6 Steps to Building the Ultimate 2018 Marketing Plan
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View this #sps17 Webcast on-demand here: http://dg-r.co/2fXqvEW Join Paige Musto, Sr. Director, Corporate Marketing at Act-On Software as she walks you through six important steps that will help you jumpstart your 2018 marketing strategy and execution plan. Plus, learn the necessary tips to help you close out 2017 on a high note. Attendees will benefit by learning how to: ● Build effective campaign themes to support their marketing goals; ● Pull the levers needed to grow brand awareness and influence in the market; ● Identify the keys to successful reporting; ● Make an impact on the business by championing a big idea!
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6 Steps to Building the Ultimate 2018 Marketing Plan
- 3. #SPS17 • Tracking strategies & solutions in lead generation & marketing tech since 2007 • Daily news and analysis, special reports, original research and live events • Newsletter reaches 45,000 readers • Additional resources at: demandgenreport.com/resources @DG_Report http://linkd.in/DG_Specialists About Demand Gen Report
- 8. BUYER STAGES How do your customers make purchase decisions? STEP 1 Buyer-centric Planning THEMES What messages do you want to get out to your target buyers? TACTICS What do you need to do to get in front of buyers in each stage? TECH STACK What technical systems do you need to support your activities? REPORTS What reports do you need to report back to your boss? BIG IDEA How do you make your mark and innovate?
- 9. The Marketing World Is Changing…
- 10. Buyers’ Purchase Behavior Has Changed Traditional Sales Model Online/Self-Sourced Model
- 11. The New Paradigm ACCESS TO INFORMATION + ACCESS TO CHOICE _____________________ BUYER CONTROL
- 12. The Customer Journey Has Been Digitally Transformed 78% start the buying process with a web search, 50% turn to social media for peer reviews Attract Capture Nurture Expand Convert WebCompany WebsiteEvents Sales Social Email Content BEN BETH Web search Product pages Attends Tradeshow Downloads Whitepaper Sales Call #1 Meeting Occurs Registers for webinar Downloads Case Study Downloads eBook Sales Call #2 Meeting Occurs Connects with other customers Follow-Up Email Sales Call #1 Meeting Occurs Downloads Case Study Confers with peers on LinkedIn Looks at Company LinkedIn Product Pages Attends virtual Event Downloads Whitepaper Sales Call #2 Meeting Occurs Follow-Up Email Sales Call #3 Becomes Customer Subscribes to customer newsletter Downloads Datasheet Attends User Group Pricing pages Sales Call #3 Becomes Customer New customer welcome email
- 13. Marketing plays a role across the life-cycle Today the customer dictates the actions and messages that marketing and sales should take.
- 14. A New Way of Marketing Customers Keep customers and future customers at the center of your plans
- 15. BUYER STAGES How do your customers make purchase decisions? STEP 2 Themes & Content THEMES What messages do you want to get out to your target buyers? TACTICS What do you need to do to get in front of buyers in each stage? TECH STACK What technical systems do you need to support your activities? REPORTS What reports do you need to report back to your boss? BIG IDEA How do you make your mark and innovate?
- 16. The Four Tenets of Effective Campaign Themes Based on buyer pain points and needs Simple to understand Enduring enough to stand the test of time Relevant during all stages of the buyer’s journey Rule of thumb: stick with 1 to 3 core themes
- 17. Content Isn’t King. It’s the Kingdom. @leeoden CEO, TopRank
- 18. Map your content to customer lifecycle stages Establish trust and thought leadership • Present solutions to pain points • Aid in the purchase decision-making process • Validate purchase decision Training, education, and adoption
- 19. EXAMPLE THEME: TurboTax makes complicated taxes easy to manage and easy to understand Press release: TurboTax releases new mobile app • eBook: 10 easy bookkeeping habits that make end-of-year taxes a breeze. • Analyst Report: 2017’s best tax tools • Case Study: How Acme Industries saved millions on man- hours by switching to TurboTax Training video: how to upload your deductible expenses in 30 seconds
- 20. BUYER STAGES How do your customers make purchase decisions? STEP 3 Tactics & Opportunities THEMES What messages do you want to get out to your target buyers? TACTICS What do you need to do to get in front of buyers in each stage? TECH STACK What technical systems do you need to support your activities? REPORTS What reports do you need to report back to your boss? BIG IDEA How do you make your mark and innovate?
- 21. The Modern Buyer’s Journey Increase inbound activity & website traffic Amplify social media engagement Consistently communicate brand value Increase website conversions Maximize trade show & online event success Increase lead volume Educate, engage & build trust with prospects Enable account- based marketing Seamless lead handoff to sales Prioritize leads & engage at the right time. Reduce cold- calling Enable sales with content & templates Welcome, onboard & train new customers Capitalize on upsell & cross- sell opportunities Increase loyalty and retention rates MarketingOpportunities
- 22. Mind Your Gaps! Increase inbound activity & website traffic Amplify social media engagement Consistently communicate brand value Increase website conversions Maximize trade show & online event success Increase lead volume Educate, engage & build trust with prospects Enable account- based marketing Seamless lead handoff to sales Prioritize leads & engage at the right time. Reduce cold- calling Enable sales with content & templates Welcome, onboard & train new customers Capitalize on upsell & cross- sell opportunities Increase loyalty and retention rates MarketingOpportunities
- 23. The Nitty-Gritty Opportunity: Increase inbound activity & website traffic What we need to do: • Conduct SEO audits on key pages to determine areas of improvement • Increase social posting & referrals to the website • Increase blogging frequency from 1x per week to 2x per week Who’s responsible: • John Snow, Brand Marketing Manager Potential Obstacles: • No SEO auditing tool currently in place • Time constraints for current blog writers
- 24. Mind Your Gaps! Increase inbound activity & website traffic Amplify social media engagement Consistently communicate brand value Increase website conversions Maximize trade show & online event success Increase lead volume Educate, engage & build trust with prospects Enable account- based marketing Seamless lead handoff to sales Prioritize leads & engage at the right time. Reduce cold- calling Enable sales with content & templates Welcome, onboard & train new customers Capitalize on upsell & cross- sell opportunities Increase loyalty and retention rates MarketingOpportunities
- 25. The Nitty-Gritty Opportunity: Educate, engage & build trust with prospects What we need to do: • Build email nurture tracks for prospects in an open opportunity • Create behavior-triggered emails that respond to active prospects when they visit the website Who’s responsible: • Katie Stark, Demand Generation Manager Potential Obstacles: • Current email tool does not support email automation, manual work required
- 26. BUYER STAGES How do your customers make purchase decisions? STEP 4 Marketing Tech Stack THEMES What messages do you want to get out to your target buyers? TACTICS What do you need to do to get in front of buyers in each stage? TECH STACK What technical systems do you need to support your activities? REPORTS What reports do you need to report back to your boss? BIG IDEA How do you make your mark and innovate?
- 27. Simplified Every time a prospect interacts with your brand - IT MEANS SOMETHING So track, measure, and analyze every interaction TO SELL SMARTER Customers
- 28. Marketing Technology Landscape Backbone Platforms Marketing Automation + CRM Channel Tech Ad Platforms, Social, etc Marketing Experiences Content + Personalization Marketing Operations Internal Process, data, reporting There are 3,874 Marketing Technology Platforms -ChiefMartec Supergraphic
- 29. Marketing automation is the cornerstone of a modern B2B strategy. As interactions with buyers become more complex – across both multiple messages and multiple channels – this is the technology that allows marketers to streamline and simplify the process of managing these relationships. — ANDREW GAFFNEY Publisher, Demand Gen Report
- 30. What Comprises Marketing Automation? Customers EMAIL NURTURING WEB FORMS SOCIAL PROSPECT SOCIAL PUBLISH ACTIVITY SCORING LEAD SCORING LANDING PAGES WEBINARS REPORTING SEGMENTATION
- 31. More Enhance New Do more of what’s working Try Something NewImprove what you’re already doing Only 3 Levers Marketers Can Pull
- 32. More Enhance New Lead Nurture Automate Sales’ Outreach [Connected] Social Engagement Account-based Marketing Trigger-based Emails Dynamic Segmentation = More Relevant Lead Prioritization 3 Levers: How Marketing Automation Can Help
- 33. BUYER STAGES How do your customers make purchase decisions? STEP 5 Reports that “Wow” THEMES What messages do you want to get out to your target buyers? TACTICS What do you need to do to get in front of buyers in each stage? TECH STACK What technical systems do you need to support your activities? REPORTS What reports do you need to report back to your boss? BIG IDEA How do you make your mark and innovate?
- 34. The Keys to Successful Reporting Plans Establish overall funnel metrics Develop specific KPIs to measure progress for the “gaps” you identified earlier Make sure you have the tech in place to track performance Get buy-in from the whole team
- 35. Map your goals to customer lifecycle stages Most-used metrics: Website Traffic Social Followers & Engagement Brand search volume Revenue- generated Most-used metrics: Leads Generated Opportunities Generated Revenue Generated Return on Investment (ROI) Most-used metrics: Website Traffic Retention Rates NPS Score Revenue Generated
- 36. BUYER STAGES How do your customers make purchase decisions? STEP 6 Your Big Idea THEMES What messages do you want to get out to your target buyers? TACTICS What do you need to do to get in front of buyers in each stage? TECH STACK What technical systems do you need to support your activities? REPORTS What reports do you need to report back to your boss? BIG IDEA How do you make your mark and innovate?
- 37. Champion a Big Idea A new channel or tactic that could open doors for your business Innovative content - think beyond the eBook. A new technology solution to support your plan New ways of reporting or motivating the team to achieve KPIs This is your opportunity to be a leader and an agent of change