{"id":1229,"date":"2025-02-11T17:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:55:21","slug":"marketing-strategies-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/marketing-strategies-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing Strategies for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Marketing-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"marketing strategies\" width=\"753\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Marketing-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Marketing-512x331.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Marketing.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/strong>How do you measure the quality of your <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/digital-strategy-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">marketing strategies<\/a>? Do you measure quality in terms of new sales, or possibly more targeted traffic to your website or blog? Is it measured by closing ratios? What do you use for a baseline? The bottom line is that you can\u2019t manage what you can\u2019t measure, so there has to be a reference point. Of course, you could simply wing it, but that doesn\u2019t work long term unless you\u2019re incredibly lucky.<\/p>\n<p>In web hosting, most providers measure the quality of their marketing efforts in the number of new clients, supplemented by upgrades from existing clients. Churn is not necessarily attributed to marketing, rather to support, but it\u2019s still possible to connect the dots.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/marketing-strategies-for-2025\/#Can_you_use_controversy_to_increase_your_sales\" >Can you use controversy to increase your sales?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/marketing-strategies-for-2025\/#Marketing_vehicles\" >Marketing vehicles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/marketing-strategies-for-2025\/#Content\" >Content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/marketing-strategies-for-2025\/#Clarity\" >Clarity<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/marketing-strategies-for-2025\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/marketing-strategies-for-2025\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/marketing-strategies-for-2025\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/marketing-strategies-for-2025\/#ASIA_OPTIMIZED_NETWORK_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\" >ASIA OPTIMIZED NETWORK: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_use_controversy_to_increase_your_sales\"><\/span>Can you use controversy to increase your sales?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is actually used quite frequently, especially in titles, to draw attention to the intended product or service. Books, magazines, websites, forums and blogs are great at tapping into controversy. Right way \u2013 wrong way. What it can do \u2013 what it can\u2019t do. What\u2019s expected \u2013 what\u2019s not expected. What works &#8211; what doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of folks question the benefit of using controversy in sales pitches, and you certainly carry a double-edged sword when doing so, but it can work well if professionally presented. What prospects really look for is solutions to their specific issue or pain. If your product or service offers that solution at a competitive price point (not necessarily the lowest price), then your closing ratios will improve.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marketing_vehicles\"><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/blog-1513528_640-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"blog\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/blog-1513528_640-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/blog-1513528_640-512x232.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/blog-1513528_640-772x350.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/blog-1513528_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong>Marketing vehicles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For blogs to be an effective marketing vehicle, do they need to be relatively free of sales related content? My take is that even if prospects are searching to buy, they don\u2019t want to be sold to. Does that make any sense? Blogs should contain value-add, relevant content, with minimal hype or sales talk. Blogs enable even the smallest of entrepreneurs to present themselves as experts in their field.<\/p>\n<p>Prospects have proven over and over that they prefer to buy from individuals, businesses and organizations that they know, like and trust. If you\u2019re perceived as an expert in your field, that speaks volumes to trust.<\/p>\n<p>Blogs also open a channel of communication whereby prospects and clients can discuss and pose queries of your content. Responding to their queries is vitally important as it shows an interest in their concerns and observations. In turn, this can lead to a following of sorts where your audience begins to know who you are and where you\u2019re coming from, and that speaks volumes to know and like.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Content\"><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/content-is-king-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"content-is-king\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/content-is-king-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/content-is-king-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/content-is-king-148x148.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/content-is-king-296x296.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/content-is-king-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/content-is-king-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/content-is-king.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong>Content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>First and foremost, content must be readable. If you write marketing material in long, unbroken blocks of text, 99.9% of your prospects will either fall asleep halfway through your presentation or move on to your competition. And color contrast is HUGE!! Who designs marketing materials with blue text on a purple background?!! Or uses 13 different fonts and point sizes on the same page?<\/p>\n<p>There have been lengthy threads started on a number of web hosting forums devoted to this topic alone. If the content of your website, blog or marketing materials is perceived as less than professional, this will adversely affect sales. This includes grammatical errors, less than appealing color combinations or color contrast, or simply the flow of your content.<\/p>\n<p>Break up those long paragraphs into shorter, easier to read content. Use bullet points to draw attention and add graphics for eye appeal. It\u2019s amazing how quickly you can pick up on sites that were designed in the 90\u2019s, because so many of them used animated gifs and bizarre colors.<\/p>\n<p>Your website or blog is the face of your business online. Lack of attention to either of them can be perceived as a lack of attention (by extension) to your business operations. First impressions do matter. In fact, I recently visited a local adult-assisted living facility where the receptionist had a plaque that read, \u201cDirector of First Impressions.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clarity\"><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/confused-prospect-300x227.png\" alt=\"confused-prospect\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/confused-prospect-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/confused-prospect-512x387.png 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/confused-prospect.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong>Clarity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I think clarity varies by whatever marketing vehicle you pursue, but there should be a common thread that transcends your effort, rather it\u2019s in terms of ROI, branding or whatever. Marketing campaigns should be a blend of persuasion, advertising, marketing, writing and knowledge in a manner that CALLS (your prospect) TO ACTION.<\/p>\n<p>A confused prospect never buys, so it\u2019s important to be focused in your presentations. If you want your prospect to lease a VPS, don\u2019t divert your presentation to hot, warm and cold disaster recovery solutions. 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We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>\u00a0all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>\u00a0and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. 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