Science
of Search Marketing
Search Engine
Marketing is the purest form of advertising ever
invented.
Before the internet, about the best we
could do was the Yellow Pages. You knew where you could
find products or services in large numbers to compare. The
drawback from a consumer standpoint was limited
information on the company. And from
the business owner's point of view, the large
fee was paid upfront whether or not the phone
rang.
With
search, you only pay when someone clicks on your
advertisement.
That's
why it is called PPC (Pay Per Click). You can appear
100,000 times on a search query and if no one engages, then
you're never charged a fee.
Obviously you want people to visit your website,
but you don't want just anybody. In most cases, you want a
very targeted and well defined group of people looking at your
products and services. That is where the science comes in to
play. Your website and search engine marketing need
to mirror your target audience.
If you're
trying to attract 20-25 year old urban hipsters for your
clothing store, then your website better be able to deliver
that sort of feel and vibe.
If you
want to attract empty nesters from 55 years old and up for a
retirement community, then the website needs to be easy for
someone in their senior years to use. While a 55 year old may
have no problem, a 75 year old with poor vision may not be able
to read the type size on the page or the website navigation
flow might not make sense.
The
Search Factory helps your business identify its target and
craft a marketing plan that flows seamlessly from the search
query to the ad copy to the website, and ultimately, to a
conversion of a lead or sale.
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