practical digital marketing strategies
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Practical Digital Marketing Strategies. Everything about marketing has changed, yet nothing has changed. Marketing principles and human behaviour do not changeTRANSCRIPT
DIGITAL STRATEGIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY A PRACTICAL APPLICATION
MARKETING PRINCIPLES HAVE NOT CHANGED
YOUR WEBSITE YOUR PHONE YOUR STORE
YOUR PHONE YOUR STORE
BEFO
RE D
IGIT
ALN
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CONTENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KING
The “big idea” WAS the “big ad” that got attention, got people talking around the water cooler.
Today, the “big idea” has to work everywhere, especially on Social Media and stand up to public scrutiny, to “talk back” and not just on AM Radio!
TECHNOLOGY & MEDIA HAS CHANGED
Complaints will beMultiplied
FROM MONOLOGUE TO DIALOGUE
• 1 to 1,000’s 1 to 1
• Power shift to Consumers / Clients
• Customer IS the Medium – User Generated Content / Citizen Journalism
“THE BRAND WILL BECOME THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL SINCE THE SPREADSHEET”
- Marty Neumeyer, author of The Brand Gap
http://www.slideshare.net/coolstuff/the-brand-gap – 3+ Million views
(BRAND) STORYTELLING IS THE FUTURE…
BUILD THE RIGHT FOUNDATION
Customers Offer
You and Your Point of
Difference
Finding Your Customers
Reaching Your Customers
Connecting
Target Audience
Problems Solved
Action You’d Like Them To Take?
Your Unique Solution
Proof You’re Unique
Traditional Communications
Web, Online & Social Communications
Brand Personality & Promise Tagline Creative Theme
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WHERE - MEDIA EFFECTIVENESSPROFESSIONAL SERVICES (B2B)
1. REFERRALS1. Existing customers 2. Influencers (who are not customers)
2. Networking1. Physical – Dedicated Networking Groups, Industry
Associations, Expos, etc2. Virtual (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc)
3. Website, Blog, Online Video4. Search Engine Marketing
1. Paid Search / Pay Per Click2. Search Engine Optimisation3. Banner Ads
5. Email (Existing Customers) – Keep in Touch6. PR – Online7. PR - Traditional8. Direct Mail & Telemarketing9. Trade Press / Local Paper / Niche Magazines
At least half of these didn’t
exist 10 years ago!
3 years ago you couldn’t manage
most of these from one interface!
WHAT’S HOT? CHOOSE WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU!
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REFERRALS ARE CRITICAL TO SUCCESS
FACT
• 98% of Businesses rely on referrals to gain new business
FACT
• 3% of businesses have a strategy for referrals
REFERENCE:
BNI – Business Network International
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LINKEDIN IS…
1. The ultimate DIGITAL referral tool – means no more asking for referrals blind
2. The most important personal and B2B / Professional Services marketing development we have ever seen
3. The greatest personal BRANDING & SALES tool we have ever had
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BENEFITS OF A REFERRAL SYSTEM
1. Lower Marketing Costs
2. Higher Revenues
3. Prospects convert to Customers
4. Better customer ‘behaviour’
5. You can concentrate on your business
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UNLIKE WORD OF MOUTH ADVERTISING, REFERRAL SYSTEM IS:
Predictable
Consistent
Repeatable
Who
What
HowWhere
When
Review
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REFERRAL PROCESS
Identify
WOWExperien
ce
Stay Top of mind
Help Them
Help You
Ask ForReferral
Recognize &
Reward
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LINKEDIN – “FACEBOOK FOR BUSINESS”?
1. Provides a meeting place where people expect to “do business”
2. Leverages relationships by making connections visible
3. Helps maintain personal relationships and build new ones.
4. Provides a platform for the most effective form of Marketing - Word of Mouth
5. It can link to other Social Media Tools
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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?Google Page Rank; Personal & CompanyAnswer Questions
Recruit / Head hunt
Get Head hunted
- Employer & Employee- Company Culture- Growth Potential- Staff Turnover
Lead Generation Sales Acceleration
- Speak to Successes & Failures- Opinions / Polls
- An Industry- Track Start-Ups - Groups
- Advanced Search- EventsResearch
Productivity
Find Experts,Partners
Ask forAdvice Sales
Job Search,Hire &
Interviews
Reference Check
Proactive Networking
Promote Personal
Brand
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ADVANCED SEARCH
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BE DIFFERENT – YOUR BRAND, YOUR PROFILE
It is like a resume but it doesn’t have to be boring
Make sure you have the right keywords
Get someone else to proofread it or write it for you!
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MARKETING DO’S – MORE GIVE, LESS TAKE
1. Develop a unique profile – Design your Brand, e.g.: Matthew Banks
2. Maximize your profile
3. Connect - Import Contacts - people you have a relationship with:1. Clients2. Suppliers3. Prospects
4. Recommendations: Giving and Asking for
5. Participate: Join Groups
6. Research: Listen, Understand member needs, Ask Questions
7. Analyse
8. Build Credibility by developing content by focusing and delivering on your Brand
9. Build Relationships: Add Value (Promote Content, e.g.: Blog), Answer Questions
10. Help others get more connected: Teach and Encourage
11. Get in Front of Prospects1. Introductions2. LinkedIn Mail3. LinkedIn Advertising
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DON’T ACT DIFFERENTLY TO “REAL LIFE”• Have a reason to connect – answer the W.I.F.M!
• Education & Communication v Promotion
• Everyone wants to know the Do’s and Don’ts
• No-one wants to be “Sold!”
• Real Example:
FIRST IMPRESSIONS LAST – YOUR WESBITE
1. Your most visible “face to the world”
2. Show room open every hour of every day,
3. First thing that your prospects see and experience about your business as a result of all your other forms of communication
• Halo Effect - Canadian researchers have found that the brain makes decisions in just one 20th of the second when viewing a webpage.
• First impressions can affect subsequent judgments of perceived credibility, usability, and ultimately influence purchasing decisions. If you visitors believe your website looks good, then this positive quality will spread to to the overall impression of the company.
IMPORTANCE OF YOUR WEBSITE AND BLOG
“In today’s information age of Marketing and Web 2.0, a company’s website is the key to their entire business.”
- Marcus Sheridan, Author Of The Sales Lion Blog, Marketing Speaker
“No matter what, the very first piece of social media real estate, I’d start with is a blog."
- Chris Brogan, Founder, New Marketing Labs
“Corporations must answer questions about why they should be in the blogosphere. Small businesses need to answer questions about why they shouldn’t!”
- Paul Gillin, Author of The New Influencers
“The right people to start video blogging are those with a passion to tell a story.
- Steve Garfield, Videographer and Video blogger, author of Get Seen
BLOG TO GET RESULTS
SOCIAL MEDIA WORKS
SOCIAL MEDIA IS WORTH THE EFFORT
YOU SUCCEED WHERE YOU FOCUS
LOWER CPL
DO ONE CHANNEL WELL BEFORE ADDING A NEW CHANNEL
SOCIAL MEDIA IS A COMMITMENT
YOU NEED TO HAVE A PROCESS
YOU NEED TO HAVE A PLAN
KNOW YOUR METRICS
TESTING IS CRITICAL FOR IMPROVEMENT
YOUR DIGITAL CHECKLIST
1. Brand Positioning – Are You Different…enough?
1. Copywriting
2. Creative / Visual Theme
2. Referral Strategy
3. Offers / Calls To Action
4. Do you have the right Resources?
1. Can your 16 year old or PA really do it?
2. Do you have the right Technology?
5. Content Plan and Content Schedule
6. Establish and Review Metrics
7. Database and Email Marketing (including testing)
8. Social Media Assets?
1. Blog
2. LinkedIn
3. YouTube
4. Twitter
5. Facebook
9. Are you ready for a Dialogue?
10. Search Engine Marketing
1. PPC and Landing Pages (including testing)
2. SEO
45 MINUTE FREE NO OBLIGATION DIGITAL AUDIT
1. Review Metrics
2. Review Brand Positioning
3. Evaluate Offers / Call To Actions
4. Review Social Media Assets and Activity
5. Review Search Engine Marketing
POWER TO CONNECT
Gene Stark, B.Ec, MIMCDirector & Founding Partner
M: +61 411 989 309E: [email protected] L: http://au.linkedin.com/in/genestark
The Marketing Network 1/192 Graham StreetPort Melbourne Vic 3207
P: +61 3 9645 6226 W: www.themarketingnetwork.com.au
References: http://www.hubspot.com/