In a real life the ability to deliver “world-changing” IT solutions is not persuasive enough for decision makers to open their corporate wallets. Every IT software development vendor has to promote the expertise of its team!
Kraftblick team has prepared the presentation showcasing 10 ways for IT software development companies to acquire new clients from Internet.
3. B2B-orientation
Services are provided to
other businesses
Sales cycle usually
lasts 3-12 months
The later companies start
marketing activities, the
more they delay the
moment of signing a
business contract with a
prospect
4. 4
Feedback from the target
audience to improve service
offerings, pricing strategy and
positioning on the market
High-quality traffic convertible into leads
Lead generation
Marketing Goals
6. The same marketing tools in
the same period of time will
bring different results to the
largest system integrator
IBM and world’s leading
retailer Walmart
B2B marketing strategies
and tactics differ from
those used by B2C
companies
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8. Business reality – in which big
jackpots are up for grabs –
presumes no silver bullets and
no genius ideas allowing to
outperform competitors instantly
and get customers regularly with
little or no budget
3
9. Customer acquisition in the
IT industry requires
systematic tedious efforts
put in various marketing
channels and experiments
with them
4
13. A limited volume
of highly tailored
queries
More time to collect
statistically significant data
and correct the plan of actions
A finite amount of
high-quality website
traffic
14. Recommended minimum monthly budget for
AdWords: $5,000+
The stats for the ‘software development company’ query in the US Google in SEMrush
16. Previous visitors or users can see
ads as they browse websites that are
part of the Google Display Network.
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Reaching people who have visited
the website or used the app before
Users will see company’s text, image or
video ads as they log in to Google account,
YouTube or Gmail with their emails.
Targeting ads to users from the
corporate email database2
18. Gmail promoted ads allow
IT companies to target
people receiving Gmail
messages from their direct
competitors (by specifying
@competitordomain.com
as keywords)
Goal: «catching»
competitors' customers
20. According to the stats in August
2015, Bing share on the US
search engine market was
20%, giving way only to
Google with its 64%.
Bing share in Canada and the
UK was 6-7%.
21. Competition is
still high in Bing,
but lower than in
Google
What IT companies should know
Approximate
monthly
budget starts
from $1,500-
$2,000
Targeting location
= U.S.
23. Goals
• increasing the number of
touchpoints with decision
makers in prospects'
companies
• acquiring leads
24. #1 Step
Creating and enhancing the
database of decision-makers
(do not forget about segmentation!) #2 Step
Launching campaigns: writing
privately-colored emails with
call-to-action messages
#3 Step
Analyzing results (Open Rate,
Engagement, Response Rate),
sending out follow up emails
Email Marketing Steps
26. LinkedIn
allows IT companies to target particular decision-makers of any kind by:
Specific company
(Company name)
Industry
(Company Industry)
Position, duties
and seniority
(Job Title, Job Function, Job
Seniority)
Members of certain
LinkedIn groups
27. What IT companies should know
CPC bids on LinkedIn start from $2
and rise up to $10 for some
industries.
29. We recommend IT software
companies to consider Facebook
and Twitter after they create the
database of decision-makers.
Companies can use their email
database to show ads to decision
makers while they are browsing
through social media.
What IT companies should know
SOCIAL
MEDIA
31. Inbound marketing works in the long run
and assumes the following:
o IT company creates valuable
personalized content using blog, for
example
o Content gets distributed by marketing
specialists over various marketing
channels
o Marketing team puts efforts into
converting attracted website visitors into
leads by gathering their contact
information.
32. What IT companies should know
Blogging will be a waste of time without aiming it
at a proper Buyer Persona and their interests.
Content creation is just one step of the inbound
marketing. Companies write and promote blog
posts to attract website traffic with a purpose of
converting it into leads.
34. Getting in touch with
reputable bloggers & opinion
leaders (like Mashable and
TechCrunch) and publishing
posts on their websites
helps driving the target
audience to the company’s
own website and has a
positive effect on corporate
reputation and image.
Post topics may cover:
In-depth analysis of the
industry trends
Market research with
infographics
Unbiased product reviews
Interviews with tech C-
level executives
Avoid blatant advertising!
36. Webinars enhance
communication with the
company’s target audience by
diving deeply into their interests
and demonstrating company’s
expertise.
37. There are various ways of getting new customers for IT software
development companies including PPC advertising, social media advertising,
email marketing, inbound marketing, guest blogging and others.
There’s no silver bullet in lead generation for B2B. Each traffic channel should
be used wisely if IT companies do not want to lose money. Also business
growth assumes investments and regular marketing activities rather than one-
time actions with no or a small budget.
The best marketing strategy for IT software development companies would be
experimenting with several promotional sources, picking up the most efficient
one and scaling it.
Thoughts to take with
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