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FINDING & BUILDING YOUR DIGITAL AUDIENCE FUZE Conference April 11, 2013

Finding and Building Your Audience Online

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Who are you targeting with your product or content? Where is your audience online? How do you attract and engage them? And, perhaps most importantly, how can you monetize them? Annelise will explore today’s audience habits, explain the power of the niche, and provide tips and tools on how to define, find, engage and mobilize your own audience.

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FINDING & BUILDING YOUR DIGITAL AUDIENCEFUZE Conference

April 11, 2013

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Canadian Digital Audience Snapshot

Comscore – Canada Digital Future in Focus 2013

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Canadian Digital Audience Snapshot• 83% of population is online

• 41+ online hours per month (2nd highest worldwide) & most monthly pages and visits per visitor.

• 25 hours of online video viewed per month (also 2nd)

• Social networks continue to grow, Facebook leads, but Pinterest, Tumblr & Instagram growth exploded last year

• 724 billion digital display ad impressions in 2012

• Ecommerce totaled $22.3 billion dollars in Canada

Comscore – Canada Digital Future in Focus 2013

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Integrated Marketing

SEPARATE

digital garnish

INTEGRATED

fully blended digital

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Understanding the Digital Audience

• Who are they?

• What do they want?

• For your business:• IDENTIFYING• FINDING• BUILDING• ENGAGING

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Who is the Digital Audience?

SOCIAL

(want peer connection & validation)

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Who is the Digital Audience?

HYPERCONNECTED

(SoLoMo – Social Local Mobile)

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Who is the Digital Audience?

MULTI-TASKING

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Who is the Digital Audience?

INSATIABLE

(want what they want ANY time,

EVERY where & on ALL devices)

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Who is the Digital Audience?

EMPOWERED

(by choice & control)

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Who is the Digital Audience?

FRAGMENTED

(by platform & by niche/segment)

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What do They Want?

• Personalization

• Seamless experience

• Added value

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Understanding YOUR Digital Audience

• IDENTIFYING

• FINDING

• BUILDING

• ENGAGING

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IDENTIFYING Your Digital Audience

Segmentation & Behaviour

(data sources)

• Current (best) customers

• Competitor analysis

• External market research

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http://www.audiencetargeting.com/

IDENTIFYING Your Digital Audience

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http://www.audiencetargeting.com/

IDENTIFYING Your Digital Audience

Eco-Aware Individuals: “acutely interested in learning more about top environmental issues...Not only do they read articles related to clean energy, but they read about hybrid vehicles. These people tend to be athletic and well-traveled, seeking goods and services related to environmentally sensitive outdoor sports and adventure travel.”

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FINDING Your Digital Audience

Tracking Down the Segments

• Search engines

• Niche online communities

• Groups within social media

• Competitive/complimentary websites

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FINDING Your Digital Audience

http://www.pingdom.com

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FINDING Your Digital Audience

http://www.pingdom.com

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BUILDING Your Digital Audience

Attracting New Online Customers

• Advertising

• Participating authentically in niche communities

• Being internet search friendly (esp. in using the language of your target niches)

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BUILDING Your Digital Audience

https://adwords.google.com/o/KeywordTool

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ENGAGING Your Digital Audience

Engagement Pyramid1%

Advocates

9% Casual Contributors

90% Lurkers

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ENGAGING Your Digital Audience

Keeping Customers Involved

(give them reasons to return, share & act)

•Add value •Be relevant (content, proximity & timing)•Inform & entertain•Make things simple, convenient & easy•Create opportunities for audience contributions

•Listen & respond

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ENGAGING Your Digital Audience

Many, Many Tools for Online Engagement

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TOP 10 Digital Audience Do’s & Don’ts

1. DON’T make digital just a garnish.

2. DO be aware of the SoLoMo context.

3. DO use the power of segmentation & niche marketing.

4. DON’T be afraid to give up control.

5. DO provide original, personalized, quality content.

6. DO optimize for all relevant platforms and devices.

7. DO be a brand that is authentic, human & “flawsome.”

8. DO be seamlessly everywhere your audience is.

9. DO tweak messaging to fit each audience segment.

10. DON’T just observe – listen, learn, respond and evolve.

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You can find me at:

Annelise Larson

[email protected]

@veriatweet

www.veria.ca