saidnawrass
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Back in the 1950's when TV advertising was in its infancy, it took more then a decade to perfect the marketing strategies for this medium. Aside from program demographics, most of these strategies are based on the "shot gun" approach in that it launches one specific message to a target of thousands or even millions of viewers. The biggest mistake that traditional marketers have been making was to attempt to apply these old concepts to the Internet. Simply put, the internet marketing is not a "shot gun" approach, it is a targeted "riffle" approach. Internet marketing is also more accurately described as relationship marketing or direct-marketing. Traditionally, direct-marketing has by far always yielded the best results, however, the costs were often exorbitant and unaffordable by most companies. Today, the internet is completely changing this equation, and an effective internet market strategy and execution plan makes direct marketing an immediate and extremely cost effective reality that can quite literally catapult even the smallest of companies to the head of the pack.
Companies are increasingly being challenged to differentiate themselves from their competitors. This become more and more difficult as the variances in product, feature, functionality, service and price narrows. As this occurs, competitive advantage and positioning needs to come from other areas, namely, marketing communications. Basically, your message needs to get to your customers first and at the time that your customer is specifically looking for your type of product. Unless you are the first or second company contacted, your chances of getting the sales is virtually none. One of fundamental aspects of direct and relationship marketing is to be able to ensure that your prospective customer is able to instantly find your company and obtain an immediate understanding about the products you provide. Internet marketing is making this a reality, and as the internet continues to penetrate all aspect of consumers' lives, internet marketing is rapidly becoming a fundamental requirement for today's businesses.
Companies are increasingly being challenged to differentiate themselves from their competitors. This become more and more difficult as the variances in product, feature, functionality, service and price narrows. As this occurs, competitive advantage and positioning needs to come from other areas, namely, marketing communications. Basically, your message needs to get to your customers first and at the time that your customer is specifically looking for your type of product. Unless you are the first or second company contacted, your chances of getting the sales is virtually none. One of fundamental aspects of direct and relationship marketing is to be able to ensure that your prospective customer is able to instantly find your company and obtain an immediate understanding about the products you provide. Internet marketing is making this a reality, and as the internet continues to penetrate all aspect of consumers' lives, internet marketing is rapidly becoming a fundamental requirement for today's businesses.