Boston University Summer Program Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore @ BU, Summer 2016 Interactive Marketing Communications The marketing world is changing rapidly, and many businesses are rethinking how they organize and execute the marketing function. This course explores the evolution of interactive marketing communications – specifically about the increasingly integrated marketing and corporate communications roles. We’ll touch on advertising, PR, corporate communications, SEO, social media, interactive and digital content and many other topics. The course also includes a final project.
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Boston University Summer ProgramUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore @ BU, Summer 2016
Interactive MarketingCommunications
The marketing world is changing rapidly, and many businesses are rethinking how they organize and execute the marketing function. This course explores the evolution of interactive marketing communications – specifically about the increasingly integrated marketing and corporate communications roles. We’ll touch on advertising, PR, corporate communications, SEO, social media, interactive and digital content and many other topics. The course also includes a final project.
Your Instructors
Todd Van Hoosear@vanhoosearFlorida-based public relations agency professional
Jeff Cutler@jeffcutlerBoston-based journalist and consultant
#bucattolica
Course Schedule
Two Important Checklists Where the Digital Marketing $ is being spent
What your team needs to address for your class project
• Libelli: Bills announcing estate sales, baths, lost & found, etc.
• London: The rise of the “billsticker” and the “bellman”
History of Marketing
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/31278/The-History-of-Marketing-An-Exhaustive-Timeline-INFOGRAPHIC.aspxA History of Advertising by Henry Sampson
• The First Newspapers:• Kaiyuan Za Bao (Beijing, 713-734) – Handwritten Tang Dynasty “Bulletin of the Court”• Notizie Scritte (Venice, 1556) – Cost one gazetta, leading to the name• Strasbourg Relation (Germany, 1605) – First modern newspaper
• The First Advertisement: The honor probably goes to France’s Journal Général d’Affiches, or Petites Affiches, first published in 1612
• WWI: Big transition from door-to-door to direct mail
• 1916-1935: Eddie Bernays writes Propaganda, The Engineering of Consent and Crystallizing Public Opinion (later used by Goebbels in Nazi Germany)
Ivy Lee’s “Blindingly Obvious” Idea
• Public opinion can be a very dangerous thing, but Lee realized early on that it can be manipulated as well
• Started as a reporter, then a publicist before opening his own shop and taking on a long-boiling anthracite coal strike
• Lee hit upon an idea: Send news desks a (daily) stream of statements and facts about the strike
• While well received at first, some members of the press complained that they were just well-disguised (and free) ads
• As a result, he issued his “Declaration of Principles”
http://pr.wikia.com/wiki/Ivy_Lee
Ivy Lee’s “Declaration of Principles”• This is not a secret press bureau. All our work is done in the open. We aim to supply
news. • This is not an advertising agency; if you think any of our matter ought properly to go
to your business office, do not use it. • Our matter is accurate. Further details on any subject treated will be supplied
promptly, and any editor will be assisted most cheerfully in verifying directly any statement of fact.
• Upon inquiry, full information will be given to any editor concerning those on whose behalf an article is sent out.
• In brief, our plan is, frankly and openly, on behalf of business concerns and public institutions, to supply to the press and public of the United States prompt and accurate information concerning subjects which it is of value and interest to the public to know about.
• Corporations and public institutions give out much information in which the news point is lost to view. Nevertheless, it is quite as important to the public to have this news as it is to the establishments themselves to give it currency.
• I send out only matter every detail of which I am willing to assist any editor in verifying for himself.
• I am always at your service for the purpose of enabling you to obtain more complete information concerning any of the subjects brought forward in my copy.
Bullets are mine. Compare these with the Cluetrain Manifesto, written 93 years later. How modern is this thinking?
The First Press Release: 1906• Just a month after issuing his
declaration, there was a terrible rail accident that killed 53 people
• Lee was retained to get the word out on behalf of his client, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
• He issued a “press release”• His words made it into The New
York Times verbatim!• His next big client was John D.
Sputnik and Social MediaThere was a sudden crisis of confidence in American technology, values, politics, and the military. Science, technology, and engineering were totally reworked and massively funded in the shadow of Sputnik. The Russian satellite essentially forced the United States to place a new national priority on research science, which led to the development of microelectronics—the technology used in today's laptop, personal, and handheld computers. Many essential technologies of modern life, including the Internet, owe their early development to the accelerated pace of applied research triggered by Sputnik.
The Latest Trends• Virtual and augmented reality (Facebook + Oculus
Rift, Pokemon Go)• Video and livestreaming (Facebook vs Twitter)• REAL real-time engagement• Social commerce• Voice search• Consumer-focused big data applications
Defining Digital Marketing• Digital marketing is the set of processes and tools that
centralize both the consumer’s experience AND the brand’s experience
• The goal of digital marketing is to drive and create action that is mutually beneficial to the consumer and the brand
• Is it digital marketing, or just marketing?
Digital Marketing: ThenHistory of Digital Marketing• 1744: Ben Franklin launches first mail-
order guarantee• 1903: First combination of telephone
directories and direct mail • 1971: First email• 1978: First email spam (from DEC)• 1986: ACT! Contact management and
database marketing software launched• 1994: First banner ad (in HotWired,
precursor to WIRED), first search engine• 1997: First social network:
SixDegrees.com
Digital Marketing Over the Decades
1970s: Telesales
1980s: Contact Management
1990s: Sales Force Automation
2000s: Customer Relationship Management
2010s: Marketing Automation
Digital Marketing: Then vs Now THEN:• Analog-centric• Digital marketing
was a subset of marketing
• Print, outdoor & broadcast accounted for vast majority of budget, strategic emphasis
• Online was an add-on
NOW: Digital-first Digital marketing IS
marketing Digital spend
catching up with analog
What is Digital Marketing Today?• “In simplistic terms, digital marketing is the promotion of products or
brands via one or more forms of electronic media. Digital marketing differs from traditional marketing in that it involves the use of channels and methods that enable an organization to analyze marketing campaigns and understand what is working and what isn’t – typically in real time.” – SAS Institute
• “In its short history, digital has evolved rapidly as a push-pull marketing channel, with marketers and consumers alike embracing a wide range of touch points such as social media to engage with one another. Within the past few years, digital has shed its reputation as the nascent weak sister to offline marketing.” – GigaOM
Channel Madness“A marketing channel is a set of practices or activities necessary [but insufficient] to transfer the ownership of goods from the point of production to the point of consumption.” - Wikipedia
Which Programs Are Getting the Biggest Budgets (2014 Data)
Where Digital Marketing is Heading
1. Business Objectives
2. S.M.A.R.T.* Goals
3. Community Profiles
4. Content and Channels
5. Messaging
6. KPIsHELP FOR YOUR CLASS PROJECT
OVERVIEW OF YOUR CLASS PROJECT
Day 1: Part 3
Your Class Project• Form a group of 5 people (groups of 4 are okay)
1. Name a team leader2. Assign 1 or 2 items from the list on the next page to each
member• Pick a company to “help” by preparing a marketing proposal
(see next slide). • The company must:
1. Be primarily English-language2. Have a public website3. Have an email marketing database visible on site4. Have a social media presence (at least two social
networks)5. Have a blog or some form of content marketing program
Your Class ProjectPrepare and present an interactive marketing strategy and plan addressing:• The primary BUSINESS OBJECTIVE that your proposal attempts to achieve. This company is
facing at least one major business challenge that your proposal is trying to help overcome. What is the challenge that your proposal focuses on?
• One or two primary S.M.A.R.T.* goals. While business objectives can often be nebulous, and often difficult to measure, a business goal must be SMART. It can be high-level, but it still must be specific and directly measurable. It should be attainable, results-oriented (in K.D. Paine’s words, “Outcomes-focused”) and have a specific time-frame defined. For example, “increase the percentage of online sales from social media sources from 0% to 15% within six months of implementation.”
• Your Community. To whom will your efforts be focused on, primarily? Define your community (a.k.a., “target audience”) in terms of 1-3 “buyer personas” (more on buyer personas here: http://bit.ly/BuyerPersonas ). Be sure to include a description of their influences (and influencers), which will impact your recommendations.
• The Content and Channel. What kind of content does your community consume and/or create, and on which online/social channels (i.e., platforms, social networks or online technologies)? Which of these channels will you focus on to deliver your message?
• The Message. What is the broader message that you will deliver to this community over the channel, and what is the essential “call to action” (i.e., “ask”) that you will communicate?
• The KPIs. Finally, what are the key performance indicators that you will use to measure the success of your campaign? These should be similar is design to the SMART goal identified in Part 1, and should all clearly support that goal, but these are 3-5 more specific metrics that will allow you to track the success of your campaign. For a little more on KPIs, visit http://www.refresher.com/alrpmkpi2011.html
Marketing Alignment• The big question: Does marketing drive business
strategy, or does business strategy drive marketing
• Understand the difference between– Goals and objectives– Business strategies (or business objectives) – Marketing objectives (vs goals)– Marketing tactics (or goals)
Alignment Exercise1. Timeframe
How long you'll focus on the specific components you will identify in your Focus Canvas.
2. Our Meaning Beyond MoneyThe higher purpose your company is meant to achieve.
3. Why We're DifferentA short list that defines the valuable characteristics unique to your company.
4. The Value We ProvideA clearly communicated statement that helps your customers understand what you do and gives them reason to choose you over your competition.
5. What We're Trying to AccomplishThe goals your teams (and company) are working to accomplish.
6. Who Our Customers AreThe very specific audience groups you're working to earn and retain.
7. How We're Helping Our CustomersThe things you're doing to remain relevant in your customers' lives.
8. What's Important NowThe most important things (up to three) that you need to focus on over the next 90 days in order to accomplish goals and move the company forward.
Slide courtesy of Kami Huyse of Zoetica (@kamichat)
Which of these are SMART Goals?• Get on page one of SERPs for key industry term• Grow RSS or email subscriptions by 100%• Have an average of 3 comments per post• Increase the number of Facebook users “talking about” our page by 75• Grow inbound links by 50• Have at least two blog and media mentions per week• Grow our Alexa ranking by 500 places by n date• Improve the sentiment so there are more positive mentions than
negative ones• Grow web traffic by 200%• Grow downloads or sales by 50% over next four months
“Secrets of Social Media Marketing” Chapter 15
What is a Conversion?
• A conversion is a measurable event that indicates movement through the sales and marketing process (funnel)
• Possible examples of conversions:– Follow / friend / fan a social profile– Like / +1 / favorite a post– Share / re-tweet content– Sign up for mailing list– Open email– Click-through to website– Ask for more information on offering– Purchase– Repurchase– Advocacy / evangelism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_rate
The Sales Funnel
The “New Marketing” Funnel
Diffusion of Innovations Theory(or, the New Media Adoption Process)
Five Stages of Tech Adoption
Mapping Conversion Flow
Twitter/LinkedIn Re-Tweet/Like/Share/Subscribe
Intermediary Content Opt In
Landing Pages/Blog
Download Content
Level of Engagement
Engage Activate
Read More
The 2/3 Step Process
Twitter
“Applause Rate”(Favorites, Likes)
Low Engagement
High Engagement Medium Activation
Lead Generation
High Activation
Share
“Amplification Rate”(Retweets)
Download
Opt In
Engage Activate
Medium Engagement
LinkedIn
Activation (Click)
“Engagement Rate”(Original Tweets
or Replies)
Bounce Lands on Slideshare/Blog Post/Website, Reads, No Follow-through
Low ActivationClicks to Read More on Site
1. Business Objectives
2. S.M.A.R.T.* Goals
3. Community Profiles
4. Content and Channels
5. Messaging
6. KPIsHELP FOR YOUR CLASS PROJECT
MEASUREMENT AND ANALYTICS
Day 1: Part 4
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The Three Os of Measurement
1. Outputs – Results of publicity efforts
2. Outtakes – How people think as a result of these outputs
3. Outcomes – How their behavior changes as a result of these outtakes
OKatie Paine, via
“Secrets of Social Media Marketing” Chapter 15
What’s Missing?• Katie Paine’s Three Os describe most, but not all, of the
metrics we should be tracking• They represent the part of the marketing / PR process
over which you have the most control
The Two Is• Missing are the two important factors that you have the
least control over– Inputs are the “raw materials,” resources and tools that you
have been given to accomplish your task– Impact is the positive economic or life change brought about as
a result of the outcomes
Inputs
Outputs
Ad Value Equivalency
• The calculation of space or time used for earned media (publicity or news content) by comparing it to the cost of that same space or time if purchased as advertising
Gain: Total revenue generated that can be attributed to the program / campaign
(If the program or campaign is not aimed at revenue generation, you can substitute “cost savings”)
Cost: Total cost of program / campaign, including:
Staff time, calculated by FTE %age of salary or hourly rates
Hard costs
The Measurement Challenge• The graph you're looking at shows co-variance,
or correlation. Two upward-trending lines representing the traffic to your blog and the number of leads generated.
• Is the increase in web traffic causing the increase in leads? Or is the increase in leads causing an increase in web traffic? Or is something else (or multiple things) causing both?
• There is no way to tell. That is to say, you cannot infer causation from mere correlation.
• To infer causation, you must be able to attribute results to your efforts. You can do this a few different ways:
– Use Google Analytics Campaign Codes – Use your own link shortener– Use unique landing pages for each campaign– Use come combination of the above (best option)
How Can You Ensure Attribution?ESSENTIAL• Web Analytics (e.g.,
The Best Social Media Metrics*1. Conversation Index – Ratio of posts to comments
or replies2. Amplification Rate – How many people share
each post/update/tweet/etc.3. Applause Rate – How many people “like,” “+1” or
“favorite” each piece of content4. Economic Value – Sum of short- and long-term
revenue and cost savingshttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/best-social-media-metrics-conversation-amplification-applause-economic-value/
Paul’s Favorite Metrics• Page Views – Simple but easy, as long as you understand difference
between views (or visits) and visitors• Returning Visitors – How sticky is your site? Over time this becomes
more important• Pages Per Visit – Keep it trending upward; it’s another measurement of
stickiness• RSS Subscriptions – How many people read your blog on a regular basis
(in theory)• Referring Sites – Who’s sending you the most traffic, to where, and why?• SERP – Where do you rank?• Search Terms – Use these to optimize your site content
It’s a search game. And a social game. And a media game. All in one.
Content Marketing ≠ Inbound MarketingA good content marketing program used to be able thrive on one web presence (a website or blog with dynamic content) surrounded by a good social mediaProgram. This “inbound” model doesNot work as effectively nowAs it used to.Why?
• 6am: Check Twitter• 6:15am: Check Twitter again. Anything new?• 6:30am: Check Twitter. Did someone just tweet at me?• 6:45am: Check Twitter yet again. Why hasn’t anybody
tweeted me?• 7:00am: Drive to work. How am I supposed to check
Twitter?• 7:30am: This Twitter withdrawal is going to kill me!• 8:00am: Finally, I can check Twitter again.• … etc., ad infinitum
My Secret Sauce1. I subscribe to my favorite blogs via
– Feedly (for reading on my mobile phone)– Email subscriptions
2. I aggregate my favorite blog content into a single email using Yahoo! Pipes, IFTTT and Feedburner so I get one or two emails a day with headlines and links
3. If I find an article I want to curate and share, I use two browser plugins…
Buffer
Hootsuite
Curation, Not Just Creation• Content curation, or the reuse/repackaging of other people’s content, is
becoming hugely popular• You must be able to add value to that content: commentary, insight or more
news
What Works Best?
• At the peak of the era of mass communication, an elite few controlled the news and content agenda in print, radio and television
– e.g., The Boston Globe’s editorial staff• As digital media evolved the capacity to support
multiple channels, segmentation began– At first, left- vs right-leaning media– Then much more fragmentation
• Today, with so many channels across so many media, content consumption choices are much more difficult
Evolution of Content Consumption
Information Overload• Definition: When the volume of potentially useful and relevant information available exceeds
processing capacity and becomes a hindrance rather than a help• 90% of all the data in the world has been generated over the last two years• Information consumption in the US is in the order of 3.6 zettabytes (3.6 million million
gigabytes)• The average American consumes 34 gigabytes / 12 hours of information per day – outside of
work• “Between the dawn of civilization through 2003 about 5 exabytes of information was created.
Now, that much information created every 2 days” (Eric Schmidt – former Google CEO)• In the US, people who text send or receive an average of 35 texts per day• 28% of office workers time is spent dealing with emails• The typical Internet user is exposed to 1,707 banner ads per month• The human brain has a theoretical memory storage capacity of 2.5 petabytes • The maximum number of pieces of information a human brain can handle concurrently is 7
(Miller’s Law)• Information (over)load is linked to greater stress, and poorer health• Overuse of social media can lead to short-term memory loss
Every channel is different – pick the right message for the right channel
Social Media Consultant’s Rule #5
Influence the Influencers
Find Your Voice First• Opinions are more interesting, and more valuable in a
Twitter world, than facts• Becoming a trusted source is a very valuable position• Remember that PR is storytelling, and…• Social media is the ultimate cocktail party, and…• The hit of the party is often the best storyteller, and…• Stories require characters, but…• Characters have flaws, so…• Don’t be afraid to show your own, and others’, flaws –
chances are they’re going to be found anyway
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222779#
Then Find Your Influencers• The Cocktail Party Model (D.M. Scott)• Don’t pitch them right away• Paul Gillin’s Advice: Court Them
– Make initial contact meaningful– Ask for advice– Take conversation offline– Treat bloggers like media
• “Listeners make the best conversationalists” - Solis
• Reach (how many people does this particular influencer influence compared to other influencers)
• Relevance (how closely aligned are the topics that this influencer writes/talks about compared to your organization’s topics)
• Reputation (what is the common opinion that people have about a particular influencer compared to other influencers)
• Receptivity (how approachable is this particular influencer, and how likely are they to be influenced by you – shoot too high and they may not be receptive. Too low and they won't have enough followers to make it worth the effort)
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Rank Them
R
The Influence Formula
Calculate an influence score between 0 and 1000 for each by assigning a numeric value to each R in the following way, and multiplying these values together:
• Reach: 0-10, with 10 representing a wide reach and 0 a very narrow reach• Relevance: 0-10, with 10 representing a very close fit and 0 a stretch• Reputation: 0-10, w/ 10 being a household name and 0 a relative unknown• Receptivity: A percentage likelihood of action, represented decimally, from
.0 (0%) to 1 (100%)
The resulting output of this formula is a score between 0 and 1000
I = r1 x r2 x r3 x r4
Aristotle’s 3 Modes of Persuasion1. Ethos – Appeal to
ethic or moral standards
2. Pathos – Appeal to emotions
3. Logos – Appeal to logic
Appeals to Ethics/Morals
I am… • Trustworthy• Knowledgeable• Authoritative• Overwhelming
Must be established first, before the other modes can be effective
Appeals to Emotion• The Higher Emotions
– Altruism– Love– Etc.
• The Base Emotions– Greed– Lust– Etc.
Appeals to Logic• Facts• Case studies• Statistics• Experiments• Logical reasoning• Analogies• Anecdotes
A Test
What It Tells Us1. The human brain is lazy. 2. Thinking logically takes a lot of energy.3. Therefore we take shortcuts.4. These shortcuts leave gaps – sometimes BIG
ones.5. Good editors remember to check the gaps.6. Good PR professional pitchers understand that
we use our gut first, then our brain.
Emotion First
Influence Tactics1. Rational Persuasion (Appeal to Thoughts) l2. Inspirational Appeal (Appeal to Feelings) p3. Personal Appeal (Appeal to Relationships) e4. Consultation (Question)5. Ingratiation6. Coalitions7. Relentless Pressure8. Reciprocity & Exchange
The Influencing Formula by Elizabeth Larson & Richard Larson
The Six Forms of Power1. Coercive – The “Stick” l2. Referent – The “Name Drop” e3. Reward – The “Carrot” l4. Authority – The “Title” e5. Expertise – The “Smarts” e6. Leadership – Inner Power + Charisma +
Interpersonal Skills lep
The Influencing Formula by Elizabeth Larson & Richard Larson
The Art of the Pitch• “The biggest problem in PR is that people don’t read
enough.” – Former Journalist Ed Zitron
1. Has the reporter/outlet already written about topic?2. Will it be interesting to their readers? How?3. What do they love writing about? What interests
them as a human being and a reporter/blogger/editor?
Top Pitch Mistakes• Wrong person/beat/name/outlet (read before you
pitch)• Buried lead (start with the ask/news, then back it
up)• Sounds like a marketing script (write like you
speak)• No links or contact info (make it easy for them to
get more info)
Social Media’s Impact on Pitching
1. Makes it easier to reach some folks, but…2. It’s created a lot more noise!3. It’s made everything public4. It’s shortened our attention span
• Email (says a lot about the contact)– Location (based on
email domain)– Company affiliation
(if work address)– Social network
affiliation (via, e.g., MailChimp SocialPro)
• Company Name• Title
Opt-In vs. Opt-Out• Opt-In = “Permission Marketing”• Opt-Out = Minimum Requirement of CAN-SPAM
– Other Rules1. Don’t use false or misleading header information.2. Don’t use deceptive subject lines. 3. Identify the message as an ad.4. Tell recipients where you’re located.5. Tell recipients how to opt out of receiving future email
from you.6. Honor opt-out requests promptly. 7. Monitor what others are doing on your behalf.
• Not just text ads in SERPs– YouTube– Blogger– Google Maps– Google News– Google Managed Placements (Ad Network)
How to Get Started in PPC1. Create an AdWords account2. Pick your audience3. Choose your keywords that trigger the ad4. Identify your call to action5. Build your landing page6. Build your ad7. Test your ad8. Deploy your ad9. Measure your success
Ad Rank: Who’s #1
• Some factors influencing Quality Score are:– The relevance of your landing page to the keyword– The relevance of your ad to the keyword– The performance of your landing page – a slow-loading website
will get a lower QS– Your Click-Through-Rate (CTR)– Historical performance of your campaigns
Google AdWords Accounts
• Keywords are bound to a group of ads• This group of ads is part of a campaign• The campaign will be part of your account
ASPECTS OF DIGITAL MARKETING
ADVERTISING & THE COMING CONVERGENCE
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• PAID = Money exchanged for space in magazine, newspaper or online site; for time on radio, TV and sometimes online channels
• EARNED = Coined by public relations professionals to differentiate from paid media
• SHARED = Content shared on, and communities built on, third-party social networks (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc.)
Defining Convergence• The slow but steady integration of media channels,
tools, strategies, techniques and platforms• Cannot exist without
1. A segmentation phase that will ultimately necessitate convergence
2. A significant need to unify technology, processes or measurement
3. A technological innovation that will enable the integration
The Segmentation PhaseAs new technologies emerge and evolve, channel segmentation is inevitable
– As printing became cheaper and easier, multiple newspapers emerge in each market
– As cable improves TV signal transmission, and as digital cable allows for more channels, new TV networks emerge
– As cell phone processing and display technology improves, new mobile apps emerge
The Unification DriversThe proliferation of channels and the emergence of new technology can create potential disruptions that necessitate convergence
– The emergence of Craigslist caused a precipitous drop in classified ad revenue at newspapers, necessitating the deterioration of the wall between paid and earned media
– The emergence of multiple social media platforms caused marketing FOMA, concern about prioritization and optimization, budgeting, etc.
– The emergence of new marketing technologies allowed marketers to begin to build a common profile of customers regardless of their current or preferred interaction channel
The Integration Phase• In order to realize convergence, users of a technology, tool or strategy need
to settle on one or a small few enabling integration technologies that provide the backbone for integration– The concept of an electric circuit allowed us to build a phone network as well as the
precursors to today’s computers and mobile phones– The LAMP model (Linux Operating System + Apache Web Server + MySQL Database +
PHP Programming Language) brings all of these technologies together to create much of today’s Web experience
– The API (Application Programming Interface) allows different desktop, web and mobile apps to talk to one another – including all of our social media platforms and tools
– XML (Extensible Markup Language) provides the basis for HTML (used to display web pages), RSS (Really Simple Syndication, used to distribute content across multiple platforms)
– TCP/IP powers the backbone of the Internet
What is Converging?• The marketing technologies that companies use• The marketing strategies that companies engage in• The media categories that individuals and brands use
to interact with content and each other• The specific channels where this interaction takes place• The customer and brand experiences• The specific social media platforms and the
"The Hub of the Universe”"[The] Boston State-House is the hub of the solar system. You couldn't pry that out of a Boston man, if you had the tire of all creation straightened out for a crowbar.”
Oliver Wendell HolmesThe Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, vol. 1, no. 6
1858
“The Hub of the Universe”
What is a Marketing Hub? “A digital marketing hub provides marketers and
applications with standardized access to audience profile data, content, workflow elements, messaging and common analytic functions for orchestrating and optimizing multichannel campaigns, conversations, experiences, and data collection across online and offline channels, both manually and programmatically.
“It typically includes a bundle of native marketing applications and capabilities, but it is extensible through published services with which certified partners can integrate.
The Gartner Marketing Hub Magic Quadrant (December 2014)
Gartner’s Four Crucial Aspects of Digital Marketing: The Four Es
1. Have a single view of the customer — Know who you’re interacting with, no matter which channel or identity they’re using.
2. Use the same content engine — Get everyone involved – from content ideation, through to creation, curation and engagement – using the same platform.
3. Address all channels — Most of your customers are using multiple channels to interact with you. Have a plan for each, even if you’re focusing on just a few.
4. Don’t stovepipe your measurement — Have a consistent, overarching set of program objectives that transcend the platform. Don’t get trapped into platform-specific measurement.
Gartner, December, 2014
Engagement
Execution
Extensibility
Evaluation
Visualizing the Digital Marketing Hub
CMS
Email Marketing System
Facebook
Twitter
Other Social Channels
Web / Mobile / Tablet
F2F
HootsuiteTweetdeck
Google AnalyticsLink Shorteners
Visualizing the Digital Marketing Hub
Knowledge
Interest
Intent
Action
Awareness
YourMarketing Hub
Your Sales & Marketing Process
Your Channels
Transitioning to a Digital Marketing Hub, or, Don’t Panic!
The 8 Keys to Digital Marketing Success
1. Content Creation, Curation & Management2. Social Media Monitoring & Engagement3. Advertising4. Search Marketing5. Lead Generation Mentality6. Reporting, Analytics & Measurement7. Automation Technology8. Targeting & Testing