What Is Conversational Marketing?

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What is

Conversational MARKETING?

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Time for a reality check.

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Avg. landing page conversion rate

The way we’ve been doing marketing and sales is broken.

The good news?

The good news? You already know how to fix it.

We need to make business personal again.

And that means replacing lead forms and follow-ups with real-time conversations.

And that means replacing lead forms and follow-ups with real-time conversations.

wait, really?

yes really.

We call it conversational marketing.

conversational marketing noun

the process of having real-time, one-to-one conversations in order to capture, qualify, and connect with your best leads.

5 Distinguishing Features of Conversational Marketing

#1 Real-time

The rise of messaging

means you no longer have to force people to

fill out forms and wait for follow-ups

5 Distinguishing Features of Conversational Marketing

#1 Real-time

#2 Scalable

The rise of messaging

means you no longer have to force people to

fill out forms and wait for follow-ups

Thanks to chatbots, even

small teams can have 1-to-1 conversations at scale and qualify leads

24/7

5 Distinguishing Features of Conversational Marketing

#1 Real-time

#2 Scalable

#3 Focused on Engagement

The rise of messaging

means you no longer have to force people to

fill out forms and wait for follow-ups

Thanks to chatbots, even

small teams can have 1-to-1 conversations at scale and qualify leads

24/7

Inbound and outbound tactics are

used to start quality

conversations for Sales

5 Distinguishing Features of Conversational Marketing

#1 Real-time

#2 Scalable

#3 Focused on Engagement

#4 Personalized

The rise of messaging

means you no longer have to force people to

fill out forms and wait for follow-ups

Thanks to chatbots, even

small teams can have 1-to-1 conversations at scale and qualify leads

24/7

Even before a conversation

starts, you can personalize the experience and

tailor your messages to

specific people

Inbound and outbound tactics are

used to start quality

conversations for Sales

5 Distinguishing Features of Conversational Marketing

#1 Real-time

#2 Scalable

#3 Focused on Engagement

#4 Personalized

#5 Built-in

Feedback Loop

The rise of messaging

means you no longer have to force people to

fill out forms and wait for follow-ups

Thanks to chatbots, even

small teams can have 1-to-1 conversations at scale and qualify leads

24/7

Inbound and outbound tactics are

used to start quality

conversations for Sales

Even before a conversation

starts, you can personalize the experience and

tailor your messages to

specific people

Conversations give you

insights you can’t get

anywhere else

As a concept, conversational marketing has been around for centuries…

For thousands of years, we knew exactly what markets were: conversations between people who sought out others who shared the same interests. Buyers had as much to say as sellers. They spoke directly to each other without the filter of media, the artifice of positioning statements, the arrogance of advertising, or the shading of public relations.

-The Cluetrain Manifesto

It was rediscovered in the 2000s and given the name “conversational marketing.” (a.k.a. “conversation marketing”)

The central message is simple: There are literally millions of alive, flawed, human, passionate, influential and authentic conversations going on around you right now: isn’t it time you joined in?...Through the power of community, dialogue and partnership, marketing can be a conversation; a welcome guest in the homes, experiences and lives of our consumers.

-Joseph Jaffe

Ready to give conversational marketing a try? Just follow this framework:

Capture, Qualify, Connect.

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1. CAPTURE 2. QUALIFY 3. CONNECT

• Replace lead capture forms with messaging • Bots capture leads even when you’re offline • Targeting let’s you filter out the noise

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1. CAPTURE 2. QUALIFY 3. CONNECT

• Replace traditional marketing automation with conversational A.I.

• Bots ask leads qualifying questions and can book demos for reps 24/7, 365.

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1. CAPTURE 2. QUALIFY 3. CONNECT

• Intelligent routing connects leads to the right reps based on sales territory

• Bots replace manual meeting scheduling

QUALIFYCAPTURE CONNECT

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Visitor Lead Opportunity Customer

• Replace lead capture forms with messaging

• Bots capture leads even when you’re offline

• Targeting let’s you filter out the noise

• Replace traditional marketing automation with conversational A.I.

• Bots ask leads qualifying questions and can book demos for reps 24/7, 365.

• Intelligent routing connects leads to the right reps based on sales territory

• Bots replace manual meeting scheduling

Pro tip: For leads who might need a little nudge coming back to your site, a rep can send an email that includes a link that triggers a live conversation.

If the rep who sent the email is available, perfect -- they can hop in and qualify that lead.

But if the rep isn’t available at that exact moment, it isn’t a huge deal:

Chatbots will always have your back, and can hop in and continue the conversation for you.

5 Benefits of of Conversational Marketing

#1 You create a more human

buying experience.

Bots handle all of the tedious stuff, so reps

can focus 100% on tasks that

require a human touch

5 Benefits of of Conversational Marketing

#1 You create a more human

buying experience.

#2 You learn a TON about

your customers.

Bots handle all of the tedious stuff, so reps

can focus 100% on tasks that

require a human touch

When you’re having

conversations non-stop,

you’re learning non-stop

5 Benefits of of Conversational Marketing

#1 You create a more human

buying experience.

#2 You learn a TON about

your customers.

#3 You add a net new source

of leads.

Bots handle all of the tedious stuff, so reps

can focus 100% on tasks that

require a human touch

When you’re having

conversations non-stop,

you’re learning non-stop

At Drift, we’ve added +15% new leads to the top of our

funnel by having

conversations

5 Benefits of of Conversational Marketing

#1 You create a more human

buying experience.

#2 You learn a TON about

your customers.

#3 You add a net new source

of leads.

Bots handle all of the tedious stuff, so reps

can focus 100% on tasks that

require a human touch

When you’re having

conversations non-stop,

you’re learning non-stop

At Drift, we’ve added +15% new leads to the top of our

funnel by having

conversations

ThriveHive has been able to shorten their

sales cycle by 63% — from an avg. of 11 days down to 4 days

#4 You shorten your sales

cycle.

5 Benefits of of Conversational Marketing

#1 You create a more human

buying experience.

#2 You learn a TON about

your customers.

#3 You add a net new source

of leads.

#4 You shorten your sales

cycle.

#5 You grow your sales pipeline.

Bots handle all of the tedious stuff, so reps

can focus 100% on tasks that

require a human touch

When you’re having

conversations non-stop,

you’re learning non-stop

At Drift, we’ve added +15% new leads to the top of our

funnel by having

conversations

ThriveHive has been able to shorten their

sales cycle by 63% — from an avg. of 11 days down to 4 days

Conversational marketing now drives 50% of

our business at Drift.

Ready to make the switch to conversational marketing?

There are 2 paths you can follow…

Making the Switch to Conversational Marketing

OPTION #1 Completely replace your

lead forms.

We did this here at Drift— we think it’s the way of the future

(but we realize not everyone is ready to get rid of all their lead

forms right this second).

Making the Switch to Conversational Marketing

OPTION #2 Use conversational

marketing as a “2nd net”

Lots of companies, including Perfecto Mobile, get started by simply adding conversational marketing as a second net for capturing and qualifying leads.

Whichever path you choose, we’re happy to help you along your journey.

See why thousands of businesses are using Drift to generate CQLs and close deals faster.

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