agent roi group: email + social = better business outcomes
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Agent ROI Group: Email + Social = Better Business Outcomes While social media is growing rapidly as a popular marketing method, email continues to be very relevant for communication. In her presentation, “Digital Chocolate + Electronic Peanut Butter: How Social Media and Email Complement Each Other for Better Marketing Outcomes,” Sara Meaney talks about how social media and email marketing work in tandem making them more powerful than either method would be alone. This presentation, from The Agent ROI Digital Marketing Tour, discusses the ways companies can optimize their mix of electronic marketing strategies to get the most out of their time and investment. 4 major trends are highlighted - The growth of mobile - Gamification - Location based marketing - The social inbox Plus, 8 key takeaways to put into place immediatelyTRANSCRIPT
DIGITAL CHOCOLATE + PEANUT BUTTER
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HANSONDODGECREATIVE
DIGITAL CHOCOLATE + PEANUT BUTTERBetter Marketing Outcomes with Social Media + Email Together
Sara MeaneyPartner, VP Social Media and Public Relations
Overview
Quick intro
Social / Digital landscape
Best practices
Implementation
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Social / Digital landscape
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WHO USES SOCIAL MEDIA?
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Who uses social media?
• 79% of adult Americans use the internet.
• 47% of of all adults have at least one social media account (doubled since 2008).
- 92% use Facebook.
- 18% use LinkedIn.
- 13% use Twitter.
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Pew Internet & American Life Project
Who uses social media?
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Pew Internet & American Life Project
Text messaging
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~5 billion texts sent per day in the U.S.
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Email dominant channel
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168 million emails sent per minute in the U.S.
Trends in email and social integration
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• Growth of mobile.• Gamification.• Location-based marketing.• The social in-box.
Mobile growth outpacing all PCs
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…even more quickly than predicted
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SMARTPHONES
ALL PCs
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
4Q'094Q'10
Source: International Data Corp. Feb. 2011
Mobile email
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Source: Pew Research Center Apr. 2011
Gamification
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• Earn rewards.
• Incentives for action.
• Loyalty beyond the inbox.
Location-based marketing
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Shift in Internet time
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The social inbox
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A recent study evaluated 500 million emails…
30% higher CTR with Facebook and Twitter
sharing buttons.
The social inbox
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But wait, there’s more…
55% higher CTR with at least 3
different sharing options.
The social inbox
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The social inbox
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The punchline…
Only 11.2%of those 500 million emails
actually offer 3 or more sharing options.
The social inbox
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Best practices
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• Design for mobile.
• Call to action is key.
• Design for user consumption.
• Listen. Pay attention.
It’s a mobile world, afterall
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Email in a mobile world
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1. Design for mobile email consumption.
2. Design for small screens.
3. Design for touch screens.
4. Test on multiple devices.
Mobile consumption
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1. Design for mobile email consumption.
• Use MIME Multipart Format (send as both HTML and plain text).
• Subject lines 15 or fewer characters.
• Use pre-header text opportunity: link to mobile-friendly version.
Small screens
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2. Design for small mobile screens.• Use images wisely.• Simple, stacked layouts.• Code between 480 and 600 pixels.
Fat fingers
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Touch screens
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3. Design for touch screens.• Fat fingers.
- Apple recommends coding all links and buttons to a target area of at least 44 x 44 pixels.
• Use images wisely.
Device agnostic
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Device agnostic
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4. Test on multiple devices.• Various operating systems.• Various manufacturers.• Various models.• Test frequently – evolution is constant.
Convert to action: Call to action is key
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10,000 tweets analyzedSource: Copyblogger.com
Call to action is key
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Call to action is key
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When all else fails, just be pathetic.
Be specific
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• “Learn more about ProductX.”• “Read more about Topic.”• “Sign up for news / updates.”• “Tell your friends”• Like us on Facebook for:
- Friend-only prizes and deals.- Funny stuff.- The inside scoop not found elsewhere.
Design for consumption
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• Far left column is key.
• First 2-3 words.
• Images catch attention.
• 51 seconds on average.
• Only 19% is actually read.
Source: Nielsen-Norman Group42 participants112 newsletters tested
Pay attention
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Not everyone digs email contact
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• Sub-segment your lists with those who subscribe to both email and social (where possible).
• Adjust your email campaigns accordingly.
Implementation
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Complementary touch-points
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They feed one another
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trafficcontent
They feed one another
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They feed one another
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Use email to drive social
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Use social to drive email
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Key takeaways to do immediately
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• Incorporate social sharing in all emails – 3 or more!
• Enable newsletter signup everywhere – especially on social channels.
• Track all “share to social” links in your emails as part of your CTR analysis.
• Repurpose your content across all channels – but optimize for each channel.
Key takeaways to do immediately
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• Design and build for mobile consumption.
• Incorporate gamification concepts into your email /social programs.
• Localize your efforts to drive offline actions.
• Connect the dots across all touchpoints / channels.
Email and social media:Consume together for best results.
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QUESTIONS?
THANK YOUSara [email protected]@sarameaneywww.hansondodge.com