In light of the economic downturn the world has been facing in recent years, marketing dollars are being cut in most campaigns. A brand that can no longer advertise in the same capacity is more likely to lose business as a result of its decline in exposure.
Getting exposure for your brand is easier when there is an ample budget for it. However, it is not impossible to promote a brand without funding .The old internet cliché of "content is king" once again resurfaces. A business that shares great information that is useful for its clients is doing leg work as opposed to paying money upfront for its exposure. In fact there are fantastic tools on the web that are either free or cost very little that can do wonders for a low budget marketing campaign.
Search engines love diversity of content. A business that uses a blog to address its clients is on the right track. Choosing to upload a recent presentation the company had given at a conference onto Slideshare would result in new ranking that is relevant, informative and did not exist before online. That content would get indexed by search engines on its own right and could lead to relevant business leads. Search engines credit tools that allow users to upload presentations and PDF files with frequent visits by their robots. New content uploaded into these tools will not take long to show up on search.
We can also quickly mention free social media tools like Twitter and Facebook. Twitter is free and widely popular nowadays. It can enable a large amount of prospective clients keep up with what a business is up to. In addition, creating a fan page for a business on Facebook does not cost anything either and has a number of advantages. A fan page can include customized applications that fit the business specifically and allow a place for users to interact with each other enabling the business access to valuable feedback.
Getting exposure for your brand is easier when there is an ample budget for it. However, it is not impossible to promote a brand without funding .The old internet cliché of "content is king" once again resurfaces. A business that shares great information that is useful for its clients is doing leg work as opposed to paying money upfront for its exposure. In fact there are fantastic tools on the web that are either free or cost very little that can do wonders for a low budget marketing campaign.
Search engines love diversity of content. A business that uses a blog to address its clients is on the right track. Choosing to upload a recent presentation the company had given at a conference onto Slideshare would result in new ranking that is relevant, informative and did not exist before online. That content would get indexed by search engines on its own right and could lead to relevant business leads. Search engines credit tools that allow users to upload presentations and PDF files with frequent visits by their robots. New content uploaded into these tools will not take long to show up on search.
We can also quickly mention free social media tools like Twitter and Facebook. Twitter is free and widely popular nowadays. It can enable a large amount of prospective clients keep up with what a business is up to. In addition, creating a fan page for a business on Facebook does not cost anything either and has a number of advantages. A fan page can include customized applications that fit the business specifically and allow a place for users to interact with each other enabling the business access to valuable feedback.
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Margaret
http://businesseshome.net
Posted by: susan01 | September 09, 2009 at 09:38 PM
Thanks for the positive feedback Margaret
Posted by: Udi Drezner | September 10, 2009 at 12:52 AM