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10 Ways to Improve Your Content Marketing. Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing [INFOGRAPHIC] Thanks to the Internet, marketing has evolved over the years.

Consumers no longer rely on billboards and TV spots — a.k.a. outbound marketing — to learn about new products, because the web has empowered them. It's given them alternative methods for finding, buying and researching brands and products. The new marketing communication — inbound marketing — has become a two-way dialogue, much of which is facilitated by social media.

Another reason why inbound marketing is winning is because it costs less than traditional marketing. Why try to buy your way in when consumers aren't even paying attention? 44% of direct mail is never opened. Inbound marketing focuses on earning, not buying, a person's attention, which is done through social media and engaging content, such as blogs, podcasts and white papers. This infographic from Voltier Digital highlights the differences between the two kinds of marketing. Infographic courtesy of Voltier Digital. Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing. Editor's Note: A more detailed version of this article has been published here: "Inbound Marketing and the Next Phase of Marketing on the Web" When I talk with most marketers today about how they generate leads and fill the top of their sales funnel, most say trade shows, seminar series, email blasts to purchased lists, internal cold calling, outsourced telemarketing, and advertising.

I call these methods "outbound marketing" where a marketer pushes his message out far and wide hoping that it resonates with that needle in the haystack. I think outbound marketing techniques are getting less and less effective over time for two reasons. First, your average human today is inundated with over 2000 outbound marketing interruptions per day and is figuring out more and more creative ways to block them out, including caller ID, spam filtering, Tivo, and Sirius satellite radio.

A Facebook Ad’s Role in Inbound Marketing. After this year’s INBOUND conference, I really started thinking about where Facebook advertising could fit into the inbound marketing picture.

On one hand, Facebook ads are generally used to push users into your funnel, whereas most inbound marketing tactics are focused on drawing people into your website by offering valuable content first. There are a number of synergies that can be used between the two, but I wanted to cover the three that I found most valuable. Retargeting Helps Accelerate Exposure In the world of online marketing, exposure is everything. If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around, did it actually happen? Retargeting allows you to speak directly to the people who have already had a touch point with your brand – this is powerful stuff!

Whether it’s through Facebook’s retargeting platform, or through a third-party retargeting source like AdRoll, making a move to get started here after you have some relevant traffic flowing to your site is a great idea. Inbound Marketing for Restaurants: Why it makes Perfect Sense. If you’re a restaurant owner, no doubt you’re working with a tight marketing and advertising budget.

Sure, if you own an Olive Garden, you’ve already got a great start. Franchise owners have the benefit of national advertising paid at the corporate level. Local eatery owners do not. However, both need to do their share of local marketing and advertising. Whether it’s a chain or not, staying top-of-mind puts customers in the mood for your food. Inbound Marketing for Restaurants: Losing the Luster Traditional advertising is diminishing in its effectiveness. Inbound Marketing for Restaurants: Tastes Great, For Less Inbound marketing is so much more affordable.

Inbound Marketing for Restaurants: Build Relationships Inbound marketing allows you to build relationships with your customers and you know that in the restaurant business, nothing could be more important when it comes to marketing. Inbound Marketing for Restaurants: Daily Deals.