This document provides reasons why digital marketing is important for companies. It summarizes key statistics showing people spend more time on social media and conducting online research than other online activities. It also shows that inbound marketing costs less per lead than traditional marketing. The document recommends companies start creating helpful content like blogs, how-to guides and videos to attract customers online organically. It stresses the importance of search engine optimization to get found online when potential customers are searching.
4. 4 SOURCE: THE NIELSEN COMPANY, NOVEMBER
SOCIAL NETWORKS/BLOGS ONLINE
GAMES
EMAIL PORTALS VIDEOS/MOVIES
= 1 MINUTE
Internet users spend
3x more minutes on blogs
& social networks
than on email.
18. 18
Today’s approach:
“GET IN THEIR FACE”
when they’re not looking.
Tomorrow’s approach:
“GET FOUND”
when they are looking.
19. We need to stop interrupting
what people are interested in &
be what people
are interested
in.”
19
CRAIG DAVIS
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, WORLDWIDE
J. WALTER THOMPSON (WORLD’S 4TH
LARGEST AD AGENCY)
“
Audiences everywhere are tough.
They don’t have time to be bored
or brow beaten by orthodox,
old-fashioned advertising.
Chart Title:
Top 5 Online Activities of US Internet Users, Ranked by Minutes Spent and Share of Time Spent Online, Nov 2010 (billions and % of total)
Publication Date: January 11, 2011
Topics:
Internet Usage
Media Consumption
Social Network Users
Geographies:
North America> United States
Sources:
The Nielsen Company
http://pewinternet.org/Static-Pages/Trend-Data/Online-Activites-Total.aspx
Image http://www.flickr.com/photos/mezdeathhead/
By Mez Love
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/
By
Stéfan
http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2010/9/comScore_Releases_August_2010_U.S._Search_Engine_Rankings
comScore Explicit Core Search Share Report*
August 2010 vs. July 2010
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: comScore qSearch
Image http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicholasjon/10039285/sizes/o/
By nicholasjon
http://totalaccess.emarketer.com/Chart.aspx?R=105978&dsNav=Ro:8,N:1064
Chart Title:
Time Spent per Day on the Internet According to US Consumers, Oct 2010 (% of respondents)
Publication Date: January 12, 2011
Topics:
Internet Usage
Geographies:
North America> United States
Sources:
The Media Audit
RESEARCH DATA: How B-to-B Buyers Use Search (Google Surprise, Plus 28 Tables & Charts) Feb
http://www.marketingsherpa.com/content/?q=node/2568
http://www.flickr.com/photos/profete/4940673783/sizes/l/
By B.Romain
Source: Data from over 1,500 small businesses - http://bit.ly/XDkQV
Image http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngmmemuda/4166182931/sizes/l/
By Juliana Coutinho
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mait/3582113151/sizes/l/
By
Mait Jüriado
Image http://www.flickr.com/photos/netzkobold/
http://themetricsystem.rjmetrics.com/2010/01/26/new-data-on-twitters-users-and-engagement/
RJMetrics January 26, 2010
OUTBOUND: direct mail, telemarketing and trade shows
INBOUND: blogging, content publishing, search engine optimization, social media
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jliba/4389220460/sizes/l/
By Josh Liba
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandoncwarren/4164759025/sizes/l/in/faves-bonafidemarketinggenius/
By Brandon Christopher Warren
Dshah: The KeywordGrader.com points to a non-public (have to login) page. Might want to consider pointing folks to WebsiteGrader or a blog article about keywords.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feiticeira_org/4602643846/sizes/o/ by feiticeira_org
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/
By
Stéfan
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/
By
Stéfan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eflon/3261104775/sizes/l/ by eflon