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What Is a Marketing Strategy and Why Is it important?

Firstly, a marketing strategy refers to the goals the company needs to achieve through its marketing efforts. Specifically, the strategic stage of your campaign involves your marketing team deciding what your overall business purpose is; why you are running this campaign. Elements of a marketing strategy include ‘what offering you will deliver, who you will deliver it to, how you will deliver it and who your competitors are’. Fully understanding and reminding your marketing team what your strategy entails is an essential element to running a successful marketing campaign.

Now that we have outlined why it is essential that your marketing team perfects your strategy, why is 2022 the best year to perform this? 2022 has been deemed the ‘new world’ ensuing from the global pandemic. Covid-19 has irrevocably altered the marketing and business sector, and the values your company should present to customers.  Lockdown and isolation caused ‘emotions to run high’ which in turn placed an importance on personal interactions with brands.  During a time of such uncertainty, the humanization of brands was comforting to consumers.

As 2021 comes to an end and 2022 is just around the corner, brainstorming ways to make your business's marketing strategy a standout in the new year is crucial. If you have ever spent any time in the world of marketing, you know that the trends and strategies are constantly changing and evolving, as keeping up with today’s technologies continues to be the biggest challenge. So, as we prepare for the new year, here are 10 ways your company can implement the best marketing trends into your strategy for 2022. 

If you’re anything like me, this year has flown before your eyes and now it’s almost 2022. As we approach the end of 2021, the holiday season is slowly creeping up on us all. For some, this is a time full of festivity, but for others, the thought of the new year approaching is all too much.

This season brings about great opportunity for businesses to employ marketing endeavors before the new year. The planning stage however is short, giving little opportunity to organize what will happen and when it will happen.

Holiday retail sales in 2020 reached $789.4 billion in the US, despite the pandemic and between 2018 and 2020, grew by over $66 billion. These numbers are set to continue to grow during 2021, as online shopping demands increase, rising by 6.4 million between 2019 and 2021.

Today, most people begin their information journey using major search engines. Industry research suggests that most users only clicked on sites that appeared on the first page of the search results. You can imagine for many businesses, appearing in the top search engine results has become increasingly important.

What is SEO?

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a process that manipulates website characteristics and incoming links to help improve a site’s ranking in a search engine. There are many tools and techniques used in the optimization process, such as Black Hat and White Hat.

According to Statista, the US will have an estimated 301 million smartphone owners in 2022. The number of smartphone users will continue to rise as smartphone ownership is significantly higher across advanced economics such as the US, Australia, South Korean, and Japan.

Mobile devices are closely embedded into our daily lives. What once was seen as an exclusive form of telephone service is now a staple item for every individual. When Steve Jobs walked the stage at the Macworld Expo in January 2007, he introduced the world’s first all-touch interface, the iPhone. Who knew that the iPhone would become a key driver in the smartphone revolution? Ultimately, transforming how websites are being built and used.  

Here is why a mobile-friendly website is becoming more important: 

With the increase in content marketing and decrease in traditional marketing, many organizations struggle with finding new and innovative ways to increase website traffic. There are various different ways to go about increasing your website’s audience, but using old strategies over and over again can cause your business to see negative results. If you are looking to increase website traffic for your business, here are 10 methods that are proven to provide positive results.

Launching a new product is daunting in a world of digital marketing. There are endless opportunities, and therefore it is important that you feel confident when advertising your brand identity and product. Perfect your marketing plan by ensuring you are reaching your target audience via email marketing, utilizing the power of social media, writing blogs to inform customers and  boost SEO’s regarding your product. 

Investing in good branding is imperative to the success of any business in 2021. It offers customers the opportunity to identify your business with ease and adds value to their shopping experience. The reach of a strong brand is significant. It includes everything from customer service style, staff uniforms, business cards and the premise for which you will base your marketing materials and advertising. The benefits of focusing on building a strong branding strategy are expansive.

Below is a list of five of the many values that a good branding strategy will provide your business:

Having a positive user experience is a vital part of every business’s success story. User experience can be defined as the understanding of user needs to help create products and provide meaningful experiences to customers. Customer satisfaction is key for the adequate growth of your business, since it generally can help a business create more revenue and see growth. One of the most important ways to have a message reach your audience is by publishing content that is engaging, but also offering direct value.