Branches of Digital Marketing
How We Work
Digital Marketing is marketing done on digital platforms such as search engines, websites, emails and mobile apps. It is an efficiently targeted, conversion oriented and interactive marketing of products and services by optimally utilizing digital platforms to acquire customers. The scope of digital marketing is not limited to advertising. It also includes Acquiring new customers and sustaining the current customers. The reason why digital marketing is a topic of discussion is the statistics behind the same:
Why Social Media Marketing Is Important-
It’s clear that social platforms are great tools for showcasing employee stories, the brand’s vision and values, and creating an emotional connection with audiences (yes, B2B companies should strike the emotional cord just like B2C companies do).
We see this in the data:
- 89% of marketers say social media is “Very important”, with 30 percent saying it’s “Somewhat important” to their overall marketing strategy, according to Buffer.
- Youtube accrues more than 1 billion hours of watch time each day.
- 82% of B2B marketers report using LinkedIn as a means of networking and making professional connections. They also use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and Pinterest.
- In 2017, 80% of social media B2B leads came from LinkedIn. (LinkedIn)
- 53% of the world’s population is now active on social media. (We Are Social)
- 13 new users are starting to use social media for the first time every second (Hootsuite).
- 70% of adults said they trusted recommendations online from friends and family, but only 15% said they would trust a companies’ official social media posts (PostBeyond).
- 91% of B2B buyers actively use social media (IDC).
- 79% of job applicants use social media to search for employment openings. However, 86% of applicants use social media for their job search in the first 10 years of their career (Glassdoor).
- 93% of Twitter members say they’re open to letting brands join a conversation, especially when they provide help (Twitter).
- 90% of Instagram members follow a business or official brand account (Instagram).
- LinkedIn says it has almost 800 million members across 200 countries. North America makes up around 25% of that population.
- Facebook reaches 59% of the global social media population. It’s the only social media platform that’s in the hands of over half of the world’s social media users.