Digital marketing utilizes online technologies like computers, phones, and other digital media to promote products and services. It began in 1971 with the first email and grew with search engines in the 1990s and social media in the 2000s. Today, digital marketing trends focus on personalization and automation using artificial intelligence. It involves tactics like search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, social media marketing, content marketing, email marketing, mobile marketing, and analytics. A digital marketer is responsible for driving traffic to websites and engages customers online at every stage.
2. Overview
Digital marketing is the
component of marketing that
utilizes internet and online based
digital technologies such as
desktop computers, cell phones
and other digital media and
platforms to promote products
and services.
3. The Start
One of the first key events
happened in 1971, when Ray
Tomlinson sent the first email, and
his technology set the platform to
allow people to send and receive
files through different machines.
4. Progression
Digital Marketing took a huge leap in 1990 as this
was where the Archie search engine was created
as an index for FTP sites. In the 1980s, the storage
capacity of computers was already big enough to
store huge volumes of customer information.
Companies started choosing online techniques,
such as database marketing, rather than limited list
broker.
5. Progression Pt.
2
Digital marketing became more
sophisticated in the 2000s and the 2010s,
when the proliferation of devices' capable
of accessing digital media led to sudden
growth. Statistics produced in 2012 and
2013 showed that digital marketing was
still growing. With the development of
social media in the 2000s, such as
LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter,
consumers became highly dependent on
digital electronics in daily lives.
6. Present Day
Digital marketing trends for 2021
move towards automation and
personalization. The tendencies
are aiming at offering users super
personalized content and to
alleviate the pressure on
marketers to do so thanks to
automation tools powered by
artificial intelligence.
7. Types of Digital
Marketing
Digital marketing can be broadly
broken into 7 main categories
including: Search Engine
Optimization, Pay-per-Click,
Social Media Marketing, Content
Marketing, Email Marketing,
Mobile Marketing, Marketing
Analytics.
8. Philip Kotler
Philip Kotler is known as the “father of digital marketing”. He is
an American professor who has penned more than 60
marketing books and is praised for his efforts in establishing
marketing as a field of academic.
9. “The 5 D’s”
Digital marketing
revolves around these
5Ds: digital devices,
digital platforms,
digital media, digital
data, and digital
technology.
10. Ways to Become a Digital Marketer
Attend Networking Events
Learn from Digital Marketing Brands and Entrepreneurs
Connect with Like-Minded Individuals
Find a Digital Marketing Internship
Become a Member of a Professional Body
Stay Up to Date on the State of Digital Marketing
Practice Continuous Learning
11. Profession Responsibilities
A digital marketer is responsible for ensuring that the
website is easily found by the target audience. Optimizing
website structure and content for search engines and/or the
use of paid online advertising are two ways a digital
marketer helps to drive relevant traffic to their website.
12. Benefits
Increase Customer Loyalty with Frequent Communications. ...
Engage the Customer at Every Buying Stage. ...
Target the Right Audience. ...
Generate a Consistent Lead Pipeline. ...
Optimize and Obtain Better Conversion Rates. ...
Accurately Measure All Results. ...
Gain Brand Credibility.
13. Quotes in Conclusion
“The best marketing doesn’t feel like
marketing.” – Tom Fishburne
“In the time it took you to read this sentence
20m emails have been sent.” – John Watton
“It’s hard to find things that won’t sell online.”
– Jeff Bezos
“In the world of Internet Customer Service,
it’s important to remember your competitor
is only one mouse click away.” – Doug
Warner