The document discusses several digital marketing trends that are expected to trend in 2015. It predicts that digital marketing will be more targeted and personalized in 2015. Professionally written content and marketing automation tools will become more important. Visual storytelling using video and infographics are also expected to grow in importance. Good content distribution, social media marketing, and mobile marketing will be potent mediums for digital marketing.
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To accompany the four P s of classical
marketing, marketers would do well to
instill the digital four Cs, around
conversation, collaboration, culture and
compensation.
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Introduction
We have seen content becoming the connective
thread for all marketing communication in 2014. In
2015, marketing agencies and business houses will
focus on understanding their target audiences and
provide a better return on investment. With 58%
marketers planning to increase their digital marketing
budget for the next 12 months, 2015 will surely
witness a more mature industry, which will focus on
measuring their efforts basis the individual customer.
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Introduction
Digital Marketing has grown from just a
buzzword to a marketing mainstay for big and
small brands alike. As we enter 2015, content
marketing will become an intrinsic part of the
marketing strategy for one and all. So here s
what can help you to device a successful
digital marketing plan for the year of more
mature marketing.
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5. 63%
brands said posting
content on social media
has increased marketing
effectiveness
67%
marketers embraced the
symbiotic relationship
between email and social
74%
brands leveraged from
social media to gain
insights about consumers
Source: Offerpop | The Anatomy of Content Marketing Infographic | Social Media Examiner | Hubspot | Shutterstock
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The year that was
THE YEAR
THAT WAS...
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6. Twitter and Facebook
users are more likely to
recommend a brand they
follow
6 out of 10 Brands that post blogs get
more inbound links
97% of Twitter users tend to
buy from a brand they
follow
67%
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The year that was
Source: Offerpop | The Anatomy of Content Marketing Infographic | Social Media Examiner | Hubspot | Shutterstock
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7. marketers worldwide
agreed that video content
brings in the best ROI
52%
of blogs on company sites
get 55% more visitors
55%
of customers prefer
knowing about a company
via articles than advertising
70%
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The year that was
Source: Offerpop | The Anatomy of Content Marketing Infographic | Social Media Examiner | Hubspot | Shutterstock
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8. The use of infographics has increased from
51% in 2013 to 62% in 2014
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The year that was
Source: Offerpop | The Anatomy of Content Marketing Infographic | Social Media Examiner | Hubspot | Shutterstock
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9. 53%
Image posts on Facebook gets
more Likes than the average
text post
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The year that was
Source: Offerpop | The Anatomy of Content Marketing Infographic | Social Media Examiner | Hubspot | Shutterstock
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10. 28% 35%
upward trend has been
seen in retweets on posts
with video
upward trend has been
seen in retweets on posts
with images
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Source: Offerpop | The Anatomy of Content Marketing Infographic | Social Media Examiner | Hubspot | Shutterstock
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2015The year in making
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It s easier to double your business by
doubling your conversion rate than by
doubling your traf c.
-Jeff Eisenberg
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Business houses from all verticals are
making tangible plans to boost their
digital marketing efforts, B2B marketers
also look forward to increase their digital
marketing budget and create more
content than last year.
Digital marketing will be more targeted and personal
Source: Digital Intelligence Brie ng: Digital Trends 2015
Company respondents
Last year s most exciting opportunity: predicted versus actual
Content marketing
Mobile
Social
Marketing automation
Personalization
Big data
Predicted
Actual
Econsultancy / Adobe Quarterly Digital Intelligence Brie ng Respondents 2015: 2,543
Respondents 2014: 980
Note: The 2014 survey question was Which one area is the single most exciting opportunity for your organisation in 2014?
The 2015 survey question was Thinking about 2014, which of the following turned out to be the biggest opportunity?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
Multichannel campaign
management
Customer experience
Video
DIGITAL MARKETING
WILL BE MORE
TARGETED
AND PERSONAL
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This year will witness the micro-targeting approach in digital marketing, wherein businesses will
connect with customers in a more personal and deeper level. The website personalization
approach as used by Ecommerce sites will also be adopted by other industries for personalized
distribution of content to the target audience resulting in more targeted responses and results.
Another advantage of publishing personalized content is that it builds trust and credibility that
generates customer loyalty, which is bene cial for your business in the long run.
In a nutshell, digital marketing will see businesses evolving as more mature publishers and
marketers.
Major brands have already joined the league of content marketers, with a steady 69% increase in
content production and will continue the trend in 2015
Digital marketing will be more targeted and personal
users feel custom content
helps them make a
purchase decision.
67%
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It is projected that business houses will increase their spending in paid
placements on social media, since the non-sponsored and organic content
will get less exposure, like the 44 less exposure on Facebook due to new
and updated algorithms.
Another aspect of native advertising that brands should consider is native
advertising. It is basically using the basic form of the platform to structure
advertisements so that they appear more like content than obvious
advertisements.
Marketers are expected to spend $4.3 billion on native advertising in 2015.
Paid placements will see an upward trend
PAID PLACEMENTS
WILL SEE AN
UPWARD TREND
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Paid placements will see an upward trend
ORGANIC VS. PAID SOCIAL MEDIA:
COMPARATIVE IMPACT ON CONVERSION RATES
SOCIAL ORGANIC SOCIAL PAID
2.82%
2.26%
PAID SOCIAL LEADS TO
25% MORE
CONVERSIONS
THAN ORGANIC SOCIAL
Purchase intent can
also increase up to
53% with native
advertising.
53%
Native advertising
generates higher
engagement and offers
82% brand lift increase.
82%
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Many advertisers are yet to be assured
that online advertising can have an impact
on branding, to positively shift attitudes
and perceptions. To convince them, you
need proof.
-Christina Goodman
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Digital marketers seem to be wearing technology as
their skin while marketing, and as expected, by 2017
businesses will spend more in this area. Businesses need
to improve and upgrade technologies while marketing
needs to make the most of the opportunities at hand.
One such technology that every digital marketer must
have his hands on, in the times to come is marketing
automation tools.
Marketing automation tools will become imperative
of the marketers agree
that they need to boost
and upgrade their
technologies to compete
on the digital front.
40%Business houses that have
already integrated an
automation system in their
marketing mix, enjoyed
50 more conversions.
MARKETING AUTOMATION
TOOLS WILL BECOME
IMPERATIVE
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As complete and mature publication channel, brands will
focus on giving out more focused and relevant content to
the audience. This will further enable them to be prepared
for changes in search algorithm that targets and penalizes
poor content and gives high preference to quality content.
Therefore, business houses will focus more on hiring a great
content marketing team that has a balanced mix of
professional writers and creative content creators.
Professionally written content will become indispensable
PROFESSIONALLY
WRITTEN CONTENT
WILL BECOME
INDISPENSABLE
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Professionally written content will become indispensable
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21. A good content team will create excellent content for marketing that
is optimized for better placements to drive engagement. The team
will also ensure the readability of content. This means that the content
will have shorter paragraphs, crisper sentences, generous line heights,
large fonts, eye-catching visual elements and good fonts.
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Professionally written content will become indispensable
GOOD CONTENT
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Build it, and the will come only works in
the movies. Social Media is a built it ,
nurture it, engage them, and them may
come & stay.
-Seth Godin
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Video Marketing will be the most important component in times to come. Videos that contain eye-catching thumbnail images encourage
more Likes. Also, increasing usage of mobile users and mobile video consumption, mobile video engagement is expected to grow in 2015.
Great visuals go a long way to enable people establish trust with your online presence. Using videos to give your users unique, engaging
experiences will help you in the long run, to win them over.
Visual storytelling will steal the show
VISUAL STORY
TELLING WILL
STEAL THE SHOW
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Visual storytelling will steal the show
of mobile and tablet users
watch 1 hour of video per
day on an average, using
their device.
33%
users say they are more
likely to seek information
about a product after
watching an online video.
46%
video viewers watch more
than 3/4th of a video.
64%
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Visual storytelling will steal the show
visitors feel more
con dent about their
online purchase after
watching a video.
52%
of all internet traf c will be
driven towards video by
2017.
74%
of marketing professionals
worldwide say that video
as content brings the best
ROI.
52%
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Visual storytelling will steal the show
The average website user
spends 88% more time on
a website that contains
video.
88%
of marketers are already
using video as online
marketing, sales and
communication tools.
93%
Visitors who watch a
video are 85% more likely
to buy a product than
visitors who don t.
85%
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Infographics cannot be ignored
Infographics are people s favorite and that s how
it s going to be in 2015 as well. With so much of
content to walk through, people nd it interesting
to read through data that is not only visually
attractive, but also gives necessary information in
fewer words. Studies have also shown that 40%
of people will perceive and respond better to a
visual message than plain text. Infographics have
been popular since these establish the publisher as
an expert who has an in-depth understanding of
the subject, area or topic.
INFOGRAPHICS
CANNOT BE
IGNORED 1%
Infographic production
increases by 1% everyday
there are approximately over
13 million search results for
Infographic on Google
13
Million
Use of Infographic has increased from
51% in 2013 to 62% in 2014 and the
numbers are expected to grow in 2015
It is expected that the marketers who
use Infographics will grow traf c by
12% more as against those who won t
12%
51%
62%
2013 2014
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Generating buzz for your brand
around social networks does not
absolutely require bespoke content
for people to share with friends, but
it certainly helps.
Peter Field, UK marketing consultant
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Good Distribution of Content is an Essential of Good Marketing
While creating high quality and relevant content is the backbone of all the marketing
efforts, success of digital marketing depends highly on the second phase, which is
publication and distribution of the content.
Without a strategic distribution plan, the content will go anywhere but your target
audience and this will not bring you results that you expect. Hence, digital marketers
will focus more on optimizing digital channels to ensure that their precious content
reaches their even more precious audiences.
GOOD DISTRIBUTION
OF CONTENT IS
AN ESSENTIAL
OF GOOD MARKETING
Surprisingly, a research indicates that
only 26% of digital marketers
actually focus and invest in
distribution of content.
26%
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A heady mix of content marketing and social media marketing
2015 will witness a heady mix of a full-blown content marketing strategy across the
booming social media channels. Social media has evolved as an important and
effective distribution channel over the years which will make it an integral part of
marketing in times to come.
Integrated social media marketing will become a must for implementation.
Marketers will need to have a smart approach to design and use a power combo of
multiple social media platforms to gain maximum out of their investments.
Another trend that the year will witness in social media marketing is the rise of
smaller, more personal social media approach, which will target niche groups with
speci c, shared qualities and interests.
A HEADY MIX OF
CONTENT MARKETING
AND SOCIAL MEDIA
MARKETING
94% marketers agree that social
media is an important marketing tool
and expect to see more businesses
investing in this medium in 2015.
94%
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Understanding how to
behave in social media is
easy: be nice or leave.
Faris Yakob
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Mobile will be a potent medium for digital marketing
Since the late 1990s we have been hearing the cliché this year is the year
of mobiles and it delivered the promise in 2014. This year is also the year
of smartphones and tablets. The fact that people love to carry their
smartphones around all the time to stay connected with the world is an
opportunity for brands to register themselves in the minds of
consumers both present and prospective.
MOBILE WILL BE A
POTENT MEDIUM
FOR DIGITAL
MARKETING
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Mobile will be a potent medium for digital marketing
2015 will therefore, ride on the wave of smartphones turning
smarter, which means the medium will become more secure,
more contextual, more location-aware, more targeted, more
integrated, more connected and more pervasive. People will
gradually become mobile rst and businesses and marketers will
follow suit.
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Mobile will be a potent medium for digital marketing
Don t be surprised if mobile apps are used as content to woo
consumers. Lopez Research newsletter reveals that despite the
progress of HTML-5, most of the companies still believe that a native
app delivers better experience. After the successful evolution of
consumer apps, companies will now look forward to provide
lightweight apps that perform a speci c task. Hence, native mobile
apps will rule the digital world in 2015.
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35. eMarketer predicts that the
number of mobile phone
users will surpass 5 billion
people worldwide by 2017.
According to eMarketer,
mobile phone penetration
will rise from 61.1% to
69.4% globally in the next
3 years.
In 2015, most rms will
deliver greater than 60 of
their mobile experiences
via a native application.
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Mobile will be a potent medium for digital marketing
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SlideShare will be the new B2B platform
LinkedIn owned SlideShare will emerge as the key social network
for business professionals. This medium will enable them to share
bite-sized pieces of content while on the go, in the years to
come. SlideShare currently assists in creating, distributing, and
consuming presentations, which makes it a great tool for B2B
marketers to share content with their target audiences.
Good presentations gets you page views, leads, SEO juice and
often long-lasting evergreen content. In 2014, SlideShare added
video capabilities for LinkedIn in uencers. In 2015, SlideShare will
extend video to their entire audience, making SlideShare video
the YouTube for business.
SLIDESHARE
WILL BE THE
NEW B2B
PLATFORM
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We want to know what
consumers are looking for,
what their values are, and
how can we meet their
needs. It s not just about Big
Data; it s about translating
that into the truth.
-Gayle Fuguitt
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Listening is a catalyst for digital growth
It s always important to be in the loop in terms what is being
talked about your business online. Not paying attention to what is
being said can lead to huge damage that will be cost intensive or
sometimes even unwanted irreparable changes. Listening to what
is being talked about and gauging it helps business houses to
understand and manage the sentiments and build their brand s
equity accordingly.
Hence in the year 2015, listening should be an important part of
your digital media strategy to take your brand and business to
the next level. Monitoring and in uencing is de nitely an
important element for success in the digital universe.
LISTENING
IS A CATALYST
FOR DIGITAL
GROWTH
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39. 70% of global consumers
indicated that they trust
online reviews rather than
advertisements
57% of adult internet users
now use search engines to
nd information about
themselves online, as
compared to 47% in 2006.
4 out of 5 people state
that they have received
advice via social media
regarding what product or
service to purchase.
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Listening is a catalyst for digital growth
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40. 84% of all marketers agree
that building consumer
trust will become
marketing s primary
objective in the near
future.
78% of consumers trust
peer recommendations,
only 14 trust
advertisement while taking
a purchase decision.
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Listening is a catalyst for digital growth
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Big data will enable you to make it Big in the digital universe.
Big data has graduated from being just for a few big businesses
to being accessible to businesses of all sizes. Since business
houses today understand the power of information to create and
deliver winning marketing campaigns with real time results, big
data is becoming an integral part of marketing.
Equipped with information on consumer behaviors and
purchases, the importance of big data will continue to grow and
help marketers make better decisions.
BIG DATA WILL
ENABLE YOU TO
MAKE IT BIG IN
THE DIGITAL UNIVERSE.
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Big data will enable you to make it Big in the digital universe.
Retargeting saw a boom in
2014 and this year markets
will nd new ways to
retarget customers based
on their website visits,
including items they
viewed without clicking.
Big data will help
businesses to analyze
what their customers like
and enable them to give a
more personalized
experience. Customized
pages and emailers to the
customers will help
achieve this.
Advanced analytics will
also equip the marketers
to be selective with their
paid marketing efforts.
Since they can analyze
their target demographic
and how can they get
maximum bene ts out of
their spends.
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Big data will enable you to make it Big in the digital universe.
Businesses are using
analytics in marketing
through custom variables
which helps them capture
information about people
visiting their websites.
The customer pro le
created with studying
analytics will be used
increasingly to create
buyer personas, which
ensure each marketing
effort is forti ed to serve
a speci c type of
customer.
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Take a risk and keep testing,
because what works today
won t work tomorrow, but
what worked yesterday may
work again.
-Amrita Sahasrabudhe
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Top 7 must haves to nail it successfully in 2015
TOP 7 MUST
HAVES TO NAIL IT
SUCCESSFULLY
IN 2015
Visuals will Take You a Long Way: The world is turning digital at a
fast pace and to engage and win consumers, marketers will have
to indulge in vibrant and visual storytelling!
Coding is a Must: Digital marketers in 2015 will have the essential
task of integrating web development and content strategy in a
cross platform market offering.
Performance Measurement is Imperative: This year the emphasis
will be on measuring results to quantify and qualify digital
marketing efforts to succeed. Tech savvy and expert analysts
will pump up the success rate.
Consumer Experience will Reign Supreme: Consumer satisfaction
will be of utmost importance for brands. Focus will be on overall
consumer experience for which marketing, advertising and public
relations will stand united.
Digital Marketing with a Personal Touch: All the brand messaging
needs to have a touch of humor and emotions. It s time to win a
human emotion to win a sale.
Back to Basics: The social media marketing cycle shall re-begin.
Get ready to re-evaluate your target audience and nd out what
puts them off and what works the best to re-priortize the
communication premise.
Twist in Digital Marketing: It s not the time where just selling will
get you more business. It s the time to start serving your
consumers with value posts, suf ce their quest by answering
their questions and provide more value online.
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Create an impression that lasts!
The future of digital marketing is about connecting
with people individually on one-on-one basis with a
personal touch. At Pulp Strategy Communications, we
believe that the only way to connect with and win real
people and their love for your brand is through
meaningful conversations. This means you need to
understand your target audience and their needs to the
core. Your marketing pitch should be equipped with
resources to help you identify, analyze, and act on
these people and digital trends at every step of the
buyer s journey.
CREATE
AN IMPRESSION
THAT LASTS!
Drop us a line at: strategist@pulpstrategy.com to improve
engagement with meaningful conversations.
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