Making digital marketing work and
measuring the results
Raphael O’Donoghue
Digital Marketing Channels
Technology
DM Strategy
Planning & Implementation
Analytics
Measurement & KPI
Branding
Customer Insight
Communications
E-Marketing
CRM & Database
Management
INTEGRATION – Digital Marketing
Marketing
Automation
DIGITAL CHALLANGES
Create more interactive
website
Tell your story in a more
compelling way
Lead Generation
Marketing Automation
Grow social media base
and email lists
Today we will look at:
Business Goals
Buyer Persona's
Competition
Keyword & Content
SEO Checklists
Measurement & KPI
Business Goals (may include)..
Increase Sales
Build Brand Awareness
Generate leads
Thought Leadership
Client Service
Educate customers
Increase client base
We know PS is Different?
Relationships / trust based
high degree of confidentiality
Fee earners are in charge
New business attributed to fee earners -
measuring marketing is difficult
Most-senior people may not have the
digital knowledge
SMART
Objective: Increase online leads by 10%
Goal: Generate 250
qualified website
leads via digital in
2016
Strategy (digital
activity): Build SEM
campaigns to deliver
qualified leads
Measure: Monthly
no of leads, actual vs
planned, CPA and
conversion rate
Also: Increase our email list by 5k users and Improve
conversion rate of gated content pages by 20%
Persona’s & Segmentation
Persona building
Name, Age, Gender, Family
Title
Role in organisation
Identifiers
Goals
Challenges
What can we do…
Content Mix..
1. Understand your market,
persona types (audience
types) and target demand
2. Identify what digital channels
and content types drive
business impact
3. Create, optimise and
distribute content
4. Measure results, understand
what metrics matter
But Content is hard..
1.Extensive Research
2.Expensive
3.Time consuming
4.Doesn’t always get cut through
What your partners want to see..
Competition
Compete.com
Buzzsumo.com
Content & Keywords
Content Mix..
1. Understand your market,
persona types (audience
types) and target demand
2. Identify what digital channels
and content types drive
business impact
3. Create, optimise and
distribute content
4. Measure results, understand
what metrics matter
Keyword Research
• Identify your key landing pages
• Do rough keyword research
• Check keyword popularity with Google Keyword tool
• Check competitor keywords
• Finalise the list (track and measure in Moz/Hubspot)
SEO Checklists
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from
here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to
get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
Measurement & Metrics
Measurement & Metrics
If the success of your website hinges on generating leads, you should be
monitoring the following four metrics,
KPI DESCRIPTION NOTES
Overall Lead Generation
Rate
% of visitors that complete
a lead form
Lead form abandonment
rate
% of visitors that start but
don’t complete a lead
form.
Easiest for multi-page
forms. GA Events can be
used to measure single
page forms as well.
Leads per day/month # of leads over a period of
time
Content
downloads/requests for
more info
# of downloads of
additional information
White papers, demo
videos, webinars
Asking the right questions..
You need to start by tracking the most basic elements of activity on your site.
Website analytics tools typically only help you answer the “What”:
1. What are the top 10 pages visited?
2. What are the top 10 products/services requested?
3. What are the most popular downloads?
AND
1. Why did they go to those 10 pages?
2. Should those have been the top 10 pages?
3. Which ones should have been and why weren’t they?
WHAT?
&
WHY?
Web Activity Analysis | Conversion Analysis | Customer Preference Analysis |
Experimentation and Testing | Competitive Intelligence
Traffic Metrics Dashboard for 2016
Demonstrate the value of digital..
Who are your stakeholders
Audience
Competitive Analysis
Review Past Performance
Building your KPI Model
A Digital Planning Framework
Step 1 - Establish Goals
Step 2 - Identify Digital tactics and channels
Step 3 - Priorities
Step 4 - Develop KPI’s
Step 5 - Create the digital work plan
Step 6 - Resources and review/revise frequently
Stakeholders
Past
Performance
Audiences
Competitive
Analysis
Key Considerations / Context
As marketers, what the future may hold..
1. ROI – Driven Metrics (what gets measured gets
managed)
2. Behavioral based marketing and personalisation
3. Marketing channels aligned with goals
4. marketing integration that comes with automation
Making digital marketing work

Making digital marketing work

  • 1.
    Making digital marketingwork and measuring the results Raphael O’Donoghue
  • 2.
    Digital Marketing Channels Technology DMStrategy Planning & Implementation Analytics Measurement & KPI Branding Customer Insight Communications E-Marketing CRM & Database Management INTEGRATION – Digital Marketing Marketing Automation
  • 3.
    DIGITAL CHALLANGES Create moreinteractive website Tell your story in a more compelling way Lead Generation Marketing Automation Grow social media base and email lists
  • 4.
    Today we willlook at: Business Goals Buyer Persona's Competition Keyword & Content SEO Checklists Measurement & KPI
  • 5.
    Business Goals (mayinclude).. Increase Sales Build Brand Awareness Generate leads Thought Leadership Client Service Educate customers Increase client base
  • 6.
    We know PSis Different? Relationships / trust based high degree of confidentiality Fee earners are in charge New business attributed to fee earners - measuring marketing is difficult Most-senior people may not have the digital knowledge
  • 7.
  • 8.
    Objective: Increase onlineleads by 10% Goal: Generate 250 qualified website leads via digital in 2016 Strategy (digital activity): Build SEM campaigns to deliver qualified leads Measure: Monthly no of leads, actual vs planned, CPA and conversion rate Also: Increase our email list by 5k users and Improve conversion rate of gated content pages by 20%
  • 9.
  • 11.
    Persona building Name, Age,Gender, Family Title Role in organisation Identifiers Goals Challenges What can we do…
  • 12.
    Content Mix.. 1. Understandyour market, persona types (audience types) and target demand 2. Identify what digital channels and content types drive business impact 3. Create, optimise and distribute content 4. Measure results, understand what metrics matter
  • 13.
    But Content ishard.. 1.Extensive Research 2.Expensive 3.Time consuming 4.Doesn’t always get cut through What your partners want to see..
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
    Content Mix.. 1. Understandyour market, persona types (audience types) and target demand 2. Identify what digital channels and content types drive business impact 3. Create, optimise and distribute content 4. Measure results, understand what metrics matter
  • 19.
    Keyword Research • Identifyyour key landing pages • Do rough keyword research • Check keyword popularity with Google Keyword tool • Check competitor keywords • Finalise the list (track and measure in Moz/Hubspot)
  • 22.
  • 26.
    “Would you tellme, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
  • 27.
  • 28.
    Measurement & Metrics Ifthe success of your website hinges on generating leads, you should be monitoring the following four metrics, KPI DESCRIPTION NOTES Overall Lead Generation Rate % of visitors that complete a lead form Lead form abandonment rate % of visitors that start but don’t complete a lead form. Easiest for multi-page forms. GA Events can be used to measure single page forms as well. Leads per day/month # of leads over a period of time Content downloads/requests for more info # of downloads of additional information White papers, demo videos, webinars
  • 33.
    Asking the rightquestions.. You need to start by tracking the most basic elements of activity on your site. Website analytics tools typically only help you answer the “What”: 1. What are the top 10 pages visited? 2. What are the top 10 products/services requested? 3. What are the most popular downloads? AND 1. Why did they go to those 10 pages? 2. Should those have been the top 10 pages? 3. Which ones should have been and why weren’t they? WHAT? & WHY? Web Activity Analysis | Conversion Analysis | Customer Preference Analysis | Experimentation and Testing | Competitive Intelligence
  • 34.
  • 35.
    Demonstrate the valueof digital.. Who are your stakeholders Audience Competitive Analysis Review Past Performance Building your KPI Model
  • 36.
    A Digital PlanningFramework Step 1 - Establish Goals Step 2 - Identify Digital tactics and channels Step 3 - Priorities Step 4 - Develop KPI’s Step 5 - Create the digital work plan Step 6 - Resources and review/revise frequently Stakeholders Past Performance Audiences Competitive Analysis Key Considerations / Context
  • 37.
    As marketers, whatthe future may hold.. 1. ROI – Driven Metrics (what gets measured gets managed) 2. Behavioral based marketing and personalisation 3. Marketing channels aligned with goals 4. marketing integration that comes with automation