What Are The Different Ways You Should Market Your E-Store?

Nowadays, the vast majority of businesses sell their products via online stores and applications. If this applies to you, but you are failing to attract the number of customers you had expected, you need to re-address your marketing strategy. Where are you going wrong? What could you be doing better? Read on to discover how to market your e-store the right way.

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Social Media

First and foremost, no business can ignore the power of social media in the current day and age. Social media can have a huge influence on your sales figures. The aim is to turn your consumers into brand advocates who promote your business for you.

You need to begin by thinking about what platforms you are going to use. Facebook is a must for the majority of businesses. However, you need to consider your target consumer base in line with the demographics of the users of the social media platform in question. For instance, Pinterest is made up of largely female users, so any male-orientated businesses are probably better off using a different platform.

When posting on social media, keep your promotional posts to a minimum. Only about 20% of your posts should be promotional. It is all about building up a relationship with your customers, not being in their face with your products.

Try to use creative visuals on social media platforms for better engagement. Images, videos and other visual content are considered the most effective for engaging users on social media. You can share short, animated videos on social media channels explaining how your e-store website works and attracting new visitors to explore your site. By including a link to your website in the video description, you can make it easy for viewers to find your site and learn more about your products or services. While website video production can be time-consuming and expensive, it is an effective way to reach a wider audience and boost website traffic.

Mailing Lists

Email marketing is one of the most powerful tools for businesses today. You will miss out on a ton of sales if you don’t use email marketing effectively.

This all begins with building a mailing list. If you have a website visitor, the best thing to capture, apart from a sale, of course, is using an email search tool by name.​​​​​​​ Make it as tempting as possible for people to sign-up, for example, offer them a 10% discount if they sign-up for your newsletter.

Once you have a mailing list, you need to use it to full effect. Some ideas include:

• Mix up non-product and product content so that it does not feel too ‘salesy’
• Send out relevant articles from your blog
• Promote sales or offer discounts
• Promote upcoming or new products

Offline Marketing 

In addition to the points that we have mentioned so far, do not overlook the possibility of offline marketing efforts when it comes to your e-store. A lot of people assume that they should only use online marketing approaches if they have an online business. However, offline marketing can be highly effective as well, so it is certainly worth exploring this to ensure you can get the maximum amount of results from your advertising efforts.

 One of the most effective offline marketing efforts is to use promotional products. Promotional gifts live long in customers’ memories, which is exactly what you need when putting together a marketing strategy. Promotional gifts like custom USB drives are highly usable so you can be sure that customers will appreciate a gift like this. Plus, every time they use the gift, they will be advertising your business to everyone else. This makes it much more impactful. Plus, customers also tend to be more loyal when you reward them back with free gifts. So whether you choose to print your own stickers designed to match your brand or hand out t-shirts embroidered with your logo, promotional products are a great way of developing strong relationships with customers, ensuring that they choose your business each and every time. Another great way to make sure your customers don’t forget you is to send out customised coasters with every order which include your buisiness details. This means when they have a cup of tea or coffee your company is always there for them to see.

Content Marketing

Last but not least, we have content marketing. This is the process of creating blog articles, infographics, photos, videos, and any other type of content that appeals to your target audience. The purpose of this is to attract visitors to your website and to show your business as an expert in the industry.

So, how does content drive traffic to e-commerce applications and websites? Well, it is all to do with search engine optimization. From developing innovative, interesting content to incorporating relevant keywords, it all drives your SEO strategy.

When putting together a content marketing plan, you need to carefully consider the way in which you are going to structure the posts. Some of the most effective options are as follows:

• Amusing posts – These are the most difficult types of posts, yet they are highly shareable.
• Relevant/topical posts – This is a great way to get people reading. Write something related to an event that has recently been in the news.
• Informative/’how to’ posts – Articles with advice or tips always work well.
• Lists – Quick reads that are filled with products, i.e. ‘top 10’ posts.