Does Online Advertising Increase Sales
By: Kevin D Browne
Hmmm. Does online advertising increase sales?
Ridiculous question? No not really. Here's why. Most new business owners who do the bulk if not all of their business in cyberspace limit themselves dramatically by only using online advertising.
Big mistake.
There is a particular mindset to online advertising that is more lightning fast than offline advertising which 'sits' with the potential new customer longer and stronger. Even direct mail sent from a credit union has more 'weight' as a marketing piece if it is unsolicited.
Much more.
While online advertising certainly saves the trees from extinction, savvy marketers KNOW that it takes an entire wide spread marketing effort of fully get the message out there.
In fact, many internet gurus have recently caught onto the fact that bringing in offline blood creates entirely new sets of potentials. And for many of these companies already with widespread distribution and even saturation, adding new fresh faces to the mix is critical.
So the question ultimately is not 'does online advertising increase sales' we know that it does...but a smarter question should be, are online marketing dollars working harder than offline marketing dollars. In many cases, answering this one will breathe new live into any business whether online or off.
Since starting my own internet business (a lifelong dream I might add) I can always notice a difference in the type of new customer I 'talk to' when I mix and match my online and my offline advertising efforts. And for me, the overall QUALITY of that mix is very important to my long term growth and survival.
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