A DIGITAL STRATEGY
FRANCIS MAC AONGHUS
francis@encendo.co
Website
Search Engine
Optimisation
Online PR /
Social
Email Marketing
/ CRM
Paid Advertising
Convert
A digital strategy is a plan to
accomplish something with the
benefit of digital tools.
Plans require a why, who, what,
when, where, and how.
a plan
An objective has to be
measureable and actionable.
accomplish something
But what is digital and what are
the benefits?
benefit of digital tools
DIGITAL MARKETING BIGGEST CHALLENGES SOURCE :
CONNECTOR.IE
KNOWLEDGE & TALENT
CONVERTING LEADS
BRAND AWARENESS
STRATEGY & CREATIVITY
LEAD GENERATION
MARKETING AUTOMATION
40%
36%
36%
32%
20%
12%
DIGITAL CHANNELS WITH BIGGEST IMPACT
SCORED 1 - 10
SOURCE :
CONNECTOR.IE
5.6 5.8 6 6 6.2
6.8
7.2
Display Ads Display PR PPC Ads Mobile Ads SEO / SEM Video Social Media
MARKETING BUDGET SPEND ON DIGITAL
16%
12%
8%
16%
28%
20%
SOURCE :
CONNECTOR.IE
75% - 100%
50% - 75%
30% - 50%
20% - 30%
10% - 20%
0% - 10%
START WITH WHY SOURCE :
SIMON SINEK
PEOPLE DON’T BUY WHAT YOU DO
THEY BUY WHY YOU DO IT
MEASURE ALL MOMENTS
DELIVER ON NEEDS IN THE MOMENT
ZERO MOMENT OF TRUTH SOURCE :
GOOGLE
IDENTIFY KEY MOMENTS OF INTENT
WINNING THE
ZERO MOMENT OF TRUTH
SOURCE :
GOOGLEZERO MOMENT OF TRUTH
Stimulus First Moment
of Truth
Second Moment
of Truth
ZERO MOMENT OF TRUTH
TV AD DIRECT MAIL PRINT AD
BRAND EMAIL
ONLINE AD OUTDOOR AD
PRODUCT PACKAGING BROCHURE / PAMPHLET
INSTORE SALESPERSON
INSTORE DISPLAY
SAMPLED PRODUCT
SOURCE :
GOOGLE
ZERO MOMENT OF TRUTH
Stimulus First Moment
of Truth
Second Moment
of Truth
ZMOTSEARCHED ONLINE WORD OF MOUTH
COMPARISON
BRAND WEBSITE
REVIEWS AND ENDORSEMENTS
READ ARTICLES
SOURCE :
GOOGLE
SOSTAC
SOURCE :
SMARTINSIGHTS
Situation
Analysis
Objectives
Strategy
Tactics
Actions
Control
It is not about specific tools, but
about how your customers
behave online
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
DEVELOP A CONTENT STRATEGY
OPTIMISE AND PROMOTE
BUILD A RELATIONSHIP
CLEAR AND DEFINED BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
DIGITAL STRATEGY
SMART
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
2-5
TIMES
Using marketing
personas made websites
more effective by
14%
Personalised
emails improve
CTR by
10%
and Conversion
Rates by
18
TIMES
and drive more
revenue than a
broadcast email by
x2
Behaviourally targeted
ads increase
effectiveness
YOUR AUDIENCE
AFFINITY MAPPING
FOCUS GROUPS
ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
ANALYTICS
MULTIPLE CHOICE SURVEYS
INTERNAL DATA
YOUR AUDIENCE
Search engines, social networks, publishers and
blogs
Your web site, blog, community and
interactive tools
E-commerce process, product, price and
promotion
Customer advocacy
1
2
3
4
DECISION MAKINGBUYER STAGE :
EXPLORATIONBUYER STAGE :
PURCHASEBUYER STAGE :
ADVOCACYBUYER STAGE :
REACH
ACT
CONVERT
ENGAGE
YOUR DIGITAL PLAN
Awareness Consideration Intent Decision
Acts more as an
ASSIST INTERACTION
Acts more as an
LAST INTERACTION
ORGANIC
SEARCH
PAID
SEARCH DIRECT
PURCHASE
PATH TO
PURCHASE
EMAIL SOCIAL
REFERRAL
OTHER PAID
SOURCE :
@JULIANCOLE
ORGANIC
SEARCH
PAID
SEARCH
PAID
SEARCH
ORGANIC
SEARCH
SOCIAL
REFERRAL
EMAIL
DEFINE THE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
DEFINE AND SEGMENT YOUR AUDIENCE
AUDIENCE BEHAVIOURS AND THEIR VALUE
ALIGN BRAND WITH DIGITAL STRATEGY
YOUR DIGITAL PLAN
CREATE ONCE THE PLAN IS DONE
TONES, THEMES, CHANNEL, AIMS
MAP OUT BUYERS AND SALES CYCLES
CONTENT PRODUCTION PROCESS
KPIs FOR EACH INITIATIVE
YOUR DIGITAL PLAN
CHEMISTRY
USE EMPATHY
THINK USER
COMMUNICATE
BROADCAST TO PERSONAL
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
DEVELOP YOUR CONTENT
CONTENT GOALS
WHO IS MY AUDIENCE
WHAT INFORMATION DO I WANT TO SHOW
WRITING STYLES
CONTENT STRATEGY
REACH ACT CONVERT ENGAGE
RACE
Audience and
customer
analysis
Competitor
benchmarking
Online partner
analysis
Own digital
marketing
review
Mission and vision Goals, KPIs and web analytics
Segmentation
& targeting
Positioning and
value
proposition
Engagement
and content
strategy
Integrated
communications
strategy
Content marketing, e-Newsletters,
event –triggered email marketing,
customer service and support, web
site personalisation, social media
marketing
ENGAGE
Site-wide content & effectiveness,
Home page design, Search and
browse page efficiencies, Cart page
efficiency, Social media marketing
ACT & CONVERT
SEO, PPC, Affiliate and Partner
Marketing, Display, Acquisition
email marketing, Social media
marketing
REACH SOURCE :
SMARTINSIGHTS
MEASURE
MEASURE
• Measurement
• Collection
• Analysis
• Reporting
WHY MEASURE
• Return on Investment
• Customer Data
• Hot Products and Services
• Company Policies
• Influence business decisions
• Targeted Advertising
• Marketing Automation
EMAIL METRICS
• Sent
• Opens
• Open Rates
• Clicks
• ClickThrough Rates
• Bounced
• Unsubscribes
SOCIAL METRICS
• Reach
• Followers
• Likes
• Dislikes
• Engagement
• Shares
• Sentiment
PAID ADVERTISING METRICS
• Impressions
• Frequency
• Clicks
• ClickThrough Rate
• Cost Per Click
WEBSITE METRICS
• Sessions / Users
• Pageviews / Pages per Sessions
• Session Duration
• Bounce Rate
• Exit Rate
WEBSITE METRICS
• Conversions
• Conversion Rate
• ROI
• ROAS
• Funnel Conversion Rate
MEASURE
• Know what to measure
• Ensure you have the right tools in place
• Present the stats in an understandable
format
• Benchmark
• Share it
• Use it
WHY PLANS MIGHT FAIL
Guessing Doing what everyone else is doing Sales People Not asking Questions
Doing Nothing All Eggs One BasketNot Tracking Assuming You Have All The Answers
Not Talking To Customers
Ignoring Competition
Not Setting Goals
Not Building An Email List Selling All The Time
If They Have A Pulse They Are A Client
Not Building Relationships
Interns
No Senior Mgt Buy-In No Accountability No Guts No Glory
No Discipline Lack of Money Changing Markets No Clear Actions
FRANCIS MAC AONGHUS
francis@encendo.co

What is a Digital Strategy

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    Website Search Engine Optimisation Online PR/ Social Email Marketing / CRM Paid Advertising Convert
  • 4.
    A digital strategyis a plan to accomplish something with the benefit of digital tools.
  • 5.
    Plans require awhy, who, what, when, where, and how. a plan
  • 6.
    An objective hasto be measureable and actionable. accomplish something
  • 7.
    But what isdigital and what are the benefits? benefit of digital tools
  • 8.
    DIGITAL MARKETING BIGGESTCHALLENGES SOURCE : CONNECTOR.IE KNOWLEDGE & TALENT CONVERTING LEADS BRAND AWARENESS STRATEGY & CREATIVITY LEAD GENERATION MARKETING AUTOMATION 40% 36% 36% 32% 20% 12%
  • 9.
    DIGITAL CHANNELS WITHBIGGEST IMPACT SCORED 1 - 10 SOURCE : CONNECTOR.IE 5.6 5.8 6 6 6.2 6.8 7.2 Display Ads Display PR PPC Ads Mobile Ads SEO / SEM Video Social Media
  • 10.
    MARKETING BUDGET SPENDON DIGITAL 16% 12% 8% 16% 28% 20% SOURCE : CONNECTOR.IE 75% - 100% 50% - 75% 30% - 50% 20% - 30% 10% - 20% 0% - 10%
  • 11.
    START WITH WHYSOURCE : SIMON SINEK PEOPLE DON’T BUY WHAT YOU DO THEY BUY WHY YOU DO IT
  • 12.
    MEASURE ALL MOMENTS DELIVERON NEEDS IN THE MOMENT ZERO MOMENT OF TRUTH SOURCE : GOOGLE IDENTIFY KEY MOMENTS OF INTENT
  • 13.
    WINNING THE ZERO MOMENTOF TRUTH SOURCE : GOOGLEZERO MOMENT OF TRUTH
  • 14.
    Stimulus First Moment ofTruth Second Moment of Truth ZERO MOMENT OF TRUTH TV AD DIRECT MAIL PRINT AD BRAND EMAIL ONLINE AD OUTDOOR AD PRODUCT PACKAGING BROCHURE / PAMPHLET INSTORE SALESPERSON INSTORE DISPLAY SAMPLED PRODUCT SOURCE : GOOGLE
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    ZERO MOMENT OFTRUTH Stimulus First Moment of Truth Second Moment of Truth ZMOTSEARCHED ONLINE WORD OF MOUTH COMPARISON BRAND WEBSITE REVIEWS AND ENDORSEMENTS READ ARTICLES SOURCE : GOOGLE
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    It is notabout specific tools, but about how your customers behave online
  • 18.
    KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE DEVELOPA CONTENT STRATEGY OPTIMISE AND PROMOTE BUILD A RELATIONSHIP CLEAR AND DEFINED BUSINESS OBJECTIVES DIGITAL STRATEGY
  • 19.
  • 20.
    2-5 TIMES Using marketing personas madewebsites more effective by 14% Personalised emails improve CTR by 10% and Conversion Rates by 18 TIMES and drive more revenue than a broadcast email by x2 Behaviourally targeted ads increase effectiveness YOUR AUDIENCE
  • 21.
    AFFINITY MAPPING FOCUS GROUPS ETHNOGRAPHICRESEARCH ANALYTICS MULTIPLE CHOICE SURVEYS INTERNAL DATA YOUR AUDIENCE
  • 22.
    Search engines, socialnetworks, publishers and blogs Your web site, blog, community and interactive tools E-commerce process, product, price and promotion Customer advocacy 1 2 3 4 DECISION MAKINGBUYER STAGE : EXPLORATIONBUYER STAGE : PURCHASEBUYER STAGE : ADVOCACYBUYER STAGE : REACH ACT CONVERT ENGAGE
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    YOUR DIGITAL PLAN AwarenessConsideration Intent Decision Acts more as an ASSIST INTERACTION Acts more as an LAST INTERACTION ORGANIC SEARCH PAID SEARCH DIRECT PURCHASE PATH TO PURCHASE EMAIL SOCIAL REFERRAL OTHER PAID SOURCE : @JULIANCOLE ORGANIC SEARCH PAID SEARCH PAID SEARCH ORGANIC SEARCH SOCIAL REFERRAL EMAIL
  • 24.
    DEFINE THE BUSINESSOBJECTIVES DEFINE AND SEGMENT YOUR AUDIENCE AUDIENCE BEHAVIOURS AND THEIR VALUE ALIGN BRAND WITH DIGITAL STRATEGY YOUR DIGITAL PLAN
  • 25.
    CREATE ONCE THEPLAN IS DONE TONES, THEMES, CHANNEL, AIMS MAP OUT BUYERS AND SALES CYCLES CONTENT PRODUCTION PROCESS KPIs FOR EACH INITIATIVE YOUR DIGITAL PLAN
  • 26.
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    DEVELOP YOUR CONTENT CONTENTGOALS WHO IS MY AUDIENCE WHAT INFORMATION DO I WANT TO SHOW WRITING STYLES CONTENT STRATEGY
  • 28.
    REACH ACT CONVERTENGAGE RACE Audience and customer analysis Competitor benchmarking Online partner analysis Own digital marketing review Mission and vision Goals, KPIs and web analytics Segmentation & targeting Positioning and value proposition Engagement and content strategy Integrated communications strategy Content marketing, e-Newsletters, event –triggered email marketing, customer service and support, web site personalisation, social media marketing ENGAGE Site-wide content & effectiveness, Home page design, Search and browse page efficiencies, Cart page efficiency, Social media marketing ACT & CONVERT SEO, PPC, Affiliate and Partner Marketing, Display, Acquisition email marketing, Social media marketing REACH SOURCE : SMARTINSIGHTS
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    WHY MEASURE • Returnon Investment • Customer Data • Hot Products and Services • Company Policies • Influence business decisions • Targeted Advertising • Marketing Automation
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    EMAIL METRICS • Sent •Opens • Open Rates • Clicks • ClickThrough Rates • Bounced • Unsubscribes
  • 33.
    SOCIAL METRICS • Reach •Followers • Likes • Dislikes • Engagement • Shares • Sentiment
  • 34.
    PAID ADVERTISING METRICS •Impressions • Frequency • Clicks • ClickThrough Rate • Cost Per Click
  • 35.
    WEBSITE METRICS • Sessions/ Users • Pageviews / Pages per Sessions • Session Duration • Bounce Rate • Exit Rate
  • 36.
    WEBSITE METRICS • Conversions •Conversion Rate • ROI • ROAS • Funnel Conversion Rate
  • 37.
    MEASURE • Know whatto measure • Ensure you have the right tools in place • Present the stats in an understandable format • Benchmark • Share it • Use it
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    WHY PLANS MIGHTFAIL Guessing Doing what everyone else is doing Sales People Not asking Questions Doing Nothing All Eggs One BasketNot Tracking Assuming You Have All The Answers Not Talking To Customers Ignoring Competition Not Setting Goals Not Building An Email List Selling All The Time If They Have A Pulse They Are A Client Not Building Relationships Interns No Senior Mgt Buy-In No Accountability No Guts No Glory No Discipline Lack of Money Changing Markets No Clear Actions
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