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Presented to SCORE Austin in June 2014, this workshop covered messaging, customer life cycle, customer personas, and an overview of the primary internet marketing vehicles available today.
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Internet Marketing 101For SCORE Austin
2014 Content Marketing Workshop Series
6/5/2014Copyright 2009-2014, Austin Return On Now Internet
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About Tommy Landry
President, Return On NowSpecialty: Internet Marketing
SEO, SEM, Content, Social, Websites, Online Advertising, Web Analytics, Metrics
20+ Years Marketing13 Years SEO
9 Years SEM
Lifetime of Content & Social
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Where to Find Me
TwitterMe: @tommy_landryBusiness: @ReturnOnNow
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tommylandry/
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://ReturnOnNow.com
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QUICK SURVEY
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How to Message / Talk to Clients
Overarching Messaging
Customer Lifecycle
Personas
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What is an Elevator Pitch?
If someone asks what you do while riding in an Elevator, you
have only 30 seconds to answer.
What do you say?
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EXERCISE: Revise Your Elevator Pitch
Step 1: Fill in the Blanks
Company Name: ______________
Products / Services: ______________
Who We Serve: ______________
Problem We Solve: ______________
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EXERCISE: Revise Your Elevator Pitch
Step 2: Build Your Description[Company Name] provides
[Products or Services] for
[Who We Serve] that/who
[Problem We Solve].
Hypothetical Example:
MyStores Software provides custom online commerce and back-office solutions to businesses with less than $10 million in sales that can’t afford the high prices of big-name consulting firms.
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EXERCISE: Revise Your Elevator Pitch
Step 3: Finish the Story
Why the Business is Needed
Who Needs It
Where Industry Is Going
Why You’re The Best Option
What Your Long Term Vision Is
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EXERCISE: Revise Your Elevator Pitch
Step 3: Finish the Story (Sample)
MyStores Software provides custom online commerce and back-office solutions
to businesses with less than $10 million in sales that can’t afford the high prices
of big-name consulting firms. These business customers will be eager to drive
their sales and improve efficiency, now that it can be accomplished with a
fraction of the time and money required by the big-name firms. Our founder,
Mickey Mouse, has 12 years of experience as a senior project manager for
Megabig Consulting, where he learned how to manage projects from start to
finish using skilled independent contractors. With a market of over 8,000 small
businesses in SampleCity with revenue ranging from $1 million and $10 million,
MyStores Software will be cash-flow positive and profitable in less than 12
months.
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EXERCISE: Revise Your Elevator Pitch
Step 4: Now You Try It!
___________________________ provides
___________________________ to
___________________________ that
___________________________ .
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How to Message / Talk to Clients
Overarching Messaging
Customer Lifecycle
Personas
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The Customer Lifecycle
Awareness Familiarity Consideration Purchase
Awareness Response Evaluation Commitment
Psychological Model
“Buyer’s Journey” in web circles
Simple version:
Dated version:
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Buyer’s Journey: Internal View
SOURCE: http://blog.alinean.com/2011/05/optimize-content-marketing-by.html
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Closed Loop Model
SOURCE: http://www.connectionmodel.com/customer-lifecycle-marketing/
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Customer Lifecycle: No Longer Linear
SOURCE: http://blogs.forrester.com/lori_wizdo/12-10-04-buyer_behavior_helps_b2b_marketers_guide_the_buyers_journey
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Demand Gen vs. Lead Gen
Demand GenAwareness
Familiarity
Consideration
Purchase
Lead Gen
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TEMPLATE: Map Marketing to Lifecycle
Tactics Awareness Familiarity Consideration Purchase On Boarding Loyalty Evangelism
Lifecycle Stages
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How to Message / Talk to Clients
Overarching Messaging
Customer Lifecycle
Personas
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Personas
DefinitionA persona is a fictional character that describes your target audience or a segment of your target audience, whichever is most practical for making rational splits in content, tone, and approach.
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Personas: How To Build Them
Label Your Top 2-8 Target Audiences
Personify Each Of ThemMake Them Feel REALHit On Demographics and BehaviorUse a Killer Quote (What He/She Thinks)
Tell A Story
RESULT: One Read, and You “Know” Them
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Sample Personas
SOURCE: http://www.basecreative.eu/news/jason-cianfrone/2012/02/14/user-personas
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Sample Personas
SOURCE: http://uxtoolkit.wordpress.com/tag/prototyping/
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Sample Personas
SOURCE: http://danieleizans.com/2011/01/context-in-content-strategy-personal-behavioral-context/
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Sample Personas
SOURCE: http://becubed.me/2007/06/08/download-an-example-persona-used-in-the-design-of-a-web-application/
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SOURCE: http://act201213.wordpress.com/tag/personas/
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EXERCISE: Basic Persona Creation
Let’s Get Creative: Make Up a Company
Brief Elevator Pitch
Brainstorm 2-3 Target Segments
Create Basic Personas
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How to Message / Talk to Clients
Overarching Messaging
Customer Lifecycle
Personas
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Content Marketing: What’s the Secret?
Cover all your bases
Talk to them on THEIR terms
SOURCE: Google Images
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Life Cycle & Online Marketing Execution
Identify Elevator Pitch
Build Messaging Per Category / Service
Assign Personas
Overlay Lifecycle
Think about CTAs (Calls to Action)
Build into Tactical Content and Campaign Execution
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Web Content and Customer Lifecycle
Overlay Personas and Lifecycle
Talk to All of Them
Build into Navigation
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Content Matrix Sample
Product PersonaBuyer's
Journey StageTopic CTA Conversion NEXT STEPS
Discovery Newsletter Opt In Add to long-term listConsideration White Paper Download Add to Drip MarketingDecision Custom Quote Tool Direct Sales ContactDiscovery Newsletter Opt In Add to long-term listConsideration White Paper Download Add to Drip MarketingDecision Custom Quote Tool Direct Sales ContactDiscovery Newsletter Opt In Add to long-term listConsideration White Paper Download Add to Drip MarketingDecision Custom Quote Tool Direct Sales ContactDiscovery Newsletter Opt In Add to long-term listConsideration White Paper Download Add to Drip MarketingDecision Custom Quote Tool Direct Sales ContactDiscovery Newsletter Opt In Add to long-term listConsideration White Paper Download Add to Drip MarketingDecision Custom Quote Tool Direct Sales ContactDiscovery Newsletter Opt In Add to long-term listConsideration White Paper Download Add to Drip MarketingDecision Custom Quote Tool Direct Sales Contact
Widget #2
Widget #1
Bob Watkins, CxO
Sally Salesperson, User
Joe Dev, Implementer
Bridget Smith, Soccer Mom
Mark Wallace, Dedicated Dad
Ed & Sylvia Platt, Grandparents
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SEO: Selecting Keywords
Company Attributes
Product / Service Attributes
Target Audience (Personas)
Topics of Interest
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Exercise: Brainstorm Keywords
Please volunteer one of your companies
We will use your work so far to research
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SEO: Optimizing Content
So you have keywords…
Now what?
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SEO: Where to Put Keywords
Page Title
Meta Description
URL
Headline (H1)
Subheads (H2, H3, H4, etc.)
Image Alt-Tags
In Body Content (1.0 – 1.5% Density)
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EXERCISE: Find Target Keywords
Let’s look at some real websites and see what they are targeting...
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SEM and Customer Lifecycle
SEM = Search Engine Marketing
Also Called PPC / Pay Per Click AdvertisingExamples: Google AdWords, Bing AdCenter
Key Objective: Lead Generation
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SEM: How It Works
SEM = Real Time AuctionPick Keywords to TargetBid On KeywordsProspects Click On Your AdYou Pay The BidProspects Visit Your SiteYou Need to Convert Them
It’s Not As Easy As It Looks!
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Social Media and Customer Lifecycle
Types of Social MediaSocial Networking (Facebook)Social Bookmarking (StumbleUpon)BloggingMicro Blogging (Twitter)Media Sharing (YouTube, SlideShare)Gamification / Social GamingContent Curation Sites (Scoop.it)
Key Objective: Demand Generation
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Email Marketing and Customer Lifecycle
TypesStandard Email MarketingMarketing Automation
Still One of The Best Marketing VehiclesList-Building Remains A Top Priority
Key Objectives: Lead Nurturing, Retention
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eCommerce and Customer Lifecycle
eCommerce: A Unique Experience
Full Life Cycle
Fast Conversion to a Sale
Think About the Stages!
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eCommerce: Standard Site Structure
SOURCE: http://www.verticalleap.co.uk/blog/choosing-the-right-keywords-for-e-commerce/
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How to Message / Talk to Clients
Overarching Messaging
Customer Lifecycle
Personas
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Thank you!
Questions?
Connect with me:Tommy P. Landry, President
Return On Now
http://ReturnOnNow.com
Twitter: @tommy_landry
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eCommerce: Company-Centric LC
SOURCE: http://video-commerce.org/?s=usability
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eCommerce: Customer Retention Rules
SOURCE: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/1590.html