*Realign your digital strategy 
Shaun Quigley
                           VP, Digital Practice Director
                           squigley@brunnerworks.com
                           @squigster
                           http:/www.brunnerworks.com
                           http://www.smarterfaster.com




@brunnerworks @squigster
1   Digital trends 


                2   Create a digital strategy


                3   Integrate the mix 


@brunnerworks
digital 

  inform the approach 
Paid Media  
Brands
2007-2011

your target markets

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                      Paid Media  




   Digital has changed our
   relationship with you
   PS > We trust our friends
   more than we trust you.
Media consumption shifted online 




       North American Technographics benchmark study
We found, we shared, we converged



2001                                   2011
Technology standards got flexible (yay!)  
People became publishers


        Earned




         Owned
PR 


                TV/ Radio/ Print 
                  Advertising 




      Website
Fans
     Word of mouth 
          Facebook                              Strangers
           YouTube                              TV, Radio, Print 
            Twitter                             Online advertising
              Blogs        Earned               Direct/ Email
            Forums                              Paid Search 
                                        Paid    In Store 



           Customers            Owned
        Brand web site 
             Microsite
             Packaging
Blog/Facebook/Youtube
          Mobile Apps
          Video Games 
                 Email  
Fans
     Word of mouth 
          Facebook                                        Strangers
           YouTube                                        TV, Radio, Print 
            Twitter                                       Online advertising
              Blogs        Earned                         Direct/ Email
            Forums                                        Paid Search 
                                                  Paid    In Store 
                                        content



           Customers            Owned
        Brand web site 
             Microsite
             Packaging
Blog/Facebook/Youtube
          Mobile Apps
          Video Games 
                 Email  
Content appetites evolved 
Search engines became media companies
content became portable 
content consumption became situational
people started to co‐view




 60% of Americans spends 3.5hrs each month
simultaneously watching TV and using the internet
align your digital 
Brand Strategy

Business objectives
Problem 
Competition
Audience
Insight
Key message  
Brand promise
Desired action
Business metrics
Brand Strategy         Digital Strategy 

Business objectives
Problem 
Competition           Having a vision, plan and 
Audience              programs to create and 
Insight               integrate online assets that 
Key message           deliver measured success 
Brand promise         against marketing objectives. 
Desired action
Business metrics
Brand Strategy        Digital Strategy 

Business objectives   Marketing objectives
Problem               Role of asset in solution   
Competition           Competitive landscape online 
Audience              Audiences (4% = social currency)
Insight               Digital insight 
Key message           Content 
Brand promise         Brand promise
Desired action        Desired actions 
Business metrics      Digital KPIs/KPDs 
Test case: 
Brand.com 
Start with measureable objectives 

To  raise brand awareness. 




To generate trial.




To increase sales.
Start with measureable objectives 

To  raise brand awareness.    (Your website can’t raise brand 
                              awareness. Try again).  


                              To gain trial of New Product X from 
To generate trial.
                              13% of lapsed customers by Q4


                              To increase year‐over‐year web 
To increase sales.            sales by 1%  by Q2 2013. 
Zoom in:  What’s the role of the asset? 

                       The role of the brand site is to help 
                       people make an informed brand 
                       decision before they walk into the store.  



                       The role of the brand site is to close the 
                       sale and provide an effortless 
                       transaction.


                       The role of the brand site is to get people 
                       to sign up for the loyalty club. 
Zoom out:  What’s its role in the mix?  
                                                                                              Audience:
                                                                                              Digital Insight: 
                                                                           CRM/EMAIL          Role:  
                                                                                              Metric: 
                                                          PAID SEARCH 

                    BRAND WEBSITE                                          DISPLAY/
                                                                           BROADBAND
                                                                           ADVERTISING
                                                         ORGANIC 
                                                         SEARCH



Audience:                                          Audience:             Audience:
Digital Insight:                                   Digital Insight:      Digital Insight: 
Role:                                              Role:                 Role:  
Metric:                                            Metric:               Metric: 




                                                                         PHONES 
     FACEBOOK                         TWITTER            YOUTUBE 
                                                                                         TABLETS 


Audience:                      Audience:           Audience:              Audience:
Digital Insight:               Digital Insight:    Digital Insight:       Digital Insight: 
Role:                          Role:               Role:                  Role:  
Metric:                        Metric:             Metric:                Metric: 
Articulate desired actions. 

WEBSITE ACTIONS   POINT VALUE 
Audit the competition 
                         MATRIX COMPONENTS
                          Key messages
                          Content strategy
                          Look/feel  
                          Calls‐to‐action
                          Mobile 
                          Search keywords
                          Promotional strategy 
                          Email
                          Social integration 
                          Social monitoring  
Audit yourself 
Bring your audience segments to life 

         Young portion of the market. Starting families and buying first home. It’s who
         we need to cultivate. She finds style ideas online. She hosts girls’ night and her
         guests always comment on here sense of style.



         Also part of the younger target market; families and resources are growing.
         A transition time, she is entering the next life stage — really settling down into
         family life while balancing a meaningful career. She sifts through décor
         magazines and websites looking for a style that reflects her personality.



         Mothers with young families, second homes and a real passion for
         transforming the environment. She frequently selects stores to find products
         with function and style.
Let insight inform content strategy

  HOW MARISSA SPENDS HER TIME ONLINE
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  
  CONTENT MOST RELEVANT FOR MARISSA
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Inventory, assess, and close the content gap 



                                    Content
              Content     Analyze     your
             you’ve Got    This!    audience
                                     seeks
Words



      Words




YourBrandSite.com
aggregated

                       Social
                        content
   Images
            Words


   Video    Info
            graphics




YourBrandSite.com
aggregated

                       Social
                        content
   Images
            Words


   Video    Info
            graphics




YourBrandSite.com
Experience content in their shoes
Optimize for search (SEO) 
Optimize for social (SMO) 
      • Make content easily shareable 

      • Write to get found

      • Offer social sign in 

      • Enable social commenting

      • Enable social bookmarking

      • Proactively share/ syndicate content
Create a content calendar 
Choose the right metrics 
LONG & SHORT
                        Key Performance Indicators (Strategic Metrics)
             Brand Performance                                 Business Performance

                                       Customer Relationship




                           Key Performance Drivers (Campaign Metrics)
   Public Relations                 Media                        Digital                        Direct
  Print/     Online, Social    TV/Print/    Online, Mobile,      Website,      Email, Mobile,       Postal
Electronic        PR           Electronic    Social Media       Mobile, etc.    Social Direct
                                              Advertising




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strategic
Zoom out: what’s its role in the mix?  
key
Brand Strategy        Digital Strategy 

Business objectives   Marketing objectives
Problem               Role of asset in solution   
Competition           Competitive landscape online 
Audience              Audiences (social currency?) 
Insight               Digital insight 
Key message           Content 
Brand promise         Brand promise
Desired action        Desired actions 
Business metrics      Digital KPIs/KPDs 
aggregated

                       Social
                        content
   Images
            Words


   Video    Info
            graphics




YourBrandSite.com
Zoom out:  What’s its role in the mix?  
                                                                                              Audience:
                                                                                              Digital Insight: 
                                                                           CRM/EMAIL          Role:  
                                                                                              Metric: 
                                                          PAID SEARCH 

                    BRAND WEBSITE                                          DISPLAY/
                                                                           BROADBAND
                                                                           ADVERTISING
                                                         ORGANIC 
                                                         SEARCH



Audience:                                          Audience:             Audience:
Digital Insight:                                   Digital Insight:      Digital Insight: 
Role:                                              Role:                 Role:  
Metric:                                            Metric:               Metric: 




                                                                         PHONES 
     FACEBOOK                         TWITTER            YOUTUBE 
                                                                                         TABLETS 


Audience:                      Audience:           Audience:              Audience:
Digital Insight:               Digital Insight:    Digital Insight:       Digital Insight: 
Role:                          Role:               Role:                  Role:  
Metric:                        Metric:             Metric:                Metric: 
*hope you learned something new that you can apply straightaway!
Shaun Quigley
                           VP, Digital Practice Director
                           squigley@brunnerworks.com
                           @squigster
                           412.995.9500




@brunnerworks @squigster

2011: Realign Your Digital Strategy for a Smarter, Faster World