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Mary Owusu, MBA
Manager, Digital Marketing & Analytics   |  The PCA Group, Inc.




Find me at
linkedin.com/in/maryo


                                                                  www.thepcagroup.com
We’re going to keep this presentation free of 
W ’     i t k       thi         t ti f      f
    technical buzzwords. It’s about YOU. 




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The role of Sales and Marketing professionals
The role of Sales and Marketing professionals
            within an organization

                  Top

 Sales &        Middle             Sales &
Marketing                         Marketing
Activities                        Activities



               Customers
                                    www.thepcagroup.com
Examples of “Sales & Marketing Activities”

    Sales &                 Top
  Marketing
   Activities
   A i ii
 •Tradeshows              Middle
 •Direct mailers
 •Print ads
 •Email blasts
 •Cold calling
 •Cold calling
 •Referral marketing
 •TV/radio ads           Customers
 etc.
                                   www.thepcagroup.com
What is at the
TOP of the Funnel?


        Top

       Middle




      Custo e s
      Customers

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What is in the
             MIDDLE of the Funnel?


Turn suspects and prospects 
     into customers by           Top

NURTURING                       Middle

    & 
    &
QUALIFYING                     Customers

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What is at the
               BOTTOM of the Funnel?


Keep customers engaged and loyal        Top
to your products/services; and use 
to your products/services; and use
 their referrals to generate more      Middle
  prospects for the middle of the 
              funnel.
              funnel

DON’T FORGET
                                      Customers

                                              www.thepcagroup.com
The goal of this presentation is to help
   Sales & Marketing professionals
   S l     M k i           f i l
USE THE WEB to make their activities
          more measurable,
          more intentional,
         and more effective
                    effective.

                               www.thepcagroup.com
Why you should care about the web
Why you should care about the web




              THE 
              WEB




                            www.thepcagroup.com
www.thepcagroup.com
What is the #1 reason why 
most marketing efforts fail?

   Lack of a Clear
     Strategy! !

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Define Your Strategy
1. What is the challenge/opportunity we 
are facing? 

Introducing a new product to the marketplace
Reduce dependency one customer




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Define Your Strategy
2. Is this a Top Funnel, Middle Funnel or 
Customer Level challenge/opportunity? 



Circle the answer(s)




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Define Your Strategy
3. What differentiates our organization 
from the competition? 


We are local
Our customers say we have the best service 
and quality 
and quality




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Define Your Strategy
4. What differentiates my products / 
services from the competitors’? 


Our machinery can cut and bend metals up to 
¾ inch thick
We design, build AND install custom products
We design, build AND install custom products




                                        www.thepcagroup.com
Define Your Strategy
5. What marketing/sales activities can or 
will we use for this challenge?


tradeshows, direct mailers, ad in trade 
publication, pass business cards, hold 
seminar, etc.)
seminar, etc.)




                                           www.thepcagroup.com
www.thepcagroup.com
Align each activity with the web




                          www.thepcagroup.com
Allstate aligned its TV ad with search engine 
  Allstate aligned its TV ad with search engine
efforts and ranked #1 for “accident forgiveness”
    (which gets 4,400 Google searches/mo)
    (which gets 4 400 Google searches/mo)


                                 3,600 / month


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And for “good hands”
                  g
(which gets 60,500 Google searches/mo)

… But look at what happened in 2013…

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2013




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2013




       www.thepcagroup.com
Did you know that position #1 is 5x more likely to 
         get clicked on than position #3?




                                       www.thepcagroup.com
f         y
And the moral of the story is…
The success of every sales / marketing 
activity you do offline, can be made to 
activity you do offline can be made to
be measured online.




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The web strategy for generating more activity at 
  the TOP of the funnel is Inbound Marketing.

                               Top
                                 p
  INBOUND 
 MARKETING                   Middle
  STRATEGY


  Sales &
 Marketing
 Activities
   ctivities
                            Customers
                                      www.thepcagroup.com
Types of Inbound Marketing

SEO: Search Engine Optimization
SEO: Search Engine Optimization




                          www.thepcagroup.com
Types of Inbound Marketing

SEO: Search Engine Optimization
SEO: Search Engine Optimization
Find out what words dominate Google. 
Do they also dominate your website?
Do they also dominate your website?




                                        www.thepcagroup.com
Types of Inbound Marketing
  PPC: Pay Per Click Advertising
  Find out what words dominate Google. 
  Do they also dominate your website?
  Do they also dominate your website?




Do PPC to outrank your competitors in a 
D PPC t     t k               tit i
matter of minutes. Then scale back as 
your SEO takes off.                        www.thepcagroup.com
Types of Inbound Marketing
Content Marketing
Have you noticed that content 
H           ti d th t     t t
pages (ex: wikipedia, about.com) 
sometimes outrank regular 
business websites?
business websites?
Develop online how‐to guides / manuals / white papers / 
blogs. All should be created with the intention of 
blogs. All should be created with the intention of
educating, not selling. 
But make sure they contain a link to your website.
Types of Inbound Marketing
Mobile Marketing
Mobile website
   bil    bi
Mobile ads
Mobile apps
QR codes
QR codes


                           www.thepcagroup.com
Types of Inbound Marketing
Social Media 
Marketing
     k i
Yes it IS 
measurable!
‐Grab your username
‐Grab your username
‐Do blog (or outsource it)
‐Not all networks are a fit 
for all companies
f    ll        i
                                www.thepcagroup.com
Summary Notes
 If you chose Top Funnel for 
  question 2, take a look at the 
         i       k l k        h
  activities you listed for 
             y
  question 5 and write in the 
  Inbound Marketing tactics that 
  Inbound Marketing tactics that
  will fit each one the best 
                          www.thepcagroup.com
The web strategy for generating more activity in 
    the MIDDLE of the funnel is Conversion.

                               Top
                                 p

                             Middle
      CONVERSION 
       STRATEGY

      Sales &
     Marketing              Customers
     Activities
                                      www.thepcagroup.com
Ways to Convert into Customers
Compelling Content
Speak their l
     k h i language, 
not yours
    y
Emotion beats logic 5x to 1




                              www.thepcagroup.com
Ways to Convert into Customers
Unique Landing Page
Create one for every 
           f
campaign
    p g
The search engines now use 
Bounce Rate as one of the 
                     f
metrics that determines how 
high your website will rank

Bounce rate = % of people who 
leave your website in 5‐10 secs   www.thepcagroup.com
Ways to Convert into Customers
Elements of a good unique landing page
                         ‐‐ Bold and clear headline or
                            Bold and clear headline or 
A    ‐ Attention         image that resonates with the 
                         piece that brought them there

I    ‐ Interest    ‐‐ Explain the benefits
                ‐‐ Prove your credibility: offer
                   Prove your credibility: offer 
D    ‐ Desire   advice/tips; provide authoritative 
                content; testimonials.

A    ‐A i
       Action   ‐‐ Have a clear call‐to‐action 
                                             www.thepcagroup.com
Ways to Convert into Customers
Example of a good unique landing page




                             www.thepcagroup.com
Ways to Convert into Customers
Use Forms
 E                h
•Easy to see on the page
•Looks good (has visual impact)
•Builds trust (discloses use of 
p
personal information)  )
•Short and concise
•Has an easy to read captcha
 Has an easy to read captcha
                                   www.thepcagroup.com
Ways to Convert into Customers
Use Downloadables
 Whi
•White paper
•Podcast
•Etc.




                           www.thepcagroup.com
Ways to Convert into Customers
Custom Phone Number
 U       i     h
•Use unique phone number b
•Use a VoIP phone system 
so you have the strong data 
to analyze your abandon 
        y y
rates, hang‐ups, wait times, 
success rates, etc.
success rates etc
                                www.thepcagroup.com
Ways to Convert into Customers
Offer “FREE”
 A i
•A give‐away goes 
a long way
•Every company 
can afford to give 
              g
something away 
(ex: seminar!)
(ex: seminar!)
                           www.thepcagroup.com
Ways to Convert into Customers




     On the web, people’s eyes
     On the web, people s eyes 
     move in an “F” formation

                            www.thepcagroup.com
Ways to Convert into Customers




We take the “F” seriously on our website
Summary Notes
 If you chose Middle Funnel for 
  question 2, take a look at the 
        i        k l k        h
  activities you listed for 
             y
  question 5 and write in the 
  Conversion tactics that will fit 
  Conversion tactics that will fit
  each one the best 
                            www.thepcagroup.com
The web strategy for generating more activity at 
         the BOTTOM of the funnel is 
          Relationship Management.
                               Top

                             Middle
             RELATIONSHIP 
             MANAGEMENT 
             MANAGEMENT
               STRATEGY
 Sales &
Marketing
Activities
                             Customerswww.thepcagroup.com
Types of Relationship Management
Email Marketing
•Segment customers
•Send tailored
 Send tailored 
messages (relevant)
•Cross‐sell and Up‐sell
•Learn from the 
reports                   www.thepcagroup.com
Types of Relationship Management
Social Media 
Marketing
     k i
Builds 
relationships 
and gives them 
and gives them
a place to vent 
their concerns
                          www.thepcagroup.com
Types of Relationship Management
Content Marketing
Pulls
P ll current customers into your 
           t    t      i t
website and keep them loyal

Examples: Online how‐to guides / manuals / white 
papers / blogs. All should be created with the 
intention of educating, not selling. 
But make sure they contain a link to your website.
But make sure they contain a link to your website
Types of Relationship Management
Reviews Matter
•Use current 
customers to build 
positive reviews
•Great for
•Great for 
management of your    Source: www.internetmarketinginc.com
                                                  g

online reputation
                                            www.thepcagroup.com
Summary Notes
 If you chose Customer Level 
  for question 2, take a look at 
  f         i         k l k
  the activities you listed for 
                 y
  question 5 and write in the 
  Relationship Management 
  Relationship Management
  tactics that will fit each one 
  the best 
                            www.thepcagroup.com
www.thepcagroup.com
P M          i Pl
                Put Measures in Place

 Use Google
 URL Builder
 URL Builder
 So you can apply 
 unique URLs to 
 promotions


http://support.google.com/analytics/bin/answer.
         py?hl=en‐GB&answer=1033867
         py?hl=en‐GB&
           ?hl                1033867
P M          i Pl
               Put Measures in Place

Set up
Google
Analytics
So you can 
measure traffic 
on your website
on your website


              www.google.com/analytics
                      l     / l ti
                                    www.thepcagroup.com
P M          i Pl
         Put Measures in Place
The Key Metrics to track in Google Analytics


                                  VISITORS




                                FORMS/CALLS




                                CLOSED DEALS




                                  www.thepcagroup.com
P M          i Pl
           Put Measures in Place
         Understanding the Key Metrics 
         Understanding the Key Metrics
             by way of examples…

1.   How many visits did I get to my website when we 
     were at the tradeshow?
     were at the tradeshow?
2.   How many people came to a unique campaign 
     page?
3.   How many people completed the form?
4.            y               q p
     How many called the unique phone number?
Summary Notes
 Use Google URL Builder to generate 
  URLs for your Sales and Marketing 
  activities
 Place Google Analytics on your website 
  for at least 1 month to get a good 
  for at least 1 month to get a good
  baseline (3 months preferably)
 Write in the key metrics on the Action
  Write in the key metrics on the Action 
  Plan Worksheet                 www.thepcagroup.com
www.thepcagroup.com
C i       l A l       h R l
    Continuously Analyze the Results
Go back to the Key Metrics. How are you doing?


                                   VISITORS




                                 FORMS/CALLS




                                 CLOSED DEALS




                                   www.thepcagroup.com
Summary Notes
 Remember ‐ Data is critical
 How are you doing against the baseline?
 Track it with your Action Plan Worksheet
                y




                                 www.thepcagroup.com
Sales & Marketing professionals can
USE THE WEB to make their activities
           more measurable,
           more intentional
                intentional,
          and more effective.
The Web is a measurable Sales Channel.

                             www.thepcagroup.com
Follow these 4 Steps




                       www.thepcagroup.com
Align with these Strategies
                g                   g
  INBOUND 
 MARKETING
  STRATEGY                         Top

              CONVERSION         Middle
 Sales &       STRATEGY
Marketing
Activities
                 RELATIONSHIP 
                 RELATIONSHIP
                 MANAGEMENT 
                   STRATEGY      Customers

                                          www.thepcagroup.com
Use the Action Plan Worksheet




                        www.thepcagroup.com
Mary Owusu, MBA
Manager, Digital Marketing & Analytics   |  The PCA Group, Inc.




Find me at
linkedin.com/in/maryo


                                                                  www.thepcagroup.com

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Turn the Web Into A Sales Channel

Editor's Notes

  1. Intro by SamNo one raises hand – you’re in the right place. Today we’re going to talk about your website’s selling performance. What does that mean? Just that – the ability for your website to “sell” on your behalf – to attract the right kinds of prospects, engage them in conversation that speaks to their pain points, and get them to trust you enough to take action.That’s selling. And your website can do that if you know what you’re doing. You can transform your website from a static brochure to a living breathing sales tool that works for you 24 x 7. That’s what we’re going to be talking about today.TODAY IS ABOUT YOU! You’ll be heads and shoulders above your competition with some of the things we’re going to talk about today. Let’s get started. How many of you watched the SuperBowl this past Sunday? Besides the lights out and the close game, what else do you remember about the SB, as a matter of fact, about all SBs? Commercials. Now this one didn’t air on Sunday, but it’s worth watching…
  2. Ever been in this situation? Are you the person administering the questions, or the person being buzzed (maybe at your org you’re the acting web person; forced/pushed into the role and trying to make sense of it)SHARE: In my role, I often find myself on the side of the table where the gentleman with the hat is sitting, and my goal throughout my career has been to not get buzzed. Today we’re going to drop all the fancy and ambigious “web” talk (or tech talk) and talk about your business. First, little bit about my background… accent from Ghana > in web business for decade > first did IM in an agency setting (my first job, providing IM services to local businesses of all industries; IM, analytics, the web and their capacities were not as advanced as they are today >then was IM for an international manuf of dental products selling to dentists through dealers (no direct access to the end user) which made tracking our marketing efforts tough (learned hands-on the hardships of sales/marketing in a B2B environment) > then Marketing Manager for StuffedAnimals.com (e-tailer) where the website WAS the only sales channel and gained a lot of insight into how people “think” before they make purchasing decisions> and PCA (agency setting again).No doubt I got a few buzzes earlier my career… but that has changed… what I’ve learned is that the web can make sense, it can work for B2Bs, and it can work hand in hand with the sales/marketing efforts of your organization.Before we get too far ahead on that, let’s make sure we’re on the same page about one thing…(next slide)
  3. … you are involved in activities that are meant to follow a process like this [diagram]… get suspects to know about your products/services > turn them into prospects (qualified to be good contenders for you prod/serv) > nurture them into customers > which of course means sales/rev.Most of you probably recognize this as the traditional sales funnel – and there are some very seasoned sales professionals in the room today who work this plan daily and can speak to it in very minute detail. And this is not a seminar on how to work your pipeline, but I’m going to spend a couple mins on this diagram because there’s an important foundation that it presents that is important to what we’re going to be talking about today.Sales or not, as marketing & sales professionals our ultimate goal within our organizations is to revenue generation is it not? (and if we can do it by spending less money, even better)… isn’t that so? Everything we do as marketers /sales is to generate revenue and profitability > which of course means either generating more revenue out of existing customers… or more new customers > which means getting more prospects in the funnel > which of course, means getting more suspects into it as well. (explain diff between suspects and prospects). When you look at this funnel, the obvious conclusion is that the more suspects you get in at the top, the more prospects you can generate, and the more customers & sales you can generate as well (animate). Obviously too, the more you can hold on to your existing customers (animate) and keep them spending, the more impact you can make in terms of rev/sales too… right?ASK - Do you have activities that you do within your organization or as a part of your responsibilities that are meant to generate more suspects into the funnel (get your name out there, be visible to potential prospects)? What are they? Throw out examples… (Tom - LIST THEM ON EASEL)... Expecting answers like tradeshows, email blasts, cold calls, client referrals, print ads, direct mailers, etc. ASK – what about sales/marketing activities you use to turn suspects into prospects?ASK – what about sales/marketing activities you use to nurture prospects into customers?ASK – what about sales/marketing activities you use to engage your existing customer base, keep them spending with you?ASK – Does anyone here not have any of these activities within their responsibilities or within their organization? Then I have to stop and ask… (next slide)
  4. … you are involved in activities that are meant to follow a process like this [diagram]… get suspects to know about your products/services > turn them into prospects (qualified to be good contenders for you prod/serv) > nurture them into customers > which of course means sales/rev.Most of you probably recognize this as the traditional sales funnel – and there are some very seasoned sales professionals in the room today who work this plan daily and can speak to it in very minute detail. And this is not a seminar on how to work your pipeline, but I’m going to spend a couple mins on this diagram because there’s an important foundation that it presents that is important to what we’re going to be talking about today.Sales or not, as marketing & sales professionals our ultimate goal within our organizations is to revenue generation is it not? (and if we can do it by spending less money, even better)… isn’t that so? Everything we do as marketers /sales is to generate revenue and profitability > which of course means either generating more revenue out of existing customers… or more new customers > which means getting more prospects in the funnel > which of course, means getting more suspects into it as well. (explain diff between suspects and prospects). When you look at this funnel, the obvious conclusion is that the more suspects you get in at the top, the more prospects you can generate, and the more customers & sales you can generate as well (animate). Obviously too, the more you can hold on to your existing customers (animate) and keep them spending, the more impact you can make in terms of rev/sales too… right?ASK - Do you have activities that you do within your organization or as a part of your responsibilities that are meant to generate more suspects into the funnel (get your name out there, be visible to potential prospects)? What are they? Throw out examples… (Tom - LIST THEM ON EASEL)... Expecting answers like tradeshows, email blasts, cold calls, client referrals, print ads, direct mailers, etc. ASK – what about sales/marketing activities you use to turn suspects into prospects?ASK – what about sales/marketing activities you use to nurture prospects into customers?ASK – what about sales/marketing activities you use to engage your existing customer base, keep them spending with you?ASK – Does anyone here not have any of these activities within their responsibilities or within their organization? Then I have to stop and ask… (next slide)
  5. Predictable = set Scalable = Automated =Clear levers you can pull to make things happen = Metrics = Cost optimized = My aim today is to help you understand how you can incorporate the WEB to improve your sales & marketing activities so that they CAN address those pain points or opportunities you just listed (animate) and lead to more suspects and prospects for your funnel. I will show you how the WEB (animate) can help you make your sales/marketing activities more effective at driving in the right types of suspects and prospects. We will also discuss how you can take advantage of the WEB (animate) during the nurturing stage (BUZZZ) the stage where you trying to get prospects to become customers. As well, we will discuss how the WEB (animate) can help you keep your existing customers BUYING and use them as catalysts for NEW prospects.Are we on the same page? Great!
  6. Predictable = set Scalable = Automated =Clear levers you can pull to make things happen = Metrics = Cost optimized = My aim today is to help you understand how you can incorporate the WEB to improve your sales & marketing activities so that they CAN address those pain points or opportunities you just listed (animate) and lead to more suspects and prospects for your funnel. I will show you how the WEB (animate) can help you make your sales/marketing activities more effective at driving in the right types of suspects and prospects. We will also discuss how you can take advantage of the WEB (animate) during the nurturing stage (BUZZZ) the stage where you trying to get prospects to become customers. As well, we will discuss how the WEB (animate) can help you keep your existing customers BUYING and use them as catalysts for NEW prospects.Are we on the same page? Great!
  7. ALIGN = match every offline activity with a way that you can measure it online. Let me show you what I mean…
  8. ASK – Quick, what is the #1 reason why marketing efforts fail? NOOOOO STRATEGY!No strategy= not specifically defining what your end game is and what it means to your department/organization as a wholeLoose strategy (ready fire aim)= not specifically defining and implementing how you’ll measure if its successful= doing whatever the competition is doingTo know where you’re going, you need to know where you came from. We need to put some measures in place so you can compare them before and after. But even before you do that, you have to define what you’re measuring… what you’re trying to improve. So we’re going to start there.
  9. In other words, in order to achieve this objective, will I need to get more suspects in my funnel? More prospects or nurture my existing customer base? (TOM – am I using words that manufacturers can relate to?)
  10. This is the message that needs to come across in your Sales & Marketing activitiesTHINK: what differentiates me from the competition… it doesn’t have to be something that the competition isn’t doing, you just have to be the first say it. If you’re the first to say it, it puts it in the minds of your target audience that you’re the only one who does it.Geico - 15 Minutes Could Save You 15% or More on Car InsuranceLowes – never stop improvingTarget - Expect More. Pay Less
  11. This is the message that needs to come across in your Sales & Marketing activities
  12. ALIGN = match every offline activity with a way that you can measure it online. Let me show you what I mean…
  13. Accident forgiveness 4,400 searches per month in GoogleGood hands – 60,500Oct 2011
  14. Accident forgiveness 4,400 searches per month in GoogleGood hands – 60,500Oct 2011
  15. Again, from position #1 to 3
  16. The difference between position #1 and #3 is position #1 is 467% more likely to be clicked on than position #3
  17. Accident forgiveness 4,400 searches per month in GoogleGood hands – 60,500Oct 2011
  18. You just have to know how!
  19. Remember, the top of the funnel is focused on generating awareness and getting your business found by people who either are not aware they have a problem, or that your product category exists OR has a problem and is looking for a solution The BEST WEB STRATEGY TO USE TO GENERATE MORE ACTIVITY AT THE TOP OF THE FUNNEL IS INBOUND MARKETING
  20. #1 source of consistent, high quality traffic to a website. Period.---------------------> 90% of websites fail to show up within the first 10 results of Google.Top 5 results get 74% of clicks. Top 10 listings get 90% of clicks. 58% of people research online even if they’re buying offline things.This is why companies need SEO. Let’s take a look at what SEO is…
  21. Why should you care?Because most new visitors will find your website through search engines.Keywords are the words or shortphrases that people enter insearch engines when lookingfor goods and services. Typical keywords might be “budget hotel,” “video games”or “office decorator.” When the text on your site is relevant to a particular searchkeyword, your website can appear in the results to the person doing the searching.(Your site says, “We are the best office decorators in all of Lincoln Park.” When auser searches for “Lincoln Park office decorator,” it’s a match!) Put yourself in apotential customer’s shoes and think about the terms they might use to search foryour products or services. ThinkHow to find keywords:Google SuggestAmazon booksOther online tools but tough to choose which oneLink building:Social media helps but no link juiceArticles about youLink from your blog to yourself
  22. Play video
  23. Social media marketing is a great example of thisTAG the links!Pdfs rank high in search engines
  24. QR codesAds on appsHaving appsMobile version of site vs. responsive designWe’re going to talk about how you take advantage of all these tools – when to use which - to make your sales and marketing activities more effective and measurable. But first… let’s take a 15 minute break-------------BREAK-------------
  25. Remember, the middle of the funnel is focused on segmenting, nurturing and qualifying the people who have The BEST WEB STRATEGY TO USE TO GENERATE MORE ACTIVITY AT THE MIDDLE OF THE FUNNEL IS CONVERSION
  26. ASPECTS OF THE CONVERSION STRATEGYSELL YOUR USP!!Content is King – use keywords- Speak their language: we don’t sell three-quarter inch drills you sell three-quarter inch holes. Speak “benefits” – address their pain points 5-1 pain outsells gain. And emotion outweighs logic--------------Inspire trust and show visitors that you are a respectable business —with contact details, business information and testimonials from happy customers.Clearly show the benefits of your products and services.Offer compelling reasons for users to choose you instead of yourcompetitors.Ask visitors directly to do what you want them to do.
  27. A – bold and clear headline or image that resonates with the piece that brought them thereI – explain the benefitsD - Offer advice or tips.Including a "tip of the day", "Four ways that XXX can help you do YYY", etc.. earns trust.Provide authoritative content.Case studies, news recaps, how to articles will help build trust in your offerings. The ever popular buttons."As seen on TV", "Promoted by Wallstreet Magazine" also get placed here.TestimonialsYep, this is also the section for testimonials.A – bold call to action
  28. Do an attendee example – use action at every step
  29. Website conversion formVisual impact – break it up into 2 columns if long; custom submit buttonTrust – not going to share details
  30. Website conversion formVisual impact – break it up into 2 columns if long; custom submit buttonTrust – not going to share details
  31. Give something away – white paper is great! Manuals, support documents, videos, tutorials, Give away your best information firstSplit information into series Positions you as leader and expert Builds trust Generates leads – you get their emails!
  32. Heat maps
  33. Heat maps
  34. Remember, the bottom of the funnel is focused keeping existing clients, getting them to buy more through you, and leveraging their potential to be referrals for new business.The BEST WEB STRATEGY TO USE TO GENERATE MORE ACTIVITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FUNNEL IS RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENTLet’s dig into the top funnel and this concept of inbound marketing. What is inbound marketing? Anyone ever heard of it? Someone here is running hubspot on their website (shield)
  35. Used to be the #1 activity ppl performed online, now #3 to search, sm,
  36. Social media marketing is a great example of thisTAG the links!Pdfs rank high in search engines
  37. ALIGN = match every offline activity with a way that you can measure it online. Let me show you what I mean…
  38. WHY? Because the objective of this seminar is to use turn the web into a sales channel. As I mentioned earlier, we are going to do this using the web to make your sales/marketing activities more effective and more measurable… and the only way we can be track how we’re doing with “using the web” is by analytics (measuring it). One of the best (and FREE) tools that can do this is Google Analytics. Engage: Who has heard of it? Who uses it? Review what it does and how to get for your website.Explain the things that GA will track for you (high level). At a minimum, they should ran it for a month prior to doing any marketing activities for they can get a baseline. Metrics to GA will auto-baseline for you: # of visits, #visitors, geo-location of visitors, most visited pages, devices people are using to visit, where they’re coming from to get to your website (ie: other websites or search or social media)
  39. Go back to the planning you did and compare the numbers.
  40. ALIGN = match every offline activity with a way that you can measure it online. Let me show you what I mean…
  41. Predictable = set Scalable = Automated =Clear levers you can pull to make things happen = Metrics = Cost optimized = My aim today is to help you understand how you can incorporate the WEB to improve your sales & marketing activities so that they CAN address those pain points or opportunities you just listed (animate) and lead to more suspects and prospects for your funnel. I will show you how the WEB (animate) can help you make your sales/marketing activities more effective at driving in the right types of suspects and prospects. We will also discuss how you can take advantage of the WEB (animate) during the nurturing stage (BUZZZ) the stage where you trying to get prospects to become customers. As well, we will discuss how the WEB (animate) can help you keep your existing customers BUYING and use them as catalysts for NEW prospects.Are we on the same page? Great!
  42. ALIGN = match every offline activity with a way that you can measure it online. Let me show you what I mean…
  43. Remember, the bottom of the funnel is focused keeping existing clients, getting them to buy more through you, and leveraging their potential to be referrals for new business.The BEST WEB STRATEGY TO USE TO GENERATE MORE ACTIVITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FUNNEL IS RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENTLet’s dig into the top funnel and this concept of inbound marketing. What is inbound marketing? Anyone ever heard of it? Someone here is running hubspot on their website (shield)
  44. Remember, the bottom of the funnel is focused keeping existing clients, getting them to buy more through you, and leveraging their potential to be referrals for new business.The BEST WEB STRATEGY TO USE TO GENERATE MORE ACTIVITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FUNNEL IS RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENTLet’s dig into the top funnel and this concept of inbound marketing. What is inbound marketing? Anyone ever heard of it? Someone here is running hubspot on their website (shield)