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GEO-MARKETING & WHY IT MATTERS Location, Location, Location. What is Geo-Marketing? The main premise behind geo-marketing is to display content to the user that’s relevant to their location. Some common examples are below. HOMEPAGE USER Chinese language optimized homepage English language optimized homepage Hello Language-sensitive website WEBSITE Users from English-speaking countries Users from Chinese-speaking countries A common example of geo-marketing is to detect the country of origin and display a language-sensitive homepage based on that information. Language-Sensitive Homepages TARGETED AD USER Targeted Regional Ad - Search for “Pizza” Targeted Regional Ad - Search for “Pizza” Gino’s Pizzeria Brooklyn, NY Google Adwords AD NETWORK Users from Brooklyn, NY Users from San Francisco, CA. Another example of geo-marketing is to serve ads based on the user’s location. Google, Bing and most display networks support geo-marketing. Hyper-Local Ad-Serving Uncle Vito’s Pizza San Francisco, CA SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS Dunkin Donuts in Brooklyn, NY LOCAL BUSINESS Users who have “checked in” at the Dunkin Donuts in Brooklyn, NY, using Foursquare. Another example of geo-marketing is how small shop owners (local coffee shops, for example) leverage social media. Typically, these businesses have gathered social media followers who are in close proximity to the physical location of the business. This allows the business to send highly-targeted special offerings, sales, and events, etc. Hyper-Local Social Media SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES $1 off coupon for those who have “checked in” at the Dunkin Donuts in Brooklyn, NY, using Foursquare. Geo-Marketing by the Numbers The practice of geo-marketing is becoming easier and more widespread— partially due to the rise of location-aware hardware and software. A test conducted by one company suggested that hyper-local CTR was 30% higher than CTR for traditional search engine marketing (SEM). Further the Cost per Click (CPC) for that hyper-local segment was only 15% that of SEM. Additionally, impression volume for hyper-local was 17x the impression volume for SEM. of smartphone users “frequently” use apps that require them to give their location (2010). 63% Local online advertising expected to grow 255% to $35B by 2014 (U.S.) $10B $20B $30B $40B 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 $13.7B $16.1B $35B The Benefits of Geo-Marketing Not only is geo-marketing becoming more popular—studies are finding that it’s also cheaper and more effective than other forms of marketing. of U.S. marketing agencies had clients requesting geographically targeted online ad campaigns (2011). 90% of companies are focusing on geographical context for their mobile marketing tactics (2011). 65% Let’s talk: +1 (888) 767-5477 KISSmetrics is a powerful web analytics solution that helps you make smarter business decisions. Try KISSmetrics for FREE: kissmetrics.com/signup PEOPLE PAY YOU. NOT PAGEVIEWS. Special thanks to @emarketer , @visionwiz, @BFMweb, @mint_social, @streetfightmag, and @iab KISSmetrics can help you monitor geo-targeted conversion tests. Give us a try! of the visitors to Google Maps only do business with the top 3 results. 50% Extreme Pizza Una Pizza Napoletana Patxi’s Chicago Pizza Pauline’s Pizza Uncle Vito’s Pizza Be sure to optimize your business directory listings. of advertising professionals say that geo-targeted ads deliver a stronger ROI than other buys (2011). 60% Hyper-local marketing is cheaper, more effective than SEM (2011). SEM Hyper-local SEM Hyper-local SEM Hyper-local CTR CPC Impression Volume ocation, location, location.” It’s perhaps one of the most commonly recited marketing tenets. Traditionally, the phrase has been taken to mean that your business must be in the correct location, geographically, to be successful. As the world changes and as new technology emerges, the phrase seems to have taken on new meaning. Whether you have a retail location or not, you need to pay attention to the location of the consumer, and tailor your marketing message accordingly. This infographic briefly explores geo-marketing, why it matters, and how it can be used to grow your business. L In June 2011, AT&T created a “geo-fence” network around participating retail locations to send location-specific messages (deals, coupons, etc.) whenever a subscriber came near. After the program ended, it was determined that there was a 25% purchase conversion on some of the offers. AT&T’s ShopAlerts Retail Location The AT&T “ShopAlerts” Geo-Fence ShopAlert Subscriber Subscribers get messages relevant to their location

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Geo -marketinG &Why it mat ters

Location,Location,

Location.

What is Geo-Marketing?The main premise behind geo-marketing is to display content to the user

that’s relevant to their location. Some common examples are below.

Homepageuser

Chinese languageoptimized homepage

English languageoptimized homepage

Hello

Language-sensitivewebsite

website

Users fromEnglish-speaking countries

Users fromChinese-speaking countries

A common example of geo-marketing is to detect the country of origin and

display a language-sensitive homepage based on that information.

Language-Sensitive Homepages

targeted aduser

Targeted Regional Ad -Search for “Pizza”

Targeted Regional Ad -Search for “Pizza”

Gino’s PizzeriaBrooklyn, NY

Google Adwords

ad network

Users fromBrooklyn, NY

Users from San Francisco, CA.

Another example of geo-marketing is to serve ads based on the user’s location.

Google, Bing and most display networks support geo-marketing.

Hyper-Local Ad-Serving

Uncle Vito’s PizzaSan Francisco, CA

social media followers

Dunkin Donuts inBrooklyn, NY

local business

Users who have “checked in” at the Dunkin Donuts in Brooklyn,

NY, using Foursquare.

Another example of geo-marketing is how small shop owners (local coffee shops, for

example) leverage social media. Typically, these businesses have gathered social media

followers who are in close proximity to the physical location of the business. This

allows the business to send highly-targeted special offerings, sales, and events, etc.

Hyper-Local Social Media

social media updates

$1 off coupon for those who have “checked in” at the Dunkin Donuts in

Brooklyn, NY, using Foursquare.

Geo-Marketing by the NumbersThe practice of geo-marketing is becoming easier and more widespread—

partially due to the rise of location-aware hardware and software.

A test conducted by one company suggested that hyper-local CTR was 30% higher

than CTR for traditional search engine marketing (SEM). Further the Cost per

Click (CPC) for that hyper-local segment was only 15% that of SEM. Additionally,

impression volume for hyper-local was 17x the impression volume for SEM.

of smartphone users “frequently” use apps that require them to give their location (2010).63%

Local online advertising expected to grow 255% to $35b by 2014 (U.S.)

$10B

$20B

$30B

$40B

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

$13.7b$16.1b

$35b

The benefits of Geo-MarketingNot only is geo-marketing becoming more popular—studies are finding that

it’s also cheaper and more effective than other forms of marketing.

of U.S. marketing agencies had clients requesting geographically targeted online ad campaigns (2011).90%

of companies are focusing on geographical context for their mobile marketing tactics (2011).65%

Let’s talk: +1 (888) 767-5477

KISSmetrics is a powerful web analytics solution that helps you make smarter business decisions. Try KISSmetrics for FREE: kissmetrics.com/signup

PeoPle Pay you. Not Pageviews.

Special thanks to @emarketer, @visionwiz, @bFMweb, @mint_social, @streetfightmag, and @iab

KISSmetrics can help you monitorgeo-targeted conversion tests. Give us a try!

of the visitors to Google Maps only do business with the top 3 results.50%

Extreme Pizza Una Pizza NapoletanaPatxi’s Chicago PizzaPauline’s PizzaUncle Vito’s Pizza

Be sure to optimize yourbusiness directory listings.

of advertising professionals say that geo-targeted ads deliver a stronger ROI than other buys (2011).60%

Hyper-local marketing is cheaper, more effective than SEM (2011).

SEM Hyper-local SEM Hyper-local SEM Hyper-local

CTR CPC Impression Volume

ocation, location, location.” It’s perhaps one of the most

commonly recited marketing tenets. Traditionally, the

phrase has been taken to mean that your business must be

in the correct location, geographically, to be successful.

As the world changes and as new technology emerges, the phrase

seems to have taken on new meaning. Whether you have a retail

location or not, you need to pay attention to the location of the

consumer, and tailor your marketing message accordingly. This

infographic briefly explores geo-marketing, why it matters, and how

it can be used to grow your business.

L“

In June 2011, AT&T created a “geo-fence” network around participating retail

locations to send location-specific messages (deals, coupons, etc.) whenever

a subscriber came near. After the program ended, it was determined that

there was a 25% purchase conversion on some of the offers.

AT&T’s ShopAlerts

Retail Location

TheAT&T “ShopAlerts”

Geo-Fence

ShopAlert Subscriber

Subscribers get messages relevant to their location