Inbound and digital marketing, these two concepts are on everyone's lips, almost to the point of becoming commonplace. Even so, they involve two slightly different strategies which, at times, get confused.
Our challenge, with help from various articles from the Hubspot blog, is to outline what separates inbound and digital marketing. As well as what unites them.
The best starting point is in their definitions, aiming from the outset to help startups, as well as companies of all sizes, to not get lost in terms and concepts that explain two of the most current marketing strategies.
This concept isn't a new one, although it has only become more widespread in the last decade.
Opinions vary, but most agree on using “new marketing” or “attraction marketing” as the best terms to explain “an innovative strategy which breaks away from old marketing concepts and entails a new work vision”. In practice, inbound marketing is the response to old marketing, outbound marketing, in other words, with “inbound marketing (...) you help yourself "get found" by people already learning about and shopping in your industry".
This new method inverts the process, with this innovative strategy which breaks away from old marketing concepts and entails a new work vision, the potential client is the one who finds your company, thanks to online content published through various tools such as blogs, videos and social media. One fact is obvious: the options are numerous, making inbound marketing a challenge for companies.
According to Hubspot, through inbound marketing "you only approach people who self-qualify themselves. They demonstrate an interest in your content, so they are likely to be interested in your product." As such this is the appropriate strategy for companies - whatever their size - who find it difficult to qualify leads. It entails a systematic method to convert visitors into leads and leads into customers.
It's best to start with a possible definition for digital marketing. Of the many that exist, we chose this one: the array of activities a company undertakes online aiming to attract customers, create successful relationships and further develop a brand identity.
In practice, digital marketing is defined as “an action plan and tactics” which the organisation's marketing department is tasked with, in addition to managing its relationship with the brand's followers on social media or increasing its audience on the company's website.
In short, borrowing an idea from Hubspot, “an umbrella term for all of your company's online marketing efforts”, something that gained importance with the rise of the internet.
Even the most familiar with these concepts admit: at times, it is very difficult to tell the difference between inbound marketing and digital marketing. Still, we can boil it down:
Despite the differences, one point binds inbound marketing and digital marketing, since the two strategies aim to reach the target audience. Using different paths.
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