- October 19, 2017
- Posted by: SouTech Team
- Category: Blog, Consulting, Digital Marketing, Sales and Marketing
INTRODUCTION
When I say that You need both hands to drive an Effective marketing campaign for your business and brands, I mean that on the one hand, SEO is about understanding and exploiting search algorithms and user trends; and on the other hand, a deep understanding of a client’s business and industry is required.
Of late, there’s no absolutely any denying that a college degree is not as valuable as it was 20 or 30 years ago as fresh graduates without prior professional experience can often run into issues when beginning their career search with no prior professional experience(s).
The competitive market for jobs is extremely fierce and developing professionals are wise enough to build up their professional resume outside of the classroom while earning their degree. For many SEO and social media expert and managing partner of a number of operations, landing in the world of digital marketing came from a healthy combination of hands-on experience and passion and where either of this two is missing, something will definitely be missing.
While this field technically requires less of a fancy diploma, the actual being successful can be extremely difficult.
there are these two big pieces of advice I would love to share so as to help succeed one in this constantly-evolving landscape.
1. Incorporate prior expertise:
For one to get involved in the actual digital marketing, it’s incredibly essential and as well beneficial to have an idea of how a particular business functions in the big picture and in doing so, you will learn a lot about what types of people you need to appeal to and how to lay out a proper strategy to catch up and meet up with our targets.
I’d have to say that the main correlation which lies between the two industries is the perseverance involved in both and just like in real Communication technology, it most definitely benefits me because I can relate to the problems while also addressing solutions to their hot button issues.
In the case of areas like the Real estate which is an industry primed for SEO, especially local. You will need to get to know some of the agents, begin managing their digital marketing strategies. During this experience in real estate, one will learn some of its pressing struggles and maybe develop a software platform like ‘The Reputation Shop’, which helps businesses like these manage their online presence.
You will really need to learn the ins and outs of a particular industry as it is essential for using digital marketing to boost engagement from both the business and consumer side by side.
2. Always keep an eye out for trends:
When it comes to digital marketing, One of the most important things to remember about SEO is that there are no guarantees as strategies that worked wonders one week ago could very well be obsolete the next week.
On the other hand, with technology and social platforms evolving hourly, what separates one as a good digital marketer from the great ones is the ability to being able to identify trends early on and act accordingly.
If you ask me, I believe one of the more breakout trends in SEO for 2017 will be the continued interest and advancement of voice to text searching using Siri, Cortana, and Alexa. Some or should I say majority business owners shake this notion not until you ask them to search for where they are ranked on Google using their mobile device. Well, the result is always likely the same.
Business owners that own the top rankings when you manually type the keywords into Google, are often nowhere to be found when you ask your mobile device the keywords using voice to text. This is a trend that savvy business owners capitalize on.
To get a better idea of potential trends, look into monitoring tools like Mention or Brand watch. You can pick up valuable insights as to what people are buzzing about within a certain industry and gear your marketing strategy to fit the mould.
CONCLUSION:
In conclusion, I will advise that you apply what you know.
Because at the end of the day, being successful is all about applying the knowledge you have and using it to determine your future. Being an effective leader in the realm of digital marketing depends heavily on your ability to do this while navigating the ever-shifting terrain.
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