{"id":4908,"date":"2009-08-26T09:08:15","date_gmt":"2009-08-26T09:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/?p=4908"},"modified":"2009-08-26T09:08:15","modified_gmt":"2009-08-26T09:08:15","slug":"aida-and-digital-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/aida-and-digital-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"AIDA and digital marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> The AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire and Action) principle has been around in some shape or form since the late 19th century and is used to describe the decision making process we go through when purchasing an item.\u00a0 Whilst it has since been agreed that using four broad categories over simplifies the processes taking place, it still remains a helpful method for marketers to make sure they are covering all the bases.<\/p>\n<p>The diagram below shows how a wide reaching digital marketing strategy helps to catch consumers at each stage of the process. 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