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Engagement Marketing
Finding, Connecting, and Converting Profitable Buyers
Evolution of Marketing
B.C. – 1950

1:1

1950 - 2000

2000 - present

1: many

Many: many
The New Normal: Engagement
“Are you buying momentary attention or are you investing in a
long term asset? Stop renting an audience – build one.” - Seth
Godin, best-selling author
“Don’t interrupt what people are interested in – become what
people are interested in.” – Jeff Lanctot, Avenue A / Razorfish
Sources of Consumer Trust
Consumers trust friends, family, & personal
experience more than ads or strangers
Trust is required to acquire buyers
Trust is built through engagement

Source: Forrester Research, All Rights Reserved.
Paradigm Shift
 Old Communications Model: one-way messages, brand
dictates topics, infrequent distribution, no feedback,
brand finds the audience (push)
 New Communications Model: two-way dialogue,
patients dictate the topics, frequent distribution,
continual feedback, audience finds the brand (pull)
Implications for Marketers
 Marketers are now facilitators of conversations
 Marketers must “put a face on their brand” and learn to
be personable/engaging
 Marketers need to build their own platform to deliver
relevant content to attract/build loyal followers instead
of paying someone else to interrupt their audience with
ads (thus, marketers must now think like a publisher)
 Digital media is about “who” -- not “how many”
What This Means for Marketers
“Business as usual” (interruption) no longer works
Implications for Marketers
 Advertising alone does not influence consumer selection
of product or service
 Word-of-mouth referrals from existing customers is key
(however, you want profitable referrals – and that means
being able to identify what a profitable customer looks
like)
Step 1: Branding
It’s not what you think – and matters more than you think
Branding: What it is
 Branding Basics:


Positioning – what you want the brand to be



Design – translating positioning into a name / logo / color



Meaning – how the brand takes on associations

 A name becomes a brand when people link it to other
things (it is like a reputation)
Branding: Why it matters
 Distinguishing your business from competitors is critical;
simply touting “good service” is not enough
 You must identify the one thing that makes your business
unique (USP) and then become known for it
 Climb off the billboard and into the community – put a
face / voice on your brand and dialogue with potential
buyers
Step 2: Identifying Profitable Buyers
Profile your most profitable customers, and find more of them
Customer Mix Realities
 If you advertise to “everyone”, then don’t be surprised
when “everyone” shows up at your doorstep (regardless
of their ability to pay)
 By targeting profitable buyers and connecting with them
before your competitors do, you enhance your chances
of improving customer mix
Understanding Buyer Personas
 Demographic segmentation was invented to create
stability so that groups of people could be messaged
 Patient “personas” are more complete profiles than
segments and reveal clues for connecting with them
 Personas include: demographic, behavioral, interests,
needs, channels of communication
 Tips for creating personas: http://karengoldfarb.com/marketing-strategy/21-tips-creating-buyerpersonas
Identify Topics of Interest
 Google Analytics: pages/topics with high page views
 SEO: keyword volume
 Twitter Search: keyword volume
 Linked In / Facebook Groups
 Survey buyer personas
 Blog search
 Forum sites where your personas hang out
Step 3: Engaging Profitable Buyers
New paradigm: you don’t find them – they find you
Why Search & Social Media Matter


20% of searches performed on Google each day have
never been performed before (source: Google CTO)



81% of online shoppers read customer reviews prior to
purchase (source: Nielson, Dec 2008)



There are more grandparents than high school kids on
Facebook (source: ReadWriteWeb, July 2009)



Half of YouTube™ audience is over age 34; and online video
viewing averages nearly 20 hours week (2 billion videos
streamed each day)



126 million blogs on the Internet (10 billion Tweets since 2006)
Rules of Engagement
 Authenticity – resist the urge to “sell” on the first date;
you must invest the time to build trust and genuinely
interested help the online/offline community
 Transparency – you must actually participate in the
conversations (instead of hiring an imposter to do it)
 Relevancy - remember that you’re joining someone
else’s conversation; listen first – then contribute if you
have something relevant to say
SEO Ideas (online search visibility)


Tools
 SEMRush – competitor
word ranking
 Soribeseo.com
 Majesticseo (link value)
 Websitegrader.com
 SEOmoz.com
 Google ad manager
(your ads on your site)
 Google buzz
 Advanced segmentation
(Google Analytics)



Techniques
 Embed links in PR
 Avoid long URL’s
 301 & 404 pages
 Alt text over images
 Tagging
 Interview people at
shows for your blog
Mediums for Connecting


Ranked from least-to-most time consuming:








Blog (increase inbound leads by 50%)
Web pages
Video
Webinar
Case Study
White Paper (shared 90% of the time)
Comprehensive (complex) methodology



Make all but the most complex content available without
forced registration (link sharing, SEO)



Include a compelling call-to-action (triples inbound leads)
Getting the Word Out (online)


Content Distribution
 Twitter
 Marketwire
 Pitch engine
 Flickr
(animation/illustrations)
 YouTube
 Blip.tv
 Scribd
 RSS
 Email
 Slideshare



Content Aggregation
 Friend Feed
 Digg
 Reddit
 Stumbleupon
 Linked In
 Google / Bing / Yahoo
 Bing
 Del.ic.ious
Step 4: Measure Your Results
You can’t manage what you can’t measure
Typical Metrics
 Financial
 Campaign ROI
 Customer LTV
 CPA
(cost/acquisition)

 Behavioral
 Buyer Actions









Response rates
Email/RSS opt-in
Seminar attendance
Inbound calls
Requests for
information
RFP/RFQ
Referrals
Testimonials
Bringing it all Together
Transforming your marketing from interruption to engagement
Go-to-Market Process
Contact
 Steve Patti; (210) 201-3246
 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevepatti
 Email: spatti@social-exposure.com
 Twitter: @socialexposure6

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Healthcare Marketing - Strategy Basics

  • 1. Engagement Marketing Finding, Connecting, and Converting Profitable Buyers
  • 2. Evolution of Marketing B.C. – 1950 1:1 1950 - 2000 2000 - present 1: many Many: many
  • 3. The New Normal: Engagement “Are you buying momentary attention or are you investing in a long term asset? Stop renting an audience – build one.” - Seth Godin, best-selling author “Don’t interrupt what people are interested in – become what people are interested in.” – Jeff Lanctot, Avenue A / Razorfish
  • 4. Sources of Consumer Trust Consumers trust friends, family, & personal experience more than ads or strangers Trust is required to acquire buyers Trust is built through engagement Source: Forrester Research, All Rights Reserved.
  • 5. Paradigm Shift  Old Communications Model: one-way messages, brand dictates topics, infrequent distribution, no feedback, brand finds the audience (push)  New Communications Model: two-way dialogue, patients dictate the topics, frequent distribution, continual feedback, audience finds the brand (pull)
  • 6. Implications for Marketers  Marketers are now facilitators of conversations  Marketers must “put a face on their brand” and learn to be personable/engaging  Marketers need to build their own platform to deliver relevant content to attract/build loyal followers instead of paying someone else to interrupt their audience with ads (thus, marketers must now think like a publisher)  Digital media is about “who” -- not “how many”
  • 7. What This Means for Marketers “Business as usual” (interruption) no longer works
  • 8. Implications for Marketers  Advertising alone does not influence consumer selection of product or service  Word-of-mouth referrals from existing customers is key (however, you want profitable referrals – and that means being able to identify what a profitable customer looks like)
  • 9. Step 1: Branding It’s not what you think – and matters more than you think
  • 10. Branding: What it is  Branding Basics:  Positioning – what you want the brand to be  Design – translating positioning into a name / logo / color  Meaning – how the brand takes on associations  A name becomes a brand when people link it to other things (it is like a reputation)
  • 11. Branding: Why it matters  Distinguishing your business from competitors is critical; simply touting “good service” is not enough  You must identify the one thing that makes your business unique (USP) and then become known for it  Climb off the billboard and into the community – put a face / voice on your brand and dialogue with potential buyers
  • 12. Step 2: Identifying Profitable Buyers Profile your most profitable customers, and find more of them
  • 13. Customer Mix Realities  If you advertise to “everyone”, then don’t be surprised when “everyone” shows up at your doorstep (regardless of their ability to pay)  By targeting profitable buyers and connecting with them before your competitors do, you enhance your chances of improving customer mix
  • 14. Understanding Buyer Personas  Demographic segmentation was invented to create stability so that groups of people could be messaged  Patient “personas” are more complete profiles than segments and reveal clues for connecting with them  Personas include: demographic, behavioral, interests, needs, channels of communication  Tips for creating personas: http://karengoldfarb.com/marketing-strategy/21-tips-creating-buyerpersonas
  • 15. Identify Topics of Interest  Google Analytics: pages/topics with high page views  SEO: keyword volume  Twitter Search: keyword volume  Linked In / Facebook Groups  Survey buyer personas  Blog search  Forum sites where your personas hang out
  • 16. Step 3: Engaging Profitable Buyers New paradigm: you don’t find them – they find you
  • 17. Why Search & Social Media Matter  20% of searches performed on Google each day have never been performed before (source: Google CTO)  81% of online shoppers read customer reviews prior to purchase (source: Nielson, Dec 2008)  There are more grandparents than high school kids on Facebook (source: ReadWriteWeb, July 2009)  Half of YouTube™ audience is over age 34; and online video viewing averages nearly 20 hours week (2 billion videos streamed each day)  126 million blogs on the Internet (10 billion Tweets since 2006)
  • 18. Rules of Engagement  Authenticity – resist the urge to “sell” on the first date; you must invest the time to build trust and genuinely interested help the online/offline community  Transparency – you must actually participate in the conversations (instead of hiring an imposter to do it)  Relevancy - remember that you’re joining someone else’s conversation; listen first – then contribute if you have something relevant to say
  • 19. SEO Ideas (online search visibility)  Tools  SEMRush – competitor word ranking  Soribeseo.com  Majesticseo (link value)  Websitegrader.com  SEOmoz.com  Google ad manager (your ads on your site)  Google buzz  Advanced segmentation (Google Analytics)  Techniques  Embed links in PR  Avoid long URL’s  301 & 404 pages  Alt text over images  Tagging  Interview people at shows for your blog
  • 20. Mediums for Connecting  Ranked from least-to-most time consuming:        Blog (increase inbound leads by 50%) Web pages Video Webinar Case Study White Paper (shared 90% of the time) Comprehensive (complex) methodology  Make all but the most complex content available without forced registration (link sharing, SEO)  Include a compelling call-to-action (triples inbound leads)
  • 21. Getting the Word Out (online)  Content Distribution  Twitter  Marketwire  Pitch engine  Flickr (animation/illustrations)  YouTube  Blip.tv  Scribd  RSS  Email  Slideshare  Content Aggregation  Friend Feed  Digg  Reddit  Stumbleupon  Linked In  Google / Bing / Yahoo  Bing  Del.ic.ious
  • 22. Step 4: Measure Your Results You can’t manage what you can’t measure
  • 23. Typical Metrics  Financial  Campaign ROI  Customer LTV  CPA (cost/acquisition)  Behavioral  Buyer Actions         Response rates Email/RSS opt-in Seminar attendance Inbound calls Requests for information RFP/RFQ Referrals Testimonials
  • 24. Bringing it all Together Transforming your marketing from interruption to engagement
  • 26. Contact  Steve Patti; (210) 201-3246  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevepatti  Email: spatti@social-exposure.com  Twitter: @socialexposure6