3/22/11 presentation by Josh Fialkoff to Boston Young Jewish Leadership Council on online strategies, including search engines, social networking, email marketing and online lead generation tactics.
2. LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Aligning Your Online Strategy with Your Organization's Goals
Monday, March 21, 2011
3. LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Aligning Your Online Strategy with Your Organization's Goals
Why?
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4. LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Aligning Your Online Strategy with Your Organization's Goals
Why?
•Recruit new members & engage existing members
Monday, March 21, 2011
5. LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Aligning Your Online Strategy with Your Organization's Goals
Why?
•Recruit new members & engage existing members
•Recruit more donors
Monday, March 21, 2011
6. LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Aligning Your Online Strategy with Your Organization's Goals
Why?
•Recruit new members & engage existing members
•Recruit more donors
•Strengthen bonds/belonging from existing network
Monday, March 21, 2011
7. LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Aligning Your Online Strategy with Your Organization's Goals
Why?
•Recruit new members & engage existing members
•Recruit more donors
•Strengthen bonds/belonging from existing network
•Get recognition for your org’s good work
Monday, March 21, 2011
8. LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Aligning Your Online Strategy with Your Organization's Goals
Why?
•Recruit new members & engage existing members
•Recruit more donors
•Strengthen bonds/belonging from existing network
•Get recognition for your org’s good work
•Forge alliances with other groups who share a tenet of your
mission (i.e., feeding the hungry)
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9. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
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10. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
•Enhance your visibility
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11. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
•Enhance your visibility
• Search engines
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12. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
•Enhance your visibility
• Search engines
• Social networks
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13. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
•Enhance your visibility
• Search engines
• Social networks
•Jewish Boston/community sites
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14. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
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15. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
• Get people engaged in your org
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16. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
• Get people engaged in your org
• Share successes (brag!)
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17. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
• Get people engaged in your org
• Share successes (brag!)
• Illustrate the problem (articles, testimonials, etc)
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18. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
• Get people engaged in your org
• Share successes (brag!)
• Illustrate the problem (articles, testimonials, etc)
• Develop dialogs with constituents—listen better
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19. HOW THE WEB CAN HELP YOUR ORG
• Get people engaged in your org
• Share successes (brag!)
• Illustrate the problem (articles, testimonials, etc)
• Develop dialogs with constituents—listen better
• Bonus: Free research on how people view your org!
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21. HOW PEOPLE FIND YOU ONLINE
• Search engines
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22. HOW PEOPLE FIND YOU ONLINE
• Search engines
•Half of all Web visits start at a search engine (mostly
Google)
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23. HOW PEOPLE FIND YOU ONLINE
• Search engines
•Half of all Web visits start at a search engine (mostly
Google)
•Social networks
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24. HOW PEOPLE FIND YOU ONLINE
• Search engines
•Half of all Web visits start at a search engine (mostly
Google)
•Social networks
•10% of all online time spent on Facebook
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25. HOW PEOPLE FIND YOU ONLINE
• Search engines
•Half of all Web visits start at a search engine (mostly
Google)
•Social networks
•10% of all online time spent on Facebook
•Email
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26. HOW PEOPLE FIND YOU ONLINE
• Search engines
•Half of all Web visits start at a search engine (mostly
Google)
•Social networks
•10% of all online time spent on Facebook
•Email
•Still the #1 activity people do online
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27. Search Engines
Show up higher on Google for strategic keywords
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29. SEO: HOW DOES GOOGLE DECIDE?
• Rankings earned—
NOT bought!
• Long-term
branding endeavors
• Secret formula
(like Coke!)
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30. PPC: PAY PER CLICK (PPC) OVERVIEW
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31. PPC: PAY PER CLICK (PPC) OVERVIEW
• Charged ONLY when people click on
ads
• Quick fix to increase online presence
• “Quality Score” determines price,
position
• Measurable, accountable
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32. Web Analytics:
Free research on what works and what’s a waste
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33. WEB ANALYTICS: BENEFITS
• Understand how users interact with site
• Determine which pages are most popular
• See how users find out about site
- Search engines
- Keywords
- Referring sites
• Find out which organizations users are from
• Intelligence about how prospects view your org
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34. Wher
WEB ANALYTICS: SEE VISITOR LOCATIONS
View by:
• State
• City/Town
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35. WEB ANALYTICS: WHERE LEADS LEAVE SALES FUNNEL
Spot weaknesses
in message,
presentation
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36. What is success?
And how do we measure it?
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38. No, not those kinds
of conversions…
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39. Conversions
Completion of actions showing
deeper interest/engagement in
your organization
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40. Not leaving
Viewing more pages, longer
Registering
Returning a lot
Following/friending
Commenting on content
Subscribing to a feed
Posting content
Joining/Volunteering/Donating
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41. Goal:
Move people
down the funnel
(i.e., get people more engaged)
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42. Measure
How many progress
how far down
engagement funnel
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43. Social Networks
Get your fans to do your marketing for you (kinda)
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44. SOCIAL NETWORKING: OVERVIEW
• Communicate directly with peers, prospects, donors
• Viral marketing: friends tell friends
• Low barrier to entry
• Perfect for young people
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45. SOCIAL NETWORKING
Facebook became the largest worldwide social
network in mid 2008. Adults largest growth
segment.
Twitter is a way to express thought leadership in
140 characters or less. In 2008, Twitter grew at a
rate of 752%.
LinkedIn is a tool designed for businesspeople to
network. Idea: six degrees of separation. Connect
with friends of friends.
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46. Email marketing
Not sexy, but it works
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47. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EMAIL
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48. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EMAIL
• The biggest threat to your message: Spam!
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49. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EMAIL
• The biggest threat to your message: Spam!
• 97% of ALL email is spam
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50. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EMAIL
• The biggest threat to your message: Spam!
• 97% of ALL email is spam
• Do whatever you can to not get banished
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51. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EMAIL
• The biggest threat to your message: Spam!
• 97% of ALL email is spam
• Do whatever you can to not get banished
• We all get inundated with email
Monday, March 21, 2011
52. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EMAIL
• The biggest threat to your message: Spam!
• 97% of ALL email is spam
• Do whatever you can to not get banished
• We all get inundated with email
• Send your messages when your audience is receptive (i.e.,
not on Friday night!)
Monday, March 21, 2011
53. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EMAIL
• The biggest threat to your message: Spam!
• 97% of ALL email is spam
• Do whatever you can to not get banished
• We all get inundated with email
• Send your messages when your audience is receptive (i.e.,
not on Friday night!)
• Test subject lines, mix of text/graphics, update frequency
Monday, March 21, 2011