Today, most marketing campaigns, promotions, and advertisements are conducted online.
Most marketers think online marketing, including social media campaigns, newsletters, and website advertisements, is the best marketing method.
This is mainly true, as most people are online most of the time. Traditional has a lot of power in marketing because only some are always online.
Most people still listen to the radio, watch television or read the newspaper. It’s also important to keep in mind that some products are more effective if they are marketed online, while others do better if they are sold offline. Combining digital and traditional marketing is essential to get the best results. Here are some of the most effective ways to incorporate digital and traditional marketing.
Advertise both online and offline.
Advertising’s primary purpose is to market a company or brand and to advertise products, services, or features. The ultimate goal of every marketer, however, is to convert and attract as many people as they can. Focusing only on traditional or digital marketing will not produce the best results. It will only cover a small portion of your online or offline audience.
Pepsi is a good example. They lost a great deal of money when they switched from TV to social media.
In fact, digital and traditional ads both share the same concept of attracting customers, but abandoning one in favor of the other could be detrimental to your business. Online ads are a great way to reach a large audience quickly on social networks and other platforms, while TV ads and offline ads like radio ads can be used to reach a wider audience.
Therefore, a marketer must focus on both methods to reach as many clients as possible.
Online tactics for offline sales
Most marketing activities take place online, mainly because many people are active on social media networks, online communities, and blogs. It’s a fact that technology hasn’t invented anything new for marketing, but it’s digitalized traditional marketing.
Digital marketing is faster and more effective than traditional marketing. Traditional advertising is not dead, but it is dying out. Many traditional marketing techniques still work.
You can increase awareness by placing an online advertisement for a newly opened bakery or brick-and-mortar store, but you cannot taste the food or try clothes online.
There are many retail stores, and an online promotion will generate little interest. You’d need to use traditional marketing to get people in the store to buy.
Here, old and new come together. You can use traditional product display methods like printing to capture an image. A digital billboard will tell a tale that complements your visual merchandise and the said items. You can use testimonials from customers attracted by traditional marketing to promote your online campaign. Word-of-mouth promotion by satisfied customers on social media is also essential.
Online and offline promotions
Brand awareness is what attracts customers, and sales promotions are what bring attention. No matter how well you promote your brand, not everyone will be interested. Even though people may know about your brand, they may still engage with it. This is especially true for those who prefer to spend less time on the Internet.
You’ll miss out on potential customers if you focus your sales solely on social media. Try focusing on digital and traditional to reach your audience online, and then promoting coupons and discounts in magazines and brochures for your offline audience.
Combining traditional and digital marketing is possible by reminding people to visit a website or take a trip through your marketing funnel.
Leverage publicity
Publicity can help you to increase awareness of your brand, product, event, etc. You’ll need to combine digital and traditional marketing to get the most out of publicity. In most cases, it is enough to educate people on what you want to promote, or in this instance, publicize, by sponsoring a conference, conducting a poll, organizing a speech, or a discussion, etc.
Content is a great way to get publicity. It can be used for traditional marketing as well as digital marketing. There is only one difference between optimizing for digital marketing (blog posts) and traditional marketing (magazine articles or offline blog posts). Publicity stunts and other out-of-the-box ideas are another great way to spread awareness.