Online Branding And Marketing And How It Integrates The Traditional Retail Design Agency Concepts
No product sells itself. Not a long time ago, a renowned marketer from Suffolk spoke out about how he has seen countless 'revolutionary' products falling on their faces simply due to the fact that they were not marketed in an effective manner. This is where proper branding and marketing services, such as one that a retail design agency offers for example, come in. And these days, a good part of your marketing endeavors will involve online or digital marketing. Almost all businesses today need to include an online store so customers can perform remote shopping if they so wish. As such, they need to design their online shopping space in a manner that will facilitate a seamless and altogether hassle-free experience for customers who come to the store to buy your products.
However, designing your online store or website is only a part of your overall digital marketing plan. First of all, you need to build a strong online presence. You need to develop your brand, get the word out, employ proper and up-to-date marketing tactics. It is about building brand awareness, however the task does not end at that.
This is because awareness alone will not lead to conversion, it is ENGAEMENT with your brand that will drive customers to your store. For example, customers today show an increasing interest about good and healthy business practices. So, we're talking about goodwill campaigns; about adopting an inclusive approach; about employing sustainable practices.
All of these are important in making your brand stand out in the marketplace. And the most important thing to keep in mind here that most of your marketing endeavors today will start in the online space. To cite an instance, a recent study informs us that almost 85% of all people visiting your website or online store initially get to know about your business or search your products (when they are already familiar with your brand or business) initially through mobile devices.
This indicates the importance of building a responsive or mobile-friendly website for your business. However, mobile-friendly these days does not only mean that you squeeze in everything that your desktop version has onto a smaller screen.
Load speed, for example, is crucial to any and all mobile optimization strategies. According to one report, if your website takes more than four seconds to load content, you'll lose close to 50% of your visitors! That tells you how important it is for you to make every second count. And how can you reduce load speed? There are a number of strategies including minifying codes, reducing redirects, leveraging browser caching, optimizing images, graphics and videos, and so on.
And this is where a good and experienced digital marketing agency will come to your aid. They will take care of all your marketing requirements and subsequently, you can concentrate more on the business side (product development and others) of your company.
Most online marketing and branding companies today will integrate online retail design as part of their services. And as it is with retail design for physical stores, online retail design similarly requires a forensic knowledge about the products and services your business offers. This knowledge helps the agency to craft a site architecture and design for your online shop so it can attract the largest number of potential customers and increase your conversion by affording a seamless shopping experience to the buyers.