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Digital Marketing
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This book Digital Marketing is an introductory text cum handbook for students of management and business and for anyone who wants to pursue a career in Digital Marketing.
Salient Features
• Explanation of the basic concepts and elements of marketing required for digital marketing.
• Detailed overview of marketing mix and management strategies digital marketers should be aware of.
• Elucidation of Core elements and concepts of different types of digital marketing in the order recommended by the experts in the field.
• Comprehensive coverage of 14 types of digital marketing with real world examples.
• A dedicated chapter covering the skills required for digital marketing and career opportunities in digital marketing.
• Short, medium and long answer questions at the end of every chapter to test the knowledge gained.
• A dedicated chapter covering the future trends in digital marketing, which can be used as a road map for novice digital marketers.
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Basic Concepts and Elements of Marketing
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Core Concepts of Marketing
- 1.2.1 Customer
- 1.2.2 Consumer
- 1.2.3 Consumer Needs
- 1.2.4 Want
- 1.2.5 Demand
- 1.2.6 Brand
- 1.2.7 Market
- 1.2.8 Target Market
- 1.2.9 Niche
- 1.2.10 Market Segmentation
- 1.2.11 Marketing
- 1.2.12 Marketing Mix
- 1.2.13 Marketing Management
- 1.2.14 Market Offerings/Consumer Offerings
- 1.2.15 Marketing Concepts
- 1.3 Modern Methods and Types of Marketing
- 1.3.1 Relationship Marketing
- 1.3.2 Integrated Marketing
- 1.3.3 Performance Marketing
- 1.3.4 Internal Marketing
- 1.3.5 CSR Marketing
- 1.3.6 Digital Marketing
- 1.3.7 Embedded Marketing
- 1.3.8 Personalized Marketing
- 1.3.9 Content Marketing
- 1.3.10 Peer-to-Peer Marketing
- 1.3.11 Database Marketing
- 1.4 Marketing Performance Management (MPM)
- 1.5 Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC)
- 1.5.1 Tools of Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC)
- Review Questions
- Chapter 2 Management of Marketing Mix
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Marketing Mix
- 2.3 Management of Marketing Mix
- 2.4 Characteristics of Marketing Mix Management
- 2.5 Product in Marketing Mix
- 2.5.1 Levels of a Product
- 2.5.2 Product Development
- 2.6 Product Life Cycle
- 2.6.1 Stage 1 Introduction
- 2.6.2 Stage 2 Growth
- 2.6.3 Stage 3 Maturity
- 2.6.4 Stage 4 Decline
- 2.7 Product Life Cycle Management (PLM)
- 2.8 Types of Products
- 2.8.1 Tangible and Intangible Products
- 2.8.2 Perishable and Non-perishable Products
- 2.8.3 Durable and Non-durable Products
- 2.8.4 Consumer Products and Industrial Products
- 2.9 Services
- 2.10 Product Mix
- 2.10.1 Dimensions of Product Mix
- 2.11 Price in Marketing Mix
- 2.11.1 Pricing
- 2.11.2 Pricing Strategy
- 2.11.3 Major Pricing Strategy
- 2.11.4 Factors Affecting Pricing Strategy
- 2.11.5 Types of Pricing
- 2.11.6 Pricing and Business Goals
- 2.12 Place in Marketing Mix
- 2.12.1 Marketing Channels
- 2.12.2 Functions of Channels of Physical Distribution
- 2.12.3 Channel Members
- 2.12.4 Levels or Tiers of Distribution Channels
- 2.12.5 Supply Chain
- 2.12.6 Demand Chain
- 2.13 Promotion in Marketing Mix
- 2.13.1 Types of Promotion
- 2.14 Placement in Marketing Mix
- 2.15 People in Marketing Mix
- 2.16 Process in Marketing Mix
- 2.17 Physical Evidence in Marketing Mix
- 2.18 Personalisation in Marketing Mix
- 2.19 Participation in Marketing Mix
- 2.20 Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Engagement in Marketing Mix
- 2.21 Predictive Modeling in Marketing Mix
- 2.22 Programmes in Marketing Mix
- 2.23 Performance in Marketing Mix
- Review Questions
- Chapter 3 Introduction to Digital Marketing
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Digital Marketing
- 3.3 Evolution of Digital Marketing
- 3.3.1 Stage I: Emails
- 3.3.2 Stage II: Development of Web 1.0
- 3.3.3 Stage III: Clickable Banner
- 3.3.4 Stage IV: Launching of Search Engines
- 3.3.5 Stage V: Website Optimisation
- 3.3.6 Stage VI: Launch of Google and MSN
- 3.3.7 Stage VII: The Burst of Internet Bubble
- 3.3.8 Stage VIII: Development of Web 2.0
- 3.3.9 Stage IX: Surge in Search Engine Traffic
- 3.3.10 Stage X: Emergence of Social Networking Platforms/Sites
- 3.3.11 Stage XI: Evolution of ‘Cookies’
- 3.3.12 Stage XII: Arrival of Smartphones and Digital Devices
- 3.4 Eras of Digital Marketing
- 3.4.1 Era 1: Marketing Web 1.0
- 3.4.2 Era 2: Marketing Web 2.0
- 3.4.3 Era 3: Marketing Web 3.0
- 3.4.4 Era 4: Marketing Web 4.0
- 3.5 Characteristics of Digital Marketing
- 3.6 Objectives of Digital Marketing
- 3.7 Basic Elements of Digital Marketing
- 3.7.1 New Additions to 7Ds of Digital Marketing
- 3.8 Digital Marketing Models
- 3.9 10Cs of Digital Marketing
- 3.10 Website and Digital Marketing
- 3.11 Digital Marketing and Internet Marketing
- 3.11.1 Types of Digital Marketing or Digital Marketing Strategy
- 3.12 Digital Marketing and Web Analytics
- 3.13 Digital Marketing and Conversion Rate Optimization Tools
- 3.14 Digital Marketing and Cookies
- 3.15 Digital Marketing and Digital Assets
- 3.16 Tools for Digital Marketing
- 3.17 Advantages of Digital Marketing
- 3.17.1 Fit-for-all Strategy/Tool
- 3.17.2 International Competition
- 3.17.3 Quality Consumer Education and Awareness
- 3.17.4 Instant Feedback
- 3.17.5 Online Reviews
- 3.17.6 Offering Higher Value
- 3.17.7 Minimum Cost and Maximum Return
- 3.17.8 Measurable Results
- 3.17.9 Globalized Reach
- 3.17.10 Personalized Marketing Campaigns
- 3.17.11 Result-driven Targeting
- 3.17.12 Quality Interaction and Engagement with Customers
- 3.17.13 Tailored and Focused Marketing
- 3.17.14 Customer-specific Channel or Medium for Marketing
- 3.17.15 Immediate and Personalized Communication/Interaction
- 3.17.16 Credibility and Trust Building
- 3.17.17 Building up Brand Reputation
- 3.17.18 Building up a Loyal Customer Base
- 3.17.19 Targeting Smartphone Customers
- 3.18 Downside of (Limitations) Digital Marketing
- 3.18.1 Issues of Security and Privacy
- 3.18.2 Internet Frauds
- 3.18.3 Managing Negative Feedbacks, Comments and Reviews
- 3.18.4 Cost of Maintenance
- 3.18.5 Global Competition and Global Strategy
- 3.18.6 Inaccessibility
- 3.18.7 Too Much Reliance on Technology
- 3.18.8 Cybersquatting
- 3.18.9 Piracy of Promotional Strategy
- 3.18.10 Long Gestation and Evaluation Time
- 3.18.11 Requirement of Higher Levels of Skills and Digital Expertise among the Staff
- 3.18.12 Copying of Strategy
- Review Questions
- Chapter 4 Skills for Digital Marketing and Career Opportunities
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Role of Digital Marketers/Professionals
- 4.3 Ideal Qualities for Digital Marketers
- 4.4 Professional Skills for Digital Marketing
- 4.4.1 Skill to Search Internet Efficiently
- 4.4.2 Analytic Skills
- 4.4.3 Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Skills
- 4.4.4 Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Skills
- 4.4.5 Skill to Know and use Web-crawling Tools
- 4.4.6 Skills for Mobile Marketing
- 4.4.7 Skills for Email Marketing
- 4.4.8 Skills for Social Media Marketing
- 4.4.9 Skills for Optimising the User-experience
- 4.4.10 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Skills
- 4.4.11 Website-designing Skills
- 4.4.12 Skills for Capturing and Editing Videos
- 4.4.13 Skills for Copywriting
- 4.4.14 Problem-solving Skills
- 4.4.15 Skill to Write and Understand Codes
- 4.4.16 Skills for Developing and Running Paid Social Media Advertisements
- 4.4.17 Content Marketing Skills
- 4.4.18 Skills in Marketing Automation
- 4.4.19 Skill to Conduct Technical Audit on Websites
- 4.4.20 Skill to Carry out Scientific Market Research
- 4.4.21 Multitasking
- 4.4.22 Skill to use Spreadsheets
- 4.4.23 Mind Skills / Cognitive Skills / Thinking Oriented Skills/Attitudinal Skills
- 4.5 Values to be Possessed by Digital Marketers / Professionals
- 4.6 Career Opportunities in Digital Marketing
- Review Questions
- Chapter 5 Lead Generation and Management
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Leads
- 5.2.1 Categories of Leads
- 5.2.2 Leads on the Basis of Direction of Generation
- 5.2.3 Leads on the Basis of Strength of the Content/Quality
- 5.2.4 Leads on the Basis of Level of Interest or Readiness Expressed
- 5.3 Lead Generation
- 5.3.1 Sources of Lead Generation or Lead Sources
- 5.4 Lead Magnets
- 5.4.1 Types of Lead Magnets
- 5.4.2 Ideal Lead Magnets
- 5.5 Lead-capture Page or Landing page
- 5.5.1 Lead Flows
- 5.5.2 Lead Capturing
- 5.5.3 Lead-capture Forms
- 5.5.4 Lead Form Scrapping
- 5.5.5 Lead Scoring
- 5.5.6 Lead Threshold
- 5.5.7 Lead Filtering
- 5.5.8 Lead Nurturing
- 5.6 Process of Lead Generation
- 5.6.1 Step 1: Understanding the Industry-conditions
- 5.6.2 Step 2: Understanding the Competitors
- 5.6.3 Step 3: Research on the Consumers
- 5.6.4 Step 4: Segmenting the Market
- 5.6.5 Step 5: Choosing the Target Market
- 5.6.6 Step 6: Conducting Further Research on the Target Market
- 5.6.7 Step 7: Defining the Basic Elements of Lead Generation
- 5.6.8 Step 8: Determining the Key Point Indicators (KPIs) in Lead Generation
- 5.6.9 Step 9: Choosing the Sources or Channels and Partners in Lead Generation
- 5.6.10 Step 10: Preparing the Budget for Lead Generation
- 5.6.11 Step 11: Creating the Content
- 5.6.12 Step 12: Setting the Time for Promotion of Content
- 5.6.13 Step 13: Preparing or Warming Up the Target Audience
- 5.6.14 Step 14: Preparing the ‘Lead Capture Form’
- 5.6.15 Step 15: Understanding and Implementing the Privacy Policy and the GDPR Requirements
- 5.6.16 Step 16: Preparing Landing Pages
- 5.6.17 Step 17: Initiating the Lead Generation Campaign
- 5.6.18 Step 18: Capturing and Gathering the Leads
- 5.6.19 Step 19: Reporting of the KPIs of Lead Generation
- 5.7 Factors Influencing Lead Management
- 5.7.1 Quality and Relevance of Content Delivered
- 5.7.2 Online Sources for Lead Generation
- 5.7.3 Accurate Definition of ‘Prospects’
- 5.7.4 Customer Segmentation
- 5.7.5 Lead-scoring Methodology and Technology
- 5.7.6 Effective Marketing Team
- 5.7.7 Effective Sales Team
- 5.7.8 Campaigns to Nurture the Leads
- 5.7.9 Tools for Lead Management
- 5.7.10 Tools for Sales-enabling
- 5.7.11 Tools for Productivity Analysis
- 5.8 Lead Management or Customer Acquisition Management
- 5.8.1 Lead Management and Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- 5.8.2 Lead Management and the ‘Pipeline Marketing’
- 5.8.3 Readying and Equipping the Teams for Lead Generation and Management
- 5.8.4 Process of Lead Management
- 5.8.5 5Cs of Lead Generation and Lead Management
- Review Questions
- Chapter 6 Website for Digital Marketing
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Website
- 6.2.1 Importance of Website for Digital Marketing
- 6.2.2 Components of Web Design for Digital Marketing
- 6.2.3 Performance of Websites
- 6.2.4 Performance Grades for a Website
- 6.2.5 Basic Technology Requirements
- 6.2.6 Broader Classification of Websites
- 6.3 Specific Types of Websites
- 6.3.1 Personal Websites
- 6.3.2 Sales or E-commerce Websites
- 6.3.3 Blogs
- 6.3.4 Podcasts
- 6.3.5 Job Board
- 6.3.6 Organizational or Company Websites
- 6.3.7 News Websites / News Portal
- 6.3.8 Membership Websites
- 6.3.9 Social Media Websites
- 6.3.10 Education Websites
- 6.3.11 Government Websites
- 6.3.12 Search Engine Websites
- 6.3.13 Coupon Websites
- 6.3.14 Portfolio Websites
- 6.3.15 Affiliate Marketing or Niche Websites
- 6.3.16 Event Websites
- 6.3.17 Community Building Websites
- 6.3.18 Photo Websites
- 6.3.19 Knowledge Websites or Questions and Answer Websites
- 6.3.20 Directory Websites
- 6.3.21 E-Commerce Websites
- 6.4 Basic Elements/Components of a Website
- 6.4.1 Web Hosting
- 6.4.2 Domain and Domain Name
- 6.4.3 Navigation
- 6.4.4 Navigation Menu
- 6.4.5 Headline
- 6.4.6 Call-to-Action (CTA)
- 6.4.7 Content
- 6.4.8 Web Page
- 6.4.9 Visuals
- 6.4.10 Mobile Friendly
- 6.4.11 Responsiveness to Different Sizes of Screens
- 6.4.12 Testimonials
- 6.4.13 Transfer Protocols (http:// and https://)
- 6.4.14 Encrypting Protocols
- 6.4.15 SSL Certificate
- 6.4.16 Web Layout or Structure
- 6.4.17 Color Scheme
- 6.5 Infrastructural Requirements for Website
- 6.5.1 Web Architecture
- 6.5.2 Process of Designing a Web Architecture
- 6.5.3 Website Architect
- 6.5.4 Web Server
- 6.5.5 Search Engine
- 6.5.6 Browser and Search Engine
- 6.5.7 Content Management System (CMS)
- 6.5.8 Internet
- 6.5.9 Website Development
- 6.5.10 Tools for Web Development
- 6.5.11 Front-end Development
- 6.6 Broader Classification of Tools for Front-end Development
- 6.6.1 Version Control System
- 6.6.2 Front-end Boilerplates
- 6.6.3 Front-end Assets
- 6.6.4 Front-end Frameworks
- 6.6.5 CSS Preprocessors
- 6.6.6 Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)
- 6.6.7 Java Script Libraries
- 6.6.8 Java Script Frameworks
- 6.6.9 Developer Tools (Dev Tools)
- 6.6.10 Code Editors
- 6.6.11 Code Validators
- 6.6.12 Online Coding Environments
- 6.7 Tools for Front-end Development
- 6.7.1 Popular Tools in the Market for Front-end Development
- 6.7.2 Popular Tools in the Market for Back-end Development
- 6.8 A/B Testing and Website Optimisation
- 6.8.1 Uses of A/B Testing
- 6.8.2 Tools for A/B Testing
- 6.9 Hacking and Hackers
- 6.9.1 Types of Hackers
- 6.10 Website Optimisation
- 6.10.1 Optimizing the Websites
- 6.10.2 Criteria for Evaluating a Website
- 6.10.3 Impact of Poor Website on Digital Marketing
- 6.10.4 Factors Affecting the Performance of a Website
- Review Questions
- Chapter 7 Search Engine Optimisation (Seo)
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 SEO and Digital Marketer
- 7.3 Search Engines
- 7.3.1 Types of Search Engines
- 7.3.2 Working of Search Engines
- 7.3.3 Organic Search and Paid Search
- 7.3.4 Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- 7.3.5 A/B Testing and Website Optimisation
- 7.3.6 Ranks in SEO
- 7.3.7 Memex Program
- 7.3.8 Spamdexing
- 7.3.9 SEO and Grey Hat Hackers
- 7.3.10 Reasons Search Engines Miss a Website
- Review Questions
- Chapter 8 Social Network (Media) Marketing
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Social Media and Social Networking Platforms
- 8.2.1 Social Media
- 8.2.2 Social Networking Platforms
- 8.3 History of Social Network Platforms
- 8.4 Forms of Social Network Platforms
- 8.5 Popular Social Network Platforms Around the World
- 8.6 Social Network (Media) Marketing
- 8.6.1 Objectives of Social Media Marketing
- 8.6.2 6Es of Social Network Marketing
- 8.6.3 Core Elements/Components of Social Network Marketing
- 8.6.4 Contents Used in Social Media Network Platforms for Marketing
- 8.6.5 Process of Developing Strategy for Social Network Marketing
- 8.6.6 Factors Affecting the Choice of Social Network Platforms
- 8.6.7 Marketing Strategy and Social Network Platforms
- 8.7 Advantages of Social Network Marketing
- 8.7.1 Deep Understanding of the Audience
- 8.7.2 Clear and Better Quality Customer Data
- 8.7.3 Easy Tracking
- 8.7.4 Instantaneous Interactions and Interventions
- 8.7.5 Better Service to the Customers
- 8.7.6 Wider Brand Awareness
- 8.7.7 Higher Level of Brand Recognition
- 8.7.8 Better Brand Equity
- 8.7.9 Heavy Inbound Traffic
- 8.7.10 Better SERP Ranking
- 8.7.11 Cost Efficacy
- 8.7.12 Geotargeting
- 8.7.13 Sophisticated Targeting
- 8.7.14 Building Emotional Bond
- 8.7.15 Higher Conversion Rate
- 8.7.16 Taking Advantage of the Spillover Effect
- 8.7.17 Thought Leadership
- 8.7.18 Establishing Brand Authority
- 8.8 Limitations of Social Network Marketing
- 8.8.1 Unfavourable Views and Reviews
- 8.8.2 Tarnished Name
- 8.8.3 Ending up only with ‘Likes’ and ‘Followers’
- 8.8.4 Unaffordable for the Small Business and the Start-ups
- 8.8.5 Low Return on Investment
- 8.8.6 Delayed Results
- 8.8.7 Ineffective
- 8.8.8 Difficulty in Measuring
- 8.8.9 Issues of Security and Privacy
- 8.8.10 Different Approaches
- 8.8.11 Not Fit for All the Groups
- Review Questions
- Chapter 9 Content Marketing
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Characteristics of Ideal Content Marketing
- 9.3 Importance of Content Marketing
- 9.3.1 Building Brand and Product Awareness
- 9.3.2 Better Brand and Product Positioning
- 9.3.3 High Pulling Power
- 9.3.4 High Lead Generation
- 9.3.5 Cost-effectiveness
- 9.3.6 Supporting Efforts for SEO
- 9.3.7 Increased Site Visibility
- 9.3.8 Increased Return on Investment
- 9.3.9 Influence on Buying
- 9.3.10 Tool for Participatory Marketing
- 9.3.11 Removing Barriers of Information
- 9.3.12 Building up Trust
- 9.3.13 Building up and Strengthening of Customer Loyalty
- 9.3.14 Special Feature of the Online World
- 9.4 Types of Content Marketing
- 9.3.15 Creation of Wealth
- 9.4.2 Video Content Marketing
- 9.4.3 Infographic Content Marketing
- 9.4.4 Blog Content Marketing
- 9.4.5 Podcast Content Marketing
- 9.4.6 e-Books Content Marketing
- 9.4.7 Case Studies in Content Marketing
- 9.4.8 Reviews in Content Marketing
- 9.4.9 Testimonials
- 9.4.10 How-to’s and Guides in Content Marketing
- 9.4.11 Paid Advertisement Content Marketing
- 9.4.12 Memes
- 9.4.13 Storytelling in Content Marketing
- 9.5 Content Marketer
- 9.5.1 Functions of Content Marketers
- 9.6 Important Elements of Content Marketing
- 9.7 Content Team for Content Marketing
- 9.8 Process of Developing the Content Marketing Strategy
- 9.9 Contents in Content Marketing
- 9.9.1 Contents
- 9.9.2 Component in a Content
- 9.10 Broad Categories of Contents
- 9.10.1 Awareness Contents
- 9.10.2 Attraction Contents
- 9.10.3 Authority/Leadership Contents
- 9.10.4 Affinity Contents
- 9.10.5 Action Contents
- 9.10.6 Source or Mother Contents
- 9.11 Content Creators
- 9.12 Content Strategists
- 9.12.1 Requisites of Ideal Content Creators, Content Strategists and Content Marketers
- 9.13 Content Creation
- 9.13.1 Process of Content Creation
- 9.13.2 Points to be Considered before Implementing Content Marketing
- 9.14 CMS Joomla
- 9.15 Content Management (CM)
- 9.16 Content Management System (CMS)
- 9.16.1 Styles of Writing Components in Contents
- 9.16.2 Components of Content Management System (CMS)
- 9.16.3 Types of Content Management System
- 9.17 Component Content Management System (CCMS)
- 9.18 Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS)
- 9.19 Document Management System (DMS)
- 9.20 Digital Asset Management System (DAM)
- 9.21 Web Content Management System (WCMS)
- 9.22 Cloud-based Solutions
- 9.22.1 Types of Cloud-based Solutions
- 9.22.2 Types of Cloud-based System
- 9.22.3 Content Curation
- 9.23 Protecting the Content from Theft
- Review Questions
- Chapter 10 Email Marketing
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 History of Email
- 10.3 Commercial Emails
- 10.4 Types of Emails in Digital Marketing
- 10.4.1 Greeting Emails
- 10.4.2 Promotional Emails
- 10.4.3 Announcement Emails
- 10.4.4 Lead Nurturing and Engaging Emails
- 10.4.5 Confirmation Emails
- 10.4.6 Newsletter Emails
- 10.4.7 Dedicated Emails
- 10.4.8 Feedback and Survey Emails
- 10.4.9 Seasonal Emails
- 10.4.10 Trial or Offer Emails
- 10.5 Basic Guidelines for Sending Emails
- 10.5.1 Building Own Emails List
- 10.5.2 Avoiding Purchase of Email Addresses
- 10.5.3 Buying Email Addresses from Reputed Email Marketing Companies
- 10.5.4 Providing an ‘Opt out’ or ‘Unsubscribe’ Option
- 10.5.5 Adhering to Laws on Personal Information
- 10.5.6 Keeping off Emails from Folders of Spam or Junk Mails
- 10.5.7 Crafting Emails with Captivating ‘ Subject Line’
- 10.5.8 Connecting the Audience and the Recipients
- 10.5.9 Personalizing the Emails
- 10.5.10 Personalizing the Content
- 10.5.11 Planting a Strong Call To Action (CTA)
- 10.5.12 Service to Send Emails
- 10.5.13 Clear Segmentation of the Customers
- 10.5.14 Best Email Frequency
- 10.5.15 Right Emails
- 10.5.16 Conducting A/B Test
- 10.6 Building Email List
- 10.6.1 Process of Building Own Email List
- 10.7 Advantages of Email Marketing
- 10.7.1 Compelling Receivers to Act
- 10.7.2 Delivering Personalized Content
- 10.7.3 Continuous Nudging and Engagement
- 10.7.4 Building Relationship
- 10.7.5 Focussed Campaign
- 10.7.6 Driving High Traffic
- 10.7.7 Increasing the Number of Leads
- 10.7.8 Timely and Instantaneous Reach
- 10.7.9 Providing More Value
- 10.7.10 Compelling to Own Media and Contact List
- 10.7.11 Improving the Turnover
- 10.7.12 Cost-effective Campaign
- 10.7.13 Possibility of A/B Testing
- 10.7.14 Collecting Feedback and Data
- 10.7.15 Unavoidable
- 10.8 Limitations of Email Marketing
- 10.8.1 Small-sized Content
- 10.8.2 Danger of Being Treated as Spam / Junk
- 10.8.3 Inappropriate Design
- 10.8.4 Multiple Devices
- 10.8.5 Finding Themes for Multiple Platforms
- 10.8.6 Information Overload
- 10.8.7 Feared to Contain Viruses
- 10.8.8 Considered to be Disruptive
- 10.8.9 Not Better than the Face-to-Face Communication
- 10.8.10 Heavy Competition
- 10.8.11 Cost of Emails
- 10.8.12 Engagement
- Review Questions
- Chapter 11 Mobile Marketing
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Elements of Mobile Marketing
- 11.3 Forms or Types of Mobile Marketing
- 11.3.1 SMS Marketing (SMSM)
- 11.3 2 Social Network Platforms Marketing (SNPM)
- 11.3.3 Proximity Marketing
- 11.3.4 Location-based Marketing
- 11.3.5 Weather-based Marketing or ‘Weather Targeting’
- 11.3.6 Audience Targeting
- 11.3.7 ‘Geofencing Marketing’
- 11.3.8 In-app Marketing
- 11.3.9 In-game Marketing
- 11.3.10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Marketing and Augmented Reality (AR) Marketing
- 11.3.11 Metaverse Marketing
- 11.4 Advantages of Mobile Marketing
- 11.4.1 Many Channels at a time
- 11.4.2 Anytime and Anywhere Accessibility
- 11.4.3 International Reach
- 11.4.4 Location-specific Marketing
- 11.4.5 Weather-specific Marketing
- 11.4.6 Cost Effective
- 11.4.7 Easy Creation of Contents
- 11.4.8 Focused Contents
- 11.4.9 High Viral-potential Messages
- 11.4.10 Instantaneous Reach of the Messages
- 11.4.11 Immediate and Easy Payments
- 11.4.12 Highly Personalized Contents
- 11.4.13 Easy Tracking of Results
- 11.4.14 Relevant and Accurate Marketing Campaigns
- 11.4.15 Better and Higher Search Engine Ranking (SER)
- 11.4.16 Fit for Any Format of Advertisements
- 11.4.17 Increased Off-line Purchases
- 11.4.18 Possibility of A/B Testing or Split Testing
- 11.5 Limitation of Mobile Marketing
- 11.5.1 Cluttered Market
- 11.5.2 Possibility of Being Ignored
- 11.5.3 Lower Rate of Response
- 11.5.4 Problem of Small Screen
- 11.5.5 Navigational Issues
- 11.5.6 Privacy Issues
- 11.5.7 Issue of Optimisation of Landing Pages
- 11.5.8 Difficulty in Correction of Errors
- 11.5.9 Issue of Ad Blockers
- 11.5.10 Bad User-experience
- 11.5.11 Cost of Smartphones
- 11.5.12 Lack of Knowledge in Using Smartphones
- 11.5.13 Issue of Non-smartphone Users
- 11.5.14 Lack of Expertise
- Review Questions
- Chapter 12 Marketing and Web Analytics
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Data Analysis and Data Analytics
- 12.3 Big Data Analytics
- 12.4 Business Analytics
- 12.5 Basic Tools Required for Analytics
- 12.6 Marketing Analytics
- 12.6.1 Objectives of Marketing Analytics
- 12.6.2 Basic Elements of Marketing Analytics
- 12.6.3 Types and Levels of Marketing Analytics
- 12.6.4 Process of Conducting Marketing Analytics
- 12.6.5 Factors Affecting the Usefulness or Effectiveness of Marketing Analytics
- 12.6.6 Advantages of Marketing Analytics
- 12.6.7 Limitations of Marketing Analytics
- 12.7 Web Analytics
- 12.7.1 Objectives of Web Analytics
- 12.7.2 Components / Basic Metrics of Web Analytics
- 12.7.3 Process of Web Analytics
- 12.7.4 Types of Web Analytics
- 12.7.5 On-site Web Analytics Services
- 12.7.6 Technical Terms/Concepts used by Web Analytics Tools
- 12.7.7 Off-site Web Analytics
- 12.8 Sources of Data for Web Analytics
- Review Questions
- Chapter 13 Community- Based Marketing (CBM), Peer to Peer (P2P) Marketing and Account Based Marketing (ABM)
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 On-line Community
- 13.3 Brand Community
- 13.3.1 Characteristics of Brand Community
- 13.4 Community-based Marketing
- 13.4.1 Foundations of Community-based Marketing
- 13.4.2 Pillars of Community-based Marketing
- 13.4.3 Requisites of Strategies for Community-based Marketing
- 13.4.4 Process of Developing and Implementing Community-based Marketing
- 13.4.5 Programmes/Strategy for Community-based Marketing
- 13.4.6 Successful Community-based Marketing
- 13.4.7 Advantages of Community-based Marketing
- 13.4.8 Limitations of Community-based Marketing
- 13.5 Peer to Peer (P2P) Marketing
- 13.5.1 Requisites of a Successful P2P Marketing Strategy
- 13.5.2 P2P Marketing Strategy
- 13.6 Account-Based Marketing (ABM)
- 13.6.1 Objectives of ABM
- Review Questions
- Chapter 14 Affiliate Marketing
- 14.1 Definition, Meaning and Nature of Affiliate Marketing
- 14.2 Elements or components of Affiliate Marketing
- 14.2.1 The Product or Service
- 14.2.2 The Advertisement
- 14.2.3 The Affiliate Marketing Contract (AMC)
- 14.2.4 The Traffic Generated
- 14.2.5 The Traffic Redirected
- 14.2.6 Traffic Converted or ‘Sale Made’
- 14.2.7 Commission or a Share of Profit
- 14.3 Persons Involved in Affiliate Marketing
- 14.3.1 Affiliate Merchant
- 14.3.2 Affiliate
- 14.3.3 Affiliate Marketing Network Company
- 14.3.4 Customer
- 14.4 Process of Developing an Affiliate Marketing Programme
- 14.4.1 Designing and Promoting an Affiliate Marketing Programme
- 14.4.2 Signing up with an Affiliate Marketing Network Company
- 14.4.3 Receiving EOI
- 14.4.4 Selecting and Hiring the Affiliates
- 14.4.5 Promotion of the Product or Service by the Affiliate
- 14.4.6 Validating the Link of the Affiliate
- 14.4.7 Generation of Traffic to the Platforms of the Affiliate
- 14.4.8 Redirecting the Traffic to the Promoter’s Website
- 14.4.9 Traffic on the Websites of the Affiliate Merchants / Promoters
- 14.4.10 Conversion of the Traffic as Sales
- 14.4.11 Payment of Commission to the Affiliates
- 14.5 Types of Affiliate Marketing Programmes
- 14.5.1 Unattached Affiliate Marketing
- 14.5.2 Related Affiliate Marketing
- 14.5.3 Involved Affiliate Marketing
- 14.6 Types of Affiliates
- 14.6.1 Website Owners or Webmasters
- 14.6.2 Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Affiliates
- 14.6.3 SEO Affiliates
- 14.6.4 Content Site Affiliates
- 14.6.5 Email Database Affiliates
- 14.6.6 Newsletter Affiliates
- 14.6.7 Rich Site Summary Feeds (RSS Feeds) Affiliates
- 14.6.8 Coupon Site Affiliates
- 14.6.9 Social Media Affiliates
- 14.6.10 Review Site Affiliates
- 14.6.11 Incentive Generated Traffic
- 14.6.12 Shopping Services Affiliates
- 14.6.13 Aggregators Sites
- 14.6.14 Bargain Sites
- 14.7 The Process of Becoming an Affiliate
- 14.7.1 Step 1: Exploring and Identifying the Affiliate Programmes Offered by the E-commerce Operators of Affiliate Merchants
- 14.7.2 Step 2: Tying up with an Affiliate Marketing Network Company
- 14.7.3 Step 3: Evaluating the Affiliate Programmes
- 14.7.4 Step 4: Selecting the Best Affiliate Marketing Programme
- 14.7.5 Step 5: Choosing the Appropriate and Effective Platform
- 14.7.6 Step 6: Identifying the Specific Category of Products or Services
- 14.7.7 Step 7: Identifying the Focused Segment of Customers
- 14.7.8 Step 8: Developing Appropriate and Interesting Content
- 14.7.9 Step 9: Requesting the Affiliate Merchant to Validate the Link
- 14.7.10 Step 10: Attracting Customers
- 14.7.11 Step11: Constructing a Wide Base of Dedicated Customers
- 14.8 Common Methods of Affiliate Marketing Adopted by Affiliates
- 14.8.1 Affiliate Marketing and MicroMarketing
- 14.8.2 Affiliate Marketing and Adwares
- 14.9 Advantages of Affiliate Marketing
- 14.9.1 Advantages to Affiliate Merchants
- 14.9.2 Advantages to Affiliates
- 14.10 Limitations of Affiliate Marketing
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