Digital marketing is aimed at reaching prospective customers across multiple channels. This includes marketing on the Internet , using mobile phone technologies (for example, SMS mailing and advertising in mobile apps), on digital television, on online radio, and even in self-service terminals. There are so many possible marketing channels and tools that it is not possible for one specialist to master them all. Consider the list of online tactics: SMM, SEO, SEM (PPC advertising), content marketing (blogging, vlogging), email marketing, contextual advertising, game advertising. That’s why digital marketing is accomplished across a variety of marketing roles.
If you simply need digital marketing for your company and are not sure about a specific field, hire a generalist for a Digital Marketing Manager or Digital Marketer position. This specialist should understand the principles of working with many channels and directions. They can form a strategy, perform part of the work independently, outsource specific tasks to contractors, and check the quality of their work.
Larger companies usually create a team of digital marketing specialists, each of whom focuses on one or two channels.
Digital Marketing Manager tasks differ from company to company. Some of the tasks may be assigned to members of the marketing team who specialize in specific areas, or to external contractors. Such tasks include:
In addition to knowledge and skills in the field of digital marketing (principles of SMM, SEO, creation and optimization of content, including video), a Digital Marketing Manager should also have mastered the following tools:
Any experience with CMS (e.g., WordPress or Joomla) would also be a plus.
The most important personal qualities include multitasking, an analytical mindset, delegation and organization skills and well- developed communication skills.
INDIGO Tech Recruiters often receive questions from clients who start searching for experts in the field of Digital Marketing. We have collected answers to the most common of them.
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