What percentage of my marketing budget should I allocate for online marketing?

February 8th, 2010 | by admin |

I have a writing and editing services company, and we currently have $4500 of our operating budget. We are planning to do direct mail marketing, advertisements in trade journals, and online marketing (pay-per-click, e-newsletters, etc). How much of my marketing budget should I allocate for online marketing?

You can test how well PPC works for you with a very short test, $100-$200.

I recommend going with Google/Yahoo Paid advertising for it’s wider audiences.

Create your most compelling ad copy and target popular keywords in your space.

Implement the conversion tracking code provided by Google / Yahoo on your "thank you" / sales lead page.

You’ll be able to determine the ROI of PPC within a short time, and short spend.

Hope this helps!

  1. 2 Responses to “What percentage of my marketing budget should I allocate for online marketing?”

  2. By strayinma on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply

    You can test how well PPC works for you with a very short test, $100-$200.

    I recommend going with Google/Yahoo Paid advertising for it’s wider audiences.

    Create your most compelling ad copy and target popular keywords in your space.

    Implement the conversion tracking code provided by Google / Yahoo on your "thank you" / sales lead page.

    You’ll be able to determine the ROI of PPC within a short time, and short spend.

    Hope this helps!
    References :
    100% of my online budget (over $4MM) goes to online advertising annually. I can appreciate the need for other ad media, but online is the most measurable. And, results are immediate — change on the fly can make or break $1000s at the end of the day. That’s one downside of one-time ads, once they’re out, it’s a game of wait and see.

  3. By PRIME 5 on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply

    50% for online marketing.
    Another suggestion
    Hire the Sales person to advertiste your business.
    References :

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