Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Top Digital Marketing Trends in 2019



Marketing is a method to promote your company’s products or services. However, consumers are spending more and more time on the internet today. That means you may need to approach them through where they are spending time: online. In today’s article, we will summarise the top four digital marketing trends in Malaysia for 2019.

1. The Rise of Mobile Traffic

According to Axcel Digital’s observation, mobile traffic has surpassed desktop traffic on average by 60-70%! People’s attention has shifted to mobile and the numbers are now reflecting that change. Therefore, websites have to be mobile-friendly and mobile responsive as nobody likes to browse a website with their mobiles in a desktop’s version.

2. Chatbot Automation

Consumers today are getting more impatient and they want answers FAST. Instead of waiting for the reply via email, chatbot provides a solution to answer the FAQs automatically. Apart from improving customer service, some companies use chatbot to boost their sales as well. Here are some examples of businesses using chatbot:

·       Mastercard
Mastercard’s Facebook Messenger bot makes it easy for its customers to check on their account transactions (e.g. by asking “how much did I spent on restaurants in May?”).

·       Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines, together with Amadeus, has launched MHchat, a new feature which helps travellers to book flights and even pay for the flight tickets through the social media app, Facebook Messenger.

3. Omni-Channel Marketing

Have you ever experienced to see the same advertisement multiple times in different digital channels? E.g.  Facebook, Google, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and so on.

This is how it works: A person searches for your website on Google, the person lands on your website, checks out the products and services, and then leaves the website. With an omni-channel marketing strategy, this person will then see your advertisement again on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and so forth.

4. Social Media Influencers

The generation Z and the millennials today spend more time on YouTube than on TV. As a result, many new influencers are born. The influencers spent time to increase their followers and build trust among their followers.

Endorsement or sponsor going to these social media influencers is rising by as much as 4 figures/digits just for one Instagram post. However, the price of influencers is still underpriced. As more brands start using influencers, the price will be more expensive.


Some other digital marketing tools/ideas such as voice search, livestream and content creation are also part of today’s marketing trends. Businesses therefore have to change their marketing strategies based on consumers’ behaviour and lifestyle patterns.


Referrence:
These Are The Top Digital Marketing Trends in Malaysia (Updated 2019) (https://www.axceldigital.com)
Top 8 Digital Marketing Trends for 2019 (https://www.exabytes.digital/blog)


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