Here are 4 great marketing tips from Dustin Bracket (DigitalHiveStrategy.com) that will help improve your marketing in 2019.

 

1. Find Giveaway Opportunities That Align With Your Brand

 

     Contests and giveaways are a great way to get attention online. Everyone loves winning something and by consistently running fun, low cost giveaways, we've been able to quadruple the following for one of our clients over the last two years.

 

     You'll get engagement, but it takes more than that to convert that engagement into sales.

 

     Focus less on what it is you're giving away and more on how you're getting people to participate. For example, offer an entry in exchange for new customers liking your Facebook page or for existing customers to refer a friend.

 

     Creating engagement that will last beyond the run of the contest makes a free giveaway well worth it.

 

PRO TIP: Contests fail, typically, for one of two reasons - 1. you require your followers to do too much in order to qualify or 2. the prize that they win does not align with your target persona.

You don't have to give away a car in order to garner interest and create excitement around your giveaway, but the prize and the amount of effort required to qualify should be in alignment and should line up with your target personas.

 

 

2. Let Your Graphic Design Inspire Your Creative Marketing

 

     On a well-designed website, the user experience from start to finish will be seamless and easy.

 

      But what if that user's experience with your website actually begins before they click to your homepage?

 

     In order for mobile and online marketing to actually inspire users to click-through to your site, you need to prioritize the graphic design of your ads.

 

     If you want to be creative with your digital marketing projects, you can't be afraid to use striking visuals that will grab the user's attention.

 

     Your audience should be able to tell from one glance at a digital ad what your company is all about. Only creative graphics can tell a story in that way.

 

 

3. Pull Back the Curtain With Social Media

 

     For several years, "authenticity" has been growing as a marketing buzzword, and businesses are paying attention. Everyone is trying to find new ways to show their customers who they really are.

 

     Social media is the best platform for authenticity because it removes the marketing middleman. Posting photos and sharing stories makes customers feel like they're getting a real sense of what goes on behind the scenes.

 

     It also gives you a chance to respond to customer comments in real time.

 

     This way, you'll engage with your customers without ever making them feel like they're being marketed to.

 

     People don't buy from businesses, they buy from people and pulling back the curtain on your business and showing your human side can help you develop trust.

 

 

4. Create Content People Want To Read

 

     No one goes online to feel like they're reading a textbook or a string of keywords stuck together. If you're still stuffing keywords into your content, please, for all of our sakes, stop now.

 

     Today's online audience responds to content that is engaging, creative, and valuable.

 

     This is especially true when it comes to your company blog. The blog is the first place customers look when they have questions about what you do or how you can help them. The posts they find should have an authentic voice that respects the reader.

 

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