This document provides a review and proposals for Dairyland Cycle's online marketing programs. It summarizes the current paid search and SEO programs, including metrics and key performance indicators from 2010. It then proposes a 4-month extension of these programs and additional opportunities, including analyzing SEO optimization opportunities for Sentry.com to increase its online market share compared to competitors like Dairyland Cycle.
7. Media flighting based on seasonalityStrategy Geographic Targeting Campaign Q1 – All states that currently have a live product offering Q2 – States added: IA, KY, CT, MI, AL, ID, MT, and VA Eliminated high-cost, low-conversion keywords June 21st: Campaigns paused to drive down CPLs Q4 – States added: ME, ND, and NE Motorcycle Insurance Campaign – Launched April 2nd Weekly implementation of individual keywords Ongoing bidding adjustments to ensure high impression share and conversion volume while keep costs low Media Spend Flighting Q2 – Monthly Budgets increased to $20,000 Q3 – Monthly budgets decreased to $5,500 Q4 – Monthly budgets increased Expansion to Bing – Mid-December 2010 Tactics
25. Increase Website Conversions/Quote RequestsStrategy Site Analysis Copy Consulation Competitive Review and Analysis Custom Meta Tags Page Submissions Benchmark Analysis Monthly reporting Traffic Best performing keywords and engines Engine by engine summary Next steps and recommendations Link Building Social Activity 2010 Tactics
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27. The month-over-month decrease in traffic follows the same overall trend as the previous year; therefore, this decrease appears to be a seasonality trend
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29. For the month of November there were 58 total listings for targeted keywords, compared to 15 listings at the beginning of the campaign
30. Visibility has increased in all engines, with Google showing the highest increases in visibility
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33. Also bookmarked on Reddit.com and Delicious.com and posted comments on blog.motorcycle.com and motorcycleinsurance.org
37. An Impactful Campaign Top 4 Search Terms Driving Traffic to Dairylandcycle.com December ‘09 – December ’10 Key: “dairyland insurance” ”dairyland motorcycle insurance””dairyland” ”dairyland cycle” Motorcycle Insurance Campaign Launch Initiated Link Building & Social Activity SEM Paid Search Campaign Began As you can see in the chart above, Dairyland Cycle’s campaigns have made a dramatic impact by utilizing Paid Search and specific keywords, and through link building and social activity. Source: Experian Hitwise US, 12/29/2010
40. Additional OpportunitiesSentry’s Online Market Share Overall Market Share based on Total Site Visits Sentry Insurance vs. Top Competitors Source: Experian Hitwise US, 12/29/2010
43. Implement an XML sitemapOverall SEO Site Grade: 2.1/4 Site Speed Grade: B
44. Additional OpportunitiesSentry Insurance Vs. Dairyland Cycle During the peak motorcycle insurance buying season, our Paid Search and SEO efforts enabled Dairyland Cycle to increase in market share by over 200% year-over-year and even surpass Sentry. Sentry could greatly benefit from a similar campaign. Source: Experian Hitwise US, 12/28/2010
45. Additional OpportunitiesPaid & Organic Search Sentry Only Organic VS. Dairyland Cycle Paid& Organic Source: Experian Hitwise US, 12/28/2010