versus Google Ads
Online businesses face a never-ending struggle to secure the best position when it comes to search engine results. The quick, if expensive, route is simply to pay for Google Ads. But what about companies looking for a marketing process that goes beyond direct advertising? Well, in the words of Apple’s Guy Kawasaki, “If you have more money than brains, you should focus on Outbound Marketing. If you have more brains than money, you should focus on Inbound Marketing.”
If you have more money than brains, you should focus on Outbound Marketing. If you have more brains than money, you should focus on Inbound Marketing.
However, despite these obstacles, SEO and inbound marketing are starting to overtake traditional outbound strategies, and with good reason. These techniques, when done well, are seamlessly integrated into the buying process, and show definite results.
People are only now starting to realise that today’s generation of young people are tech-savvy, and averse to the kind of marketing strategies that have dominated print and television. We are collectively becoming less tolerant of outbound marketing, often seen as intrusive and unwelcome, and more willing to invest time and money in businesses that respect us as returning customers, rather than the source of a quick buck.
Inbound marketing strategies open a clear path between customer and business, creating an environment where client and customer are on an even footing. SEO more than any other technique has the potential to bring customers to your door, if you are willing to invest the time and money required to make the strategies work.
