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C3 2014 Breakout John Fernandez
The document discusses using personas and buyer's journeys to engage buyers. It recommends identifying key personas like the CHRO, VP of Talent Acquisition, Recruiter, and HRIS Professional. For each persona, marketers should understand their pain points, role in buying, and effective influences. It also recommends mapping the buyer's journey for each persona across phases like inquire, learn, evaluate, justify, and sell. The document provides examples of how to target each persona with the right content like videos, infographics, demos, case studies, and third-party content. It emphasizes the importance of understanding buyers as people rather than just personas.
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- 1. USING PERSONAS &BUYERS’ JOURNEYS TO GET YOUR BUYERS’ ATTENTION John C. Fernandez Senior Director, Analytics & Operations
- 2. 2 #C3NY AGENDA TITLE Subtitle Here •The Challenge Facing WPMs • Personas • Jibe’s Buyer Journey • How You Get Started • Q&A
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- 5. 5 #C3NY Remember when we werejust SEOs?
- 6. 6 #C3NY 2011 2012 20132014 SEO
- 7. 7 #C3NY 2011 2012 20132014 SEO ROIData
- 8. 8 #C3NY 2011 2012 20132014 SEO Content ROIData Technology Inbound
- 9. 9 #C3NY 2011 2012 20132014 SEO Content ROIData Customers WPM Earned Media Community Technology Mobile Inbound Social
- 10. 10 #C3NY Google’s view ofPanda & Penguin
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- 13. 13 #C3NY BYOD is aboutMobile, right?
- 14. 14 #C3NY BYOD is aboutUSABILITY
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- 16. 16 #C3NY Today’s Nuclear ArmsRace: Content Marketing
- 17. 17 #C3NY “There is morecontent being produced today in 48 hours than has been produced from the beginning of mankind until 2003.” – Eric Schmidt 5 EXABYTES OF DATA
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- 21. 21 #C3NY Life is hardfor Content Creators
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- 24. 24 #C3NY Life is evenharder for Content Consumers
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- 26. 26 #C3NY But can youimagine a non-technical CIO?
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- 28. 28 #C3NY We can’t justthrow leads over the fence to Sales
- 29. 29 #C3NY Yes, we needto worry about the TOFU
- 30. 30 #C3NY But… we needto have a lead-to-cash view Marketing Sales Operations Sales Order Management Invoicing & Revenue Management Renewals Planning & Budgeting Campaign / Event Management List Management Data Quality Pricing / Offer Marketing Analytics Lead Assignment Sales Pipeline Management Compensation Management Territory Management Sales Analytics Account / Contact Management Lead and Opportunity Management Quote and Approvals Activity Management Order Capture Provisioning Contract Management Credit Validation Order Analytics Contract Renewals Activities for Renewals Outbound Sales Billing Handling Overdue Items Payments and Credits Revenue Recognition Bookings Customer Services Knowledge Management Case Management Professional Services Management
- 31. 31 #C3NY We’re now responsiblefor all aspects of the Sales Cycle
- 32. 32 #C3NY We’re now responsiblefor a unified message
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- 37. 37 #C3NY Completely Devoid ofDigital Where’s Marketing?
- 38. 38 #C3NY What are theysearching for?
- 39. 39 #C3NY SOLVING FOR PAIN Stillthe key to selling Buyers want to know how you can help them fix their pain points and improve their business. Your stories must absolutely be relevant to solving pain.
- 40. 40 #C3NY As SEOs, wetend to focus on Google searches, but what sites do they go? • Thought Leadership • Staying Up-to-Date • Keeping themselves Certified Importantly – where do your personas go to learn? WHAT SITES ARE THEY GOING TO? And why??
- 41. 41 #C3NY This includes events! Takingthis approach can greatly inform your Event Marketing strategy as well.
- 42. 42 #C3NY What kind ofcontent do they consume? And when?
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- 44. 44 #C3NY UNDERSTANDING YOUR PERSONA It’sabout looking at the world through the eyes of your buyer In the vast majority of cases, people just want to: • Do their jobs better • Learn as much as they can • Work hard, but enjoy life Your product needs to speak to that at the end of the day, in a way they are used to. But, we need to map the buyer journey…
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- 46. 46 #C3NY Let’s identify ourbuyer!!
- 47. 47 #C3NY REMEMBER!!! B2B buyers arepeople, not personas
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- 49. Joe started Jibewith a simple idea “I was COO of a company and responsible for hiring hundreds of people. There was a disconnect between the tools that were out there and what I needed. So I started Jibe to give enterprises a better way to recruit talent” JIBE FOUNDER & CEO Joe Essenfeld @jibe /company/jibe
- 50. A mobile recruitingsolution that makes it easy for candidates to both browse job openings and complete an application on the go. Capture candidates anytime, anywhere The World Leader in Mobile Apply @jibe /company/jibe
- 51. Make it easy forgreat candidates to find you Give those candidates a great experience Use data to continually improve your performance Join the leaders already on Jibe @jibe /company/jibe
- 52. WHO AM I? •John C. Fernandez • Senior Director, Analytics & Operations, Jibe • jfernandez@jibe.com • Twitter: @JFernandez • Conductor Customer Since 2012 Doing “this” since 1999
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- 54. 54 #C3NY CHRO (Head ofHR) • Pain Points: Brand, Culture – Keyword Translation: “Employer Branding” • Role in Buying – Can make/break decision – one level above decision maker • Effective Influences – Demos, Visuals – Thought Leadership – Testimonals from People Like Herself
- 55. 55 #C3NY Inquire Learn EvaluateJustify Sell CHRO • Keyword “Employer Branding” • Video • Generic Demo • Infographics • Customized Demo • Videos • Customers • Battle Cards • Pre-Sales “Can’t” • Solutions Document
- 56. 56 #C3NY VP of TalentAcquisition • Pain Points: Needs Talent & Happy Recruiters – Keyword Translation: “Recruitment Marketing” • Role in Buying – Decision-Maker • Effective Influences – Demos, Visuals – Case Studies
- 57. 57 #C3NY Inquire Learn EvaluateJustify Sell CHRO • Keyword “Employer Branding” • Video • Generic Demo • Infographics • Customized Demo • Videos • Customers • Battle Cards • Pre-Sales “Can’t” • Solutions Document VP of Talent Acquisition • KW: “Recruitment Marketing” • Overview • Generic Demo • Infographics • Customized Demo • Pre-Sales “Can” • Customer Lists • Battle Cards • Solutions Document
- 58. 58 #C3NY Recruiter • Pain Points:Main Field Recruiter, needs more candidates and better candidates – Keyword Translation: “Mobile Apply” • Role in Buying – End-User, Can explain the pain points best • Effective Influences – Thought Leadership: Wants to know how others recruit so they can learn – Proof Points, needs to Trust
- 59. 59 #C3NY Inquire Learn EvaluateJustify Sell CHRO • Keyword “Employer Branding” • Video • Generic Demo • Infographics • Customized Demo • Videos • Customers • Battle Cards • Pre-Sales “Can’t” • Solutions Document VP of Talent Acquisition • KW: “Recruitment Marketing” • Overview • Generic Demo • Infographics • Customized Demo • Pre-Sales “Can” • Customer Lists • Battle Cards • Solutions Document Recruiter • KW: “Mobile Apply” • Thought Leadership • Generic Demo • Infographics • Customized Demo • Customer Lists • Battle Cards • Solutions Document
- 60. 60 #C3NY HRIS Professional • PainPoints: Managing the Systems – Keyword Translation: “ATS Integration” • Role in Buying – Has to validate technology – Has to implement technology • Effective Influences – Whitepapers, Technical Documents – Proof points of other customers with same technology infrastructure
- 61. 61 #C3NY Inquire Learn EvaluateJustify Sell CHRO • Keyword “Employer Branding” • Video • Generic Demo • Infographics • Customized Demo • Videos • Customers • Battle Cards • Pre-Sales “Can’t” • Solutions Document VP of Talent Acquisition • KW: “Recruitment Marketing” • Overview • Generic Demo • Infographics • Customized Demo • Pre-Sales “Can” • Customer Lists • Battle Cards • Solutions Document Recruiter • KW: “Mobile Apply” • Thought Leadership • Generic Demo • Infographics • Customized Demo • Customer Lists • Battle Cards • Solutions Document HRIS Professional • KW: “ATS Integration” • Whitepaper • Technical Documents • Solutions Document • Features & Functionality • Internal Evaluation of Solutions Document
- 62. 62 #C3NY Content isn’t justblogs, not just HTML
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- 64. 64 #C3NY in·fo·graph·ic ˌinfōˈɡrafik/ noun a visual imagesuch as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data. "a good infographic is worth a thousand words" INFOGRAPHICS Making Learning Visual
- 65. 65 #C3NY If you canfind an image that connects to your audience, USE IT! PHOTOGRAPHY Not about Stock Photos only
- 66. 66 #C3NY Still one ofthe top ways to consume visual content “Three-quarters (75%) of executives said they watch work-related videos on business-related websites at least weekly” – Forbes “More than half (52%) watch work-related videos on YouTube at least weekly” - Forbes VIDEO Another way to connect
- 67. 67 #C3NY Great on-the-go content: •In the office • At the gym • Driving • In airplanes • Walking around • Before falling asleep PODCASTS Video without the pictures
- 68. 68 #C3NY • Defined LeadHandoffs • Not just Automation! – Automation Visibility helps • Sales Content – Sell Sheets – Battle Cards “76% of content marketers are forgetting about sales enablement” – Hubspot (2013) SALES ENABLEMENT Don’t forget this!
- 69. 69 #C3NY Designing rich mobiledemo experience in InVision allows our Sales Teams to make compelling presentations that talk specifically to that customer Think of this as content personalization – to the company! DEMOS Making the Sales Pitch real
- 70. 70 #C3NY Yes, you’re goingto say you’re awesome, your product is awesome, you can promise them the sun and the moon and the stars. 1st party content is purely table stakes these days YOU LACK CREDIBILITY! This is still 1st party content
- 71. 71 #C3NY What others sayabout you is far more important than what you say about yourself. • Reviews • Recommendations • Reports WHAT DO OTHERS SAY? 3rd Party Content is Key
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- 73. 73 #C3NY Hubspot calls this: “TheYelpification of the Software Buying Process” The top three content types most valued by B2B Buyers are the following: 1. Research reports and studies (65%) 2. Technical spec sheets and data sheets (50%) 3. Analyst intelligence and insight (46%) 3RD PARTY IS KING Not in the magic quadrant? Good luck.
- 74. 74 #C3NY Ultimately, your goalis to acquire and retain customers. What better than to show those companies who have done this before! “No one ever got fired for buying <INSERT YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE>” – Your Salespeople CUSTOMER LISTS Putting their money where your mouth is
- 75. 75 #C3NY It’s one thingwhen a Customer lets you use their logo. How it gets even better: • Press Releases • Customer Reference Calls But the best… • Customer Advocates CUSTOMER ADVOCACY Putting their money where your mouth is “I call prospects, i.e. potential buyers, ‘future advocates’.” -Jill Rowley Jibe Customers speaking at HR Tech about Jibe:
- 76. 76 #C3NY Content is oftenlike a good Chinese Restaurant – sure you want great in-restaurant service, but you may want even better delivery. Getting your message out to other sites is key for not just reaching a wider audience, but also for added credibility. PRODUCT MENTIONS When other sites talk about you
- 77. 77 #C3NY For a 4-yearold startup to be selling to Fortune 2000 buyers, we need all the credibility we can get: • Customers • Employees • Board Members • Investors • Money in the Bank COMPANY MENTIONS When other sites talk about your company
- 78. 78 #C3NY WPM is aboutmanaging your WEB PRESENCE, which means: • Your website • Your social presences • Sites, Mentions & SERPs about – Your Company – Its Product Category – Its Solution Descriptors – Its Pain Points THE WHOLE SERP WPM isn’t just about your website
- 79. 79 #C3NY • Wordy • Cluttered •“Marcommy” • Multiple different calls to action • Focused on 2 dimensions of content: Webpages & Blogs • Hid proof-points: Customers, Product, etc. OLD WEBSITE Through September 30th, 2014
- 80. 80 #C3NY • More visuallyappealing • “Open Concept” • Speaks to the human • Clear Call to Action • Looking at the content types from our persona maps & buyer’s journey • Demonstrated proof-points: Customers, Product, etc. NEW WEBSITE From October 1st, 2014
- 81. 81 #C3NY Using Searchlight tovalidate our WPM efforts, especially with our new website launch, across: • Keywords – Both managed & Recommended • Page Insights • Content Insights • LinkCenter Searchlight, Salesforce, Marketo & GA are our “Quadrinity” of insight tools USE SEARCHLIGHT!!!! Duh!!
- 82. 82 #C3NY How You GetStarted
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