7 Tips for Effective Online Lead Gen
Strategies for staying one step ahead of the rest

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                                                              @bradleywjoe
Digital Marketing and the Complex Sale
       Search marketing aims to broaden and shorten the sales funnel

                  - SEO:
                  Broad/generic
                                          Problem Recognition
A   Introducers   keyword searches

                  - Display advertising

                  - Email marketing
                                          Information Search
                  - Social media

                  - Brand names
B   Influencers
                  - Remarketing              Evaluation of
                                             Alternatives
                  - Search advertising


                                               Purchase
                  - Search marketing           Decisions

C   Closers       - Model numbers

                  - Branded terms
                                               Purchase


                                                                   #wm123
                                                                   @bradleywjoe
Webinar Agenda
      SEO Keyword Optimization
  1   Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly

      Content Creation and Copywriting
  2   Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website

      Remarketing
  3   Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives

      Social Media Marketing
  4   Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following

      Landing Page Optimization (LPO)
  5   Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner”

      Driving Increased Form Fill Outs
  6   Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert

      Analytics Tracking
  7   Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes

                                                                         #wm123
                                                                         @bradleywjoe
Webinar Agenda
      SEO Keyword Optimization
  1   Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly

      Content Creation and Copywriting
  2   Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website

      Remarketing
  3   Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives

      Social Media Marketing
  4   Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following

      Landing Page Optimization (LPO)
  5   Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner”

      Driving Increased Form Fill Outs
  6   Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert

      Analytics Tracking
  7   Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes

                                                                         #wm123
                                                                         @bradleywjoe
1 Keyword Optimization
     Keyword selection is important because it determines the course of
     your campaign

• Best Practices
  • Have a mix of both generic and
    “long-tail” terms
  • Do not focus just on search volume
  • Google your proposed search terms
    to see if the sites ranking on page 1
    are relevant to what your business
    offers
  • Look at search trends for your
    proposed keywords
  • Expand on your keywords by finding
    variations


                                                                  #wm123
                                                                  @bradleywjoe
1 Keyword Optimization
  Select a mix of both “head match” and “long tail” keywords




                                                               #wm123
                                                               @bradleywjoe
1 Keyword Optimization
  Investigate Google Insights to compare long-term trends:
  www.google.com/insights/search




                                                             #wm123
                                                             @bradleywjoe
Webinar Agenda
      SEO Keyword Optimization
  1   Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly

      Content Creation and Copywriting
  2   Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website

      Remarketing
  3   Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives

      Social Media Marketing
  4   Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following

      Landing Page Optimization (LPO)
  5   Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner”

      Driving Increased Form Fill Outs
  6   Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert

      Analytics Tracking
  7   Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes

                                                                         #wm123
                                                                         @bradleywjoe
2 Content Writing
     Content is King – Create compelling, impressionable content


• Best Practices
    • Write for humans
    • Proofread
    • Grammar
    • Tone of voice / natural writing style


• Avoid Doing These
    • Try to trick search engines with manipulative tactics
    • Have website based entirely in Flash
    • Overusing your keywords: Read it out loud!


                                                                   #wm123
                                                                   @bradleywjoe
2 Keyword Optimization
  Develop a “mapping” guide for optimization and create themes
  across your site




                                                                 #wm123
                                                                 @bradleywjoe
2 Content Siloing
        Consider your site’s thematic structure and develop content silos


•   Thematically Group Pages                                  About Us
    Around Keywords
                                                   Products


                                                   Services
•   Link Pages Within The Same
    Groups To Further Strengthen
    Theme of Website

                                   Products        Services              About Us
•   Search Engine Spiders Can
    See a Theme Across Your Site
    That Makes Sense



                                          Other Relevant Internal Pages

                                                                             #wm123
                                                                             @bradleywjoe
2 Shareable Content
   On-page content needs to be supported by other content channels



• Support your content with other
relevant sources such as:

    • Company blog
    • Newsletters
    • Facebook posts
    • Tweets
    • White papers
    • Case studies




                                                              #wm123
                                                              @bradleywjoe
2 Shareable Content
     Is your content worthy of being shared? Be a trusted source.



                                                                       Industry relevant
 Links from Forums                                                          blogs


                                   What You Need to Offer:
                                 • Unique Research
                                 • Informed Opinions
    Links are                    • News/Trend Analysis                    Mentioned in news
Tweeted/Retweeted                                                           publications
                                 • Authentic Expert Contributors




               Liked/Shared on                                     Cited at conferences +
                  Facebook                                                 events


                                                                         Courtesy: SEOmoz

                                                                                            #wm123
                                                                                            @bradleywjoe
Webinar Agenda
      SEO Keyword Optimization
  1   Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly

      Content Creation and Copywriting
  2   Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website

      Remarketing
  3   Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives

      Social Media Marketing
  4   Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following

      Landing Page Optimization (LPO)
  5   Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner”

      Driving Increased Form Fill Outs
  6   Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert

      Analytics Tracking
  7   Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes

                                                                         #wm123
                                                                         @bradleywjoe
3 Remarketing
 Reach more of your audience with more relevant ads




     Remarketing:
 1   Reach users who
     previously visited
     your web site




     Interest category
 2   marketing: Reach
     users based on their
     interests




                                                      #wm123
                                                      @bradleywjoe
3 Remarketing
  Target specific behavioral groups of visitors




                                                  #wm123
                                                  @bradleywjoe
3 Remarketing Campaign Considerations
 Best practices for optimal remarketing performance


 • Plan out your segmentation strategy


 • Combo audiences


 • Frequency capping


 • Cookie durations




                                                      #wm123
                                                      @bradleywjoe
Webinar Agenda
      SEO Keyword Optimization
  1   Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly

      Content Creation and Copywriting
  2   Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website

      Remarketing
  3   Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives

      Social Media Marketing
  4   Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following

      Landing Page Optimization (LPO)
  5   Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner”

      Driving Increased Form Fill Outs
  6   Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert

      Analytics Tracking
  7   Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes

                                                                         #wm123
                                                                         @bradleywjoe
4 Social Media Marketing
      Stimulate user participation with “shareable” content



• Create a quiz to spur conversation



• Cross-promote on Twitter and Facebook



• Utilize “Share Buttons” on your blog



• Make it fun, show what’s new you can offer!



                                                              #wm123
                                                              @bradleywjoe
4 Social Media Marketing: Facebook
  Facebook Fan Pages




                                     #wm123
                                     @bradleywjoe
4 Social Media Marketing: Facebook (cont.)
  FBML allows visitors to input lead information without ever leaving
  the Facebook platform




                                                                 #wm123
                                                                 @bradleywjoe
4 Social Media Metrics
  New metrics to measure increased mindshare




                                               #wm123
                                               @bradleywjoe
Webinar Agenda
      SEO Keyword Optimization
  1   Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly

      Content Creation and Copywriting
  2   Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website

      Remarketing
  3   Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives

      Social Media Marketing
  4   Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following

      Landing Page Optimization (LPO)
  5   Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner”

      Driving Increased Form Fill Outs
  6   Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert

      Analytics Tracking
  7   Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes

                                                                         #wm123
                                                                         @bradleywjoe
5 Landing Page Optimization
  Improve your user experience

               Is Your Call to Action Obvious?
              Clearly announce what you want users to do
                 Are there many competing objectives?


          Is Your Value Proposition Clearly Stated?
             What differentiates you from your competitors?
              What inspires visitors to take the next step?


   Has your Primary Objective established Visual Priority?
             Is the size of elements relative to importance?
             Have you considered visitor’s logical eye path?


            Have you optimized your lead forms?
                Is all information absolutely necessary?


                                                               #wm123
                                                               @bradleywjoe
5 Landing Page Optimization
        Make your business solution compelling


• Capture the theme


• Have a call-to-action


• Experiment with copy variations


• Simplify navigation


• Include a clear offer or incentive




                                                 #wm123
                                                 @bradleywjoe
Webinar Agenda
      SEO Keyword Optimization
  1   Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly

      Content Creation and Copywriting
  2   Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website

      Remarketing
  3   Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives

      Social Media Marketing
  4   Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following

      Landing Page Optimization (LPO)
  5   Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner”

      Driving Increased Form Fill Outs
  6   Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert

      Analytics Tracking
  7   Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes

                                                                         #wm123
                                                                         @bradleywjoe
6 Form Fill Outs
  Shorter forms are best; really consider which information is critical




Form is
minimal




                                                                   #wm123
                                                                   @bradleywjoe
6 Form Fill Outs
   Shorter forms are best; really consider which information is critical




Automatic cursor
placement




                                                                    #wm123
                                                                    @bradleywjoe
6 Form Fill Outs
  Shorter forms are best; really consider which information is critical




                                        Trust signals




                                                                   #wm123
                                                                   @bradleywjoe
6 Form Fill Outs
  Shorter forms are best; really consider which information is critical




                                                           Reassurance




                                                                   #wm123
                                                                   @bradleywjoe
6 Form Fill Outs
      Shorter forms are best; really consider which information is critical




Clear wording on
submission button




                                                                       #wm123
                                                                       @bradleywjoe
6 Form Fill Outs
  Interstitial, or “pop up,” form example




                                            #wm123
                                            @bradleywjoe
Webinar Agenda
      SEO Keyword Optimization
  1   Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly

      Content Creation and Copywriting
  2   Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website

      Remarketing
  3   Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives

      Social Media Marketing
  4   Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following

      Landing Page Optimization (LPO)
  5   Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner”

      Driving Increased Form Fill Outs
  6   Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert

      Analytics Tracking
  7   Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes

                                                                         #wm123
                                                                         @bradleywjoe
7 Analytics Tracking
  Measure and visualize your conversion funnels




                                                  #wm123
                                                  @bradleywjoe
Key Takeaways

• Optimize your keywords to become search-engine friendly

• Create cornerstone content for your business and site foundation

• Utilize social media to encourage thought-leadership and following

• Face-lift your landing pages to precisely promote your site theme

• Simplify your forms and focus on the most critical information to capture

• Measure and monitor lead growth in analytics




                                                                              #wm123
                                                                              @bradleywjoe
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                                                                            #wm123
                                                                            @bradleywjoe

Webmarketing123: 7 Tips For Effective Online Lead Gen-08-03-2011

  • 1.
    7 Tips forEffective Online Lead Gen Strategies for staying one step ahead of the rest Dial: +1 (909) 259-0012 Access Code: 570-306-217 @webmarketing123 @bradleywjoe #wm123
  • 2.
    Housekeeping Items  Arethe slides available?  Yes! Please email digitalmedia@webmarketing123.com  We want to hear from you!  @webmarketing123  #wm123  facebook.com/webmarketing123  Want to learn more?  Contact us for a free site analysis. Details at end of webinar. #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 3.
    Digital Marketing andthe Complex Sale Search marketing aims to broaden and shorten the sales funnel - SEO: Broad/generic Problem Recognition A Introducers keyword searches - Display advertising - Email marketing Information Search - Social media - Brand names B Influencers - Remarketing Evaluation of Alternatives - Search advertising Purchase - Search marketing Decisions C Closers - Model numbers - Branded terms Purchase #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 4.
    Webinar Agenda SEO Keyword Optimization 1 Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly Content Creation and Copywriting 2 Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website Remarketing 3 Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives Social Media Marketing 4 Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following Landing Page Optimization (LPO) 5 Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner” Driving Increased Form Fill Outs 6 Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert Analytics Tracking 7 Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 5.
    Webinar Agenda SEO Keyword Optimization 1 Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly Content Creation and Copywriting 2 Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website Remarketing 3 Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives Social Media Marketing 4 Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following Landing Page Optimization (LPO) 5 Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner” Driving Increased Form Fill Outs 6 Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert Analytics Tracking 7 Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 6.
    1 Keyword Optimization Keyword selection is important because it determines the course of your campaign • Best Practices • Have a mix of both generic and “long-tail” terms • Do not focus just on search volume • Google your proposed search terms to see if the sites ranking on page 1 are relevant to what your business offers • Look at search trends for your proposed keywords • Expand on your keywords by finding variations #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 7.
    1 Keyword Optimization Select a mix of both “head match” and “long tail” keywords #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 8.
    1 Keyword Optimization Investigate Google Insights to compare long-term trends: www.google.com/insights/search #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 9.
    Webinar Agenda SEO Keyword Optimization 1 Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly Content Creation and Copywriting 2 Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website Remarketing 3 Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives Social Media Marketing 4 Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following Landing Page Optimization (LPO) 5 Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner” Driving Increased Form Fill Outs 6 Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert Analytics Tracking 7 Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 10.
    2 Content Writing Content is King – Create compelling, impressionable content • Best Practices • Write for humans • Proofread • Grammar • Tone of voice / natural writing style • Avoid Doing These • Try to trick search engines with manipulative tactics • Have website based entirely in Flash • Overusing your keywords: Read it out loud! #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 11.
    2 Keyword Optimization Develop a “mapping” guide for optimization and create themes across your site #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 12.
    2 Content Siloing Consider your site’s thematic structure and develop content silos • Thematically Group Pages About Us Around Keywords Products Services • Link Pages Within The Same Groups To Further Strengthen Theme of Website Products Services About Us • Search Engine Spiders Can See a Theme Across Your Site That Makes Sense Other Relevant Internal Pages #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 13.
    2 Shareable Content On-page content needs to be supported by other content channels • Support your content with other relevant sources such as: • Company blog • Newsletters • Facebook posts • Tweets • White papers • Case studies #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 14.
    2 Shareable Content Is your content worthy of being shared? Be a trusted source. Industry relevant Links from Forums blogs What You Need to Offer: • Unique Research • Informed Opinions Links are • News/Trend Analysis Mentioned in news Tweeted/Retweeted publications • Authentic Expert Contributors Liked/Shared on Cited at conferences + Facebook events Courtesy: SEOmoz #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 15.
    Webinar Agenda SEO Keyword Optimization 1 Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly Content Creation and Copywriting 2 Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website Remarketing 3 Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives Social Media Marketing 4 Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following Landing Page Optimization (LPO) 5 Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner” Driving Increased Form Fill Outs 6 Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert Analytics Tracking 7 Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 16.
    3 Remarketing Reachmore of your audience with more relevant ads Remarketing: 1 Reach users who previously visited your web site Interest category 2 marketing: Reach users based on their interests #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 17.
    3 Remarketing Target specific behavioral groups of visitors #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 18.
    3 Remarketing CampaignConsiderations Best practices for optimal remarketing performance • Plan out your segmentation strategy • Combo audiences • Frequency capping • Cookie durations #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 19.
    Webinar Agenda SEO Keyword Optimization 1 Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly Content Creation and Copywriting 2 Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website Remarketing 3 Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives Social Media Marketing 4 Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following Landing Page Optimization (LPO) 5 Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner” Driving Increased Form Fill Outs 6 Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert Analytics Tracking 7 Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 20.
    4 Social MediaMarketing Stimulate user participation with “shareable” content • Create a quiz to spur conversation • Cross-promote on Twitter and Facebook • Utilize “Share Buttons” on your blog • Make it fun, show what’s new you can offer! #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 21.
    4 Social MediaMarketing: Facebook Facebook Fan Pages #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 22.
    4 Social MediaMarketing: Facebook (cont.) FBML allows visitors to input lead information without ever leaving the Facebook platform #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 23.
    4 Social MediaMetrics New metrics to measure increased mindshare #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 24.
    Webinar Agenda SEO Keyword Optimization 1 Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly Content Creation and Copywriting 2 Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website Remarketing 3 Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives Social Media Marketing 4 Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following Landing Page Optimization (LPO) 5 Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner” Driving Increased Form Fill Outs 6 Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert Analytics Tracking 7 Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 25.
    5 Landing PageOptimization Improve your user experience Is Your Call to Action Obvious? Clearly announce what you want users to do Are there many competing objectives? Is Your Value Proposition Clearly Stated? What differentiates you from your competitors? What inspires visitors to take the next step? Has your Primary Objective established Visual Priority? Is the size of elements relative to importance? Have you considered visitor’s logical eye path? Have you optimized your lead forms? Is all information absolutely necessary? #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 26.
    5 Landing PageOptimization Make your business solution compelling • Capture the theme • Have a call-to-action • Experiment with copy variations • Simplify navigation • Include a clear offer or incentive #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 27.
    Webinar Agenda SEO Keyword Optimization 1 Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly Content Creation and Copywriting 2 Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website Remarketing 3 Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives Social Media Marketing 4 Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following Landing Page Optimization (LPO) 5 Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner” Driving Increased Form Fill Outs 6 Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert Analytics Tracking 7 Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 28.
    6 Form FillOuts Shorter forms are best; really consider which information is critical Form is minimal #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 29.
    6 Form FillOuts Shorter forms are best; really consider which information is critical Automatic cursor placement #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 30.
    6 Form FillOuts Shorter forms are best; really consider which information is critical Trust signals #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 31.
    6 Form FillOuts Shorter forms are best; really consider which information is critical Reassurance #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 32.
    6 Form FillOuts Shorter forms are best; really consider which information is critical Clear wording on submission button #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 33.
    6 Form FillOuts Interstitial, or “pop up,” form example #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 34.
    Webinar Agenda SEO Keyword Optimization 1 Make your site effectively search-engine-friendly Content Creation and Copywriting 2 Create an easily scan-able, SEO-ready website Remarketing 3 Target missed opportunities with personalized incentives Social Media Marketing 4 Provoke thought-leadership by creating a quality following Landing Page Optimization (LPO) 5 Test various layouts and calls to action to determine a “winner” Driving Increased Form Fill Outs 6 Simplify your calls-to-action to make your forms convert Analytics Tracking 7 Measure lead growth and make appropriate changes #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 35.
    7 Analytics Tracking Measure and visualize your conversion funnels #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 36.
    Key Takeaways • Optimizeyour keywords to become search-engine friendly • Create cornerstone content for your business and site foundation • Utilize social media to encourage thought-leadership and following • Face-lift your landing pages to precisely promote your site theme • Simplify your forms and focus on the most critical information to capture • Measure and monitor lead growth in analytics #wm123 @bradleywjoe
  • 37.
  • 38.
    Contact Us aboutQualifying for a Free Digital Marketing Analysis Thank you for your attendance today! Custom Analysis includes: - SEO Competitive Report: find out where you rank against your top competitors and what tactics they’re employing to outrank you - PPC Ad Audit: learn the benefits of improving your ads to increase quality score, lower cost-per-click, improve ad rank, and drive more conversions/sales - PPC Performance Tune-Up: identify the quick wins in your current search marketing campaign as our Search Execs walk you through your 30 day campaign report Please contact: digitalmedia@webmarketing123.com #wm123 @bradleywjoe