2. Internet
Marketing is using the world wide
web to advertise their message or product.
The internet has revolutionized the way
companies and people relay their message
to consumers globally. It is virtually
everywhere and can sometimes be free to
the advertiser.
3. Marketers Globally have
made the decision to use
virtual marketing because
social media outlets have
become the center of
many peoples pass time.
People of all ages spend
time on Twitter, Face
book, YouTube, thus
potentially seeing
hundreds of
advertisements a day.
And they can sometimes
cost next to nothing for the
advertisers.
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5. Businesses small and large are relying
more and more on virtual marketing. They
are creating Facebook and Twitter pages,
creating events, and having contests and
giveaways. Thus creating more followers
and having more and more people see
their company. Companies have been
hiring people JUST to update tweets, and
statuses for the said company.
6. YES! There is said to
be approximately 1
billion Facebook
users. Companies
have millions of
followers who
specifically sign up to
follow the said
company’s updates.
Seeing if there are
any deals, or
information about the
company.
7. For many years it was said to believe that the
majority of Virtual Marketing was meant to
‘target’ teenagers and young adults because
they where the ones who spent their spare
time in social media sites. However this can’t
be further from the truth. In 2011 over 55% of
Twitter users where over the age of 35. The
people on these sites are from a variety of
different cultural backgrounds, different ages,
and different incomes. So the demands of
the target audience is endless.
8. Virtual Marketing has
grown with the growth of
computers and cell
phones over the past
decade. Not only do
most homes have
multiples computers but
many also have smart
phones which allow the
sharing of information
virtually instant and
anywhere. Advertisers
have JUMPED on this
opportunity.
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10. VideoAdvertising: Companies are using
YouTube, and other video based websites
to host there commercials.
This
is a link to a commercial that is hosted
by YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykV
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11. Company’s use Twitter
Facebook, MySpace and
other sites in which users
frequently ‘follow’ people to
offer exclusive deals and
discounts. They also show
new products or company
announcements to the
followers.
12. Many company’s email
there customers about
exclusive offers, coupons,
or new products. This is
incredibly easy for
companies as it allows
them to relay a message
to the customers with a
simple click of a button.
However many tend to find these
emails sometimes ‘annoying’ and
delete them before they get a
chance to read the offer.
13. There is no stopping the potential for Virtual
Marketing. The virtual world is continuing to grow
and improve with each year that passes, and doing
so will create endless opportunities for all types of
virtual marketing globally.