SHIFTING THE CONVERSATION,
FROM DIGITAL TO INTERACTIVE
MARKETING
November 2013
OBJECTIVES

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UNCOVER OPPORTUNITY TO ELEVATE
MARKETING EFFORTS THROUGH A
MORE INTERACTIVE APPROACH

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DISCUSS SHIFT FROM DIGITAL TO
INTERACTIVE MARKETING

OUTLINE GO-FORWARD PLAN
LET’S START WITH “WHY?”

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WHEN YOU MET YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER,
DID THEY ASK YOU TO MARRY THEM DURING
YOUR FIRST INTERACTION?

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WHEN YOU MET YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER,
DID THEY ASK YOU TO MARRY THEM DURING
YOUR FIRST INTERACTION?
WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT
THROUGH DIGITAL AND SOCIAL, MARKETING
HAS BECOME A LONGER SERIES OF
INTERACTIONS.

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WHEN YOU MET YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER,
DID THEY ASK YOU TO MARRY THEM DURING
YOUR FIRST INTERACTION?
WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT
THROUGH DIGITAL AND SOCIAL, MARKETING
HAS BECOME A LONGER SERIES OF
INTERACTIONS.
AS MARKETERS, WE MUST BE MORE
COGNIZANT OF THE MESSAGES AND
CHANNELS WE USE TO COMMUNICATE
MARKETING MESSAGES IN THESE NEW
CHANNELS.
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LET’S DEFINE:
DIGITAL MARKETING
“DIGITAL MARKETING IS MARKETING THAT
MAKES USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES SUCH
AS COMPUTERS, TABLETS, SMARTPHONES,
CELLPHONES, DIGITAL BILLBOARDS, AND
GAME CONSOLES TO ENGAGE WITH
CONSUMERS AND OTHER BUSINESS
PARTNERS.”

Journal of Advertising Research, 43 (3), 293-300
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LET’S DEFINE:
INTERACTIVE MARKETING
“INTERACTIVE MARKETING REFERS TO THE
EVOLVING TREND IN MARKETING WHEREBY
MARKETING HAS MOVED FROM A
TRANSACTION-BASED EFFORT TO A
CONVERSATION.”

"The Future of Interactive Marketing." Harvard Business Review 74, no. 6
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DIGITAL MARKETING IS A TACTIC
DIGITAL MARKETING IS A KEY COMPONENT TO INTERACTIVE
MARKETING AS IT PROVIDES MANY TOUCH POINTS FOR
INTERACTION, BUT –

INTERACTIVE MARKETING IS AN OPPORTUNITY
INTERACTIVE MARKETING IS MORE ABOUT CAREFULLY
CRAFTED, AND COMMUNICATED MESSAGES THAN
INDIVIDUAL TACTICS.

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MOVING FROM
“DIGITAL” TO “INTERACTIVE”

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1 THE DECISION MAKING CONTINUUM

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1 THE DECISION MAKING CONTINUUM
2 TACTIC AND MESSAGE ALIGNMENT

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1 THE DECISION MAKING CONTINUUM
2 TACTIC AND MESSAGE ALIGNMENT
3 INTERACTION PLANNING

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Digital Tactics
PROPER TACTIC AND MESSAGE ALIGNMENT

DMC Focus

Tactic Example

Verb Example

Awareness

Outdoor

Learn…

Education

Website

Download…

Action

Coupon

Redeem…

Conversion

In-Store

Register…

Retention

Email

Remember…

Advocacy

Social

Tell…

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PROPER TACTIC AND MESSAGE ALIGNMENT

DMC Focus

Tactic Example

Verb Example

Awareness

Outdoor

Learn…

Education

Website

Download…

Action

Coupon

Redeem…

Conversion

In-Store

Register…

Retention

Email

Remember…

Advocacy

Social

Tell…

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PROPER TACTIC AND MESSAGE ALIGNMENT

DMC Focus

Tactic Example

Verb Example

Awareness

Outdoor

Learn…

Education

Website

Download…

Action

Coupon

Redeem…

Conversion

In-Store

Register…

Retention

Email

Remember…

Advocacy

Social

Tell…

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PROPER TACTIC AND MESSAGE ALIGNMENT

DMC Focus

Tactic Example

Verb Example

Awareness

Outdoor

Learn…

Education

Website

Download…

Action

Coupon

Redeem…

Conversion

In-Store

Register…

Retention

Email

Remember…

Advocacy

Social

Tell…

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PROPER TACTIC AND MESSAGE ALIGNMENT

DMC Focus

Tactic Example

Verb Example

Awareness

Outdoor

Learn…

Education

Website

Download…

Action

Coupon

Redeem…

Conversion

In-Store

Register…

Retention

Email

Remember…

Advocacy

Social

Tell…

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PROPER TACTIC AND MESSAGE ALIGNMENT

DMC Focus

Tactic Example

Verb Example

Awareness

Outdoor

Learn…

Education

Website

Download…

Action

Coupon

Redeem…

Conversion

In-Store

Register…

Retention

Email

Remember…

Advocacy

Social

Tell…

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INTERACTION PLANNING
MUST BE OMNIPRESENT TO ACCOUNT FOR
PASS ALONG AND FOLLOW THROUGH
AWARENESS TACTICS SHOULD BE FLIGHTED
TO AVOID DESENSITIZATION
COUNTER CAMPAIGNS SHOULD BE RUN FOR
RETENTION AND ADVOCACY

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INTERACTIVE PLANNING CALENDAR
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Minimum of three, three month campaigns per product, service, or brand

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INTERACTIVE PLANNING CALENDAR
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Minimum of three, three month campaigns per product, service, or brand

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Continuous coverage via web, other tactical support as needed

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INTERACTIVE PLANNING CALENDAR
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Aw

Minimum of three, three month campaigns per product, service, or brand

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Continuous coverage via web, other tactical support as needed

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Continuous via PI registration; coupon or other conversion driver recommended

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INTERACTIVE PLANNING CALENDAR
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Aw

Minimum of three, three month campaigns per product, service, or brand

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Continuous coverage via web, other tactical support as needed

Ac

Continuous via PI registration; coupon or other conversion driver recommended

Co

Continuous via follow-up to sale, drive to retention

Re
Ad

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INTERACTIVE PLANNING CALENDAR
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Aw

Minimum of three, three month campaigns per product, service, or brand

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Continuous coverage via web, other tactical support as needed

Ac

Continuous via PI registration; coupon or other conversion driver recommended

Co

Continuous via follow-up to sale, drive to retention

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Ongoing through email blasts, tell-a-friend messaging

Ad

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INTERACTIVE PLANNING CALENDAR
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Aw

Minimum of three, three month campaigns per product, service, or brand

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Continuous coverage via web, other tactical support as needed

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Continuous via PI registration; coupon or other conversion driver recommended

Co

Continuous via follow-up to sale, drive to retention

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Ongoing through email blasts, tell-a-friend messaging

Ad

Continuous via social, extended through deeper engagement programs

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INTERACTIVE PLANNING CALENDAR
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OPPORTUNITIES
REVIEW EXISTING PROGRAMS TO ENSURE
MESSAGING IS INTERACTIVE

PILOT INTERACTIVE PROGRAM
TEST DIGITAL ONLY INTERACTIVE CAMPAIGN

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CASE STUDIES

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• The 3rd largest healthcare system in
the country, servicing over 7 million
people.
• Needed to educate consumers on
the large breadth and depth of its
many healthcare offerings under one
unified brand.
• Prompted 8x the industry’s average
interaction rate.

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• SUNY Plattsburgh is a higher education
institution located in upstate New York.
• SUNY needed to translate real life
college experience to digital channels in
order to draw students’ attention and
take action.
• Fully interactive campaign including:
Online banner display ads with a link to
the website, website landing page
sliders, Google search engine
marketing, a Spongecell video unit,
Pandora radio spots.
• Campaign resulted in a 12% increase in
applicants year over year
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thank you!
frank.obrien@convoagency.com
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917.583.4207
917.591.5479
convoagency.com
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