing budgets by 30%.

The same study indicates that 71% of businesses have increased their digital marketing budgets!

Basic Guideline on Marketing Budget Allocation

It is advised to invest at least 10% of your gross annual revenue into your strategic marketing plan. If you’re a startup or will be launching a new product or service, it is advised to invest as much as 20 to 30% of your projected annual gross revenue to really shake things up.  Actual marketing budgets in certain industries can reach as high as 35%.

Yes.  It Takes Money to Make Money!

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Socall us now,or send us an email for afree consultation on how to successfully harness your digital marketing budget today!