Here are some of the top marketing trends for 2020 that we have observed from the marketing trenches.
Content Marketing
“Content is king” continues to be true.
High-quality content allows you to show your expertise and communicate with your customers from a place of authority. Your content is also what search engines provide to searchers online, so continuing to produce high-quality content is a must.
Shoppable Posts
Social media has become an integral part of online marketing. What may not be as obvious is just how many users shop on social media networks.
This represents a opportunity for businesses, given that 72% of Instagram users have purchased a product on the app. In a survey of more than 4,000 Pinterest users found that 70% use Pinterest to find new and interesting products.
For merchants, these platforms have made it easier for them to use social media to reach their customers. Whether you use Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram, there are now ways for e-commerce stores to create shoppable posts, making it easy for users to shop directly from your post.
Social media can reach new customers quickly and easily, shortening the sales funnel and making it easier for users to shop.
Interactive Content
Today’s buyers in fact, 91% are seeking more visual and interactive content. Why?
- Interactive content is different and new, and as such, it stands out more.
- This type of content serves to keep visitors on your page longer.
- Interactive content is immensely shareable, and when users share this content, it helps to grow awareness of your brand.
- Simply put, interactive content is more engaging. Users enjoy it more than other content.
Personalization
Consumers have become adept at tuning out generic ads that have no real connection to them, so, personalize it!
In a survey of 1,000 people, 90% remarked that they found personalization appealing. More important for your business is the fact that 80% admitted they’d be more likely to give their business to a company that offered them a personalized experience.
Email lists are an old standby of marketers, and they lend themselves well to personalization. Segmented lists with personalized email blasts have been shown to perform than generic emails sent to an entire list. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with your audience in a meaningful way.
Google Ads Smart Bidding
Some are already familiar with this automation, but now Google has announced Google Ads updates that will likely lead to automation and smart bidding becoming the new normal.
Giving you several new abilities to help you maximize your conversion, including:
- The ability to choose conversion action at the campaign level
- The ability to set your bids to change automatically when sales start or stop
- The ability to optimize bids over multiple campaigns with a chosen set of conversion actions
While there are a variety of new trends to keep your eye on, that doesn’t mean that all the old methods have become outdated. Several marketing trends are expected to continue into 2020.
Video Content
Customers respond well to visual content; this will continue to be important into 2020 and likely beyond that.
So, don’t overlook live video. On average, live videos on Facebook Live and Instagram Live keep your audience watching three times longer than recorded ones. The daily watch time for Facebook Live videos have quadrupled in a single year, and they produce six times as many interactions as traditional videos.
SERP Position Zero
Being No. 1 is no longer the goal.
The top spot in SERP is now position zero, a featured snippet of text appearing above the search results. This prime location often provides information relating to the search query, while also providing a link to the page from which the information is drawn.
Position zero is the first, and sometimes only, result that some users will view. As such, it is highly coveted and should be the focus of your efforts.