Plan a Killer 2010 Marketing Mix Using HubSpot Kirsten Knipp, Product Evangelism Ellie Mirman, Inbound Marketer
May 11, 2015
Plan a Killer 2010 Marketing Mix
Using HubSpot
Kirsten Knipp, Product Evangelism
Ellie Mirman, Inbound Marketer
Agenda
• 2009 | What a Year!
• 2010 | Are you ready?
• Why is marketing plan important?
• Anatomy of Marketing Planning
• 3 Tips for Your 2010 Marketing Plan
• HubSpot in Action: Building a 2010 Plan
• 2009 in Review Using HubSpot
• How to Set up Tests for 2010
• Key Takeaways
• 2010 Crystal Ball
• Q&A
2009 … What a Year!
More Social Media
More Content & Search
Sales Cycles Longer
Marketing Budgets Cut
More ROI Scrutiny
Do More & Do It
Smarter with Less
Do you need a marketing plan?
Budgeting Tug of War | NOT Fun
ROI is the Key to Budget Approval
Anatomy of a Marketing Plan
Anatomy of a Marketing Plan …
• Market Review
• Competitive Review
• Product and Business Review
• Goals & Objectives
• Strategies
• Action Plan & Implementation
• Evaluation
Source: http://money.howstuffworks.com/marketing-plan4.htm
Tip 1: Don’t overthink it …
• What did you achieve in 2009?
• Revenue?
• Leads? Qualified Leads?
• Other?
• What worked & what didn’t?
• What are your 2010 business
goals?
• Revenue?
• Leads? Qualified Leads?
• Other?
• Do more of what worked & test
a few new ideas
Tip 2: Embrace Testing & New Media
Tip 3: Copy What Works
"A key to staying
profitable in these
tight economic times
is knowing what's
working for your
competition," said
Susanne Sicilian, VP
of events at
MarketingProfs.
HubSpot in Action: Building a 2010 Plan
HubSpot In Action: Marketing Analytics
• The CEO View
• Demo: Lead Source Drill Downs
• Blog Leads & Results
• Social Media Analysis
• Landing Page Analysis & Testing
• Competitive Results
HubSpot in Action: How was 2009?
Exact figures have been obscured to
protect confidential information.
HubSpot in Action: Landing Page Lessons?
HubSpot in Action: Testing Small Bets?
HubSpot in Action: Blog Results?
HubSpot in Action: Social Media Results?
HubSpot in Action: What about competitors?
Takeaways & 2010 Predictions
Planning with HubSpot Key Takeaways
Review Macro 2009 to Goal Set for 2010
Determine what worked in 2009
Measure traffic, leads & conversion
You CAN measure Social Media
Invest more in what worked
Test new tactics: campaigns, calls to
action, landing pages & more
Keep an eye on the competition
EXECUTE, MEASURE, REFINE …
2010 … Crystal Ball …
Marketing Budgets Flat
Social & Email
Marketing Spends Up
Lead Nurturing
Adoption Triples
Traditional Businesses
Embrace Social &
Online
Do More & Do It
Smarter
Questions & Additional Resources
Thank You!!!