Business owners know how important a good marketing strategy is for their business. In fact, it is this very thing that keeps their business alive. These strategies bring customers to their doorsteps and therefore, play a very important role of bringing money in. They are also responsible for introducing new products to the market and onto the shelves in shops, as well as keeping the old ones in good standing in terms of customer preferences. This is the very reason why old and large scale businesses invest a considerable part of their money on good marketing strategies.
But how did it all start in the first place? The fact is marketing strategies have been present for hundreds of years. Although they may not be called by the same name, old civilizations have been using these kinds of strategy to advertise a certain product that they are selling. The Egyptians used a kind of paper known as papyrus to make wall posters for advertising. In some parts of Asia, product advertising has been seen even in the most unusual of media such as stones and walls. These kinds of advertising, also considered to be a part of print media, are the oldest of marketing strategies. The fact that it is still used to this very day goes to show how successful it is in bringing customers in.
But even though the old strategies still persist today; there are now newer and sometimes even better ways of marketing: television ads, air time in radios, etc. But one of the newest forms of advertising today is in the form of digital marketing. This type of marketing strategy makes use of the Internet. And because the web is accessible to practically anyone who has an Internet connection, businesses can now expand their target market and has better chances of increasing their profit. Apart from that, compared to the other forms of advertising where ads are made visible in a time limited period, ads over the Internet are longer lasting and are much less expensive.
With the Internet, buying has become easier and more convenient because customers do not need to go outside their houses just to get the product they need. Products can now be posted on a website and payments can be made online. After which, items can simply be shipped to the customers' desired location.
Up until today, marketing strategies are still continuing to evolve with the purpose of expanding market share and profit. So if you are going into business, it is only right that you invest in advertising and marketing.
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Darren Dutton is the author of this article on Marketing Strategies 2010 .
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