Are You Making These Killer Marketing Mistakes?

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When you are managing your business, it’s important to approach marketing your company the right way. Issues with your marketing campaign will make it difficult to gain the attention that you need from customers and clients. It could also lead to problems with your costs for your company. If you are running an inefficient marketing campaign, your costs are going to be far too high. So, let’s explore some of the mistakes that you need to avoid. 

Avoiding Analytics 

If you don’t know where you are, it’s impossible to understand where you’re going. This is why it’s important to ensure that you do think about analytics and getting the information that you need in your marketing campaign. If you are running your own strategy, then you need to think about exploring analytics yourself. One useful tool is Google Analytics, as this is one way to explore data relating to your website. You can find out what channels drive the most traffic to your site, for example, and you can track how visitors navigate and use your site. When used with the visualization tools provided by Improvado, you will be able to enhance your marketing capabilities. When you hire a marketing team, they will send the reports directly to you. KPIs, metrics, and other crucial measures of success should all be explored here. 

KISS

Keep it simple stupid, is usually solid advice when you are managing any aspect of your business. However, there are some aspects of running a company where getting a little more complicated won’t be a bad idea. Marketing is a great example of this. If you get a little more creative and adventurous with your marketing, it’s going to be far more noticeable and make an impact. For instance, you might want to think about running an omnichannel marketing strategy. Established the right way, users will be able to enter the funnel at any point and always end up at a purchase decision. 

Forgetting About Your Budget

You might also want to think about your marketing budget. It’s important to consider how much you are spending on marketing. You don’t want to end up in the red. Some marketing techniques make it easier to control the cost such as PPC. You just need to focus on your bids. However, others are more complicated. Remember, if you are using a marketing agency, the cheapest option will never be the best possibility. You could end up with a cookie-cutter service that will actually damage the reputation of your brand in the long term. 

DIY Marketing 

Finally, you might think that a DIY marketing campaign is a great way to cut the costs right down. However, you likely won’t be able to keep up with your competitors. Very few businesses these days fail to invest in the services of a professional marketing agency. A common mistake is believing that a solution like this is beyond the budget of a typical SME. However, if you explore the market, you will find services available for companies that are working with smaller budgets. 

We hope this helps you understand some of the crucial errors that you could be making with your marketing campaign. If you take the right steps here, then you will be able to put your business in a far stronger position and potentially beat out at least a few of your key competitors.

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