[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"cms-page:\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-impact-of-digital-maturity-on-your-marketing-performance":3},{"date":4,"date_gmt":4,"content":5,"sticky":7,"format":8,"categories":9,"collections":11,"coauthors":12,"class_list":14,"acf":23,"head_links":388,"breadcrumbs":389,"reading_minutes":166,"category":397,"head":399},"2023-04-19T11:15:37",{"rendered":6},"\n\u003Cp>Digital transformation has been a buzzword in the business world for some time now and with very good reason. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital transformation refers to the process of integrating digital technology into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing (and improving) how it operates and delivers value to customers. Here, we’ll explore how digital maturity impacts marketing performance, specifically in the realm of digital marketing and advertising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-of-contents\">\u003Cul>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#understanding-the-importance-of-digital-maturity-in-marketing\">Understanding the importance of digital maturity in marketing\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#the-positive-impact-of-digital-maturity-on-marketing-performance\">The positive impact of digital maturity on marketing performance\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#a-more-comprehensive-understanding-of-your-target-audience\">A more comprehensive understanding of your target audience\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#reaching-your-target-audience-through-more-varied-channels\">Reaching your target audience through more varied channels\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#measure-the-effectiveness-of-your-marketing-efforts-in-real-time\">Measure the effectiveness of your marketing efforts in real-time\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#act-faster-on-better-data\">Act faster on better data\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#a-deeper-understanding\">A deeper understanding\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"understanding-the-importance-of-digital-maturity-in-marketing\">\u003Cstrong>Understanding the importance of digital maturity in marketing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As businesses increasingly adopt digital technology, the expectations of consumers have also shifted, in many cases with consumer expectations advancing at a higher rate than many businesses can keep up with. Digital consumers want personalised, relevant content delivered to them on their preferred devices, at the right time and in the right format. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Traditional marketing approaches that rely on mass communication or linear broadcast advertising still have their place in a marketing mix, however, when considered alongside performance marketing, they’re no longer as effective as they once were in a silo. To succeed in today’s digital age, businesses must embrace digital advertising as a key part of their overall marketing strategy, and the only way to do this correctly, time and time again, and at scale, is through reliance on technology. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-positive-impact-of-digital-maturity-on-marketing-performance\">\u003Cstrong>The positive impact of digital maturity on marketing performance\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The positive impact of digital maturity on marketing performance can be seen in a number of ways:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-more-comprehensive-understanding-of-your-target-audience\">A more comprehensive understanding of your target audience\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Businesses with high levels of digital maturity tend to have a more comprehensive understanding of their target audience. This is because they have access to vast amounts of data on consumer behaviour and preferences, which can be used to inform marketing and advertising efforts. Such data often is a blend of first and third-party data, collected from website and app activity, customer surveys, service and returns teams, and internal data analyses, combined with purchased audience data from advertiser platforms and a variety of third-party insights. Digital maturity as presented through data capabilities and teams, or agency relationships, will allow your business to collect, analyse, and leverage data to create personalised marketing campaigns that resonate with your target audience. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.impression.co.uk\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Fdigital-maturity-connected-channels-image.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&q=90\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22694\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reaching-your-target-audience-through-more-varied-channels\">Reaching your target audience through more varied channels\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital maturity enables businesses to reach their target audience through a variety of channels. In addition to traditional marketing channels, digital marketing offers a wide range of channels. Not only does digital offer the channels you’re more commonly aware of, such as social media, email, search engines, and mobile apps, but there’s also a growing list of surfaces in which you can target your media on, most of which are bought ‘programmatically’ – such as DOOH (‘Digital Out Of Home’) advertising like on billboards and bus stops, and ‘takeovers’ or ‘mastheads’ where full website ad wrappers can be applied based on either user or website contextual targeting. By leveraging these channels, businesses can reach their target audience where they are most likely to engage with their content. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"measure-the-effectiveness-of-your-marketing-efforts-in-real-time\">Measure the effectiveness of your marketing efforts in real-time\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Real-time marketing measurement is also a huge benefit to digitally mature organisations. In these businesses, data pipelines exist between data sources, giving real-time feedback on company performance. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Of course, digital advertising platforms themselves operate in near real-time, but connecting this with \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fmedia-solutions\u002Fcrm-agency\u002F\">CRM\u003C\u002Fa> systems, marketing automation platforms, information on live stock levels and other internal information adds more \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fbenefits-of-using-crm-data-for-google-ads\u002F\">context to the basic campaign analytics\u003C\u002Fa>. This real-time information allows businesses to quickly identify which marketing efforts are working and which are not, and make adjustments accordingly. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.impression.co.uk\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Fdigital-maturity-act-fast-image.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&q=90\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22696\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"act-faster-on-better-data\">Act faster on better data\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Whilst it’s long been true that \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fprogrammatic-advertising-explained\u002F\">programmatic media\u003C\u002Fa> (including PPC and Paid Social Ads) allows marketers to be more responsive to performance feedback than linear TV or more traditional advertising metrics, businesses which are more digitally mature typically also have access to better data in the same timeframe. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By better data, what we mean is that the insights derived from it can lead to higher marketing effectiveness. For example, by combining performance data with customer and\u002For sales data, businesses can take a longer-term view of the impacts of their performance marketing. This allows campaigns to be optimised and purchased based on metrics such as Customer Lifetime Value, rather than in-platform ROI\u002FROAS. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-deeper-understanding\">A deeper understanding\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Not many companies approach all digital decisions as if they were optional, but in actual fact, all channel activations, media purchases or website or creative changes are. A culture of testing changes is imperative if you want to get better insight into ‘what works’ online. Digitally mature businesses understand this (and more importantly so do their executives!) In terms of effectiveness, reporting on test results is more important than the tests themselves, as, without reflection and potential change, the effort invested into a testing programme may never pay dividends. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital transformation is essential for businesses looking to succeed in today’s digital age. Digital maturity has a significant impact on marketing performance, allowing businesses to create personalised marketing campaigns, reach their target audience through a variety of channels, test and measure the effectiveness of their marketing efforts in real time, and be more agile and responsive due to the quality of their data. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By embracing digital marketing and advertising as a key part of their \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fdigital-marketing\u002Fstrategy\u002Fdigital-marketing-audit\u002F\">overall marketing strategy\u003C\u002Fa>, businesses can stay ahead of the curve and meet the evolving expectations of digital consumers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We help our clients with \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fdigital-marketing\u002Fin-housing-support\u002F\">digital maturity consultancy\u003C\u002Fa> and related data and advertising services. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fget-in-touch\u002F\">Get in touch\u003C\u002Fa> if you think you could benefit from this approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,"standard",[10],39,[],[13],108,[15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22],"post-22687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital-marketing",{"page_content_modules":24,"hero":201},[25,154],{"acf_fc_layout":26,"reduced":27,"top_overlap":-1,"bottom_underlap":-1,"disable_observer":27,"title":28,"content":6,"authors":29},"blog_post_content",true,"The impact of digital maturity on your marketing performance",[30],{"id":31,"path":32,"display_name":33,"job_title":34,"description":35,"avatar_url":36,"acf":37},1,"\u002Fabout\u002Four-team\u002Faaron-dicks\u002F","Aaron Dicks","Chief Technology Officer","Chief Technology Officer of Impression. Previously a developer and SEO, I now oversee our technology- and data-driven services, as well as some of our innovation and software development. Technical problem solver.","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.impression.co.uk\u002F2023\u002F10\u002FAaron-Dicks2.png?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=jpg&h=150&q=80&w=150&bg=CFE6F9",{"job_title":34,"full_bio":38,"specialist_service_links":39,"photo":98},"\u003Cp>Chief Technology Officer. Co-founded Impression in 2012.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m a self-taught web developer who stumbled into digital marketing through a part time job at University. I went on to work with a number of digital agencies when I was in an in-house marketing manager role which led me to identify an opportunity to start Impression to offer a better service and product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been here from day one, I’ve held many roles at Impression, but have since settled back into a technology role. 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