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Pitching Unconventional Campaigns
Getting to Yes
@JamesFinlayson
@JamesFinlayson
James Finlayson
Head of Search
PureBlue
@JamesFinlayson
The Problem
@JamesFinlayson
Seerā€™s cleaning up parks
@JamesFinlayson
Randā€™s cousinā€™s rapping
@JamesFinlayson
WoodworkersUK handing oļ¬€-cuts to
schools
@JamesFinlayson
Meanwhile weā€™re stuck at our deskā€¦
@JamesFinlayson
ā€¦dreaming of winning awards
@JamesFinlayson
!
Our clients say
no
@JamesFinlayson
Our Fault
@JamesFinlayson
Weā€™ve Trained Clients
They expect:
1) X links per month; and
2) Not to have to do a thing; and
3) Not to care whoā€™s linking because
itā€™s ā€˜for SEOā€™
@JamesFinlayson
We Think of UC As
1) Risky; and
2) Expensive; and
3) Stepping on otherā€™s toes
@JamesFinlayson
Weā€™ve Been Getting Results
Would you stop doing this?
@JamesFinlayson
Be Wary
@JamesFinlayson
Itā€™s more fun!
@JamesFinlayson
Be Honest With Yourself
Avoid Temptation
@JamesFinlayson
Donā€™t Be A One Trick
Pony
@JamesFinlayson
Deļ¬ne The Risk
@JamesFinlayson
Main Beneļ¬ts of UC
Speed
Link Quality
Positioning
@JamesFinlayson
Think Like a CEO
Not an SEO
@JamesFinlayson
Associated Risks with SC
Speed
Link Quality
Positioning
Seasonal
Launch
Competitors
Penalty
Brand
@JamesFinlayson
Deļ¬ne The Solution
@JamesFinlayson
Seasonal
Launch
Competitors
Penalty
Brand
Risk Summary
Cost Eļ¬€ective
Safer
Increases Control
@JamesFinlayson
Insight
Mashup data to ļ¬nd a demographic
thatā€™s either
1) High converting; or
2) Untapped
@JamesFinlayson
Prove With Examples
What conceptually similar ideas have
done well?
@JamesFinlayson
Draw the Comparison
@JamesFinlayson
Predict Ahead
Get Nerdy with CTRs, Seasonality, Keyword Research,
Conversion Rates, eļ¬€ect on direct & referring traļ¬ƒc etc
@JamesFinlayson
Predict Ahead
!Ā£#!!!!
!Ā£5,000.00!!
!Ā£10,000.00!!
!Ā£15,000.00!!
!Ā£20,000.00!!
!Ā£25,000.00!!
!Ā£30,000.00!!
!Ā£35,000.00!!
!Ā£40,000.00!!
Jul#14! Aug#14! Sep#14! Oct#14! Nov#14! Dec#14! Jan#15! Feb#15! Mar#15! Apr#15! May#15! Jun#15!
Content!Pieces!
ExisHng!Strategy!
Summarise it in a way that doesnā€™t cause nose-bleeds.
@JamesFinlayson
Reporting
@JamesFinlayson
Report All The Things
1) Organic Traļ¬ƒc
2) Links - Quantity, Quality
3) Social Reach (on-page & external)
4)Donā€™t Forget Direct
6) Coverage
5) Referral Traļ¬ƒc (AVE/Paid comparison Snippets)
7) Collected Data / Assets
8) Highlights
@JamesFinlayson
Examples
@JamesFinlayson
!
Dear Client,
!
We want to feed junk food to
childhood heroes until they would, in
reality, die a horrible, horrible death.
@JamesFinlayson
Risk
Missing out on seasonal revenue.
!
Just out of penalty - need to
maintain quality.
@JamesFinlayson
Demographic
18-25
Fat
Men
Who Like Junk Food
& Like Wolverine
@JamesFinlayson
Task
!
We Need to Inspire Geeks to Be
More Like Their Superheroes
@JamesFinlayson
Proof of Linkability
@JamesFinlaysondesirablebody.co.uk/hero/
@JamesFinlayson
@JamesFinlayson
Results
!
1050 social shares
88 linking root domains
17k views
!
103% increase in sales the following
month
@JamesFinlayson
Campaign 2
Learnings:
1) Unconventional Content Paid Oļ¬€
2) It Was Often Taken Seriously
3) Visitors didnā€™t explore the shop
4) Poor for branding
@JamesFinlayson
Sites Browsed By Comic Book Guy
1) Comics
2) Games
3) Pornography
4) Tech / Gadgets
@JamesFinlayson
Geeks Dieters
Tech
Gold
@JamesFinlayson
Tech Sitesā€™ Obsession With Cases
@JamesFinlayson
The Worldā€™s Healthiest iPhone Case
@JamesFinlayson
2x video reviews
!
!
3x artwork
!
!
product text
Basic Assets
@JamesFinlayson
Results
@JamesFinlayson
9k views
250 linking root domains
7.5k social shares of articles (+550
on-site)
7 people tried to buy one
Results
@JamesFinlayson
Summary
1) Clearly deļ¬ne the business risk youā€™re addressing
2) Pitch for multiple pieces
3) Donā€™t be afraid to make predictions
4) Report the hell out of it afterwards
5) Ellen is a liar
@JamesFinlayson

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