Although the COVID-19 pandemic has been ongoing for a few months now, you may still feel uncertain about how to navigate certain aspects of daily life—including those related to your business. Should you give up on your business plans and goals? Or push forward? And whatever you choose, how do you do it most effectively for a solution that feels right for you, your team, and your clients?
Here are five key digital marketing strategies that are essential to consider as we continue to navigate life during the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Revisit your business goals.
There is no denying that business is not going on as usual—for anyone. Reassess your business goals with the new reality in mind. As you do so, here are a few questions to keep in mind: What are your clients looking for now? How can you offer that to them? How do you let them know what you are offering and how they can access it?
Many businesses are finding themselves doing more online work and marketing now than ever before, so focus on how you can serve your clients online. You may also want to reevaluate your budget and allocate some funds that were assigned to in-person marketing to digital marketing.
- Avoid flooding your clients with outbound messages.
Do your clients want to be kept up to date about your latest services and products? Yes! Should you message them if you are changing your services, hours, events, or other important information? Absolutely!
With that in mind, however, your clients probably do not want to receive an email from you three times every day. The pandemic should not be a marketing ploy. Message your clients when you need to, but avoid overdoing it. You should also use email list segmentation when needed so you can message only those for whom your message will be relevant and valuable.
- Identify and use the strong points in your online presence.
As noted, your digital marketing efforts and online presence will now be more important than ever. Even in areas that have reopened, many people are still choosing to stay home whenever possible and opt for online services over in-person ones.
This makes it essential to use your online presence to your advantage. Perhaps you can offer extra perks or rewards to clients who purchase online services or products. Use analytics to identify your best offline clients, and nudge them toward your online offerings. You should also check your messaging to make sure clients are not being pushed to in-person services at this time.
- Test your online services and inbound marketing.
Should you experience an influx of online business, are you ready to handle it? Test out your inbound marketing channels, including your website, links, any videos, brochures, etc. Make sure it all works as you plan.
This is also a great time to update your website content. If you have noticed your clients asking new questions related to COVID-19, add them to your FAQ. You can also analyze search data to see what clients are asking about most right now, and be sure you answer those questions on your website.
- Prioritize analysis and measurement.
Put simply, you won’t know what’s working and what isn’t if you don’t measure it! Data analysis and reporting are crucial during this time when you are learning again what your clients want and need. Pay attention to search terms they use, which pages they visit most on your website, and what services and products they purchase most frequently.
All of this data can help you fine-tune your marketing and offerings. If you find that a certain type of messaging drives the most engagement, use that as a guide to inspire new messaging of the same type.
While the COVID-19 business world is new to all of us, these key strategies can help you navigate your business with purpose. To learn more about online marketing at this time and how AudiologyPlus can help your business grow, we invite you to contact us today.
