digital fundraising strategies - the shorter version
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Digital fundraising is not a brave new world, it employs the same marketing and fundraising principles as traditional fundraising and advertising.Learn the emerging digital channels that are important for you to master - Mobile, Social Media and Content Marketing.There is also a longer version of this presentation which goes into more detail about each of the Digital Media channels. Looks for Shanelle Newton ClaphamTRANSCRIPT
Some things to think about before you build a digital fundraising strategy
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Digital is Constantly changing Now in close proximity Better ROI Full of opportunities.
• Don’t be afraid Digital fundraising employs the same marketing principles that you already know
Digital is not a brave new world
Test, report, optimise, repeat
Strategy
Iden,fy prospects
Messaging Conversion
Analysis
Digital should integrate into your existing fundraising strategy
• Support • Enhance • Streamline.
Good fundraising gives the supporter options, right?
• Different ways to donate • A choice of communication channels • Multiple ways to interact and engage.
Different ways to donate
More communication channels
Multiple ways to interact & engage
Just in case you weren’t sure, Digital now includes …
Email Website
Search
Social Mobile
Content
Digital media channels
Digital Channels Acquisi1on Reten1on Engagement
Email ✔ ✔✔ ☐
Social Media ☐ ✔ ✔✔
Paid Search ✔✔ ✖ ✖
Video ☐ ✔ ✔✔
SMS ✔ ✔ ✖
SEO ✔✔ ✔ ✖
Display Banner Adver,sing
☐ ✔ ✖ ✔
Website ✔ ✔ ✔
Mobile – sites, apps etc
✔ ✔ ✔
Website -‐ eCommerce
✔ ✔ ✔
Of course it depends how you employ these channels
Mobile will be a must
• Mobile is • the future, you cannot ignore it • highly personal and can have an almost guaranteed open rate • always on … even when its off • Convenient • practical, brief & task orientated
• Mobile includes: • Tablets, Phones, Bluetooth, Outdoor, NFC • Mobile websites • Apps • SMS • Local • Advertising – still very cost effective.
Mobile is NOT: • highly visual • long form • complicated
.mobi or m.domain.org WEB
MOBILE
Mobi site versus Smartphone App Smartphone App Mobile Site
Not for profit Nature Conservancy WWF International
Who is doing mobile well? Mobile Banking Automotive Social Networking
Always remember for mobile
• Must be practical and convenient • Some people have fat fingers – make buttons and links BIGGER • It’s about functionality, not design – help them achieve their goal faster • Tablets are different to phones.
HOW TO DO IT
• Figure out what mobile solution suits your organisation best • Get a plugin for your website that detects mobile devices • Chunk up your content – reduce & simplify (see ABC example) • Get a mobile specialist to plan and design your mobi site.
Content is King
• Content marketing is about expanding the telling of the story and spreading it across every (digital) channel
• Content is • Video • Images • Games • Infographics • Text • Polls & surveys • Petitions and campaigns • And anything else you can think of.
Content comes in many forms
WWF + Ben Lee – Song for the divine mother of the universe http://vimeo.com/11127915
Content is emotional & powerful
Content gives the back story
Greenpeace – Ken & Barbie
Social media Social media is
• An organisation wide initiative • harder than it looks – creating a
real 2 way relationship • an excellent PR and
customer service channel, IF its not censored
• LIVE and Public • creates advocates.
The power of social media is in the opportunity created by leveraging the friends of your fans. For every fan, there are 34 additional friends of fans that can be reached.
For Organisation Pages: Only 16% of fans are reached *Source: The power of LIKE study Comscore and Facebook in 2011
Social Media is a commitment, not a campaign Dermot O’Gorman is the CEO of WWF-Australia. He has been tweeting for less than a year but he now tweets up to 10 times a day, with at least 3 posts.
Cool stuff – Dalai Lama G+ Hangout
Having a cause makes it even better
36,000 people have liked the Movember Australia site.
Where to start with social
1. Listen first 2. Create social media guidelines & response timelines for your
organisation 3. Outline a content plan – but don’t plan and approve every tweet 4. Create content that will keep your stories going
• Video • Images • Infographics • Survey’s • Games • Campaigns, promotions, competitions
5. Be committed – there is no start and end date 6. Put experienced, senior staff as social ambassadors. Social media is
not just for the youth 7. Social media is always on, it’s the front lines, full time 8. THEN go live.
Integrating fundraising channels
Online and Offline fundraising should be complimentary
Synergies, support & enhance
• Digital fundraising should support and piggy back off of your existing traditional fundraising channels
Offline Online Comparison Online Support
Direct Mail Email SMS
Media Social Media Website
Face 2 Face NA NA
Direct Response TV Video
Telemarke1ng -‐ Outbound SMS Email
Supporter Rela1ons – Inbound Search Website
Print Adver1sing Display Banner Adver,sing
Brochure/ Insert Website Email
Word of Mouth Social Media Email
Integrated Fundraising Case Study: WWF Christmas Tiger Adoption 2010 Offline Online Learning’s
DM Email Created instant demand
Supporter Magazine Website Consistent presence
eCommerce Website Offline ac,vity difficult to manage inventory
Social Media Emo,onal bragging
DRTV SMS Ability to easily ac,on
Display Banner Adver,sing Increased frequency & sales
Search Engine Marke,ng Spikes aOer DRTV aired
The online & offline campaign were perfectly aligned – except for stock control.
Understand the differences
But digital does require a different approach sometimes
Understand the differences
1. Invest in developing the right technology, systems, processes and
2. Resources – get a digital specialist
3. Understand the role each digital channel plays in the engagement & consideration cycle
4. Analytics is essential. Yes, there is lots of data. But getting the tracking right takes time
5. Usability testing and focus on the user will be a differentiator
6. User experience is paramount 1. Shorter copy, less formal content, chunk it up 2. Functionality is more important than design 3. Content is King!
1. Systems & digital infrastructure
CRM/ eDB
CMS + Email
Payment Gateway Analy-‐
,cs
3rd Party
Systems
2. Skillsets and resources
• Web Developer + Digital Producer + Content Curator/ Producer
• Digital Fundraising Manager
• Data Hygienist
• Fundraising Analyst
CRM/ eDB
CMS +
Email +
Payment Gateway
Anal-‐y,cs
3. Consideration cycle touch-points
• Donors use search at both the beginning & end of their consideration cycle
• Mobile is used for convenience during the day, but is more integrated with other channels & transactional at night
• Email can also be the first &/ or last touch point for many donors
• Social media is sometimes the first contact but is most often used during the information/ sentiment gathering stage
• Websites are used for research, reputation and transaction.
Donor journey’s cross over channels First touch-point Message validation Follow up
& convert
User journey’s cross over First touch-point Message validation Follow up
& convert
4. Analytics is essential
Invest in some Google Analytics training • Custom reporting
• Track user scenarios • Apply a value to each goal,
especially the combination of actions that show an engaged user
• Setting goals and conversion
• Campaign tracking parameters http://www.wwf.org.au/?utm_source=Adconion&utm_medium=CPA-Banner&utm_campaign=Adopt-Tiger
• Understand where your direct traffic comes from (often email) • Apply the secondary dimension metrics to find the hidden insights.
What to measure • The days of measuring impressions and clicks are over but CTR still
shows relevance
• Focus on conversions – but also on engagement, time spent on site(duration) and bounce/ exit rates
• Track month on month and year on year growth & conversion rates – not raw numbers
• Know which content engages your users most, converts them faster, compels them to share with a friend
• Monitor how much of your supporter base is using mobile
• Put a value on a Share or a Subscriber (non-financial supporters) as well as a donor. These are still prospects
• Online is direct response – don’t let anyone tell you its for awareness!
5. Usability is a differentiator Usability measures the ease of use of your website by its visitors. Basically, how easy is it for your audience to achieve their intended goal? Usability looks at 3 primary areas of a website: 1. Accessibility
1. Page load times 2. Colour contrast , font size 3. Optimised for screen readers
2. Functionality 1. How intuitive is the process 2. Does the website behave as expected
3. Navigation & Content 1. Clear & concise labels 2. Adequate linking 3. SEO and user friend urls 4. Design is consistent
Usability cannot be successful if its an after though. When planning, Put the donor first.
Forrester’s are the leading usability experts globally. They carry out usability benchmarking and testing.
6. Online user expectations People behave differently online. Digital is about research, engagement & transaction. Therefore, the content must fit the medium.
• Shorter sentences, less formal language, shorter copy in general
• Keyword rich content for search engines – say exactly what you mean, no puns or metaphors
• Engagement objects like games, video, infographics, polls & images help tell the story at a glance
• Real time transactions & automated responses – users expect their receipt immediately.
The role of online
Make sure that you are using digital for the right reasons
Many reasons to go online
• Its where people are spending more time • Direct Response • Personalisation • Data is power • Automation • Fast & reactive • Always on – never miss an opportunity • Interactivity • Customer service channel • Multiple touch-points
• Online will save you time and money.
But there are some drawbacks
• Few proven models • There are risks
• Cluttered
• Hard to build trust
• It changes quickly, Innovation is a must.
Achieve your objectives
Digital Channels Acquisi1on Reten1on Engagement
Email ✔ ✔✔ ☐
Social Media ☐ ✔ ✔✔
Paid Search ✔✔ ✖ ✖
Video ☐ ✔ ✔✔
SMS ✔ ✔ ✖
SEO ✔✔ ✔ ✖
Display Banner Adver,sing
☐ ✔ ✖ ✔
Website ✔ ✔ ✔
Mobile – sites, apps etc
✔ ✔ ✔
Website -‐ eCommerce
✔ ✔ ✔
Digital fundraising is not a brave new world. It’s about More options Richer stories Personalisation & engagement Automation & efficiency.
But if you’re just getting started Here are 4 things you can start now 1. If you don’t have Google Analytics on your site, get it
added – it’s FREE
2. Start cleansing and segmenting your email database, based on financial vs non-financial supporters and then any interest or behavioural info you have
3. Get a payment gateway for online donations – even if its just through Paypal
4. Identify the social not for profits and start listening.
If you have a digital problem, I will create a solution that will work for you. Call me to talk about your digital strategy.
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Shanelle Newton Clapham [email protected] 0406 691 030 www.parachutedigitalmarketing.com.au