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The Ultimate List of Types of Marketing [41 and Counting]

  Like many of the people who work in the industry, digital marketing was born in the 1990s. Back then,   email was the age of most college graduates , AT&T launched   the first banner ad , and the   CRM industry was just starting to thrive . Needless to say, marketing has evolved at breakneck speed since then, sprouting many more types of marketing. Some are definitely more effective and relevant than others, so read on to learn about the top types of marketing around today. The Ultimate List of Types of Marketing 1. Traditional Marketing Traditional marketing refers to brand promotion on any kind of channel that has been around since before the advent of the internet. Because information wasn’t as easily accessible and readily available, the majority of traditional marketing relied on outbound tactics such as print, television ads, and billboards. 2. Outbound Marketing Outbound marketing refers to intrusive promotion such as print ads, TV ads, cold ca...

Why is digital marketing important?

  Digital marketing helps you reach a larger audience than you could through traditional methods, and target the prospects who are most likely to buy your product or service. Additionally, it's often more cost-effective than traditional advertising, and enables you to measure success on a daily basis and pivot as you see fit. There are a few major benefits to digital marketing. Let's dive into four of them, now. 1. You can target  only  the prospects most likely to purchase your product or service. If you place an advertisement on TV, in a magazine, or on a billboard, you have limited control over who sees the ad. Of course, you can measure certain demographics — including the magazine's typical readership, or the demographic of a certain neighborhood — but it's still largely a shot in the dark. Digital marketing, on the other hand, allows you to identify and target a highly-specific audience, and send that audience personalized, high-converting marketing messages. For ...

The Who, What, Why, & How of Digital Marketing

  With how accessible the internet is today, would you believe me if I told you the number of people who go online every day is   still   increasing? It is. In fact, "constant" internet usage among adults increased by 5% in just the last three years, according to Pew Research. And although we say it a lot, the way people shop and buy really has changed along with it — meaning offline marketing isn't as effective as it used to be. Marketing has always been about connecting with your audience in the right place and at the right time. Today, that means you need to meet them where they are already spending time: on the internet. Enter  digital marketing  — in other words, any form of marketing that exists online. → Click here to download our free guide to digital marketing fundamentals [Download Now]. At HubSpot, we talk a lot about  inbound marketing  as a really effective way to attract, engage, and delight customers online. But we still get a lot o...

19 Social Media Marketing Myths to Leave Behind in 2021

  Like any major marketing strategy of the past decade, social media has had plenty of time to accumulate some big myths. And despite the fact that data has disproven a number of marketing myths today, some marketers will still hold onto a few, simply because it's hard to keep up-to-date on what's really going on with social media. Yes, social media landscapes change dramatically every day. However, as a marketer, it's important to identify myth from reality in order to create an effective social media strategy.  → Free Download: Social Media Calendar Template [Access Now] To help you separate fact from fiction, I put my  MythBusters  hat on and drudged up some of the most common social media myths out there. Let's dive into some social media myths we've all probably heard from colleagues or friends. Then, I'll explain why you need to leave these old ways of thinking behind.  19 Social Media Myths to Leave Behind in 2021 1. My customers aren't on social med...

The Who, What, Why, & How of Digital Marketing

  With how accessible the internet is today, would you believe me if I told you the number of people who go online every day is   still   increasing? It is. In fact, "constant" internet usage among adults increased by 5% in just the last three years, according to Pew Research. And although we say it a lot, the way people shop and buy really has changed along with it — meaning offline marketing isn't as effective as it used to be. Marketing has always been about connecting with your audience in the right place and at the right time. Today, that means you need to meet them where they are already spending time: on the internet. Enter  digital marketing  — in other words, any form of marketing that exists online. → Click here to download our free guide to digital marketing fundamentals [Download Now]. At HubSpot, we talk a lot about  inbound marketing  as a really effective way to attract, engage, and delight customers online. But we still get a lot o...

What is Marketing, and What's Its Purpose?

  Dictionary.com defines marketing as, "the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising." If you work in a marketing role like I do, it's probably difficult for you to define marketing even though you see and use it every day -- the term marketing is a bit all-encompassing and variable for a straightforward definition. This definition feels unhelpful. The selling part, for instance, overlaps a little too snuggly with a "what is sales" definition, and the word advertising makes me think of  Mad Men  brainstorming sessions. But upon digging deeper, I began seeing that actually, marketing does overlap heavily with advertising and sales. Marketing is present in all stages of the business, beginning to end. What is marketing? Marketing refers to any actions a company takes to attract an audience to the company's product or services through high-quality messaging. Marketing aims to deliver standalone ...