You can find the entire slide deck from 4Ps Marketing's annual conference, Digital EDGEucation 2015. Hosted from Google UK in London on the 11th February, the 4Ps team and Friends of 4Ps presented a whole wealth of presentations about the latest in Search Marketing.
37. Driving Brand Awareness with Generic keywords
Defending your Brand with Keywords
People Targeting
Google Display Network
Questions
Introduction
Demographic Targeting in Search
38. advertising
[ad-ver-tahy-zing]
The Practice of Calling Public Attention to one's
Product or Service, and to get More Customers
marketing
[mɑːkɪtɪŋ]
‘The Action or Business of Promoting and Selling
Products or Services’
39. Customer Acquisition
Customer
Acquisition
Search Engine
Optimisation
(SEO)
Display Banner
Ads
PPC - Generic
Search Ads
Social Media
Advertising
Video
Advertising
Email Marketing
Word of Mouth
Merchandising
Events &
Sponsorships
Traditional Print
Mass Media
Outdoor, Radio
& TV Ads
Public Relations
Customer
Acquisition
Search Engine
Optimisation
(SEO)
Display Banner
Ads
PPC - Generic
Search Ads
Social Media
Advertising
Video
Advertising
Email Marketing
Word of Mouth
Merchandising
Events &
Sponsorships
Traditional Print
Mass Media
Outdoor, Radio
& TV Ads
Public Relations
40. Why Paid Advertising?
Cost per 1000 impressions Cost per 1000 impressions Cost per 1000 impressions Cost per 1000 impressions Cost per 1000 impressions
£4.25 £3.49 £16.68 £1.00£3.11
42. Is Paid Advertising Right For My Business?
Customer
Acquisition
Conversion
Customer
Retention
SEO Social
Direct
Email
Paid
Advertising
Display Advertising
Generic PPC
Video Advertising
44. Paid search fundamentals focus on clicks and conversion
Buy relevant brand
and category traffic
Be relevant to that
traffic!
Integrate your
messaging with other
channels
Clicks &
Conversions
45. Brand awareness benefits are often overlooked
80% lift in top-of-mind
awareness for brands that
appear at the top of
Google results
A missed click is not always
a missed conversion
46. Important to consider those on the path to purchase
Time Lag in Days % of Revenue
0 61%
1 2%
2 3%
3 3%
4 2%
5 1%
6 2%
7 6%
8 9%
9 1%
10 1%
11 1%
12 - 30 8%
39% / £221k
revenue after first visit
Q4 2014 Data
61% / £348k
revenue on day of first visit
8.8% vs 3.3%
conv. rate of returning users
47. Driving Brand Awareness with Generic keywords
Defending your Brand with Keywords
People Targeting
Google Display Network
Questions
Demographic Targeting in Search
48. Case Study 1: Objectives
Grow New Customer Acquisition
Grow PPC Revenue
Grow overall Website Revenue
49. Case Study 1: Strategy
Target relevant Awareness & Consideration Keywords
to introduce to customer to the Brand
Integrated PPC & SEO Strategy PPC
focussing in particular on Priority KWS that appear
below the fold in natural search
Segmenting PPC Keywords by Type and Objective:
Awareness -> Consideration -> Conversion
52. Defending your Brand with Keywords
People Targeting
Google Display Network
Questions
Demographic Targeting in Search
53. Defending your brand with keywords
Defend your territory
and stop competitors
appearing in top results
Target conversion
keywords so your brand
is seen at the key time
Be present on more
of the results page
real estate
Use ad copy to mirror
wider marketing channels
for maximum impact
59. 25-34 55-64 45-54 35-44 65+ 18-24
13.58%
16.71% 16.78%
15.45%
18.00%
12.42%
CVR BY AGE DEMOGRAPHIC
What Demographics Should You Be Targeting?
female male
3.42%
5.26%
CVR BY GENDER
60. Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Isle of Man
Traffic by Regions
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Isle of Man
Where Should You Be Focusing Your Investment?
63. Driving awareness to new users across the web
Place image ads
against relevant
content across
the web
Reach your
audience without
them actively
searching for you
Drive awareness
to new customers
only by excluding
existing ones
Use remarketing
to reach users
who have been
to your site before
67. Demographic Search Targeting
Position your brand to the demographics that matter to you
Tailor the message based on who is seeing your ad
Research shows up to 30% increase in click through rate
69. Moving towards ‘people targeting’
The rise in persona based targeting
options points to a move away from
traditional keyword based targeting
And progress for the strength of paid
search in building brand awareness
72. What is the Knowledge Graph?
• A knowledge base used by Google to enhance its search engine's search
results
• Attempts to understand information on the web in order to identify and
connect facts about people, places and things
• Uses semantic search information gathered from a variety of sources to
connect entities
• Rolled out in May 2012 with half a billion entities
• In 2013 it covered 570 million entities and 18 billion facts and connections
73. Semantic Search & the Knowledge Graph
Science of meaning in language.
• User intent
• Contextual meaning of terms
• Location
• Synonyms
• Concept matching
Google Hummingbird Algorithm
• Shift in interpretation of search queries
• Intent behind the search
• Connection between words
77. A closer look at Schema.Org
• Search engines can serve more relevant results to users with a universal set of language
• Schema is an example of text or mark-up on your page used in the knowledge graph
• Tells the search engines what your data means, not just what it says…
78. A closer look at Freebase
• Freebase is a central database system
• Freebase is becoming read only on the 31st March 2015
81. 1. YOTEL Brand Introduction
2. What is the client’s target?
3. What do we want to achieve for the brand?
4. PPC Campaign Structure
5. What are the Results?
6. Conclusion
Agenda
82. OUR BRAND DNA
WE ARE A UNIQUE, GLOBAL, DIGITAL BRAND
THAT DELIVERS AN EXTRAORDINARY, INNOVATIVE
EXPERIENCE WITH EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
UNCOMPROMISINGLY LOCATED AND DESIGNED
AROUND OUR GUESTS, OUR SMART SPACES
DELIVER OUTSTANDING VALUE. RELAX, WORK
AND PLAY …
83. 2013
• Gerard Greene joins Simon
Woodroffe, the founder of YO!
Sushi
• YOTEL is incorporated
2002
2002
2005
• IFA HR invest in YOTEL
• YOTEL signs leases for LHR/LGW
2007
• YOTEL LHR & LGW airports open
• HMA for New York is signed
2008
• YOTEL opens Amsterdam
Schiphol
• Construction starts in New York
2011
• Opening of 669-key New York
hotel to industry acclaim
YOTEL IS ON A GROWTH CURVE
• 8 new projects totalling
more than 2,500 rooms
under development
across the globe
• Target 40+ YOTELS by 2020
• Moving from an
owner/operator model to
an asset light model
• Continual development of
design cabin and public spaces
following guest and operational
feedback.
2014
–
2020
THEN… NOW…
86. CUSTOMER PROFILE
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
18-24 25-34 34-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Heathrow Gatwick New York
Male
51%
Female
49%
NEW YORK
Male Female
Male
47%Female
53%
AIRPORTS
Male Female
Business
18%
Leisure
73%
Both
9%
NEW YORK
Business Leisure Both
Business
17%
Leisure
72%
Both
11%
AIRPORTS
Business Leisure Both
87. “AFFORDABLE LUXURY
Pricing LevelLow High
LuxuryLevelLowHigh
New in 2014
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
‘Affordable Luxury’ which YOTEL invented, is finally a true category
94. Ireland France USA CanadaSpain Australia
Analyse the potential countries to be targeted
95. KOK
Campaign 1
Exact Match
Campaign 2
Phrase Match
Campaign 3
Broad Match
KOK
Campaign 1
Exact Match
Campaign 2
Phrase Match
Campaign 3
Broad Match
One country – Three Campaigns
96. KOK
Campaign 1
Exact Match
Campaign 2
Phrase Match
Campaign 3
Broad Match
Keyword Examples
Exact keyword: [yotel New York]
Phrase keyword: “yotel New York”
Broad keyword: +yotel +New +York
98. By adding phrase match keywords as negative in the broad
campaigns we will avoid having two terms bidding in the same
auction
Negative Keywords
99. Ad Copies
The Ad Copy will
have all the Key
Information in
the ad to avoid low
quality traffic to the
site
Landing Page
in Specific Country
Language
101. … month on month Cost decreased while Revenue
continue increasing
Cost decreased by 52.28% Revenue improved by 173.80%
August September October November June July August September October November
102. … as a result of efficiently reaching our targets, we were
able to use the extra spend on creating more
campaigns - increasing our ad coverage
Target
Campaigns below target
New campaigns63% of YOTEL campaigns performing better than target
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119. WHAT USERS WANT TO KNOW
(not provided)
How long
does
meringue
last?
What to substitute
wine when cooking
What can I
make with
lots of
vegetables?
What’s a knob
of butter?
Where can I buy
Semolina flower in
the UK?
What to
serve with
lamb?
124. KEYWORD RESEARCH
“How To Poach an egg”
18,100 Avg. UK Searches
Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov
Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov
“Apple Pie Recipe”
18,100 Avg. UK Searches
132. Why launch a new site?
Platform
restrictions
Dated
design
Custom CMS
Re-Brand
Enhanced
functionality
International
expansion
Business
change
Improved User
Experience
133. Site Launch
Why launch a new site with SEO support?
Retain authority
Search engine friendly platform
Retain existing traffic and revenue
Minimise impact on business
Growth
137. The Story…
“My current platform is small, bespoke and unable to
support the international expansion we are planning...”
138. International
setup?
GAP Analysis?
New market?
Search engines?
Multi lingual platforms?
User engagement?
Local currency?
Discovery…
Features?
What converts well?
Server Setup considerations?
New products?
Impacts?
139. Jenn, Marketing Manager
Functional and
on-brand...
Minimal impact
on the business…
Increase
engagement…
Stand out against
competitors…
Reposition the
business within
the marketplace
Great User
Experience on
all devices…
A platform that can
grow with the business
Launch in next
6 weeks…
140. Rob, Developer
I want to build a website
for my client that is clean
and easy to update…I have thousands of lines of
code to write in just a few
weeks… it has to be character-
perfect for it to work properly
I have to work fast to
ensure we meet our
deadlines
I want to build a
website that is
functional for the user
141. Quinton, SEO
Must be friendly for
search engines…
Collaborative effort
between developer,
client and I…
Must retain all our
clients’ hard work…
International
expansion
capabilities…
Domain strategy &
multi lingual
approaches…
Seamless transition as
not to impact on my
client’s business…
What content needs
to be migrated?
164. All except one with people lining up in front of it
No go zone
No go zone
13
165. What made a tapas bar stand out, is it organic? 12
166. Let’s take a look at the dining out experience:
Promoters Building
Location
Service
Menu
Price Quality of
food
Returning
Costumer
Pre decision Post decision
Experience
Decoration
Name Music Payment
Methods
Reviews
11
167. And how does this compare to our digital experience?
Experience
Promoters Building
Location
Service
Menu
Price
Quality of
food
Returning
Costumer
Decoration
Name Music
Payment
Methods Reviews
Paid Ads Design
/ Tech
Rankings
Customer
Service
Product
Selection
Price Quality of
Products
Branding Interaction
Design
Payment
Methods
Reviews
/ Links
/ Social
Media
Content
10
168. What did we consider ranking factors?
Experience
Design
/ Tech
Rankings Product
Selection
Reviews
/ Links
/ Social
Media
Content
9
169. What is the role
of User
Experience
in all of this?
8
174. Transforming a linear experience into a holistic experience 3
Paid Ads
Rankings
Design
/ Tech
Branding
Content
Product
Selection
Price
Interaction
Design
Quality of
Products
Payment
Methods
Customer
Service
Reviews
/ Links
/ Social Media
Returning
Customer
User Experience
182. How does it work for search marketing?
Great examples…
Social media and visual marketing
Visit Britain case study
Why use visual marketing as part of your
strategy?
What is visual marketing and where to use it?
Defining your goals and ROI
Know your audience
Technology
2015 and beyond…
185. How does it
work for
Search
Marketing?CONVERSION
Thought leadership
and useful resources
LOYALTY +
ADVOCACY
A healthy mix
65% increased
engagement
when photos and
videos added.
300% visuals
increase monthly
unique visitors
94% blog posts
with images
viewed more 150% tweets with
images, get
more retweets
Viewers are 85%
more likely to
purchase
46 % gauge
credibility of a
company by
website design
Infographics
increase web
traffic by an
average of 12%
Content with
visuals/videos
attracts 3X more
inbound links
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.
191.
192. Which
platforms
?
60 million users
117 million users
200 million users
70 million users
26 million users
40 million users
2006 2007 2010 2011 2012
Budget
Goals
Needs
Audience
connects
with
Millennials
and
Generation
Xers
80%
female
193.
194. 15 million impressions
More than 200,000 engagements in three weeks
76% of paid engagements on Tumblr were likes,
reblogs, or follows.
Organic engagements with VisitBritain’s content
doubled, and blog impressions tripled
195. No point doing visual marketing just for the sake of it.
What is the true picture?
It’s a collaborative effort to
score
What does the goal look like?
What are your aims?
196.
197. Leaning back vs. leaning in.
Engaging your online audience
The platform dictates the format and style
Brand Focused or Customer Focused
Understand the sets of eyes
201. Instead of more… think better
As well as text… think simple drawings, infographs and video
Instead of product-centric… think insights and value
Instead of vendor-developed… think 3rd party credibility
2015 AND BEYOND…
205. Setting The Scene
Does your business have other teams as well as Marketing and Advertising?
Do these teams also contribute to your ability to meet your customers’ needs?
Are you using any analytics to track their performance / contribution?
208. What is a Measurement Plan?
The 5 Steps of your Measurement Plan:
1. Set your business objectives
2. Strategies and tactics
3. Choose KPIs
4. Segments
5. Targets
209. Measurement Plan + Em’s Step
1. Define who all your stakeholders are
I. All the different teams you have in your business
II. The various levels in those teams
III. All the systems you’re using
2. Set your business objectives
3. Identify strategies and tactics
4. Choose KPIs
5. Segments
6. Targets
220. My Tips
Planning is crucial
Think of your business as a whole
Think of all the systems you have in place across the whole customer journey
This process is never finished
Talk to each other
223. Itinerary
• Welcome to the Jungle
• Dangerous Beasts: The Panda
• Dangerous Beasts: The Penguin
• Approach With Caution: Pigeon
• Approach With Caution: Hummingbird
• Potential New Species
227. The Panda
• Attacks onsite organic search issues
• Provoked by thin content and poor structure
• Chows down on duplicated content
• Sinks teeth into spammy over-optimisation
• Placated by a good user experience
• Soothed to calm by value-adding content
230. The Penguin
• Attacks offsite organic search issues
• Enraged by too much rich inbound anchor text
• Pecks furiously at inbound links from spam sites
• Divebombs at high velocity link acquisition
• Appeased by brand based, value-add links
• Pacified with co-citation and link earning
234. The Pigeon
• Greatly modifies results for local search
• Pokes at Maps, Mobile and main Web search
• Not a fan of local SEO over-optimisation
• Likes a flutter on local directories as well as sites
• Loves an accurate Maps experience
• Likes to perch on traditional web rank signals
237. The Hummingbird
• Rewards user-centric search marketing
• Gets in a flap over keyword-focused strategies
• Isn’t keen on sites ignoring semantic signals
• Hates sites with no associated brand presence
• Loves the taste of topical, informative content
• Is best friends with strong brands and semantics
285. Augmented Reality – Bringing Digital to Us
Augmented Reality:
"a technology that superimposes a
computer-generated image on a
user's view of the real world,
thus providing a composite view."
290. Digital PAs – Immersing Content
• Evolve your Analytics
- Think Users, not Sessions
• As Search is getting clever and understanding data, so to should our measurement
- Measure things in your language (Dimensions / Metrics)
• Measurement Plan
- Tracking tools are getting better, plan and understand how they can help your
business.
• New Technology is exciting
- Think beyond the screen, as technology changes so to does behaviour. Be
excited, be creative, be inspired!