Internet Marketing: The Modern Face of Business Promotions

By: Maraya Mullen
Submitted: 2007-11-08 16:13:56
Print this article | Tell a friend | For publisher | Social Bookmarking
Rating:
 
It used to be that when a business wanted to market itself, it would take out an ad in the newspaper, sponsor a glitzy event or have one of its employees walk around the city wearing huge placards with the business name on it. But then the Internet happened, and, with the emergence of 21st-century advertising agencies (e.g. search engine marketing company web site development firm), marketing was transformed forever.

While the "old school" business promotions are still widely used, businesses now also pour serious money into marketing methods that use the Internet and specifically targets web users. Forrester Research for example, estimated that corporations spent about $6 billion in 2005 on e-mail marketing alone. Broadcast Corporation Fox on the other hand, started streaming behind-the-scenes footages of one of its shows online and promoted the "webisodes" entirely on the Internet. Aside from e-mail marketing and video streaming, other Internet marketing methods include Pay Per Click advertising, search engine optimization, interactive advertising and blogging.

Why the popularity of these high-tech marketing methods?

For one thing, the Internet is the fastest growing means of communication and entertainment in the world. According to statistics, as of March 2007, 1,114,274,426 people are online-- reaching even a fraction of this people means big gains for any business.

Another reason why Internet marketing is fast gaining popularity is the fact the promoting online is a lot more cost-effective than traditional advertising methods. While TV ads costs thousands of dollars and lasts only for a few seconds, developing a web site, which will serve as your business' 24-hour advertisement, costs about $300. Search engine optimization and Pay Per Click ads, methods used to increase your business' visibility and conversion, are also popular Internet marketing methods not only because they are effective, but also because SEO packages from reputable search engine optimization specialists can cost as little as $100.

Online marketing's popularity is also attributed to the fact that they are much easier to track. When you run a Pay Per Click ad for example, you'll get detailed reports of how many times the ad appeared, the number of people who clicked on it and the cost of each click. This means that you'll be able to easily evaluate if the ads are benefiting your business.

Thinking about running a marketing campaign for your business? In this modern world, Internet marketing is your best bet.

Maraya Mullen is a copywriter for Fruit Engine LLC, a search engine marketing company that specializes in SEO web development and Internet marketing. Visit their site for more information on Search engine optimization and Pay Per Click ads.

Article source: Expert Articles

Most Recent Articles in Internet Marketing category

  • How To Avoid Internet Marketing Mistakes? - By: Amar Dhaliwal
    Have you ever wondered how can you possibly figure out how to market your Internet business when you're bombarded with so much conflicting information? Lots of "how to" advice applies to many online businesses. But avoiding common marketing mistakes will work for EVERY business.
  • Earning Money Online: Do It The Smart Way - By: Dennis Boesen
    Millions of people all over the globe are earning money online from their homes. If they can do it then why not you! Yes, you can also earn money online by being a little serious about this part time profession.
  • 6 Vital Components about Internet Marketing - By: Manish Gaur
    Set up a Web Site , It will make or break your success in terms of the number of copies your e-book sells, and the revenue and profit you ultimately receive from sales of your e-book.
  • What Is Right Thing In Internet Marketing Strategy? - By: Jagmohan Gusain
    The beauty of the internet is it constantly evolve and open for change. You will quickly find out that there is not one right internet marketing strategy to have success. If this were the case, wouldn't everyone be applying strategy to business?
  • How to Choose the Best SEO Consultant or Marketing Consultant - By: Joel McLaughlin
    Choosing the best SEO consultant or marketing consultant to help your website succeed may seem like a daunting task, but so long as you know what to look for; selecting an SEO consultant or marketing consultant can be relatively easy. Hiring an SEO consultant can help you to not only make sure that you'll have a perfectly-optimized website to help drive traffic to you, but you will also learn the proper way to optimize your site so that you can apply what you learn to any changes or new websites that you make down the line. Likewise, a marketing consultant can help you to create the right website content to best promote your business or products.
  • How Do YOU Go About Finding An Internet Marketing Expert? - By: Brett Symonds
    It never ceases to amaze me how many otherwise intelligent people set-up a website, without any type of plan or clue about how to promote it, how to write a sales letter, how to write an ad--nothing! Fact is, nowadays, anyone can have a website. But once you get one, then what? How are you going to make money with it?
  • Marketing Firms Keep Increasing Their Search Engine Marketing Departments - By: Joel McLaughlin
    Search engine marketing is a tool that helps you remove the material that isn't getting noticed and tap into the inner beauty of your site that is attractive and memorable. Essentially this process works to remove everything but the core beauty of your business dream.
  • Internet And Online Marketing Secrets - By: Ajay Sharma
    There are a plethora of things you can do online and of all the things you can do online, there is one that you should definitely know how to do. MARKET YOUR OWN BUSINESS ONLINE! Now with the incredible power of the Online World to reach millions of people, online marketing is definitely an amazing tool that every business should utilize. The simple fact that advertising is can be very low cost and sometimes even practically free. The ability to get the results of thousands of dollars in free publicity is practically unheard of in the business world today. Only recently have more and more people figured out how to utilize the ever exploding online world to market their business ventures. There is probably isn't a business in existence that wouldn't benefit from free publicity! The fact that properly utilizing free and low cost advertising raises net profits to unbelievable levels! For more details visit to www.freeearningtips.com .Using any or all of the major online services can help you market your business efforts.
  • Internet Marketing - Powerful and Effective Marketing Tool - By: Japinder Singh
    Today, in the new age of technology, the internet is a powerful and effective marketing tool for many companies as its presence directly affects the success of a business. Many business owners believe that having a website of its own enhances more business growth. Popularity of internet marketing is growing for the fact that it is convenient, less time consuming and ensures larger growth.
  • Use Ebooks To Build Your Mailing List - By: Anu G Khurana
    How to make money from affiliate ebooks without selling them; How to use ebooks and ebay to build your mailing list and how to use ebooks to drive more visitors to your site?