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🎯 Digital Marketing — General Questions

Q1 What is Digital Marketing? How is it different from Traditional Marketing? ▼

Digital Marketing is the promotion of products or services using digital channels — search engines, social media, email, websites, and mobile apps.

Unlike traditional marketing (TV, print, radio), digital marketing allows real-time targeting, measurable results, and lower costs.

Key difference: Traditional marketing is one-way communication; digital marketing is two-way and interactive. You can target specific demographics, track every rupee spent, and optimise campaigns in real time.

Q2 What is SEO and why is it important for a business? ▼

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the process of optimising a website to rank higher on search engine result pages (SERPs) organically — without paying for ads.

It's important because 70% of users click on organic results rather than paid ads. Good SEO means sustainable traffic, brand authority, and lower customer acquisition cost over time.

Unlike paid ads, SEO traffic continues even when you stop spending — making it one of the highest ROI channels in digital marketing.

Q3 What is the difference between On-Page SEO and Off-Page SEO? ▼

On-Page SEO refers to optimisations done directly on your website — title tags, meta descriptions, header tags (H1–H6), keyword placement, content quality, internal linking, page speed, and mobile-friendliness.

Off-Page SEO refers to activities outside your website that build domain authority — backlink building, guest posting, social signals, brand mentions, and Google My Business optimisation.

Both work together: On-page makes your site relevant; off-page makes it authoritative.

Q4 What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)? ▼

GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) is the process of optimising content to appear as a cited source in AI-generated answers — such as Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other LLM-based search tools.

As AI answers are replacing traditional search results, GEO is now a critical skill for digital marketers in 2026.

It involves structured content, clear E-E-A-T signals, authoritative sourcing, and answering questions the way AI models would cite them — concisely, factually, and in context.

Q5 What are KPIs in Digital Marketing? Give examples. ▼

KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are measurable metrics used to evaluate campaign success against business goals.

Examples by channel:

• SEO: Organic traffic, keyword rankings, bounce rate, DA/PA
• Google Ads: CTR, CPC, ROAS, conversion rate, Quality Score
• Social Media: Reach, engagement rate, follower growth, shares
• Email: Open rate, click-through rate, unsubscribe rate
• Overall: CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost), CLV (Customer Lifetime Value), ROI

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