Welcome to the Core Online Marketing Executive Online Marketing Seminar
What is Online Marketing?
Nearly two-thirds of consumers (61%) use search engines to help them in
their product research decisions leading up to purchase.(source: eConsultancy)
93% of B2B buyers using search to begin the buying process and 37%
posting questions on social networking sites when looking for
suggestions…. (source: Marketo)
The Buying Process is Fundamentally Changing
The ROI of Online Marketing is Your Business Will Still Exist in 5 Years
What is Online Marketing?
Using appropriate, available tools and
offering relevant content
to engage in value based conversations
with communities of interest (prospects,
customers, influencers, evangelists…)
What is Online Marketing?
TV Ads Print Ads Direct Mail Referrals NetworkingRadio Ads
What is Online Marketing?
Investigate DecisionSearch
Post SalesGet Found Educate/Nurture Convert
Service/Support
Proceed Strategically
Educate/Nurture Convert
Post SalesGet Found
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION/
ONLINE ADVERTISING
SOCIAL MEDIA
ANALYTICSMARKETING
AUTOMATION
CONTENT
The Fundamentals
The Fundamentals/Content
With Online Marketing….
CONTENT IS KING“When content became king, marketers became publishers. We shifted our focus from traditional outbound strategies to delivering the kind of content that drives successful inbound campaigns.
Instead of going out and hunting prospects, we had to learn how to lure them to our doorstep. High quality content, delivered consistently and through a variety of channels proved to be the best way to accomplish that goal.”
Anne Handley, MarketingProfs
RELEVANCE….Develop fresh, compelling content for search engines and searchers
AUTHORITY….Establish your online visibility and credibility with communities of interest
CONTENT: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
The Fundamentals/Content
The Fundamentals/Get Found
On-Page Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Off-Page Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
JOB 1!
Why Search Engine Optimization is SO IMPORTANT
37% CTR
12% CTR
10% CTR
8% CTR
6% CTR
The Fundamentals/Get Found
ON-PAGE SEO Is your WEBSITE RELEVANT to what your prospects are searching for?
The Fundamentals/Get Found
OFF-PAGE SEODoes your online community view you as an AUTHORITY?
The Fundamentals/Get Found
LINK BUILDING
“Since the late 1990's search engines have used links as votes - representing the democracy of the web's opinion about what pages are important and popular…”
“Links aren't everything in SEO, but search professionals attribute a large portion of the engines' algorithms to link-based factors…”
“…growing the link profile of a website is critical to gaining traction, attention and traffic from the engines…link building is among the top tasks required for search ranking and traffic success…”
Source: SEOmoz
The Fundamentals/Get Found
The Fundamentals/Get Found
ONLINE ADVERTISING: PART OF THE MIX
The Fundamentals/Social Media
IS SOCIAL MEDIA NECESSARY?
The Fundamentals/Social Media
• Brand Building
• Inbound Lead Generation
• Customer Service/Retention
• Expanding Reach/Amplify Your Message
• Connecting with Influencers/Creating Online Authority
• Research
• Referrals/Recommendations/Credibility
BUSINESS BENEFITS
The Fundamentals/Social Media
Marketing Automation
The Fundamentals/Marketing Automation
50% of leads are qualified but not yet ready to buy; Gleanster Research
80% of prospects deemed “bad leads” by sales teams go on to buy within 24 months; SiriusDecisions
85% of tech buyers said they need to encounter at least three pieces ofcontent before engaging with a solution provider; Knowledge Storm/Marketing Sherpa
Companies that excel at lead nurturing generate 50% more sales-readyleads at 33% lower cost per lead; Forrester Research
DEVELOPING VALUE BASED RELATIONSHIPS:THE CASE FOR LEAD NURTURING
The Fundamentals/Marketing Automation
Use Online Marketing
Mechanisms To Develop
a Permission Based (Opt-In)
Dialogue
The Fundamentals/Marketing Automation
What do you want me to do next?
GETTING TO “YES”
The Fundamentals/Marketing Automation
CALLS TO ACTION/OFFERSLow-risk, easy to take actions that engage and guide prospects through the next step in the process…
The Fundamentals/Marketing Automation
The Fundamentals/Marketing Automation
Retention
Incremental Revenue
LEVERAGING YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET
The Fundamentals/Marketing Automation
The Fundamentals/Marketing Automation
The Fundamentals/Marketing Automation
E-commerce
Email Distribution
MARKETING AUTOMATION
Workflow
Social Media Integration
CRM
Landing Pages
Lead Scoring
Analytics
E-commerce
Email Distribution
The Fundamentals/Marketing Automation
ANALYTICSYou must constantly analyze and optimize… Identify Key Metrics Implement Analytics (e.g. Google Analytics) Monitor and Refine
The Fundamentals/Analytics
1. YOU NEED A PLAN
2. YOU MUST ALLOCATE RESOURCES
THE WAY FORWARD……
The Way Forward
RECOMMENDATIONS
EXECUTION PLAN
ONLINE MARKETING
PLAN
SITUATION ANALYSIS
The Way Forward
Summary
You must be in this game
There are a lot of moving parts
Don’t get overwhelmed
1+1=3
It’s a Journey
Approach it strategically
CONTENT IS KING!
End to End Business Development Process
Build a Roadmap - You can’t do it all at once
You need to work on this every day
Allocate resources and EXECUTE!
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