It is a good idea to bear in mind that Internet marketing
methods are supposed to served the following objectives:
- Serve
existing customers -- customer satisfaction.
- Drive
prospective, new customers to your presentations -- visitor
traffic.
- Establish
a system to follow up with new prospects -- list building and
communications.
- Offer
value to your contacts so that they are pleased to purchase
your products and services -- conversion.
The
main marketing methods are fairly well understood as they include:
- Keyword
research to identify and attract targeted prospects with web communications.
- Web
presence optimization and marketing communications integration.
- Authority
site support, including social media marketing.
- Paid
online advertising
- Web
site mobile readiness to be part of the continually increasing
mobile communications world.
- Offline-online
interaction and networking
In
addition to the main methods there are numerous tactics that can
be used effectively and new ones are being invented just about every
day.
To
sort out the gems among the many internet marketing tactis is a
very challenging and ongoing effort. Currently among the most
powerful tactics emphasize the use of authority sites, videos and
viral processes.