Mobile Marketing! - Direct Gardening Association
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Mobile Marketing! - Direct Gardening Association
Marketing in a Mobile Era find.get.keep sm Direct Gardening Association Speaker: Jeff Spokes Owner, TruePresence Baltimore Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Seminar Objectives – come away with knowledge and tools to market your business in 2013! 1) Mobile Web - 7 things you need to know to design a good-looking and functional mobile website 2) Mobile Apps - why or why NOT to create an APP 3) Mobile Advertising - why you should be targeting mobile users 4) Search Marketing - what is the best way to set up a search campaign today? 5) Website Development - what works in generating customer involvement and leads 6) Social Media - how best to use Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin with examples of current approaches. 7) How to combine TV, Print and/or Radio with Online to drive leads for your business Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 How will 2013 be Different? Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 How will 2013 be Different? iPhone 5 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 How will 2013 be Different? iPhone 5 5 Million sold in the first Weekend 100 Million iOS 6 Downloads Or maybe Samsung? http://youtu.be/ZWGsvcFpwNY Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile Web! » Welcome to the year AFTER the year of Mobile » THIS IS the YEAR of Mobile Marketing! Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 MOBILE – Why is it Important? By 2013, more consumers will access the web from mobile devices than desktop or laptop computers. Source: Morgan Stanley Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 MOBILE – Why is it Important? By the end of 2012 54.8 million Americans (25% of the population) will have a Tablet Device. Source: Mobile Marketing Association Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 72.5 Million Owners and Growing U.S. Smartphone Market, by Platform Dec. 2010-March 2011, 3-month average share Source: comScore 34.7% 31.6% 28.7% 27.1% 25.0% 25.5% 8.4% 7.5% 3.7% Google RIM Apple 3 months ending Dec. 2010 9 Microsoft 2.8% Palm 3 months ending March 2011 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Ranked 4th: Making Phone Calls Texting 21.6% Internet 16.7% Email 15.7% Call 7.8% GPS 6.9% Facebook Apps 5.9% 4.9% News 2.0% Bluetooth 2.0% Calendar Top 10 Essential Smartphone Functions May 2011, % of respondents Source: Prosper Mobile Insights 1.0% 10 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Next Smartphone, Android or iOS? Desired OS of Next Smartphone 2010 v. 2011, % of consumers who plan to purchase new smartphone Source: The Nielsen Company Nielsen data shows that Android has taken the lead on Apple iOS as the most desired OS for consumers planning on getting a new smartphone in the next year. 31% of 33% 31% 30% consumers desire the Android OS, narrowly beating the 26% 30% who want iOS. About one-fifth remain unsure. 18% 12% 11% 7% 6% 2% Android iOS 20% RIM BlackBerry Microsoft Windows Mobile July-Sept. 2010 1% Palm/WebOS Not sure Jan.-Mar 2011 11 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Apple iOS Has More Share of All Devices Apple iOS v. Android OS across All Mobile Devices December-February 2011, Total base (000) / % of Despite the Android lead in smartphone market subscribers Source: comScore share, when examining the total reach of the Apple iOS platform, which resides on iPhones, iPads and 234,000 iPod Touches, the combined platform reach of 37.9 million among all US mobile phones, tablets and other such connected media devices, outreaching the Android platform by 59%. Android platform has almost 23.8 million users 16.2% 37,868 Total subscribers Apple iOS across all devices. In addition, 14.2% of iPad users 10.2% had Android phones. 23,763 This report from comScore released in April Android OS measured the two platforms across three months. 12 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Tablets Users are Online Shoppers Online Shopping via Mobile Device May 2011, % of respondents Source: etailing/Coffee Table A study from the etailing group and Coffee Table, “The ‘Shopping Mindset’ of the Mobile Consumer,” indicates that tablet users are more likely than smartphone users to engage in online buying and/or browsing on a daily, weekly, several times per month, and monthly basis than smartphone users. 25% 19% 16% 19% 17% 15% 11% 10% 12% 10% 9% 7% 6% Daily 24% Weekly Several times Once a month 4 or more Less than 4 per month times per year times per year Smartphone Tablet 13 Never Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 SmartPhone Users are Online Shoppers 14 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Still Time to Develop a Mobile Strategy: 15 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 But Mobile Growth is not to be ignored. 16 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Tablets convert Better than Smartphones: 17 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What do you need to do to market yourself? » Who You Are » What You Offer Blank Sheet – Write Down Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What do you need to do to market yourself? » Who You Target – Age – Race – Geography – Sex – Psychology – Transitions? Add to your Blank Sheet Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 How Can you REACH and SELL to your Target? This is MARKETING » MEDIA? – TV? Radio? Print? Online? » CONTACT? – Website? Salesperson? Tel? In Person? » SALES PROCESS? – Online or Offline? Add to your Formerly Blank Sheet Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 How Can you REACH and SELL to your Target? This is MARKETING » MEDIA? – TV? Radio? Print? Online? » CONTACT? – Website? Salesperson? Tel? In Person? » SALES PROCESS? – Online or Offline? Add to your Formerly Blank Sheet Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 TV Advertising Market TV is bought by specific shows or Narrow Dayparts Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 TV Advertising Market TV is bought by specific shows or Narrow Dayparts Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Radio Advertising Market Radio is bought by specific Demographic over full day or larger dayparts. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Radio Advertising Market Radio is bought by specific Demographic over full day or larger dayparts. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Radio Advertising Market Radio is bought by specific Demographic over full day or larger dayparts. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Radio Advertising Market Radio is bought by specific Demographic over full day or larger dayparts. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Print Advertising Market Print is bought by Circulation and Readership in specific Demographic. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Traditional Media Requires REPETITION and higher budgets, but can be very successful. Goal: Create Top of Mind Awareness! In 2013 this is STILL RELEVANT People want to know “who you are” Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Online Advertising Market More time spent online than TV*: 43% of Internet Users spending 4 or more hours. Only 32% of TV Viewers. *Source: marketingcharts.com Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 123% Growth in Mobile Purchasing Oracle and ATG research finds that three in Consumer Trend in Mobile Purchases 2009-2010, % of consumers making 1 or more m-purchase Source: Oracle / ATG 10 (29%) US consumers have made at least one purchase via mobile device -- 41% 123% more than the 13% of consumers in 40% November 2009. 29% 27% 23% 23% mobile purchase as of December 2010, up 23% 74% from 2009. 27% of 34-54-year-old 17% 13% 11% consumers had made a mobile purchase as of December 2010, an increase of 145% 9% 7% November 2009 18-34 40% of consumers age 18-34 had made a July 2010 35-54 55 and older from 11% 13 months earlier. December 2010 While only 17% of consumers 55 and older Overall had made a mobile purchase in 2010, it’s up 142% from 7% recorded in 2009. 31 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Growing Dramatically Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 But this is why we talk about search 1st: Search is #1 at 52%, Social Networking is at 8%! Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 find.get.keep Finding Customers SM SEARCH MARKETING – Usually the FIRST internet medium to use. Why? They’re Looking for you! Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 The Search Marketing Landscape Google 68.5% Yahoo, 16% Bing 12.0% Others 0.1% Ask 3.4% *Source: Comscore; December ‘10 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Paid Search vs. Natural Search Paid Search Natural Search Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Paid Search Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Paid Search vs. Natural Search Paid search gives you greater control. » » » » The ability to capture all relevant search terms Immediate results Greater influence over position No need for geographic description Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Geo-Target with Extreme Precision » Regional and city-level targeting » Customized targeting by radius or pre-defined coordinates Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Getting Started with Paid Search » » » » Determine your business objectives Identify key search terms Write smart copy Identify or build landing pages Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Determine Your Business Objectives I want to use paid search to… » » » » » Generate Leads Acquire Offline Customers Acquire Online Customers Create Quality Site Traffic Understand My Ultimate Business Goals – Cost Per Visitor – Cost Per Lead – Cost Per Customer Acquisition Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Identify Key Search Terms Use tools like Google and Yahoo—or free tools like Good Keywords—to identify popular keywords: – – – – – Product/service category names Brand names Competitors All possible variations Misspellings Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Write Smart Copy Make it relevant to the search at hand. » Include the search term in title » Give them a compelling reason click – Discounts and sales – Special offers like FREE shipping or FREE consultation Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What Makes Good Copy? Imagine a user searching for dog toys used the keyword “rubber toy dog.” Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Identify or Build Landing Pages Landing on what? » A landing page is a specific web page that a visitor ultimately reaches after clicking a link or advertisement. Why are they important? » Connects directly to search result » Motivates visitors to take action Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Landing Page Best Practices Give them what they want. » Keep the information relevant to the search term that led your visitors there. Keep it simple. » Direct and succinct copy. » Simple forms to gather only the basics. » Other contact information should be prominent. Open new windows. » All external links should launch in a new window. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Measure Your Results Performance counts—not position. – – – – – – – – Impressions Clicks Click percentage Cost per click Conversions Cost per conversion Revenue generated Return on investment Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile-Specific Search: Why? Desktop Web Search: 78 cents/click Mobile Web Search: 49 cents/click (Source: Marin Software) Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile-Specific Search: Offer Store Coupons – they may be near you. Then track redemption rates. Implement the Click-To-Call feature. Mobile is good for items priced $75 or less. Use Model #’s as “Keywords” and in copy with Details. Users don’t want to read too much. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile-Specific Search: Urgent Call to Action – Use END Dates “xx% off on seed. Ends 3/31!” Make sure to use the Exclamation mark! Bid on shorter keywords. Average keyword is 30% shorter on mobile. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile-Specific Search: Use an Entirely separate Campaign for Mobile and track and optimize bids, search queries, etc. (maybe keep tablets with computers and move smartphones to separate campaign. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Actively Manage Your Campaign » Analyze each search term » Adjust CPC based on performance » Eliminate keywords that are not Adjust performing » Modify copy if/when necessary » Test copy, positions, and match types Optimize Analyze Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Search Engine Marketing – Return on Investment » Sample Program in Baltimore (Painting Contractor): – Most recent 6 months – $1,150/month – 121 phone calls – 9 e-mails – 66 Contact Us Submissions – 196 total leads – $35/lead! – Convert 1 in 5 leads, Average Sale $600 – 6 month cost: $6,900, 6 month revenue: $23,520 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Search Engine Marketing – How do I do it? » Do it yourself – – – – – – – Go to www.adwords.google.com , www.adcenter.microsoft.com . Create an account for your business Give them a monthly budget Provide keywords Write an Ad Direct to a Landing Page Monitor the campaign » Hire a professional – Make sure they are actively managing the campaign on your behalf. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Natural Search Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? » Making your website more search engine friendly in order to increase your rankings in natural search results » Takes 3-6 months to see noticeable results Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What makes SEO work? Content is king. Strategic copywriting using specific keywords Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What makes SEO work? Pay attention to details. » » » » Site structure – flash impossible to read Meta tags – Title and Description; keywords not as much Links – inside the site Link popularity – from outside. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Natural Search and SEO – How do I actually do this? Talk to your webmaster » Determine the top keywords for your industry and re-write your copy for various pages of the site – give it to the webmaster to update. » Meta tags – Title and Description; make sure they are updated. Again, have your webmaster update them. » Links – inside the site. Ask the webmaster to add them into copy Do yourself: » Link popularity – from outside. Ask suppliers, customers, friends to put links to your site on their site. » Start Blogging – go to blogger.com and start a blog about your industry. » Open a Facebook, Myspace, linkedin account and link to your site. Get professional help » Get proposals for outside vendors to help you with the above. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Local Search Enhancement Google Places, Bing and Yahoo Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Paid Search vs. Natural Search Paid Search Local Search Enhancement Natural Search Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing Why Social Media? » Make it easy for people to talk about you and for them to talk with you in a 2-way conversation. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing Why is it important? »This is where people are spending their time – the average Facebook User spends 55 minutes per day on Facebook! »Online PR »SEO assistance Facebook user statistics January 2010 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing »Blogging (Wordpress, Blogger) »Social Networks (Facebook, Linkedin, Eons, Myspace) »Video and Photo Sharing Site (YouTube, Flickr) »Microblog (Twitter) »QR Codes »Social Media Monitoring – Social Toaster »Social Bookmarking (digg, deli.cio.us; stumble upon) »Location-Based Social (Foursquare, Facebook Places) Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing Strategies Lifestyle Blogs Video Sites Fan Groups Your Website or MicroSite Social Media (FB, Twitter) Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Strategy »Business to Business? »Blogging? LinkedIn? »SEO most important? Directly reaching decision makers most important? »Business to Consumer? »Facebook? »Viral Most Important? Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing Strategies Blog Page Search Engine Rankings! Blog Page WEBSITE Google 1) Set up A Blog for Free – blogger.com – easy & owned by Google, wordpress.com 2) Populate with content on a REGULAR BASIS 1) MR. Beams – integrated in their site 2) Franchise and Business Law Group – integrated in their site 3) Barefoot Tess – separate Wordpress blog Important – Must be kept updated. LINK to your site with keywords that are relevant to your site. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing Strategies Facebook Fan Page OTHER USERS! Facebook Fan Page WEBSITE Google 1) Set up Facebook Fan Page 2) Populate with content – examples 1) Mothers 2) Einstein Bros Bagels 3) TruePresence Baltimore 4) The Associated 5) Frank Kratovil 6) Michael’s Deli Important – your PERSONAL account should be used Sparingly if at all to promote your business. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing Strategies Einstein Bros. Bagels Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing Strategies Mother’s Grille Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing Strategies Laser Center of Maryland Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing Strategies Facebook ADS to get traffic to Facebook page OR website 1) EXAMPLES of fb ad – Ira Glass Event May 3 1) 989,000 impressions in 1 week, 99 clicks, $118, just over $1/click 2) Targeted at College Grads within 25 miles of Baltimore. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Social Media Marketing Strategies YouTube Fan Page OTHER USERS! YouTube Fan Page WEBSITE Google 1) Set up YouTube Page 2) Populate with VIDEOS! 1) http://www.youtube.com/user/TwiddyOuterBanks 2) http://www.youtube.com/user/wbal Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Strategies cont Twitter! Twitter compelling content : links to your site and others Website Get your information noticed SEO Goal is to improve visibility Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Twitter » Set up a twitter ID – this will be the name that you use, so consider carefully. » Upload image as background. » Begin sending tweets. » Sign up to get other folks tweets, they should sign up for yours in return. » Examples: » Delloutlet » Franbuslaw » Bwiairport » Nytimes Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Twitter Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Twitter – Southwest Airlines. $1,000 in free travel for a tweet of a holiday-themed photo. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Twitter Search - search.twitter.com Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Social Media Monitoring - TweetDeck Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Linkedin » Set up a Linkedin ID – Personal ID used for personal promotion. » Create a COMPANY PAGE – used for company promotion of services. » Upload image and complete full profile. » Connect to Twitter. » Sign up for groups, answer questions. » Examples: » Jeff Spokes and the people that I am connected to. » Uses: Business People to find people they are looking to sell to. Writers – find sources. Hiring Managers – find employees. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Linkedin Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Linkedin Examples: Hospitality Services Inc. – looking for Architects, Commercial Kitchen, etc. Search People: Architects, Commercial Kitchen Designers (there are 3,000!). Search COMPANIES: “Commercial Kitchen Design” – there are 23. Search GROUPS: Commercial Kitchen. Join, Answer Questions, Ask Questions “Who thinks the new …. Is a good looking design”. Etc. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Linkedin Examples: First Financial – Business Development looking for people with assetst to invest: Search People: CEO’s – Link to them. Then post updates regularly about important financial issues. Have a seminar and invite your linked in buddies. Search COMPANIES: Accounting Firms – follow them and see when they get “new” clients – may be ready to make a move personally too. Search GROUPS: “Financial Advice”. Join “Financial Planner Alliance”, Answer Questions, Ask Questions “Who thinks the new …. Is a good regulation”. Etc. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Organic Marketing Daily Deals Immediate Sales – you get 25% of Face Value - $100 item for $50 ($25 to you, $25 to Daily Deal site) • Groupon – deal “tips” with minimum # of participants • Living Social – you get it free if 3 of your friends buy • Chewpons – only Food. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile Advertising: Search And Banner Ads Search: People are LOOKING for your product/service Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Both Genders Clicking More Ads Mobile Ad CTR, by Gender, Income April-May 2011, % of total users Source: Jumptap Data from Jumptap’s STAT report suggests that while its network reaches an even split of men and women, men are more likely to click on ads. Click-through for both genders increased by about 5% since last month. Not surprisingly, household income has the most impact on mobile ad click-through rates. 1.01% 0.83% 0.47%0.50% Male 0.29%0.31% 0.37% 0.32% Female Under $50K CTR April data Over $50K CTR May data 87 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Young React More Frequently to Ads Reaction to Mobile Advertising, by Age Q1 2011, % of audience Source: The Nielsen Company Mobile advertising is increasingly Age 13-17 13% 45% 42% finding its way into mobile apps, and currently teenagers are much more Age 6% 18-24 Age 25-34 40% receptive than their elders.58% of 54% teens say they “always” or sometimes” look at mobile ads, 8% 35% according to Nielsen’s "State of the 57% Media: Trends in Advertising Spend Age 7% 35-44 Age 55+ 35% 1% 27% I always look at it and Effectiveness, Q1 2011." 58% 72% I sometimes look at it 88 I never look at it Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Search Advertising: How to get started: 1) Use Google AND Bing. Bing is delivering search results on VERIZON phones. 2) Set up an AdWords campaign on Google and an AdCenter campaign on BING. 3) Target MOBILE devices and send results to your mobile site. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile Advertising: Search Ads How to get started: 1) Keywords: Think about what your customers may be doing when they start searching. Are they bored in a line (let me take care of a chore like call my insurance company) or are they LOOKING for your service (hungry - pizza restaurant). 2) Generally shorter tail – fewer keywords will be typed for the search 3) Click to call should be enabled so they can skip the click and call you directly. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Overview – Why Banner Ads? I don’t want my business to be associated with dancing mortgage sellers! Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Overview – Why Banner Ads? Because large national retailers AND now local companies have learned that ads on interesting, highly visited sites work well for Branding and Direct Response! Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Marketing Spend to Reach $56.5 Billion U.S. Mobile Marketing Spend 2010 v. 2015, US$ millions Source: Mobitrove $40,731 $15,795 $3,002 $6,272 2010 Advertising Promotions 2015 93 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Local Mobile Ads: 51% Share by 2015 Local vs. National Ad Spend in Mobile 2010-2015, US$ billions Source: BIA/Kelsey $2.84 $2.03 $1.40 $0.89 $0.99 $0.40 $0.39 $0.49 $0.61 $0.73 $0.92 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 National $1.22 2015 Local 94 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 1,342% Growth in Retail, Restaurants Verticals Growth in Mobile Campaigns Q1 2010 v. Q1 2011, % growth Source: Millennial Media Six verticals experienced triple-digit growth – or greater – year- over-year according to Millennial Media's Q1 2011 report released in June. 1342% Health: Fitness & Wellness is a newcomer on a ranking of top advertising verticals. This is an indication that advertisers in 723% new verticals are starting to take a keen interest and to heavily invest in creating a mobile presence. 379% 242% Retail & Restaurants Automotive Finance Telecomm 95 183% Health: Fitness & Wellness 130% Education Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 43% of Marketers Using Mobile Channel Mobile Marketing Adoption May 2011, % of respondents Source: Unica 43% of marketers currently use mobile technology, according to a study from Unica, “The State of Marketing 2011.” Another 25% plan to do so within the 43% next 12 months, and 16% plan to do so in more than 12 months. Only 15% of marketers have no plans to use mobile technology. 25% Current activity Planned activity (next 12 months) 16% 15% Planned activity (>12 months) No plans 96 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Smartphone Owners See 5x More Ads 85.0% 82.3% 19.1% Smartphone, Feature Phone Service Penetration 3-month average share ending March 2011, US mobile subscribers Source: comScore 27.5% 15.9% 5.0% Used Browser Used App 3.5% Saw ad on web or within App Feature phone 97 7.7% Responded to SMS ad Smartphone Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Apple iOS Has Double CTR of Android Click-Through Rates by Mobile OS May 2011, % of users Source: Jumptap Apple’s iOS sees the highest click-through-rate with the 0.72% 0.67% ads run on iOS devices have almost double the CTR (.72%) of those on Android 0.41% 0.41% 0.41% devices (.41%), according to the Jumptap STAT. This is 0.32% despite the fact that Android is leading in overall market share. Android iOS Blackberry Symbian webOS 98 Other Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What Do I Do to reach my local audience in a “mass” way? Television Radio Newspaper Internet Millions of Page Views – just in Baltimore! Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What Do I Do to reach my local audience in a “mass” way? Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Goals for Online Advertising: 1) Branding – Bing, Local Auto Dealers 2) Direct Response – Progressive Insurance, Local Restaurants 3) Both of the above – Netflix, Local Retailers Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Ad Network Features Reach: Ad networks maintain the industry’s largest reach, providing mass exposure across leading websites. Total Internet Reach Property % Reach Mthly UVs Ad.com 90.2% 133 million Yahoo! 71.9% 120 million AOL 66.1% 110 million Source: comScore Media Metrix, February 2006; Advertising.com, August 2009 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Ad Network Features Reach: With the largest reach and impression volume, networks are able to secure premium inventory across quality content sites at lower costs. Sample Site List – Advertising.com ABCNews.com Career Builder EW.com Netscape AmericanGreetings Clear Channel Fortune.com People.com Anywho CNN.com InStyle.com Sony AOL CNNMoney Lets Sing It Space.com AT&T Worldnet CompuServe Mapquest The WB.com Autotrader Dictionary.com Moviefone Time.com Bartleby Dine Site MySpace Weatherbug BellSouth Earthlink NeoPets Whitepages Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Technology Targeting technologies enable marketers to segment the network based on a variety of factors. Behavior Demographic Content Channel Advertiser’s site, publisher sites, creative and search listing Gender, age, HHI, education, lifestyle profiles and more Keyword content descriptors reveal sites and pages One of seven existing content channels Geography SIC Code Daypart Technology Country, city, state, ZIP code, area code and DMA Standard Industrial Classification (industry code) Time of day, day of week Browser, domain, language, connection speed, etc. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Technology Leadback AD Shown Leads to visit Site Visitor Leadback Ad Visitor views site then leaves Ad delivered to prior visitor generates interest Leadback Ad Site Visit #2 Leads to another visit and purchase! Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile Display! » Display Advertising: » Mobile Display Advertising – Growing by 33% between 2010 and 2013. » Almost 2 billion ads delivered to smartphones » Over $400 million spent in 2009 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile Marketing! » Display Advertising: » Delivered via network – Yahoo!, AOL, Google, etc.. » TruePresence Baltimore relationship with these vendors can help you succeed. » Recommended Advertisers: » Those who can take advantage of a full metro area » Spending $5k to $10k/month minimum » Mass appeal/reach Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile Marketing! Frontpage News Sports Messenger Mail Movies 108 108 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Maximizing A Media Buying Campaign » Online Media » Understanding target audience » Research and negotiate with relevant websites and advertising networks » » » » Effective Creative Strong offer Clear call-to-action Design consistent with brand » » » » Landing Page Relevant to web advertising Desired action is prominently displayed Minimize # of clicks to conversion Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Targeting Capabilities » » » » » Demographic Age Gender Ethnicity (not available on all networks) Household Income » Behavioral » Allows targeting of people who have historically used channels or visited sites devoted to various content (health, games, personals, etc.). » Pros: Perfect way to target niche audience » Cons: Higher premiums on a CPM/CPC level may occur » » » » Leadback Serves ads to people who have already visited the advertiser’s website Pros: Most cost-effective form of banner advertising available Cons: Dependent on level of traffic already directed to site Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Geo-Targeting » Ad networks can use the following geo-targeting: • • • • Regional (by DMA) National International No customized targeting by radius (or cities) is supported Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Creative » Display advertising features web banners that consist of static or animated images, as well as interactive media that may include audio and video elements (rich media). » Adobe Flash or .gif (static and animated) are the preferred presentation formats for such interactive advertisements. » The Interactive Advertising Bureau, an industry trade group, sets the standards for online display advertisement sizes and shapes. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Creative Examples Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Landing Page Example: Simple, Uncluttered – tell you what they want you to do – Find a Center! Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Developing Your Campaign and Creative: Identify Your Business Objectives » Do you want to generate: – Traffic – Leads – Customers » What are your ultimate business goals? – Cost Per Thousand Impressions - CPM – Cost Per Click - CPC – Cost Per Acquisition - CPA Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Understanding Business Objectives Important Metrics » » » » » » What has worked for you in the past (if they tried before)? What is your offline and online conversion rate? What is your average sale amount? How many purchases does a customer make per year? What is your profit margin? What % of profit are you willing to invest to acquire a customer? Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Budget Recommendations Factors Involved in Determining Budget: » Ad Networks used to have $25,000 monthly minimums » Now $10,000 tests over 3 months are possible with smaller networks and sometimes the bigger networks. » Current level of brand awareness – National/Regional Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Important Metrics Active Account Management » Analyze performance by: – Creative – Placement – Conversion » Provide monthly activity reports: – – – – – – Impressions Clicks (and CPC) Conversions (and CPA) Revenue generated Average Sale Return on investment Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 How Can you REACH and SELL to your Target? This is MARKETING » MEDIA? – TV? Radio? Print? Online? » CONTACT? – Website? Salesperson? Tel? In Person? » SALES PROCESS? – Online or Offline? Add to your Formerly Blank Sheet Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What are LEADS? » Calls » E-Mails » Form Submissions Someone RAISES Their hand and says, “Let’s Talk” Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 find.get.keep SM Getting Customers –Web User Experience: Converting Visitors to Customers Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What is an Effective Site? An effective site is one that presents a positive, professional image, is useful and informative, and allows the user to interact, transact, and provides a reason for users to return. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What are the Ingredients for an Effective Site? » » » » » » Focus Purpose Design Copy Coding Mobile-Specific Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Focus You are not your target audience. Identify who your target audience is before deciding what your site should accomplish. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Purpose Design and build from the outside in. Identify how your site can solve your target audience’s needs. » Make it faster to get to specific areas » Make it easy for them to interact Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Purpose Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Design Use design and layout to transform your site into a powerful customer experience. » Extend and strengthen your brand » Evoke trust and emotion » Encourage interaction Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Copy Content is critical to communicating your message and improving your search positioning. » » » » Romance the reader with a powerful message Connect emotionally and rationally Compel visitors to take action Include the most relevant page specific search phrases Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Coding Correct coding ensures that your site: » Displays properly on all modern browsers » Loads quickly » Is search engine friendly Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Mobile-Specific » Ensure your text displays at a legible size » Keep the copywriting short and sweet » Use enticing images and/or graphics » Show a prominent call to action » Use popular mobile advertising calls to action Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Examples - BAD Too much zooming and panning. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Examples - Mediocre Pop-up confusing. Data somewhat focused Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Examples - Good Strong Images, One Featured Area, Quick Data Entry Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 MOBILE – What’s Important? 7 Tips to make your website work in Mobile: 1. Style for Mobile – Remember, different size screens display differently. Use PROPORTIONAL units rather than ABSOLUTE units. Retain visual consistency with desktop site. Minimize scrolling. 2. Re-size images so big images are not pushed to small screens. Link to the big image if they want it. 3. Automatically detect mobile devices and serve the mobile version of the site. 4. Re-Prioritize Navigation. What’s important in mobile might be very different from the desktop. Tel # and address maybe at top instead of at bottom. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 MOBILE – What’s Important? 7 Tips to make your website work in Mobile: 5. Allow a mobile viewer a link to the FULL SITE. They may not be able to find what they are looking for on the mobile site. If they have an iPad, they may want to see the full site. 6. Don’t Break Links. Show the EXACT content that a search engine had sent a viewer too or else you may create frustration. 7. Measure the Audience. Find out what devices your visitors are using and optimize for those devices. Find out what content they are viewing and raise that content. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 MOBILE – What’s your website look like right now? http://mtld.mobi/emulator.php Download Emulator: http://mobiforge.com/emulators/page/mobile-emulators Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 MOBILE – HOW? Mobify.me – move content from a current site to a webenabled site. Update your Wordpress site to include a “mobile” template. From scratch: mobisitegalore.com Work with a developer like The Spokes Agency to create your Mobile Website. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 MOBILE App What is an “App”? An App is an Application, meaning Software Program, that you download from a provider and use on your mobile device. Apps are available for iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android. Apps are single purpose programs that allow your user to do whatever you pre-determine they can do. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 MOBILE App Web apps or online apps can be a faster, cheaper, more efficient way of deploying software in your business. Rather than buying a software license, having to install it on your servers or local computers, keeping up with updates — all of which can be expensive and take time — you can simply go online and sign up for an account. In a few minutes you are using the software. And typically you pay a monthly fee, meaning that you don’t have to pay license fee up front. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Why build an app? +400% increase in mobile revenue each month – Hilton • 57% of travelers want to check in • 56% want to check out and • over 50% want to change or cancel reservations on their handheld In recent months an exponential increase in mobile revenue helped spur Hilton’s adventure into the iTunes store. Hilton Hotels have seen more than 400% month to month increase in mobile revenue since May, 2009 on their industry leading mobile Website. Revenue has been $44 for every dollar spent on mobile. Source: TourismKeys.ca Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Basics of What to put in an APP: • Simple, straightforward – one main function (or two or three like Hilton • Easy to Use • Something that is buried in your website or something you want to make easier. • Something you want to charge for. • To be “visible” in the iPhone or Android store! Source: TourismKeys.ca Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 MOBILE App v. MOBILE Web Cons? COST. $5K to $10k for one version of an App. $500 for a “Mobile” Website. Developer. You need to hire a developer. You likely cannot build and put up an App. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 TEXT MESSAGE Marketing and QR Codes for Job Search. » http://abcnews.go.com/Business/JobClub/ high-tech-job-search-virtual-interviewingvideo-resumes/story?id=12745264 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 QR Code Advertising Example Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 QR Codes can be used for: * Extending Reach from your existing media – Print, TV * Location-Based information (store shelves to replace sales people) * Straight to a video/demo/special offer * Grow customer Database – pre-order items * Rain-check coupons Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 find.get.keep SM Keeping Customers How to Use Opt-In Email or Text Message Marketing to Build Customer Loyalty Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Does Email Marketing Work? Keeping in touch keeps customers coming back for more. » Email will return a whopping $45.65 for every dollar spent on it in 2008 » Email drove $7.7 billion in consumer sales and $8.8 billion in B2B sales in 2005 » Source: Direct Marketing Association Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 The Email Advantage » Personalized » Targeted » Trackable » Inexpensive Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 What’s In It For the Subscriber? Identify the right reasons to opt-in: » » » » » » New product notifications New service notifications Company news and events Relevant industry news Promotional offers Money saving coupons Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Email Best Practices Make your email stand out from the spam: » » » » » » Get and confirm permission Set content & frequency expectations Provide content that is relevant and timely Use a recognizable and short, and “from address” Promptly remove un-subscribes Avoid words and phrases associated with spam Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Analyzing Email Performance » Delivered » Open rates » Hard and soft bounces » Spam complaints » Clicks » » » » » Click percentage Conversions Cost per conversion Revenue generated Return on investment Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 E-mail Marketing Next Steps… » Determine E-mail Sources and Strategy – – – – How will you capture e-mail addresses How many e-mail addresses do you have? What is your message? Offering? What is your timeline? How often do you send? » Determine your Account Management Requirements – Creative (templates, design, etc.) – Subscriber services » Take a look at whether or not you need a landing page Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Keeping Customers – How do I do this? Do it Yourself Suggest a basic E-Mail Marketing program like Constant Contact or our product, TrueMailer. Create an account. Determine what template you’d like to use. Upload a subscriber list. Create the E-Mail. Send Hire a Professional Create an account for you, upload your subscriber list, create a professional template. Help with copy and creation of e-mail. Send and report back Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Define Success. This is Marketing with ROI for 2013 » LEAD CONVERSIONS – # of Leads provided based on spending » SALES/COUPONS REDEEMED? – # of Sales based on spending Add to your Formerly Blank Sheet Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Tying it all together . . . TV continues to grow Radio is the ultimate location-based medium Print/Billboard has an impact. Example: Tate Automotive Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Tate Automotive TV ADS Tell You To PICK YOUR CAR, PICK YOUR PRICE, PICK YOUR PAYMENT. GO TO WWW.TATEAUTO.COM. Online promises to do the same – just give us your information and we’ll send you right along. (show) We analyze and see the number of people who come from TV and can measure one station against another station to determine how best to spend our money. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Tate Automotive Online Reporting Call Tracking Full Transparency for client. Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Client Reporting Example Month: Mar-12 # of # of Form MEDIA # of Impressions/Ad Size # of Clicks to site Calls Submissions Online PPC google, Bing, Yahoo 38228 498 50 TrueSearch 20471 546 35 FB (over 30 sec) Total Leads Cost 25 10 Cost Per Lead 75 45 $2,809.00 $2,300.00 $37.45 $51.11 Print TV WUTB Comcast Radio WWIN WZBA TOTAL: 29 845 18 10 18 10 $1,720.00 $3,144.00 $95.56 $314.40 57 58 72 21 72 21 $2,500.00 $2,000.00 $34.72 $95.24 241 $ 14,473.00 $ 60.05 59688 1044 206 35 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Client Reporting Example - Analytics Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Client Reporting Example 2 - Analytics Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Staples – E-Mail Call to Action Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Staples – Leads to FACEBOOK LIKE Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Staples – Leads to Video and SHAREing Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 2013 – What to do NOW: Budget – 10% of Sales is usually a good marketing budget Plan – Media to use and start creating spots. Web – Update Websites to have new, relevant look and feel OR create Landing Pages. And . . . Do everything else we talked about! Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Thank you for your time…. Jeff Spokes The Spokes Agency 410-878-2596 [email protected] Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Website Review Is your website doing what you want? Check coding, structure, color, style etc. Normally $195 – Today only $FREE Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Internet Marketing Review Is your website and your online marketing doing what you want? Suggest approach (Search, SEO, etc.) Normally $495 – Today only $295 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012 Marketing Review and Strategy Is your marketing doing what you want? Suggest Overall Marketing approach (SWOT Analysis, Media and Creative recommendations) Normally $995 – Today only $695 Copyright: The Spokes Agency 2012