Creating a Balanced Engagement Platform on a Budget
Creating a Balanced Engagement Platform on a Budget Dillon Allie, S - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Creating a Balanced Engagement Platform on a Budget Dillon Allie, S - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Creating a Balanced Engagement Platform on a Budget Dillon Allie, S enior Vice President, C lient S ervices, HDMZ J ustin C ampbell, Vice President, Marketing & S trategy, Galen Healthcare S olutions INTRODUCTION Results Content pro
INTRODUCTION
Results
Content pro roliferation 200+ webinars 600+ blog posts 5,000+ wiki pages 10+ Whitepapers/ Infographics 20+ C ase S tudies Effic Efficient Bra Brand Awareness 1,000,000+ paid impressions 300,000+ emails 15+ editorial / interviews 8.5M wiki page views Imp Impact to to Sale Sales Pipeline 1,500+ MQLs 61 S QLs $3MM S ales Ne New dea deals we e ca can att attribute to to marketing Archival for 1500+ Provider Health S ystem 4 Large Data Migration Projects Imp Improved co collaboration S ales/ Marketing relationship, Executive support for marketing, culture committed to content dev & selective agency collaboration All ll on a a rel relatively fl flat budg budget No YoY change in Budget 3% of RevenueYour r checklis ist fo for r gettin ing engaged on a a budget
- 1. Find your ‘why’
- 2. Demonstrate leadership vs. claiming it
- 3. Amplify your content
- 4. Keep score to get more
FINDING YOUR “WHY”
Does your r Bra rand have a sto tory ry?
A brand is the set of expectations, memories, stories and relationships that, taken together, account for a customer’s decision to choose one product or service over another.
– Seth Godin
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Why th this is matters
McK McKinsey Strong brands outperform weak brands by 20%, and generate a higher EBIT margin. Brand is the 3rd strongest influence on buyer decisions in US companies. Bra rand Z Top brands outperformed S&P 500 by 36% between 2006 to 2013.How to to codify your r sto tory ry
Promise Purpose Vision
Medium-to-long term strategic goal
- f the brand
Personality
Why the company exists Unique benefit the brand intends to deliver to the customer Conveyed in human characteristics, describes how the brand speaks to the world
What makes you special What the world needs
PURPOSE & PROMISE
Or r keep it it (re (reall lly) sim imple.. ...
And in in pra ractice.. ...
DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP VS CLAIMING IT
The buyer journey is nothing more than a series of questions that must be answered.
– IDC
Conte textual conte tent marketing
Marketing doesn’t change content’s purpose, content changes marketing’s purpose
– Robert Rose
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Demonstratin ing le leadership vs cla laiming it it
The Case for Content to be Core to All Communications as Key Reasons to BelieveMarketing used to be about making a myth and telling it. Now it’s about telling a truth and sharing it.
– Marc
Mathieu, Unilever
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Resources
Conte textual conte tent
Knowledge center
White Papers, Infographics & Playbooks- ur culture. Get to know us better with #IAmGalen:
#IA IAmGalen & monthly newsle letter
Conte tent waste is is a $1 $100B opport rtunity
Im Improved communicatio ion
Tip ips fo for r gettin ing sta tarted
Pla lanning – Content Cal alendar Defin efine Ru Rule les of f En Engagement with Agen gency (process & roles) Su Surv rvey Competitors fo for r Id Ideas (Imitation is the best form of flattery) Pro rovide Te Templates Fo For Contributors (Meet them where they are) Communication – Company/Sales Updates at at a a reg regular ca cadence Me Measure Em Employee Contribution thro through Sco Scoring & & Go GoalsAMPLIFY YOUR CONTENT
Conte tent must t re reach people le in in ord rder to to re reach it its potential
Amplif ify your r content
Act Like a Publisher MarketingC harts.com Data Source: DataXuMaximiz izing th the re reach of f your r content
Maximiz izing th the re reach of f your r content
Maximiz izing th the re reach of f your r content
In Inte tegrated im imple lementation
- Employees
- Products /
services
- Web properties
- Videos
- Workshops /
events
- C ompany literature
- Invoices and
packaging
- C ompany HQ
- Media coverage
- “Buzz” or referrals
- C ontent
- Event speaking
- Partnerships
- Awards
- Digital & print
advertising
- S ponsorships
- C onferences
OWNED EARNED BOUGHT
The best way to to att ttract and engage customers is is organic
Traffic Sources Email Display Referred OtherOrganic search
Paid Social 5% 10% 34%Yet, marketers focus time, resources, and investments on other channels
83%
51%
click on organic listings17%
click on adsEarned media – th thought le leadership
Yet, marketers focus time, resources, and investments on other channels
Paid media – sponsored content
Pro rogrammatic dis isplay
Tip ips fo for r content ampli lification
- Find successful content in your niche
- Find where it’s being shared
- Go beyond social networks
- Find who’s doing the sharing (influencers)
- Copy what’s working for them
- Build relationships with those who can help
- Don’t treat amplification as “fire & forget,” learn & apply
MEASURE TO GET MORE
Measure to to get more re
Measure to to get more re
MarketingC harts.com Data Source: The C MO SurveyAtt ttributio ion – agree upon & get cre redit
- All too often elusive
- Ensure proper fields are setup in MA & C RM
and incorporated into sales team workflow
You might laugh, but a lot of companies invest in content marketing on the assumption that this is how it works:This is how content marketing really works:
Metrics
On an ongoing basis, we will measure and monitor:
conversion from universe to Lead5%
Lead to Qualified Opp C onversion10%
Ad C TR0.5%
Email open rate20%
Email C TR2%
Average C PL across all tactics<$50
ROI300%+
Measure & adapt
Analyze Our Marketing ROI
Understand which of our marketing activities are driving the best visitors, leads, and customers to our business. C USTOMERS S ources ROI Number of customers Lifecycle summary C ontacts database size # of sales qualified leads Blog subscribers Keyword rankings Blog visits + readership Page views S ocial media reach C all to Action click-through Landing page conversion rate Time from visitor to lead Workflows progression S ocial Media engagement Time from lead to customer VISITORS LEADSMeasure th the ROI I of f conte tent marketin ing
REACH ENGAGE CONVERT RETAIN Organic Search Traffic Time on Site Leads Retention Rate Unbranded Search Traffic Bounce rate Subscribers Upsells Social shares Other conversions SubscriptionsUnderstand your r demand generation
For r how much should ld you ask?
SOURCE WHAT IS MEASURED MARKET BUDGET AS % OF REVENUE Forrester B2B market budgets 4% C MO survey B2B products market budget 5.8% eMarketer B2B services market budget 5.9% Gartner Market budgets 10.9%The marketing budget should be between 4-10% of expected revenue from this initiative.
Budgeting overv rvie iew
2017 PROJ ECTED EXPENSES Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 2017 Total Misc (Shipping, Travel, Education) 4% 11% 10% 5% 8% Paid Media 17% 23% 15% 10% 16% Events 41% 28% 30% 15% 29% SEM, SMO, AdWords 2% 4% 4% 3% 3% Agency Services 20% 31% 36% 24% 26% Swag 4% 4% 4% 3% 4% Licensing (Salesforce, Pardot, HA Logic) 11% 0% 0% 40% 15% Total 33% 21% 18% 27% 100%Tip ips fo for r measurin ing to to get more re
- Define metrics, measurements & KPIs
- Ensure you are tracking it all (GA, MA, C RM)
- Outline handoff with sales – establish lead thresholds & attribution
- Interview sales to understand what works & doesn’t work
- Evaluate and make adjustments (on spend, content, tactics)
- Provide feedback to 3rd party
Questions?
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