Internet marketing and social media in publishing business

Abstract

The development of information technology, the rapid growth of e-commerce have become the basis for the emergence of a new direction in the modern concept of interaction marketing - Internet marketing. The role of Internet technologies in the commercial and marketing activities of a modern enterprise is analyzed in the article. The advantages of using Internet marketing and marketing in social media as tools of the enterprise marketing communications are substantiated. The market of Internet marketing is changing rapidly, although 10 years ago almost no one heard about this area, and some entrepreneurs still prefer ads in newspapers rather than contextual advertising. Like any other, the publishing business needs to adapt to market demands, or will have to exit the market due to lack of competitiveness. The peculiarity of the use of Internet marketing tools in publishing is only that companies do not have enough funds and are forced to look for and use inexpensive or even free tools of marketing communications in the Internet. That is why SMM as one of such tools deserves special attention. Our task was to analyze the tools of product promotion of publishing companies. The research presents the most effective promotion tools that will turn a book into a bestseller. The main benefits of SMM for publishers are also analyzed. Social media marketing includes many methods of work: building brand communities (creating company offices in social media), working with the blogosphere, reputation management, personal branding and non-standard SMM-promotion. All these methods were deeply analyzed in the article. The key directions of SMM development and how they will affect publishers based on the analysis of the main trends of SMM and content marketing in 2021 are given.