Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Reasons To Outsource Social Media And Inbound Marketing For Your Restaurant


A successful restaurant is one that usually has great marketing and a lot of communication with its customers.  In order to get to that place though, restaurants have to take advantage of the multiple opportunities in social media and inbound marketing to boost awareness of their location and menu, and in doing so, attract as many customers as possible.  

Inbound marketing is not only a proven tactic for effective marketing, it generally costs 62% less Cost per Lead (CPL) and has a higher conversion rate (55% higher, to be exact) than other forms of marketing like print media, radio, and television ads.  Most successful businesses, both small and mid-sized ones, have incorporated inbound marketing into their marketing strategy, and it almost always pays off exponentially. 

The reason you should consider outsourcing your inbound marketing—which includes your social media marketing efforts—is because this type of marketing requires a lot of expertise.  Approaching it in the wrong way not only results in ineffective efforts—it can also seriously damage your business’s reputation and brand image.  This is why from day one of your inbound and social media marketing efforts, you should have a solid plan and goal in place for everything that is sent out or posted online.  A lack of professionalism, communication skills, or expertise about the ins and outs of this kind of marketing could be disastrous for your business and negate all of the time and effort spent in doing so.  

Many online marketing companies offer these services at a fraction of the cost you would be paying for more traditional forms of marketing, such as print or radio ads.  They also provide important status and click-through tracking to determine which campaigns are working for you and which ones your targeted customers are not paying attention to.  This will save you valuable time and money in making sure that your customers are responding positively to your inbound marketing campaigns. 

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