MMI at SMX Advanced: SEO & Social Let's Dance!
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Head + HeartIntegrating Search and Social
to Reach Your Consumer
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Started with GeoCitiesSports marketingTraditional PR
now? Social media + experience junkie
Maggie Malek Head of PR and Social
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Consumers have a natural ad block.
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once upon a time…
Search
Social
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the new consumer landscape
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• Written content is now graphic content.• Social traffic is not guaranteed.• Social engagement is a different ball
game.• Brands have to pay to play.
four years of BIG change…
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To break through, brands have to
stop shouting and start listening.
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Winning brands will ignite authentic conversations.
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Conversations that ultimately change
consumers’ hearts and minds.
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Identify (or create)moments that
matter.
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search socialwinningcontent
our approach
head heart
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it’s a closed loop
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“Secret” sauce =flexibility +
willingness to fail.
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Steps
1. Start with data.2. Create a content strategy.3. Ignite conversations and amplify.4. Experiment, measure, repeat!
steps
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Let’s put the breaks on here.
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To break through. To matter. To ignite conversations…
you must define your spirit.
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step 1: Start with data.
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• What are people searching for in the privacy of their own Google search box?
• What questions are they asking?• What trends are you seeing?
lead with the head.
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But Google isn’t the only place people are searching.
• Facebook Open Graph• YouTube organic search• Amazon products and reviews• Twitter search• Instagram hashtags• And the list goes on.
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Use social listening tools toidentify key conversation topics.
Facebook Account Connecter
Facebook API Connecter
Facebook Account List
Facebook Insights Query
Facebook Select Post
Facebook List Comments
Facebook List Posts
Connect to API
Connect to Account
List Accounts
Get Insights
Select a Post
List Accounts
Get Comments
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• What are people saying about your product to their friends?
• How are they interacting with your competitors?• What customer service issues are they having?• What type of content gets the most
engagement?
let the heart provide context.
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step 2: Create a content strategy.
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Success looks different for every brand.What metrics will you be looking at?
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Awareness metrics
metrics for awareness vs. conversion
• Reach/impressions
• Engagement• Mentions• Clicks/CTR• Site traffic• Brand awareness• Sentiment
Conversion metrics• Leads• Checkouts• Conversion rate• Average order value• Cart abandonment rate• Customer retention
rate• Customer LTV
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pick your channels.
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you need three types of content.
heroLarge-scale, tent-pole events or “go-big” moments designed to raise broad awarenesshubRegularly scheduled “push” content designed for your prime prospecthygieneAlways-on “pull” content designed for your core target
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Plan for unbridledsuccess.
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step 3: Ignite conversations and amplify.
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Hire the most amazing writers
as brand ambassadors.
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Assign adedicated team.
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Know exactly who isresponsible for
what.
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Identify collaborators on each team.Establish a cadence to data share.
including data review
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publication checklist
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Have your tools ready to go.Have your toolsready to go.
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Always beready to
move.
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step 4: Experiment, measure, repeat!
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Assessyour success.
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and REMEMBER!
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High organic reach = amplifyHeavy website traffic = amplify Key cultural moment = amplify
look for opportunities to amplify
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Fail fast.Fail forward.
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• Know your brand voice.• Chart your course with data, but let your heart lead the
way.• Rally around content that represents who you are.• Develop a relationship on social media that allows you
to glean even MORE data from your consumers to personalize their experience.
• Convert social sensations into content opportunities.
takeaways
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THANK YOU!