Introduction to Search Marketing
                   Presentation Title | Date
Workshop 1
9-18-2012
#451Webinar
   Francis Skipper
   VP of Digital Marketing
        617-259-1605
        francis@451marketing.com
        linkedin.com/in/francisskipper
        @fskip

      www.451Marketing.com
Overview
•   What is search marketing?
•   SEO
•   Paid Search
•   Q&A
Search Engine Marketing
              Better known as
                   SEM
                     or
                  Search
                 Marketing
What is search marketing?
Process of
gaining
traffic and
visibility
from search
engines
You’ll get more of this…
•   Rankings
•   Traffic
•   Page Views
•   Visibility
•   Impressions
•   Brand Awareness
But, Ultimately it comes down to…
More of this…
Search does not exist in a vacuum
                       “I think I’ll search
                       for some random
                       product or service
                        that I have never
                            heard of.”
2 Out of 3 Searches In Google




              Are Driven By Another Medium
A Little Background




  On Search
Why should I care about search?




   Worldwide, 88,000,000,000 searches are
   conducted on Google per month.
                                  34,000 Per Second
                           2,000,000 Per Minute
                  121,000,000 Per Hour
         3,000,000,000 Per Day
Terms to Know
  SEO: Search        • The process of improving visibility of a website or a web
    Engine             page in a search engine’s “natural” or unpaid search
                       results
  Optimization

                     • Internet advertising model used to direct traffic to
PPC: Pay Per Click     websites where advertisers pay the publisher when ad
                       is clicked



                     • Graphical, image or video based ads that appear
Display (Banner)       contextually near relevant content. Can be based on
                       search, but more often on category and demographics
Search Engine Results Page (SERP)
Search
Query




 Paid
Results




Organic
Results
Search Engine User Behavior
            • 95% of users don’t go beyond the
              first page of search results (positions
              1-10)


            • 88% of search engine users who
              don’t find what they seek on the first
              three pages of search results will
              change engines or change their
              search term


            • 71% of search engine users
              believe that websites returned at the
              top of search results are the top
              brands in their field
SEO *aka - Organic, Natural
    Search Engine Optimization


Gaining web traffic from FREE
 listings on search engines
SEO Has Three Core Components
Code         Content     Connections
Code - Technical Considerations


                         User Input Requirements
                         Site Security
 Technical issues        Cookie Implementation
limit search index       Robots.txt
                         Frames
     inclusion           Broken Links & 404 Trapping
                         Server Load Balancing
                         URL Redirection
                         <Noscript> Tags
                         Internal Navigational Elements
                         Internal Linking
                         Domain and URL structure
                         Session IDs
                         Flash
Search Friendly URL’s


http://www.451marketing.com/services/search-marketing/
Content - Performance Considerations
                               Site Optimization Tags
  Opportunities to increase    Content Gaps
     search visibility         Optimizing Website Content
                               Internal Linking Convention
                               Mirror Domains and Duplicate
                                Content
                               Sub-Domain Strategy
Content*
Title Tags
Content: Keywords
Content: Keywords
Content: Density
Percentage of times   (Nkr/Tkn) * 100
a keyword appears
  on a web page
 compared to the
  total number of
words on the page

 Rule of Thumb: 4% - 250-500 words
Keyword Research
    Q: For what Google search
    should you rank #1?

    A: “innovative, creative, game-
    changing”
    Q: What do you do/make/sell?

    A: “Oh. Cloud based storage for
    small business”.
Google Free Keyword Tool




 https://adwords.google.com/o/KeywordTool
Google Trends




http://www.google.com/trends
Internal Search Logs




#2 Searched Term: “bed spreads””
Competitive Research



 Restrict query
to competitor’s
    domain
Connections
      •   Paid/Free Directories - Manual
      •   Social Media/Blogs - Viral
      •   Press Releases – Manual & Viral
      •   3rd Party Associations - Manual




Quality > Quantity
Paid Search
 Marketing
Search Engine Results Page (SERP)
Search
Query




 Paid
Results




Organic
Results
Preparing for a Digital Advertising Campaign
Anatomy of a PPC Ad



               25 Characters
                35 Characters
                35 Characters
Preparing: Defining Your Audience

                                  •   Location
       Awareness                  •   Language
                                  •   Education
                                  •   Work
          Education               •   Age
                                  •   Gender
                                  •   Birthday
         Consideration            •   Relationship Status
                                  •   HIH
                                  •   Groups
                Purchase          •   Likes
                                  •   Friends

Think about the people who you want to see your ads
The Purchase Funnel
                                Increase Brand Visibility
Awareness                     Impressions & CPM
                              “plasma tv”Microcenter
                           Drive Qualified Traffic
                         Reviews, comparisons, demos
  Education              “Plasma tv reviews”

                      Generate Leads
 Consideration       Newsletter, Email captures, etc.
                     [Sign up for secret offers!]


                   Sales
       Purchase   Revenue, orders, ROI, ROAS
                  “Buy Sony Bravia 46” Plasma TV”
Audience Segmentation

                                                                  Email Marketing
      Feeler                                                      Reach your customers and actually
                                                                  have time for lunch. Free trial.
Emphasis on human connection and feelings                         www.ConstantContact.com



                                                                  Email Marketing
      Intuitor                                                    Grow your small business with
                                                                  email marketing. Free trial.
Words like “grow” and “growth” to implyforward, future thinking   www.ConstantContact.com


                                                                  Email Marketing
      Sensor                                                      Reach customers before your
                                                                  competitors do. Free trial.
Action words focusing on achieving results & being competitive    www.ConstantContact.com


                                                                  Email Marketing
      Thinker                                                     200,000+ small businesses choose
                                                                  us for email marketing. Free trial.
Words invoking confidence in product, community-themed            www.ConstantContact.com
Metrics and Measurement
• Impressions & Clicks
   • CTR – click through rate
      • How many of my ads
        got clicks?
      • Clicks/impressions
• Return
   • Conversion Rate
   • Revenue
   • ROAS
   • ROI
ROI   vs.   ROAS
Preparing: Keywords
Based on what your audience is interested in instead or what they might be looking to
buy depending on the channel
Getting Started
Google AdWords: www.google.com/adwords
Bing/Yahoo!: https://adcenter.microsoft.com/
You’re probably wondering…
            • Which is more effective?
            • I rank high in SEO
              results, do I need PPC?
            • Do I need to do both?
Search Engine Marketing

           SEO                                   PPC
            Organic                                 Paid

               Pro:                                 Pro:
       Great Long-term ROI                      Quick Set up
      High Ceiling & Volume            Highly measurable & quantifiable
More exposure, branding, awareness    Less development resources needed
               Con:                                 Con:
         Tough to quantify                     More expensive
Lots of work (design/development)      Lower ceiling & volume potential
 Takes a while (not for short-term)    May be subject to “ad blindness”
Wrap up slide
#451Webinar
   Francis Skipper
   VP of Digital Marketing
        617-259-1605
        francis@451marketing.com
        linkedin.com/in/francisskipper
        @fskip

      www.451Marketing.com

Intro to search marketing sept 2012 fskip

  • 1.
    Introduction to SearchMarketing Presentation Title | Date Workshop 1 9-18-2012
  • 2.
    #451Webinar Francis Skipper VP of Digital Marketing 617-259-1605 francis@451marketing.com linkedin.com/in/francisskipper @fskip www.451Marketing.com
  • 4.
    Overview • What is search marketing? • SEO • Paid Search • Q&A
  • 5.
    Search Engine Marketing Better known as SEM or Search Marketing
  • 6.
    What is searchmarketing? Process of gaining traffic and visibility from search engines
  • 7.
    You’ll get moreof this… • Rankings • Traffic • Page Views • Visibility • Impressions • Brand Awareness
  • 8.
    But, Ultimately itcomes down to…
  • 9.
  • 10.
    Search does notexist in a vacuum “I think I’ll search for some random product or service that I have never heard of.”
  • 11.
    2 Out of3 Searches In Google Are Driven By Another Medium
  • 12.
  • 13.
    Why should Icare about search? Worldwide, 88,000,000,000 searches are conducted on Google per month. 34,000 Per Second 2,000,000 Per Minute 121,000,000 Per Hour 3,000,000,000 Per Day
  • 14.
    Terms to Know SEO: Search • The process of improving visibility of a website or a web Engine page in a search engine’s “natural” or unpaid search results Optimization • Internet advertising model used to direct traffic to PPC: Pay Per Click websites where advertisers pay the publisher when ad is clicked • Graphical, image or video based ads that appear Display (Banner) contextually near relevant content. Can be based on search, but more often on category and demographics
  • 15.
    Search Engine ResultsPage (SERP) Search Query Paid Results Organic Results
  • 16.
    Search Engine UserBehavior • 95% of users don’t go beyond the first page of search results (positions 1-10) • 88% of search engine users who don’t find what they seek on the first three pages of search results will change engines or change their search term • 71% of search engine users believe that websites returned at the top of search results are the top brands in their field
  • 17.
    SEO *aka -Organic, Natural Search Engine Optimization Gaining web traffic from FREE listings on search engines
  • 18.
    SEO Has ThreeCore Components Code Content Connections
  • 19.
    Code - TechnicalConsiderations  User Input Requirements  Site Security Technical issues  Cookie Implementation limit search index  Robots.txt  Frames inclusion  Broken Links & 404 Trapping  Server Load Balancing  URL Redirection  <Noscript> Tags  Internal Navigational Elements  Internal Linking  Domain and URL structure  Session IDs  Flash
  • 20.
  • 22.
    Content - PerformanceConsiderations  Site Optimization Tags Opportunities to increase  Content Gaps search visibility  Optimizing Website Content  Internal Linking Convention  Mirror Domains and Duplicate Content  Sub-Domain Strategy
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  • 28.
    Content: Density Percentage oftimes (Nkr/Tkn) * 100 a keyword appears on a web page compared to the total number of words on the page Rule of Thumb: 4% - 250-500 words
  • 29.
    Keyword Research Q: For what Google search should you rank #1? A: “innovative, creative, game- changing” Q: What do you do/make/sell? A: “Oh. Cloud based storage for small business”.
  • 30.
    Google Free KeywordTool https://adwords.google.com/o/KeywordTool
  • 31.
  • 32.
    Internal Search Logs #2Searched Term: “bed spreads””
  • 33.
    Competitive Research Restrictquery to competitor’s domain
  • 34.
    Connections • Paid/Free Directories - Manual • Social Media/Blogs - Viral • Press Releases – Manual & Viral • 3rd Party Associations - Manual Quality > Quantity
  • 35.
  • 36.
    Search Engine ResultsPage (SERP) Search Query Paid Results Organic Results
  • 37.
    Preparing for aDigital Advertising Campaign
  • 38.
    Anatomy of aPPC Ad 25 Characters 35 Characters 35 Characters
  • 39.
    Preparing: Defining YourAudience • Location Awareness • Language • Education • Work Education • Age • Gender • Birthday Consideration • Relationship Status • HIH • Groups Purchase • Likes • Friends Think about the people who you want to see your ads
  • 40.
    The Purchase Funnel Increase Brand Visibility Awareness Impressions & CPM “plasma tv”Microcenter Drive Qualified Traffic Reviews, comparisons, demos Education “Plasma tv reviews” Generate Leads Consideration Newsletter, Email captures, etc. [Sign up for secret offers!] Sales Purchase Revenue, orders, ROI, ROAS “Buy Sony Bravia 46” Plasma TV”
  • 41.
    Audience Segmentation Email Marketing Feeler Reach your customers and actually have time for lunch. Free trial. Emphasis on human connection and feelings www.ConstantContact.com Email Marketing Intuitor Grow your small business with email marketing. Free trial. Words like “grow” and “growth” to implyforward, future thinking www.ConstantContact.com Email Marketing Sensor Reach customers before your competitors do. Free trial. Action words focusing on achieving results & being competitive www.ConstantContact.com Email Marketing Thinker 200,000+ small businesses choose us for email marketing. Free trial. Words invoking confidence in product, community-themed www.ConstantContact.com
  • 42.
    Metrics and Measurement •Impressions & Clicks • CTR – click through rate • How many of my ads got clicks? • Clicks/impressions • Return • Conversion Rate • Revenue • ROAS • ROI
  • 43.
    ROI vs. ROAS
  • 44.
    Preparing: Keywords Based onwhat your audience is interested in instead or what they might be looking to buy depending on the channel
  • 45.
  • 46.
  • 47.
  • 48.
    You’re probably wondering… • Which is more effective? • I rank high in SEO results, do I need PPC? • Do I need to do both?
  • 49.
    Search Engine Marketing SEO PPC Organic Paid Pro: Pro: Great Long-term ROI Quick Set up High Ceiling & Volume Highly measurable & quantifiable More exposure, branding, awareness Less development resources needed Con: Con: Tough to quantify More expensive Lots of work (design/development) Lower ceiling & volume potential Takes a while (not for short-term) May be subject to “ad blindness”
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  • 51.
    #451Webinar Francis Skipper VP of Digital Marketing 617-259-1605 francis@451marketing.com linkedin.com/in/francisskipper @fskip www.451Marketing.com

Editor's Notes

  • #12 That’s why it’s important to optimize all assets
  • #19 Build out this concept verbally
  • #20 Code is more on the technical side. We’ll usually be talking to your vendor about the technical changes we make to make sure that your site can be easily spidered by search engines. These are a few of the things we check when looking at a site, if you have cookies implemented on the site, how easily navigable your site is, whether there’s any flash.
  • #23 Next we have content. A few of the things we check for are keyword rich content, search-friendly urls, optimized and unique meta descriptions and keywords. For instance, on party of gold’s site, the meta descriptions and keywords were all exactly the same on each page, so we need to make sure to change that.