Digital Marketing Strategy by Digital Marketing guru Joanne Sweeney-Burke of Digital Training Institute. How to build a digital marketing strategy, the steps to creating a successful digital marketing campaign, measuring digital marketing, web marketing and social media marketing.
Joanne Sweeney-Burke is owner of Media Box and Digital Training Institute and has a Masters in Digital Marketing.
2. Who is JSB?
• Trained Journalist
• Former CEO
• PR Lecturer
• Entrepreneur – Media Box & Digital Training Institute
• EdTech Startup Founder – Young Minds Online
• Failed politician
• Desperate for a New Challenge everyday
• Blogger & soon to be author
• Life-Long Learner – MA Journalism, MA Digital Marketing
• ‘The Apprentice’ Finalist
3. Welcome & Introductions
• Who are you?
• Why are you here?
• Level of digital marketing knowledge?
• Do you have - a website, social media accounts, email
marketing software, digital marketing strategy, budget?
4. Course Objectives
• Understanding your Customer/Niche
• Components of a Digital Marketing Strategy
• Building your Digital Infrastructure
• Your Website & Web Marketing
• Content Marketing
• Digital Design
• Digital Advertising
• Measurement Tools
• Developing Your Strategy
5. What is Digital Marketing?
Digital marketing is marketing that
makes use of electronic devices
(computers) such as personal
computers, smartphones, cellphones,
tablets and game consoles to engage
with stakeholders. Digital marketing
applies technologies or platforms
such as websites, e-mail, apps (classic
and mobile) and social networks. Social
Media Marketing is a component of
digital marketing. Many organizations
use a combination of traditional and
digital marketing channels.
- Wikipedia
6. Know Your Niche & Stay Informed
• What is your sector?
• How do you fit into it?
• What is your niche?
• Get to know the influencers – competitors, bloggers,
media, Government agencies
• Keep on top of trends
• Understand how the trend setters operate
13. Your Website
The Hub of all Digital Marketing Activity
Website Review.
Do you have a website?
Is it mobile responsive?
Registered with search engines, Google, Bing Yahoo?
If not, check Domain name availability at irishdomains.com
Email address consistent with web address?
Who hosts your website? DigiWeb, Blacknight, Big Wet Fish?
Is your website brochure / eCommerce / Blog?
HTML v Open Source e.g. Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento?
Is it a CMS (Content Management System) – easy to update & manage?
What about SEO (Search Engine Optimization)?
Brand consistency?
Content Marketing e.g Video, Blog, Downloads, Photos, Keyword Rich Copy
Social Sharing?
Google Analytics installed?
Cookies Policy
14. Mobile Responsive – mobile and tablet responsive
Messaging – clear, concise copy, no essays please!
Links – URL’s to match content of each web page e.g. mediabox.ie-blog-
10-top-PR-tips
Simple & Descriptive Navigation – along the top or down the site
Easy to read text – black on white background is best
Images – complete ALT Descriptor and ensure min size, somewhere
between 20-100kb. Write keywords into your logo image, header image
and all buttons and other graphics you include in your site design
CTAs – shop now, download, register, sign up, share, book, find out more,
call
Your Website - The Rules of Good Web Design
Good websites grow businesses!
15. Your Website - The Rules of Good Web Design
Good websites grow businesses!
Trust – industry standards, awards, customers, testimonials, partners,
Content is King – photos, digital graphics, links, video, interactive map –
people, faces, story
Branding – consistent with your company logo/brand identity
Contact Details – clearly on first page
Social Sharing – social share icons on each page and links to your own
UX (user experience) – easy navigation, getting from A to B with least
number of clicks
Web 2.0 – it’s about the customer stupid, not you! What can you do for
me?
Video – optimization, storytelling, engaging content, sharability
Updates – blogging, product/services, photos, videos
SEO – keyword-rich copy, title tags, URL chains
Industry Leader – showcase your knowledge & expertise
Flash Website – no please don’t! They are dead.
16. Respect the Power of Google
Here’s Some Top Tips
NOTE: Google ranks web pages not websites!
1. Keyword Research at the beginning of the web process – use Google
Keyword Tool
2. Optimise page load times - To see how quickly your site is loading, try
using a tool like WebPageTest, or Google’s own tool PageSpeed
Insights.
3. Create great content
4. Strong Headline – follow the headline hierarchy – H1, H2 etc.
5. Strong introductory paragraph containing keywords
6. Text links to pages within your website
7. Don’t deliberately mislead or be deceptive to drive traffic.
8. If you spot a Google loophole, do not take advantage. You will be
penalised.
9. Don’t buy third party links! They must be relevant and real.
10.Consider adding your site to directories such as mylocal.ie, yelp,
sector specific directories – those that add value.
21. Writing For the Social Life
• State a benefit
• Provoke a question
• Offer useful information e.g. tips, advice, insights
• Answer a question
• Write for your readers
• Reward the following
• Give Exclusives
• Ask for feedback
23. Handling Feedback - Tips
1. Define the feedback - well thought out, rushed, fair
commentary or emotional rant
2. Define where the comments are coming from - bad customer
service, irate client, unhappy supplier etc.
3. If genuine and posted in a professional manner - respond
immediately
4. If aggressive, emotional, negative, irrational – take it
offline:“thank you for your post/comment, we will look into this.
PM / DM me your details and I will contact your directly”
5. If abuse continues – block or report
6. Remember your followers see this so mind your P’s&Q’s - stay
en message
7. Don’t get personal
8. A strategy of silence is not recommended
24. Social Media Use Policy
Ask yourself the following questions
Who uses social media in our organisation?
Who is responsible / decision-maker?
What are the objectives of social media for our
business/organisation?
Will staff’s social media behaviour affect our
business/organisation’s online reputation?
Do we need to discuss online brand reputation
generally with everyone in our organisation?
What about client confidentiality?
Disciplinary procedures
Retention of follows/intellectual property?
25. Developing Content for Social
Media Success
You need a mix of content to share on your social channels
Ask yourself:
1. What content do I have already?
2. What content can I create in-house?
3. Do I need to out-source any content creation?
4. What is my budget?
5. What existing resources/expertise do I have in-house?
TASK: Answer these questions and document them
26. Generating Content/Campaigns
Are you a Thought Leader or Trendsetter in your sector?
Content Calendar
Photos
eBooks
Email Newsletters (eZines)
Infographics
FAQ
Podcasts / Vodcasts
Webinars
Online PR
White Paper
Surveys
Reports
Blogs Posts
27. Linking Your Content
Facebook to Twitter www.facebook.com/twitter
Facebook to Website: Post Status Update, copy Link into
status field
Twitter to Facebook www.twitter.com/facebook
Twitter to Website – use bitly.com to shorten urls
Twitter to Blog – use bitly.com to shorten urls
You Tube to Facebook/Blog/Twitter – Click Share and choose
your social media platform
You Tube to Website – copy & paste Emded Code
28. Rules of Social Media Marketing
Don’t take yourself too seriously. Social Media is
about being social
You must have well-produced engaging content
Be clear about what you want your audience to do
after consuming your content or engaging with your
brand
Always add value. If you’re not then your customers
will lose interest and unfollow you
Social is a two way street. When contacted,
respond. It’s all about the conversation, so you
need to ‘strike one up’!
Proving content worth sharing is the best way to get
your message heard
29. Components of a Social Media
Strategy
1.Goals/Objectives
2.Target Market
3. Social Platforms
4. Action Plan
5.Content Planner
6. Key Metrics
7.Measurement
30. Setting your company up for
Social Media Success
• Set out the business/organisation’s goals. Be as specific as possible and
keep the objectives in mind for every imitative you execute
• Ensure you have the human resources necessary to implement the social
media strategy. Before starting, ask yourself if you have the necessary
resources, commitment and dedication
• Draft and implement a social media use policy
• Produce enough content to sustain your social conversation. Put a plan in
place that will enable you to consistently produce social media worthy
content such as blog pots, infographics, videos and white papers (A report or
guide helping readers understand an issue, solve a problem or make a
decision)
• Know what sites your target market are using. Do your research and focus
your energy where your audience are.
• Ensure your company website is prepared for the social media attention
• Commit to making every campaign a social campaign
• Set budget for training, out-sourcing, advertising
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Milestones
You should measure milestones in two ways:
1. Target Dates
2. Project Objectives
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Timeframe Milestones Sample
September: Digital Marketing Strategy Presented & Agreed
October: New website and brand launched, indexed on search
engines, SEO, social media sites set up and branded
October: Videos complete & portfolio of content developed
November: 1st campaign launched & promoted, portfolio of content
developed
December: 2nd campaign launched & promoted, portfolio of content
developed
January: Mid project review & portfolio of content developed
February: 3rd campaign launched & promoted, portfolio of content
developed
March: Final evaluation report & recommendations
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Lifetime Milestones Sample
500 Facebook Likes
200 Twitter Followers
50 LinkedIn Company Page Followers
50 YouTube Subscribers
50 Google Plus Connections
10 Media Mentions
2,000 Unique Visitors to Website
40 Enquiries / Sales Leads
NOTE: Our goal is to try to convert all in-bound traffic and engagement
to enquiries at a rate of 2%. We believe this is a realistic and
achievable target in the timeframe given.
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Measurement
In order to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns we will
measure each digital marketing action as follows.
• Website – Google Analytics, Enquiries through enquiry form
• Social Media – SocialBakers.com, Facebook Insights, Twitter
Analytics, YouTube & LinkedIn Stats, Tweetreach
• Email Marketing - Constant Contact Reports
• SEO – Majestic SEO, Google Search
• Display Advertising – Click Through Rate (CTR), Google Analytics
• Social Media Advertising – Engagement, Reach, §Advertising
Reports, Web Traffic, Downloads, Sales Leads, Enquiries