Internet Marketing:
     What a Business Owner
        Needs to Know

April 3, 2013
by William McKee, Partner
for Midweek Business Connections
Quick detour
Digital    Website
Marketing   Design

            ??
What we do?




Get found, get leads, grow your business (with
             image from website)
“It is critical to have a marketing partner who
understands your business, gets a firm grip on how
you make money, and then maps out an appropriate
marketing strategy that will generate enough revenue
to justify the time and expense involved. Knowmad is
just such a marketing partner for us.”
                                        – Laurie Leonard
Results
●   Increased traffic to the website
●   Significant improvement in the quantity and
    quality of leads from the website (3x in initial
    months)
●   Higher quality of job applicants
●   Blogging has resulted in new customers
●   Improved processes and benchmarks to track
    online marketing ROI
1987
  •   Radio: “Living on a Prayer”
  •   Television: “The Cosby Show”
  •   Movies: “The Last Emperor”
The rise of Internet
Marketing
Content Marketing
                             Search Engine Optimization
                                      (SEO)
Google AdWords
                        Mobile Ads


     How was that money spent?
                                Social Media
Newsletters


              Website Design            On-site Ads
How does a business owner make
sense of it all?
Follow someone who has a plan!
Inbound Marketing
Online Success =
Attract + Engage + Convert
Measuring success
   1. Website traffic
   2. Lead conversion rate
   3. Customer conversion rate
Inbound Marketing Funnel

2000 visitors      Traffic



  20 leads         Leads      1% lead
                              conversion


                  Customers
     1 customer               5% sales
                              conversion
It's a journey
Digital sherpas
Inbound Marketing Resources
●   “Measuring the Value of SEO” blog post
    http://blog.knowmad.com
●   “Top 10 Tips for Internet Marketing” by Laurie
    Leonard
●   2013 Budgets, Benchmarks & Trends
    http://offers.knowmad.com/2013-b2b-internet-marketing-trends
●   The 4-Step Internet Marketing Plan
    http://www.knowmad.com/the-4-step-internet-marketing-plan/
●   Marketing Grader
    http://marketing.grader.com
●   HubSpot's Blog
    http://blog.hubspot.com

Internet Marketing: What a Business Owner Needs to Know

  • 1.
    Internet Marketing: What a Business Owner Needs to Know April 3, 2013 by William McKee, Partner for Midweek Business Connections
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Digital Website Marketing Design ??
  • 5.
    What we do? Getfound, get leads, grow your business (with image from website)
  • 6.
    “It is criticalto have a marketing partner who understands your business, gets a firm grip on how you make money, and then maps out an appropriate marketing strategy that will generate enough revenue to justify the time and expense involved. Knowmad is just such a marketing partner for us.” – Laurie Leonard
  • 9.
    Results ● Increased traffic to the website ● Significant improvement in the quantity and quality of leads from the website (3x in initial months) ● Higher quality of job applicants ● Blogging has resulted in new customers ● Improved processes and benchmarks to track online marketing ROI
  • 10.
    1987 • Radio: “Living on a Prayer” • Television: “The Cosby Show” • Movies: “The Last Emperor”
  • 11.
    The rise ofInternet Marketing
  • 12.
    Content Marketing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Google AdWords Mobile Ads How was that money spent? Social Media Newsletters Website Design On-site Ads
  • 13.
    How does abusiness owner make sense of it all?
  • 14.
    Follow someone whohas a plan!
  • 15.
  • 16.
    Online Success = Attract+ Engage + Convert
  • 17.
    Measuring success 1. Website traffic 2. Lead conversion rate 3. Customer conversion rate
  • 18.
    Inbound Marketing Funnel 2000visitors Traffic 20 leads Leads 1% lead conversion Customers 1 customer 5% sales conversion
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  • 21.
    Inbound Marketing Resources ● “Measuring the Value of SEO” blog post http://blog.knowmad.com ● “Top 10 Tips for Internet Marketing” by Laurie Leonard ● 2013 Budgets, Benchmarks & Trends http://offers.knowmad.com/2013-b2b-internet-marketing-trends ● The 4-Step Internet Marketing Plan http://www.knowmad.com/the-4-step-internet-marketing-plan/ ● Marketing Grader http://marketing.grader.com ● HubSpot's Blog http://blog.hubspot.com