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Marketing your Workshops Tracy Compton - January 2014
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So, you want more registrations?
• Marketing any product can be difficult
– This is an especially difficult product
• What is a “chronic disease, anyway?”
• Wait, how many weeks?
• And who are you to tell me what is best?
– How do you find the right people who need the class?
• People with chronic diseases don’t wear special buttons on clothing or self identify in any way.
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Lots of hurdles
• How do we educate them that the have a chronic disease?
• That they need this class?
• That the commitment is worth it?
• That this course is proven, effective, and non-biased?
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These hurdles are costly
• What will it take to actually convince someone to sign up and take the class?
• How much effort and time are you currently spending trying to convince people of how beneficial this is for them?
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Not a “one and done” effort
• What will not work:
– Having just one marketing effort with them or one “touch point”
– Just putting out one press release and expecting a flood of new applicants (relying on one marketing strategy)
– Spending money on online advertising without a plan for the future
• What will work?
– A consistent stream of efforts from as many angles as possible to both educate and convince them of the value of this program. “A drumbeat of touch points”
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The “drumbeat” Kit
• If you have these on hand, you will be able to have a higher impact with lower time spent. Have this type of ready-to-go content: – Email Introduction
– Press releases
– Brochure/Flyer/images
– Tweets/ Facebook Posts
– Short articles for newsletters
– Blog posts
– Success Stories
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What does this “drumbeat” look like?
That “drumbeat” is Marketing
• Marketing has several forms:
– Traditional Marketing
• Press releases
• TV and Radio interviews
• PSAs, Commercials, etc
• Brochures, flyers, newsletters, advertisements
– Person-to-Person Marketing
• Setting up a booth at a fair
• Doctor Recommendation
• Friend/Family Recommendations
– Online Marketing
• Social Media
• Blogs/Websites
• Online Advertisement
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All of these are valuable
• Some cost more of your time, some are free, some take a substantial budget to do
• Prioritizing the types of marketing you can do based on your time, budget, and impact is key to success
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Traditional Marketing “Cost”
Type $$ Cost Time Cost Value?
Press Release Low/Medium Low Medium/High
TV/Radio Interview Low Medium High
PSAs/Commercials High High High
Printed Material Low/Medium Low/Medium Medium/High
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Person-to-Person Marketing “Cost”
Type $$ Cost Time Cost Value?
Talking to ONE Doctor
Low Medium Low/Medium
Talking to a Chronic Disease Group/Association
Low Medium Low/Medium
Booth at Fair Low High Low/Medium
Recommending to ONE Person
Low Medium Low
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Online Marketing “Costs”
Type $$ Cost Time Cost Value?
Social Media Low Low/Medium Low - High
Blogs/Websites Low Low/Medium Low – High
Online Advertisement
Low/Medium Low/Medium Low - High
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Who do we know that can help us?
• What organizations do you have relationships with that would be willing to share your content?
• What newsletters/blogs/websites could you use to promote the project?
• Start by brainstorming a list of organizations and people to contact. Who do you know? Who owes you a “favor?”, Who have you worked with in the past? What other organizations might have same target populations? – Gather organization name, media contact name, phone, email, facebook, and twitter.
– Rank the list by your guess on what have the most impact.
– Make a spreadsheet or other way to keep track of how/when you have contacted them. (I will show an example)
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Start making lists and calling in favors!
• Organizations
– Local Chapters of Chronic Disease Organizations
– Senior Centers
– KoC, Rotary Club, Veterans Clubs
– Who else?
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List Brainstorm
• What affiliated or other non-profits/government organizations do you have relationships with that could share this information? (they don’t have to just be health related)
– Health Related: Condition Specific (Diabetes, etc.), Local Medical Associations
– Non-Health related: Meals on Wheels, local Senior Centers, Rebuilding Together
• What communication devices does your organization use? When was the last time you put an announcement about the program in them?
• What local media (print, online, TV) could you contact? Do you have a success story they could feature?
• What are the popular blogs in your area that could do a post or allow you to guest post?
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Need help with finding contacts?
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Some Examples • Patch.com
– Hyper-local news reporting
– Individually run by reporters
– Has places for you to place events
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Some Examples • Nextdoor.com
– Private social network of your neighborhood
– Ask friends, colleagues to post.
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Some Examples
– Wall posts on your accounts
– Private messages to other Facebook pages:
– Wall posts to other Facebook pages:
– Use words “please share” in your posts
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Make a simple one!
Organization Name
URL Type Contact Impact?
Senior Center Blog
Myseniorcenter.org
Blog Jane Smith HIGH
Local “run for asthma” 5K
Runforit.org Organization/Website
Bill Jones Medium
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Making a Plan
• Ideally, your plan should include:
– A calendar of touchpoints over time
– Listed by type of marketing
– Broken down by message and who that audience will be
– Rated by the value of each effort
– Let me start with a basic example…..
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Super Simple Marketing Plan for this month
Type Target Action Value?
Traditional Marketing
Jane Smith, Local Newspaper Reporter
Send press release generated by State on “Give yourself a great Valentine’s Day gift – a healthier you!”
Medium/High
Person - to - Person
Dr. Smith, important geriatric doctor in neighborhood
Call him to ask if I can send him information on the classes and if he would be willing to recommend the class to 20 clients
Low/Medium
Online Marketing
Social media Ask local senior center to post information about sign up on their Facebook page
Medium
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Best Practice is to do a plan over time
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Traditional X X X
Person X X X X X
Online X X X X X X X X X X X X
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Let’s do it together! Brainstorm
Type Target Action
Traditional Marketing
Person - to - Person
Online Marketing
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Yearly Marketing Plan – Brainstorm!
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Traditional
Person
Online
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Tips for “cold calls”
• Ask for a commitment, be a friendly salesperson: “When could you put this in your newsletter?”, “Would you Re-tweet my content or send your own if I send language to you?”, “Do you know of any other organizations that could help us get the word out?”
• Try multiple tactics: contact them via phone, via Facebook, via email. You obviously don’t want to annoy them but sometimes these channels are managed by different people.
• Remember – you are providing a really helpful service to the community. And THEY get to take partial credit for this! Don’t be afraid to tell them the value to THEM and ask for a commitment of effort.
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Now that we have a plan, what is our message?
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What works? Mentioning the disease…
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What works? Real language – not marketing “lingo”
16% 5%
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What works? Talking to people when they are ready to enroll.
Activity by day, Activity by hour
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What works? Trusted recommendations
Inquiries to 58 patient
bloggers across chronic disease topics such as arthritis, diabetes, MS
Responses from 25, or almost half
Of those who responded, about 1 in 3 shared BCBH information
Landing page sign up rates higher from Bloggers than Ads
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What else can I do when all I’ve exhausted all free marketing?
• Come and talk to NCOA to brainstorm some more ideas. This is what we are here for!
• When all else fails… you can pay for leads.
– Facebook (promoted posts, ads)
– Sponsored (“chaperoned”) Emails
– Google Adwords
– Other ideas: outbrain.com, printed materials, PSAs, reporter outreach.
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More questions?
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202-600-3128
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