5. Today’s Panel
Jill Anderson
Sr. Director of Marketing
Meet Minneapolis
Steve Markuson
VP Brand Strategy
MediaOne
Al Stauffacher
Director
Twin Cities Gateway
Kat Holm
Marketing Director
Lovin’ Lake County
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DO YOU WANT MEASURABLE
RESULTS OR IMPRESSIONS?
YOU NEED A PLAN
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10. • Reach targeted prospects
• Drive incremental overnight stays
• Enhance non-peak periods of business
• Maximize prospect engagement
• Increase website hotel page views
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TCG STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
13. • Audience: Who are your visitors?
• Acquisition: How did they find you?
• Behavior: What did they do on your website? What content gets
viewed the most?
• Conversions: Are visitors’ and your goals being met?
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Four areas of analysis:
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• Create a landing page for each topic of interest:
• Various attractions
• Parks
• Activities, etc.
• Create a page that will serve as CORNERSTONE CONTENT for the main keyword phrase
you want to rank on search engines
• Create posts with related content and link the keyword text to the Cornerstone page.
• Minnesota Waterfalls: North Shore to the BWCA (CORNERSTONE)
• Explorer’s Guide to Waterfalls in Lake County, MN (SUPPORTING CONTENT)
• Optimize each page for ONE keyword phrase (i.e. “minnesota waterfalls” or “mn
waterfalls map”). Keyword phrase should be in the:
• Title
• Meta Description
• Headings and Subheadings
• Intro paragraph
• Alt tags on images
Developing an On-Page SEO Strategy