How to Boost Brand Awareness With SEM

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Profitable search engine marketing is what every online business establishment should be looking forward to maximizing. Your brand is no longer entirely in your hands, as it's also at the mercy of millions of other online users. You're also at the mercy of search engine algorithm updates. If you want to expect a reasonable return on your investment, try your best to understand and employ various acceptable SEO (search engine optimization) and SEM (search engine marketing) strategies.

Best SEM practices

Target Locally: The number of people searching for businesses and services via the Internet has skyrocketed in recent years. While you might want to conquer the world with your out-of-this-world innovative product or service, you shouldn’t go chasing after everyone. Make good use of local searches because local clients will determine your business success at the start. That's why it's important that you invest more in serving local interests, targeting prospects in your local country or county before you even consider regional and international markets. This can be done by publishing of relevant local content on the site, and the proper use of keywords, among others.

Inbound Local Links: There are many local authority sites that can help you attain higher brand awareness. Heighten your local organic search engine rankings by attract prospects who might not be aware of your site or business, but could be tempted to click on a link on a different website and eventually land on your site.

Try PPC: Creating great PPC (pay per click) campaigns requires specialized expertise and industry understanding. Don’t try doing this on your own if you don't know what you're doing. Instead, hire an expert to design and implement a reasonable PPC campaign for a decent ROI. You need the experience, a clear understanding of how PPC works, resources, strategy, and proper management to gain required exposure. Unless you truly have someone with the relevant expertise in-house, it is safer to hire an external professional to get this done right.

Brand awareness with SEM

Embrace Multimedia: There are very many content formats you can publish on your site, but you can be more effective if you have some variety. Testimonials, images and infographics may be good, but using videos sparingly is even better. Spruce up your videos or other content formats with extras such as tips, free offers, and discount coupons for more impact. YouTube is currently the best video sharing site, mainly because of the huge following and the fact that it is owned by the search engine giant, Google. In fact, it is one of the best places to target local prospects because it lists local videos first.

Don’t Forget Millennials: Does your brand enjoy sufficient exposure on mobile devices? There are many prominent customers that you can reach through locally targeted mobile advertisements. Some people are so hooked on their mobile devices that their phones and tablets are always within arm's reach even when they're sleeping. Follow them to their bedrooms and you could enjoy the sweet dreams of your returns on investment.

There you have it. Use the above SEM tips to build a strong local brand that will definitely offer a solid foundation for enhancing your brand’s awareness, attracting more businesses, and achieving a higher ROI. 

Publicado 13 agosto, 2015

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