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5 Best Internet Marketing Strategies That Work in 2017

There’s no doubt that the last two years (2015 & 2016) had been amazing as far as online marketing goes. But at the same time, the industry can really never rest on its laurels. Now that we are just at the tail-end of 2016 and about to hit the end of the year, the time has come to think about the transformations that are required in the industry and the resulting advancements. We must start preparing ourselves accordingly.

Skill-sets: If you haven’t acquired it by now…

SuccessfulLead Generation Marketing Strategies comes from foresight. It is the ability to plan ahead and anticipate changes beforehand; to jump on the trends when the opportunity shows. And you must emerge successful in all the above before your competitors do.

However, it’s not that you must grab every opportunity that arises or use all of the methods that you’ve planned or detected or follow every trend. But then again, to do that you should be aware of their respective existences. That’s the key to being competitive in the industry.

Augmented Reality: It rises and rises for true

Augmented reality has many applications. First used for military, industrial, and medical applications, by 2012 its use expanded into entertainment and other commercial industries. By 2016, powerful mobile devices allowed AR to become a useful learning aid even in primary schools. - Wikipedia

Predictions regarding AR took off radically, earning colossal revenues every day and it’s doing pretty near to its peak! The enthusiasm for it proves the existence of an audience ready for augmented reality (AR) experiences on one hand and a great possibility for large revenues for marketers. AR games now come from many different brands and AR ads too are there. Examples for attempting capitalizations on existing AR apps are aplenty.

Live Video Streaming: When the world is in a drive Social media has been demanding more real-time content of recent and that needs live feeds. Phantasmagorical or vicarious – whatever way you call it – it’s a view into another world’s events. The faster Internet and the mobile devices are common; so are live videos. They have become a trend with plenty of apps and platforms with live streaming functionalities. This year’s first Presidential Debate had live, streamed views from millions and live streaming is now on an upward streak. Now it will be utilized by more brands and more individuals than ever.

Data Visualization: More tools bring more needs

Data, the lifeblood to marketers, are quantitative information that tells who’s buying what – when and why. This creates the message-base. Data analysts frequently face problems decoding that data and don’t exactly understand what the data says. It is vast amounts of raw numerical data that needed technology to aid human comprehension. The interpretation of data analysis now is done with dozens of tools. 2017 seems to get it into every business and bring significant advantage. The technology will become more sophisticated and data analysis needs will be greater.

Paid media: Natural form and function of user experiences shown

The oldest trend found usage with brands that got an easy way to get in. Its upward swing against conventional Lead Generation advertising proves native advertising sneakier but effective; it’s a way to get those bored consumers. Native advertising improved and now offered by major publishers and brands that once had rejected the idea.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Graham Burns .