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Search marketing

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Hi Ali, this is the deck I created for the staff meeting.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Search marketing

THE KEY TO INFLUENCING B2B BUYING PROCESS

SEO (sEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION)

  • "Marathon"
  • Organic
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PPC (pay-per-click)

  • "Sprint"
  • Paid Search
  • Real-time Action
  • $1-3 Each Click

60% of the buying decisions were made BEFORE talking to a supplier.
- Harvard Business Review

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b2b buying model

  • Customers discover you via TRUSTED resources
  • Traditional Model
  • New Model: ZMOT (Zero Moment of Truth)
  • Search, Network, Content & Reviews
Traditional Model:
1. Stimulus
2. First Moment of Truth (handshake)
3. Second Moment of Truth (contract)

New Model:
1. Stimulus
2. ZMOT: Search , network, content & reviews
3. First MOT...

b2b buying model

  • Customers discover you via TRUSTED resources
  • Traditional Model
  • New Model: ZMOT (Zero Moment of Truth)
  • Search, Network, Content & Reviews
Traditional Model:
1. Stimulus
2. First Moment of Truth (handshake)
3. Second Moment of Truth (contract)

New Model:
1. Stimulus
2. ZMOT: Search , network, content & reviews
3. First MOT...

We must help customers to make smart decisions BEFORE they contact MSI.

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seo ELEMENTS

  • On-page SEO: Title, URL, Description 
  • Header, Content, Internal Links
  • Off-page SEO: Link Building
Off-page SEO:
Link building (i.e. B2B Directories, Blog-word of confidence, Optimized Press Releases - keywords, Reciprocal linking w/MSI channel partners-credibility, Social Signals)

Vibrant, current discussion around your brand and products.
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next steps seo

KEYWORDS, KEYWORDS, KEYWORDS
NEXT STEPS:
Integrate keywords into social.
optimize your vertical: ask Lucid for help.
blog: comment is important too.
integrate SEO into PR: singular focus. relative. 1-2 keywords.
use keywords in tags on social posts; contextual relevance.
use keywords in social media (YouTube descriptions, etc.).
Link and share.
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PPC is effective because it can target very specific searches with very relevant messages.

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Search engine experience

  • Query
  • SERP (Search Engine Results Page)
  • Landing Page
  • CONTINUITY Is Key.

96% of people driven to your site leave without completing the actions you want them to take.

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remarketing integration

turn bouncers into leads
Remarketing Integration
static & dynamic ads
Benefits of remarketing:
turn abandoners/bouncers into leads
increase brand recall (thus increase branded searches)
increase repeat visitor rates and engagement
increase effectiveness of SEO and content marketing
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awareness

social media and offline strategy to promote thought leadership
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search

seo gets your content in front of relevant users

consideration

ppc & remarketing target customers looking to purchase soon
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conversation

ppc: contact inbound leads as soon as possible
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channel partner integration

GTM FOCUS ON BRANDED, SOLUTION-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES
Channel partners bid heavily on product terms.

ALWAYS-ON CAMPAIGN

  • Build History
  • Higher Quality Score
  • Constant Improvement
  • Leverage KEYWORDS
  • PPC & SEO: Better Together
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call to action

  • KEYWORDS, KEYWORDS, KEYWORDS
  • Use BrightEdge and Google Analytics
  • Work with Internal Team 
  • Answer Questions and Solve Problems
  • Think from End to Beginning
Contact: Jessica Simpson
Get BrightEdge access
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