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A complete learning guide for Inbound Marketing packed with hand picked resources for online marketing and generating leads via reputation building

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10-WEEK MBA IN INBOUND MARKETING

BY PROPHET NINE

CurriculumWeek 1 - Getting the Basics Right - What is Inbound, Getting Started with tools and platform

Week 2 - Methodology & Fundamentals - Buyer Personas, Campaigns

Week 3 - Building Your Marketing Engine - Fundamentals of Content

Week 4 - Building Your Marketing Engine - Blogging

Week 5 - Connecting with your customers - Social media, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

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Week 6 - Making Offers - Landing Pages

Week 7 - Making Offers - Calls to Action

Week 8 - Attracting Leads - Web Optimization, SEO and Ads

Week 9 - Nurturing Leads - Email Marketing

Week 10 - Delighting Your Clients - Customer Service, Analytics and Metrics

PROPHETNINEWEEK 1

GETTING THE BASICS RIGHTWHAT IS INBOUND, GETTING STARTED WITH TOOLS

WEEK 1: WHAT IS INBOUND MARKETING?

Inbound Marketing is about creating the right content for the right buyer personas according to their buying journey and attracting them to the website and register them as leads.

Video(s): 1. https://www.dropbox.com/s/pfq62wju5mse3ew/The%20Marketing%20Fundamentals.mov?dl=0!2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49Fo3k8jfqI!!Blog Entries: 1. http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/inbound-marketing-glossary-list!!Webinar: 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/the-buyers-journey-webinars/

Study following materials:

WEEK 1: GETTING STARTED WITH HUBSPOT

HubSpot is one of the leading Inbound Marketing platforms. It is a central repository for all Marketing Collaterals. It acts as a one point push into Digital Streams such as Twitter and Facebook and allows total brand control as a central access point. It also manages web content and all the leads & contacts.

Video(s): 1.http://academy.hubspot.com/prospects-videos-training/!2.http://academy.hubspot.com/contacts-video-training/!3.http://academy.hubspot.com/lists-video-training/!4.http://academy.hubspot.com/HubSpot-Strategy-and-Planning-Class/!5.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWoEj5WVNZM!!Blog Entries: 1.http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/how-to-use-prospects!2.http://help.hubspot.com/articles/KCS_Article/How-can-I-hide-individual-prospects!3.http://help.hubspot.com/articles/KCS_Article/Why-are-my-Prospects-showing-up-as-having-visited-from-one-location-but-I-

know-they-are-from-some-place-else!4.http://help.hubspot.com/articles/KCS_Article/What-is-the-date-range-for-the-data-in-Prospects!5.http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33083/27-Ways-to-Slice-Dice-Your-Email-List-for-Better-Segmentation.aspx!6.http://knowledge.hubspot.com/contacts-user-guide/how-to-create-a-smart-list!7.http://knowledge.hubspot.com/how-to-export-a-list-of-contacts!8.http://knowledge.hubspot.com/getting-started-with-hubspot/how-to-import-a-list-of-leads-into-your-account!9.http://knowledge.hubspot.com/getting-started-with-hubspot/how-to-create-contact-properties-in-your-account!!

Study following materials:

PROPHETNINEWEEK 2

METHODOLOGY & FUNDAMENTALSBUYER PERSONAS, CAMPAIGNS

WEEK 2: INBOUND METHODOLOGY

Inbound Methodology teaches how basic principles and fundamentals of Inbound Marketing can be integrated into sales strategy and tactics of any company.

Videos: 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/coaching-sales-series/!!Blog Entries: 1. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/contacts-user-guide/how-to-use-the-contact-profiles-for-lead-intelligence!2. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/getting-started-with-hubspot/how-to-import-a-list-of-leads-into-your-account!3. http://blog.hubspot.com/customers/bid/171369/creating-a-sales-process-for-your-inbound-leads-150-is-a-magic-

number!4. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33544/7-Questions-Marketers-Should-Be-Asking-Their-Sales-Reps.aspx!5. http://www.thesaleslion.com/assignment-selling-the-essential-sales-technique-of-the-information-age/!6. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/172099/The-Consultative-Sales-Process-6-Principles!!Book: 1. http://blog.hubspot.com/customers/bid/171369/creating-a-sales-process-for-your-inbound-leads-150-is-a-magic-

number

Study following materials:

WEEK 2: BUYER PERSONAS

Buyer Personas represent your target market. They help us tailor our message, and segment our potential customers so we can reach them more effectively. Ultimately Buyer Personas are the profiles based around different key characteristics of your customers.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/buyer-personas-videos-training?Preview=true!!Blogs: 1. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/30907/9-Questions-You-Need-to-Ask-When-Developing-Buyer-Personas.aspx!2. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33526/11-Savvy-Ways-to-Use-Buyer-Personas-to-Strengthen-Your-Marketing.aspx!3. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/30907/9-Questions-You-Need-to-Ask-When-Developing-Buyer-Personas.aspx!4. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109273/3-Keys-to-Creating-Marketing-Personas-That-Live-and-Breathe!!Checklist: 1. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/137828/file-527172300-pdf/product%20classes/buyer%20personas/Persona_Profile_Checklist.pdf!!Development Worksheet 1. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/137828/file-1136612721-pdf/Buyer_Persona_Development_Worksheet.pdf!!Template: 1. http://offers.hubspot.com/thank-you/free-template-creating-buyer-personas?

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Tutorials: 1. http://offers.hubspot.com/thank-you/free-template-creating-buyer-personas?

__hstc=20629287.93a49a2682457516ab8799abfd5e59a9.1397673268602.1400612313502.1400680344590.36&__hssc=20629287.2.1400680344590&__hsfp=620465263http://knowledge.hubspot.com/contacts-user-guide/how-to-track-personas-in-contacts!

2. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/contacts-user-guide/how-to-use-the-contact-profiles-for-lead-intelligence

Study following materials:

WEEK 2: CAMPAIGNS

To achieve your marketing goals, you need to create different kinds of content and align them all around the same message. Campaigns can help organize all of your separate pieces of marketing content and tie them back to your common goal.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/campaigns-videos-training/!!Blog Entries: 1. http://blog.hubspot.com/customers/how-to-use-new-campaigns-app!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/Portals/137828/docs/HubSpot%20Buyer's%20Journey.pdf!3. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109519/Understanding-Seasonality-to-Plan-Your-Inbound-Marketing-Strategies!!Tool Pack: 1.http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/53/file-443711475-zip/Inbound_Marketing_Campaign_In_a_Box-3.zip !!Webinar: 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/the-buyers-journey-webinars/!!Tutorials: 1. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/getting-started-with-hubspot/how-to-create-a-campaign-in-hubspot!2. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/getting-started-with-hubspot/how-to-analyze-a-campaign-in-hubspot!3. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109504/5-Ways-to-Use-HubSpot-s-File-Uploader-Concept-of-the-Week!4. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109669/How-to-Upload-Files-in-HubSpot!!!

Study following materials:

PROPHETNINEWEEK 3

BUILDING YOUR MARKETING ENGINEFUNDAMENTALS OF CONTENT

WEEK 3: FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTENT

Content is the fuel in your inbound marketing engine. Unless you have something meaningful to offer to your prospective buyer, you will not have a solid ground to engage with them and that’s why in the Game of Inbound Marketing, Content is the King. It can range from videos, webinars, emails, to eBooks, white papers, presentations, info-graphics, and all other marketing collateral that you may produce.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/content-creation-videos-training/!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/creating-irresistible-content-series/!!Blog Entries: 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/Portals/137828/docs/13%20ways%20to%20create%20new%20content%20offers.pdf!2. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33533/A-Simple-Guide-to-Creating-Lovable-Marketing-Offers-LoveMarketing.aspx!3. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109623/12-Ways-to-Evergreen-Your-Content!!!Editorial Calendar: 1. http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F137828%2Ffile-390262748-xlsx%2Fproduct%2520classes%2FContent_Creation_Class_resources

%2FBlog-Editorial-Calendar-Template_(2).xlsx&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGu5RJtKUJh39Bv26dePHKsIOKopw!!Work sheet: 1. http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F137828%2Ffile-395328670-pdf%2Fproduct%2520classes%2FContent_Creation_Class_resources

%2FMapping_content_to_your_personas_and_the_buyers_journey.pdf&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFYJMInxNkY4Gn1IfAbY5KsYMuJqA!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/Portals/137828/docs/buying_process_worksheet.xlsx!!Template Library: 1. http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F137828%2Ffile-394323740-zip%2Fproduct%2520classes%2FContent_Creation_Class_resources

%2Flibrary-of-content-creation-templates.zip&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFcJ5XNvxCBfuSIpg3b5tvo6Q3wHA!!Checklist: 1. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/137828/file-799282870-pdf/HubSpot_Concepting_worksheet_editable.pdf?t=1405616634858!!Tutorials: 1. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/blog-user-guide?utm_campaign=UserGuides&utm_medium=Homepage&utm_source=Knowledge!2. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-use-the-HubSpot-CMS-Content-Management-System!!!!!!

Study following materials:

PROPHETNINEWEEK 4

BUILDING YOUR MARKETING ENGINEBLOGGING

WEEK 4: BLOGGING

Blogging is an essential component of content creation, and right blogging can increase domain authority and generate leads.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/blogging-videos-training/!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/blogging-series-2014!!Blog Entries: 1. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/53/file-682846207-pdf/Academy_Inbound_Plan_for_Basics/BLOGGING_ONE-PAGER.pdf!2. http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/100-tips-tricks-professional-bloggers-use-list!3. http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/guide-to-updating-republishing-blogging-content-ht!4. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/how-to-use-blog!5. http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/quality-content-debate-buzzfeed-hbr-fea!6. http://academy.hubspot.com/examples/customer-examples/?Tag=Blogs!7. http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/blogging-best-practices-list!8. http://www.slideshare.net/HubSpot/getting-past-writers-block!9. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33615/17-Brilliant-Sources-of-Content-Hiding-Right-Under-Your-Nose.aspx!10.http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33660/8-Reasons-Even-YOU-Can-Be-a-Kick-Butt-Business-Blogger.aspx!11.http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/29344/7-Content-Angles-to-Unhitch-You-From-a-Blogging-Rut.aspx!12.http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33510/12-Things-You-Should-Be-Using-Your-Blog-For-Besides-Blogging.aspx!13.http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34160/How-to-Identify-Content-Topics-That-Hit-Home-With-Your-Readers.aspx\!14.http://knowledge.hubspot.com/keyword-user-guide/understanding-keywords!15.http://blog.hubspot.com/customers/bid/112337/20-ideas-on-brainstorming-new-blog-content!16.http://academy.hubspot.com/Portals/137828/docs/5-step-guest-blogging-guide.pdf!17.http://learning.hubspot.com/Portals/137828/docs/7-steps-to-promoting-your-blog.pdf!18.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109655/How-to-Come-Up-with-a-Year-s-Worth-of-New-Content-in-20-Minutes-or-Less!19.http://learning.hubspot.com/blog/bid/118609/How-to-get-other-people-in-your-company-to-blog-for-you!20.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109663/3-Ways-to-Encourage-Sales-Reps-to-Blog!21.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109680/How-To-Blog-If-You-Don-t-Have-the-Time!22.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109661/5-Ways-to-Promote-Your-New-Blog-Content!23.http://blog.hubspot.com/customers/bid/109667/the-7-steps-of-new-blog-promotion!24.http://blog.hubspot.com/customers/bid/109548/how-to-write-blog-articles-that-generate-inbound-links!25.http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f13+Ways+to+Create+New+Content+Offers.pdf !!Worksheet: 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/blogging-videos-training/!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/Portals/137828/docs/seo_panel_customer_worksheet.docx!3. http://academy.hubspot.com/Portals/137828/docs/the-buyers-journey/hubspot.content%20matrix.pptx!4. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2fblogging-report-card.xlsx!5. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2fblogging-with-your-keywords-worksheet.xls!!Tools: 1. http://www.hubspot.com/blog-topic-generator!2. http://tweakyourbiz.com/tools/title-generator/index.php/!!Tutorial: 1. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/blog-user-guide!!!!

Study following materials:

PROPHETNINEWEEK 5

CONNECTING WITH YOUR CUSTOMERSSOCIAL MEDIA, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKEDIN

WEEK 5: SOCIAL MEDIA

Social media generates leads because there are millions of people who use social media everyday and some of them can be your potential customers if you connect with in a meaningful way.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/social-media-series/!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/social-media-publishing-videos-training!3. http://academy.hubspot.com/social-monitoring-videos-training/!!Blog Entries: 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109556/Why-Your-Blog-Needs-to-be-Social-The-Power-of-Social-Proof!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109493/How-To-Optimize-Your-Social-Media-Monitoring-in-HubSpot!3. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109527/4-Reasons-to-Give-Employees-Access-to-Social-Media!4. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-set-up-your-social-media-tool!5. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/How_To_Doc/social-media-publishing-app!6. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/How_To_Doc/use-social-inbox!7. http://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-social-signals-enhance-online-authority-eric-enge-pubcon/75547/!8. http://www.location3.com/social-media-implications-of-2013-seo-ranking-factors-report/!9. http://offers.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-231225517-pdf/offers/how-sales-can-use-social-media-to-close-more-deals-1.pdf!10.http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/ridiculous-arguments-against-social-media-list!11.http://knowledge.hubspot.com/social-media-user-guide/how-to-install-the-chrome-plugin-for-hubspot-social-media!12.http://cdn1.hubspot.com/hub/53/The_Internet_Marketing_Written_Style_Guide_Sept_2012.pdf!!Worksheet: 1. http://cdn1.hubspot.com/hub/53/Social_Media_Publishing_Schedule_Template.xls!!Template: 1. http://offers.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-259963544-pptx/17-customizable-templates-for-creating-shareable-graphics-on-social-media.pptx?

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Books: 1. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/53/file-369304189-doc/social-prospecting-workbook-how-to-use-social-media-to-find-new-leads__MH_revised_copy.doc?

t=1409091868466&__hstc=20629287.88a549be119fd1e3ec29e89886f9aa87.1403742483986.1406373944466.1406376843858.6&__hssc=20629287.107.1409097356723&__hsfp=3725606429!

2. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/53/file-46294023-zip/offers/The-Social-Part-of-Social-Media-A-Love-Story.zip!!Tutorials: 1. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/social-media-user-guide/how-to-analyze-your-social-media-messages-with-hubspot!2. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/social-media-user-guide/how-to-export-details-from-your-social-media-accounts!3. http://blog.hubspot.com/customers/follow-tweet-with-email!4. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/how-to-use-social-media-publishing-tool!5. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/social-media-user-guide/how-to-promote-your-content-with-the-social-media-tool!6. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/social-media-user-guide/how-to-upload-social-media-messages-in-bulk-for-scheduled-publishing!7. http://blog.hubspot.com/customers/bid/182612/the-ultimate-guide-to-mastering-social-inbox!8. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/social-media-user-guide/how-to-upload-social-media-messages-in-bulk-for-scheduled-publishing!9. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/social-media-user-guide/how-to-create-a-custom-social-media-publishing-schedule-in-hubspot!10.http://blog.hubspot.com/customers/bid/182612/the-ultimate-guide-to-mastering-social-inbox!!!!

Study following materials:

WEEK 5: FACEBOOK

Facebook as a social channel can be effective in connecting with your prospective customers and share your company culture. Facebook’s page insights are useful when determining the reach of your content and how each post is performing.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/facebook-marketing-series/?

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!Blog Entries: 1. http://cdn1.hubspot.com/hub/53/How-the-new-Facebooks-News-feed-Changes-your-content-strategy.pdf!2. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/31633/The-Complete-Guide-to-Setting-Up-the-New-Facebook-Page-

Design.aspx!3. http://www.hubspot.com/portals/53/offers/facebook-in-10-days/ebook.html#!4. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34077/Evaluate-Your-Facebook-Page-With-This-Simple-Checklist-

INFOGRAPHIC.aspx#ixzz2Nwdj6RqV!5. http://danzarrella.com/infographic-how-to-get-more-likes-comments-and-shares-on-facebook.html!6. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/53/file-66196909-pdf/offers/how-to-generate-leads-using-facebook-intermediate.pdf!7. http://learning.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109461/!!

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WEEK 5: TWITTER

Twitter as a social channel is useful in finding new audience who haven’t connected with your brand yet and can also used to increase readership for your blog.

Blog Entries: 1. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/32801/6-Data-Backed-Tips-for-Getting-More-Retweets-

Research.aspx!2. https://business.twitter.com/build-your-community

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WEEK 5: LINKEDIN

LinkedIn as a social channel can serve as a platform to connect with professionals looking for B2B solutions and such. The new article writing feature on LinkedIn is an effective way to establish yourself as a thought leader.

Blog Entries: 1.http://cdn1.hubspot.com/hub/53/Intro_LinkedIn_Company_Pages_Single_Page-Final-01.pdf!2.http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/32875/How-to-Use-LinkedIn-Emails-to-Generate-Loads-of-Leads.aspx!3.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/168614/How-to-Generate-Leads-Using-LinkedIn-Groups-Customer-Story!4.http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/53/blog/docs/ebooks/learning_linkedin_from_the_experts_2012_april.pdf!5.http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34069/A-Simple-Guide-to-Setting-Up-Your-First-LinkedIn-Ad-

Campaign.aspx

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PROPHETNINEWEEK 6

MAKING OFFERSLANDING PAGES

WEEK 6: LANDING PAGES

Landing Pages effectively deliver your marketing offers and at the same time gather lead intelligence through an equal exchange of information with your customers.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/landing-pages-videos-training/!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/website-transformation-series/!3. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/landing-page-webinar-series/?__hstc=87532040.9775363444a07aae5a4702203a2fe76a.

1340314840343.1364567303476.1381850946761.239&__hssc=87532040.2.1381853027902!!Blog Entries: 1. http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/remarkable-about-us-page-examples!2. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33907/How-to-Talk-About-Pricing-Without-Scaring-People-Off.aspx!3. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/53/file-679042638-pdf/Academy_Inbound_Plan_for_Basics/LANDING_PAGE_ONE-PAGER.pdf!4. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/137828/file-321043953-pdf/Ebooks/8_World_Class_Landing_Pages_With_50_Conversion.pdf!5. http://academy.hubspot.com/content-creation-videos-training/!6. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/landing-page-user-guide/how-to-create-a-landing-page!7. http://academy.hubspot.com/examples/customer-examples/?Tag=Landing+Pages!8. http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/7-landing-page-design-tips!9. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-A-B-test-landing-pages-within-HubSpot-to-increase-success!10.http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/hubspot-enterprise-create-and-test-advanced-landing-pages!11.http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/best-practices-of-A-B-testing-landing-pages!12.http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f10-step-guide-to-landing-page-optimization.pdf!13.http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f10-ways-to-drive-traffic-to-your-landing-pages.pdf!14.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109650/Why-Going-Naked-Makes-Sense-for-Landing-Pages-Data!15.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109514/Why-You-Need-A-Blog-Subscription-Landing-Page!16.http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/free-stock-photos-design-in-powerpoint-ht!17.http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/principles-of-conversion-centered-landing-page-design!18.http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2flanding-page-report-card.xlsx!!Course(s): • http://academy.hubspot.com/attract-inbound-campaign-class-registration/!!Tutorials: 1. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/landing-page-user-guide?utm_campaign=UserGuides&utm_medium=Homepage&utm_source=Knowledge!2. http://bookcovers.creativindie.com/free-online-3d-book-cover-generator/!3. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/How_To_Doc/how-to-use-progressive-profiling!4. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-create-a-landing-page-in-HubSpot!5. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-create-a-Thank-You-page-and-link-it-to-your-landing-page

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PROPHETNINEWEEK 7

MAKING OFFERSCALLS TO ACTION

WEEK 7: CALLS TO ACTION

Action-oriented Call-to-Actions (CTAs) are instrumental in getting visitors to the next stage of buyers journey. Appropriately worded CTA’s should communicate the offer being delivered in few words.!.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/call-to-action-series/?__hstc=87532040.9775363444a07aae5a4702203a2fe76a.

1340314840343.1364567303476.1367352458319.239&__hssc=87532040.25.1367356450691!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/calls-to-action-videos-training/!3. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109634/Calls-to-Action-and-Landing-Pages-Concept-of-the-Week-Video!!Blog Entries: 1. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34005/How-to-Pick-the-Perfect-CTA-for-Every-Blog-Post.aspx!2. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f8-step-guide-to-creating-a-call-to-action.pdf!3. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-A-B-Test-Calls-to-Action-in-HubSpot-to-Increase-Landing-Page-Views!4. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-identify-places-on-your-site-to-use-Calls-to-Action-CTAs!5. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109487/10-Steps-to-Creating-a-Killer-Call-to-Action!6. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109594/How-to-Create-a-Call-to-Action-in-HubSpot-Concept-of-the-Week!7. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/6644/5-Signs-Your-Call-to-Action-Needs-a-Makeover.aspx!8. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109496/5-Locations-You-Must-Add-Your-Calls-to-Action!9. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109472/2-Unique-Ways-to-Use-a-Call-to-Action!10.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109515/Call-to-Action-Placement-Best-Practices!11.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109631/7-Steps-to-Creating-a-Compelling-Call-to-Action-Call-to-Action-Guide!12.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109561/The-Importance-of-Calls-to-Action-on-your-Business-Blog!13.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109672/How-to-Best-Leverage-Your-Blog-s-Images-and-Calls-to-Action!!Tools: 1. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2fcall+to+action+report+card.xlsx!2. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2fcall+to+action+placement+checklist.pdf!!Tutorial: 1. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-create-a-call-to-action-CTA-using-HubSpot!2. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/cta-user-guide

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PROPHETNINEWEEK 8

ATTRACTING LEADSWEB OPTIMIZATION, SEO AND PAID ADS

WEEK 8: WEB OPTIMIZATION (ORGANIC SEARCH / SEO)

Optimization is the act, process or methodology of making something as fully perfect, functional or perfect as possible. A large majority of purchase decisions start with a search engine, so concentrating on getting prominence on organic search results is the primary goal of optimizing your website.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/website-transformation-series/!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/seo-series/!3. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109554/Long-Tail-Keywords-Concept-of-the-Week!!Blog Entries: 1. http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2011/05/more-guidance-on-building-high-quality.html!2. http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/seo-friendly-blog-post-checklist-ht!3. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/32078/9-Ways-to-Increase-Visibility-for-Your-Best-Blog-Content.aspx!4. http://academy.hubspot.com/Portals/137828/docs/HubSpot%20Keyword%20Development%20Worksheet.pdf!5. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-search-engine-optimize-SEO-an-existing-page-on-your-website!6. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-identify-link-building-opportunities!7. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-track-your-organic-traffic-using-the-Sources-Report!8. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f9-step-on-page-search-engine-optimization-guide.pdf!9. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f9-step-guide-to-optimizing-your-homepage.pdf!10. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109668/How-to-use-Meta-Descriptions-Keywords-and-Tags-on-your-Blog!11. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109409/Using-Page-Grader-s-Export-Functionality-to-Audit-Your-Website-s-SEO!12. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109570/How-to-Create-Relationships-to-Build-Links!13. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109548/How-to-Write-Blog-Articles-that-Generate-Inbound-Links!14. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109570/How-to-Create-Relationships-to-Build-Links!15. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109584/How-to-Add-a-Blog-RSS-Feed-to-your-HubSpot-hosted-Website-Page-Concept-of-the-Week!16. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-search-engine-optimize-SEO-an-existing-page-on-your-website!!!Tutorials: 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109584/How-to-Add-a-Blog-RSS-Feed-to-your-HubSpot-hosted-Website-Page-Concept-of-the-Week!2. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/how-to-edit-page-properties!3. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109409/Using-Page-Grader-s-Export-Functionality-to-Audit-Your-Website-s-SEO!!

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WEEK 8: WEB OPTIMIZATION (PAID SEARCH / ADS)

In additions to being found in search results, you can also can gain a lot of leads by optimizing the performance of your advertisements that show up as a result of search queries entered by your prospective customers.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/paid-search-series/!!!Blog Entries: 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/Portals/137828/docs/HubSpot%20Keyword%20Development%20Worksheet.pdf!2. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f8-step-guide-to-content-and-lead-

generation.pdf!3. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-create-an-offer-that-generates-leads!4. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109557/How-to-Set-up-a-Google-Adwords-Account!5. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109552/Campaign-Management-with-Adwords-Editor!6. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109547/How-to-Optimize-an-Adwords-Account!7. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109564/3-Tips-To-Becoming-A-Paid-Search-Superstar!8. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109557/How-to-Set-up-a-Google-Adwords-Account!9. http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/28941/How-to-Design-a-Killer-Keyword-Strategy-for-Paid-Search.aspx!10.http://www.ppchero.com/writing-successful-ppc-ad-copy-building-from-account-structure-beyond/!11.http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34266/Are-You-Like-eBay-How-to-Tell-If-You-re-Wasting-Money-on-

AdWords.aspx!!!Cheat-Sheet: 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109562/Paid-Search-Cheat-Sheet!!!Tutorials: 1. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-create-Tracking-URLs-for-your-marketing-campaigns!2. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/KCS_Article/How-do-I-create-a-Thank-You-page!

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PROPHETNINEWEEK 9

NURTURING LEADSEMAIL MARKETING

WEEK 9: EMAIL MARKETING

One of the best ways to nurture your leads is to keep them engaged and keep the conversation around their problem and your product/service alive.

Turn leads into customers via lead nurturing and segmentation and tailor email messages to buyer’s journey stage. You can also build a community by letting prospects spread the love and increase your reach.

Video(s): 1. http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/email-marketing-series/!2. http://academy.hubspot.com/email-videos-training/!3. https://app.hubspot.com/training/386631/course/2/1005!!Blog Entries: 1. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-segment-your-leads-using-List-Manager!2. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/how-to-use-email-tool!3. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/TUTORIAL-How-to-create-Tracking-URLs-for-your-marketing-campaigns!4. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f9-step-guide-to-email-

marketing.pdf&__hstc=87532040.01e8d604e4b7441883985a47bb22d8c1.1337087961934.1364488867598.1365450421287.241&__hssc=87532040.3.1365538043237!5. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f5-email-marketing-best-

practices.pdf&__hstc=87532040.01e8d604e4b7441883985a47bb22d8c1.1337087961934.1364488867598.1365450421287.241&__hssc=87532040.3.1365538043237!6. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f10-step-guide-to-email-

newsletters.pdf&__hstc=87532040.01e8d604e4b7441883985a47bb22d8c1.1337087961934.1364488867598.1365450421287.241&__hssc=87532040.3.1365538043237!7. http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2femail-marketing-audit-

worksheet.xlsx&__hstc=87532040.01e8d604e4b7441883985a47bb22d8c1.1337087961934.1364488867598.1365450421287.241&__hssc=87532040.3.1365538043237!8. http://academy.hubspot.com/Portals/137828/docs/Email%20Report%20Card.xlsx!9. http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109611/5-Types-of-Emails-You-Need-to-be-Sending!10.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109614/Why-Every-Business-Must-Have-an-Email-Marketing-Strategy!11.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109590/5-Steps-to-Email-Marketing-Success!12.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109618/5-Email-Subject-Line-Best-Practices!13.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109597/Is-it-Okay-to-Use-Free-in-an-Email-Subject-Line!14.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109583/How-to-Use-Data-to-Create-an-Email!15.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109620/3-Strategies-That-Will-Increase-Email-Deliverability!16.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109606/6-Ways-to-Promote-Your-Email-Newsletter!17.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109604/3-Reasons-Why-You-Shouldn-t-Buy-An-Email-List!18.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109521/Why-You-Need-to-Create-a-Seed-List!19.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109600/How-to-Use-Tracking-URLs-for-Email-Marketing!20.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109371/Three-Easy-Fixes-to-Common-Email-Marketing-Mistakes!21.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109488/7-Ways-You-Can-Use-Auto-Response-Emails!22.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109641/3-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Use-Auto-Response-Emails!23.http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/53/file-71167512-pdf/Anatomy-of-a-Five-Star-Email-hubspot-updated.pdf?t=1407259109767&__hstc=20629287.9775363444a07aae5a4702203a2fe76a.

1340314840343.1364567303476.1407259289163.239&__hssc=20629287.2.1407259289163&__hsfp=1079235602!24.http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/53/file-1222959657-pdf/Science_of_Email_2014_FINAL_AS_OF_JULY_12.pdf?t=1407259109767&__hstc=20629287.9775363444a07aae5a4702203a2fe76a.

1340314840343.1364567303476.1407259289163.239&__hssc=20629287.5.1407259289163&__hsfp=1079235602!25.http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/make-emails-more-clickable-list!26.http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/optimize-email-mobile-list!27.http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/53/file-1001312252-zip/How_to_Create_Email_Newsletters_That_Dont_Suck.zip?t=1407863690566&__hstc=20629287.9775363444a07aae5a4702203a2fe76a.

1340314840343.1407766143996.1407864326802.240&__hssc=20629287.4.1407864326802&__hsfp=1079235602!

!Tutorials: 1. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/how-to-set-up-email-app!2. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/KCS_Article/What-does-ineligible-bounce-and-soft-bounce-mean!3. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/KCS_Article/How-can-I-resubscribe-a-customer-who-accidentally-opted-out!4. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/KCS_Article/Where-do-I-edit-my-custom-coded-email-template!5. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/KCS_Article/How-can-I-resubscribe-a-customer-who-accidentally-opted-out!!!

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PROPHETNINEWEEK 10

DELIGHTING YOUR CUSTOMERSCUSTOMER SERVICE, ANALYTICS AND METRICS

WEEK 10: CUSTOMER SERVICE

Customer delight is all about educating your customers, and creating an empowering environment where your sales force and your customers have built trust and communication channels that establishes your brand as an authentic source of genuine information.

Videos: 1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOiVhNr7Qms&feature=youtu.be!!Blog Entries: 1.http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/abc-thinking-delight!2.http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/31373/11-Ways-to-Give-and-Get-Customer-Love.aspx!3.http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/blog-subscriber-welcome-emails-ht!4.http://knowledge.hubspot.com/social-media-user-guide/how-to-use-the-social-monitoring-tool-to-engage-with-

customers!!Courses: 1.http://academy.hubspot.com/inbound-marketing-certification/delight/delighting-customers!!Tutorials: 1. http://knowledge.hubspot.com/social-media-user-guide/how-to-use-the-social-monitoring-tool-to-engage-with-

customers

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WEEK 10: ANALYTICS AND METRICS

Analytics are embedded in each step of your inbound methodology and are very important in tracking the effectiveness of your campaigns.

Video(s): 1.http://academy.hubspot.com/webinars/analyze-series/!2.http://academy.hubspot.com/social-monitoring-videos-training/!!Blog Entries: 1.http://help.hubspot.com/articles/How_To_Doc/how-to-use-sources!2.http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2fmonthly-marketing-report-worksheet.xlsx!3.http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2fmonthly-marketing-presentation-framework.ppt!4.http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2fcontent-performance-checklist.pdf!5.http://learning.hubspot.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2f10+ways+to+use+the+prospects+app.pdf!6.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109530/How-to-Create-a-Marketing-Report-in-10-Seconds-Concept-of-the-Week!7.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109586/4-Reasons-Why-You-Must-Analyze-Your-Marketing-Data!8.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109575/Using-Data-to-Strengthen-Your-Marketing-Muscles!9.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109582/A-Survival-Guide-to-Climbing-the-Data-Mountain!10.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/33593/3-Things-Every-Email-Marketer-Needs-to-Test!11.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109571/How-to-Use-Google-Insights-and-Google-Trends!12.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109544/How-to-Set-up-Google-Analytics-in-HubSpot-Concept-of-the-Week!13.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109246/Recent-Security-Changes-by-Google-and-Your-HubSpot-Analytics!14.http://academy.hubspot.com/blog/bid/109288/Analytics-Tracking-and-Privacy-What-you-should-know!!Tutorials: 1. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/How_To_Doc/how-to-use-sources!2. http://help.hubspot.com/articles/Tutorial/how-to-use-sources!!

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CONGRATULATION! !

YOU HAVE FINISHED AN MBA IN THE INBOUND MARKETING STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES.

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