Is it time to give your digital marketing plan a spring refresh? With all the uncertainty of the current business cycle, your business can’t afford to fall behind in terms of digital marketing strategy.
Machine learning and artificial intelligence software are driving all kinds of enhancements across the digital marketing landscape. These systems are tapping information garnered from customer support dialogue, surveys, online communities, forms, chatbots and chat threads to better understand what customers and clients want, and now, machines are primarily responsible for deciphering this information and learning subtle behavior tendencies.
As a result, new digital marketing trends are focused more on building trust via testimonials, clear concise information, the overall mobile experience and personalization. If a potential client goes to your site and doesn’t find what you advertised, they will immediately move on. Having the relevant information that ties directly to your advertising initiatives is critical.
As an advertiser, your business needs a strong presence that helps you stand out among your competitors. Your marketing strategy needs to evolve to account for some of the latest platforms and tactics, such as changes in Google pay-per-click advertising, new SEO trends, emerging social media tactics and recognition that your marketing creative matters.
In an industry that’s always evolving, you may be wondering: “What are the latest digital marketing trends for 2022?”
Is Keyword Advertising Dead?
Well, not exactly. New marketing trends are rapidly changing; however, at the moment Google keyword advertising is still the bread and butter for many advertisers. Having said that, machine learning and results oriented algorithms are getting much smarter about finding your target audience on both the Google and Bing advertising platforms.
This means that some of your legacy search engine marketing (SEM) campaigns, keywords and ads are no longer using the best solutions available. New responsive search ads, dynamic search ads and other algorithm based tactics are designed to allow the machines to do their thing and deliver results.
This does not mean you should march out and convert everything immediately. However you should start testing the new capabilities soon. Google will be sunsetting traditional Extended Search Ads later this year, starting in June 2022.
Pull quote: Did you know that Google pay-per-click ads can have images, such as logos, headshots and merchandise?
Recent Trends for SEO & Web Design: You Are What You EAT
So many changes are happening in the world of search engine optimization (SEO) world. Google has multiple algorithm changes per day. Google has close to 6 billion searches each day. SEO is part data driven and part hypothesis. In most cases, there is way more content online than the search that coincides. So, how do you stand out and measure up?
Today, the search algorithms from Google and Bing are looking for EAT, also known as Expertise, Authority and Trust. People want helpful advice and education on how to handle or do something. By using these tactics and then showing how your products or services help, they feel they can trust you more. An example of this is if your organization sells organic baby products, you might include a page that explains the benefits of organic products and how to shop or evaluate organic claims on product labels. Tying your brand to expertise, subject matter authority and trust is everything.
The focus on EAT extends into local search rankings as well. In fact, actively managing your Google Business Profile (GBP), formerly known as Google My Business (GMB), is one of the most important tools any local business has for being discovered online. While your website is table stakes, your GMB account actually has a great deal of influence on how visible your brand is on Google search results, so it’s absolutely vital that you spend some time and effort setting up and optimizing your Google My Business profile.
Recent Trends in Social Media Marketing
Influencer marketing is continuing to gain traction. People want to trust the brands they do business with or buy from and influence marketing is more trusted than traditional methods. This can also work on numerous levels. For example, Health guru and fat loss expert, Thomas DeLauer has a dedicated and substantial following. Thrive Market sponsors his channel and he touts products for other companies based on peer-reviewed studies and research. If you sell supplements or a keto product, someone like Thomas is your winning lottery ticket.
Another tactic that is picking up steam for business to business marketing is LinkedIn. Whether you use LinkedIn to build your brand, post articles or for job search, it is here to stay. LinkedIn is now one of the top social media sites, and well-respected. Some of the top digital trends for 2022 on LinkedIn are optimizing new styles of searching through the help of chatbots to include audio and imaging are helping reach new customers. This tactic also branches out for an alternative to face to face meetings. By offering your customers a new way of communicating with you or your brand, you will have greater depth and breadth of scope and influence.
Of course, TikTok is a social media phenomenon that is also ripe for expanding awareness for your brand. No longer a stronghold for just the youngsters, TikTok is where hobbyists of all types share videos about their passions. Let the advertising algorithm find the right hobbies that match your business offering and, violà, your target audience is found.
Other Digital Advertising Trends
Digital advertising trends and ideas are constantly changing. And while Geofencing isn’t brand new, its ability to reach clients is exponential.
Geofencing is a location-based GPS technology software to translate a defined geographic area, such as a building, art festival, hospital or mall, into GPS coordinates. The software then sets a virtual barrier around the area you’ve defined. When a trackable device enters the barrier, the geofence software senses this and permits a response action, such as serving up an ad to the device or registering the date and time. Geofencing location based mobile advertising tactics has grown significantly in recent years.
Breathe New Life into Tired Creative
Creative matters and understanding when it’s time for new creative is essential to your brand. Don’t be cookie cutter—stand out. In saying that, you still need consistency, but you need to stand out above the noise. A good way to check your creative isn’t in a rut or if you need to make a few tweaks is to look at a bigger brand. For example, if you own an online life coaching business, check out your mentor’s creative assets and see if you’re on track i.e., Tony Robbins or Brooke Castillo.
Another example is interactive digital communication. With avatars and chatbots available on the majority of sites, your creative needs to compete. Do your interactive features hold the clients interest? That’s where tracking and understanding your clients’ needs is of the utmost importance.
Turn to Dragon Horse Agency for Current Digital Trends and Your Advertising Needs
A fresh, new digital advertising campaign can add a dose of energy and excitement to an existing marketing strategy to escalate your business to new levels. A competitive message delivered to the right clients at the right time is powerful.
As technology and trends change, our advertising efforts do as well. Some of the tried and true methods are constantly going to remain your constant, while other trends are going to need an upgrade or complete overhaul. It can be challenging to try and stay on top of these efforts alone. A good team is imperative to your success.
Dragon Horse Agency can expertly guide you through the digital marketing process and manage your campaigns from content to execution. We’ll also provide you with thorough reporting and analysis.
Let’s take your marketing to a new level with digital marketing efforts that are on trend and evolving. Contact us today at (239) 325-5088 for more information.