Do-it-yourself marketing is very common in planning today, and at times, it’s the perfect way to get your business’ marketing plan started at a low price. It’s important to consider at which point, however, that your business is beyond the point of DIY and more suited for a firm’s guidance. When setting up and tracking a marketing plan, it’s very important to consider where the most common marketing mistakes are made and how they can affect the overall growth of your business’ presence in the market. If you make certain mistakes early, these can affect your business’ rankings over time and delay the growth and results of your marketing efforts. Here’s a few tips from our marketing team about how you can avoid common marketing mistakes and get on the right path to marketing success:
1. Not Enough Content
The best way to increase your search rankings and results in marketing is to produce lasting, meaningful content for your business. Compiling a list of keywords, coming up with a list of ideas, and producing content over time with such keywords worked into the content is the best way to boost your SEO rankings and exposure for your business online. Having trouble coming up with new, innovative content ideas? Our team at BG Digital Group can work with your business plan to come up with lots of meaningful ideas for content creation and exposure, and we know exactly how to employ them to promote true growth for your business over time.
2. Targeting the Wrong Customers (or avoiding a real target market in general)
Do you know your target market? If you do, how are you targeting them? The first step to reaching your desired customer base is to successfully define who they are. Doing this requires looking at your current customers, your competition, and how your product or service fits into these groups. Determine areas of a customer base that have not been reached by competitors yet and reasons why. This will help your business identify opportunities for creative and help generate ideas for content. Streamlining who your business needs to reach is the first step to promoting an awesome marketing plan that will promote success over the long haul.
3. Never Think Your Audience is Content with Your Content
Like we said before, producing new and exciting content for your followers and potential followers is key to promoting new and lasting growth. Always generating creative ideas for content allows your followers to see all the different sides of your business. It gives them something to look forward to and exudes a dynamic personality for your business. No one wants to the see the same content over and over; that’s surely a way to lose followers!
4. Old Content on Your Pages
Does your business have outdated pages of content from old postings, websites, or advertisements? If you cannot draw a meaningful connection to the content on your website, it needs to be removed. The worst thing for a business’ exposure is for potential customers to view tired content and make a negative connection to your business. Even if it means you start over producing new content, it’s better than giving customers a misconception on your business’ identity.
5. Lack-Luster Branding
Are you proud of your brand? Is your logo modern and eye-catching? Is your brand identity exciting and in-line with your target audience? Your brand is the base of your business’ voice to consumers. If you are unsatisfied with your branding, looking to try something new, or wanting to produce new content with a new voice, it’s time to re-evaluate why your brand is lack-luster and start with a new branding strategy. Our team can help you every step of the way to determine your business identity, geared toward your desired voice and further the promotion of long-term growth.
These potential mistakes can seem overwhelming at first glance, especially since your marketing success heavily depends on each of these issues. It’s never too late to start a new marketing plan with a new voice. At BG Digital Group, we know what it takes to turn a lack-luster marketing plan into an eye-catching success! From graphic design, to brand identity, to content production, to social media management, to targeting your customers, we can help you every step of the way. Even if you’ve started your project, we can sit down and see what areas need to be improved to achieve the success you’ve always wanted in marketing your business. Call us today for details on how we can help you get started.
