Nikita Smits – Senior Channel Consultant
Aug 20, 2015
When Marketers say “campaign” they usually mean one of a few things...
• An automated drip email campaign.
• An ad campaign, like a print ad, commercial,
etc.
• A Salesforce campaign (a list of people.)
What we actually mean..
A strategy that aligns a set of assets and marketing channels around a prospect or event in order to achieve a particular goal.
What makes an inbound campaign different?
• Starts with the customer in mind.
• Uses integrated, multi-channel tools for multiple touch-points that connect all your efforts.
• Results based on leads / customers – NOT just clicks.
What are examples of inbound campaigns?
• New product launch.
• Conference or event.
• An offer, ebook, or webinar.
#inbound12
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Buyer Personas
Building Buyer Personas tell us who we are creating content for and why they will buy from us.
Semi- fictional representations of your ideal customer based on real data and
some select educated speculation about customer demographics, behavior patterns, motivations, and goals.
What is a Buyer Persona?
MARKETING MARY• Professional marketer (VP, Director, Manager)• Mid-sized company (25-200 employees)• Small marketing team (1-5 people)• BComm (BU), MBA (Babson)• 42, Married, 2 Kids (10 and 6)
Goals:• Support sales with collateral and leads• Manage company communications• Build awareness
Challenges:• Too much to do• Not sure how to get there• Marketing tool and channel mess
Loves HubSpot because:• Easy to use tools that make her life
easier• Learn inbound marketing best
practices• Easier reporting to sales and CEO
Persona NameBACKGROUND:
DEMOGRAPHICS:
IDENTIFIERS:
GOALS:
CHALLENGES:
HOW WE HELP:
You can find this
information by
administerin
g
online surveys o
f
your target
audience.
1 How many persona’s do you have?
2 How often do you rethink their challenges?
3 Can everyone in your business describe them?
WHAT IS A KEYWORD?
PERSPECTIVE: Consumer/
Prospect
Once we know what they want, let’s give it to them
• Your website as a digital collage or mix tape.
• Express yourself through sharing fresh content with your followers
Other People’s Content
Where to source?
• Goodreads - Quotations
• LinkedIn Pulse - Aggregator
• Flipboard - Aggregator
• Alltop.com – Trending
content
• Feedly.com – Your own
library
Other People’s Content
Industry specific sites networking
• Avvo for lawyers• Dribble for designers• The Engineering Exchange for
Engineers• CIOzone for CIOs• Quora is our favorite catch-all• Get to Wikipedia for a list of
all of them
Other People’s Content
Promotion should feed into your inbound efforts by promoting every piece of content.
Think of it as the thread that ties your campaign together.
“If you spend 10 hours developing a piece of content, you should spend at least 10 hours promoting it.” @Searchbrat
• Link to LP’s for conversion
• More visibility – thought
leadership
• Delight customers by
responding timely to their
remarks
• Good content creates
evangelists
• Segment your database on previous behavior• Re-use related offers • Amazon style recommendations on thank you pages• Consistent branding• Use personalization
Email Best Practice
What To Segment On?
• Persona• Age• Job title• Gender• Seniority• Lifecycle stage
• Company• Organization type• Industry• Past purchases• Products• Size
• Behavior • Pages visited• Purchase cycle• Number of
conversions
• Posts• Jobs• Survey• Week’s• E-Newsletter• Issue• Digest• Bulletin• Edition• Giveaway• Tips• Video• News • Monthly• Headlines• Latest• Updates
• Multiple posts around one offer• Optimize old posts with new CTA• Align your offers with your persona’s• Align your offers with your buyers journey
Blogging Best Practice
• Early access for influencers
• 70% of new leads find us organically through old offers
• Use Amazon-style related offers
• Use your keywords
• Consistent branding
Social Media Best Practice
• Revenue goals• How many Marketing
Qualified Leads?• How many Sales
Qualified Leads?• What is the current close
rate?
• Response time to customer questions?
• How to respond to complaints?
• Social Engagement• How many likes/ Clicks
Service Level Agreement