Digital marketing is the component of marketing that uses the Internet and online-based digital technologies such as desktop computers, mobile phones, and other digital media and platforms to promote products and services.
It has significantly transformed the way brands and businesses utilize technology for marketing since the 1990s and 2000s. As digital platforms became increasingly incorporated into marketing plans and everyday life and as people increasingly used digital devices instead of visiting physical shops digital marketing campaigns have become prevalent, employing combinations of methods. Some of these methods include: search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), content marketing, influencer marketing, content automation, campaign marketing, data-driven marketing, e-commerce marketing, social media marketing, social media optimization, e-mail direct marketing, display advertising, e-books, and optical disks and games. Digital marketing extends to non-Internet channels that provide digital media, such as television, mobile phones (SMS and MMS), callbacks, and on-hold mobile ringtones.
The extension to non-Internet channels differentiates digital marketing from online marketing.
Important topics
- Search engine optimization (SEO)
- Social media marketing
- Video marketing
- Email marketing
- Blogging & affiliate marketing
- Website marketing
- Pay-per-click
- Content marketing
- Search engine marketing
- Social media optimization