multichannel marketing: how to leverage the zombie apocalypse for an award winning multichannel...
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In this MarketingSherpa webinar, you’ll discover how SunGard Availability Services took a popular media and cultural theme and turned it into a campaign that increased engagement with a target audience meeting very specific criteria, and even included a successful retargeting element in the campaign as well. Join Daniel Burstein, Director of Editorial Content, MECLABS, and Christine Nurnberger, Vice President of Marketing, SunGard Availability Services, as they share a campaign that earned a Connect and Integrate award for Lead Generation in MarketingSherpa Email Awards 2014, presented by ExactTarget.TRANSCRIPT
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Multichannel MarketingHow an IT company used pop culture to wake its dead subscribers
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Speakers
Daniel BursteinDirector of Editorial Content
MECLABS
@DanielBurstein
Christine NurnbergerVice President of Marketing
SunGard Availability Services
@cnurns
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Watch Daniel Burstein, Director of Editorial Content, MECLABS interview Christine Nurnberger, Vice President of Marketing, on her multichannel email campaign that integrated pop-culture and relevance to grab the audience’s attention.
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Related resources
• Multichannel Marketing: IT company’s zombie-themed campaign increases CTO 3% at president, owner level
• MarketingSherpa Email Summit 2014
• MarketingSherpa Email Awards 2014, presented by ExactTarget
• Email Marketing: 3 award-winning lessons about relevance
• Multichannel Marketing: Direct Mail, phone and email combine to lift executive briefing calls 50%
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Challenge
6,000 Leads
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Challenge
6,000 LeadsWhat’s a “lead?”
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Results
• "IT Availability Cloud" email campaign achieved 1.2% higher click-to-open (CTO) among director level, and above average rates in global, large and medium enterprises.
• The "Disaster Recovery/Managed Recovery Program" campaign created a 3% increase in CTO among president or owner titles.
• The retargeting email reactivated 2% of contacts who had not interacted with SunGard within the previous 6 months.
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War
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gezzamondo
“World War Z”
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Gaining buy-in
Measuring and optimizing
Taking calculated chances
How – Culture:
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Goal: Get prospects into the pipeline, or back into the pipelineRather than moving people down the pipeline
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Winners
Campaign overview
Landing Page
Email List
Asset EmailEnter to Win
Social Media
Placed in CRM
Cloud Availability
IT Disaster Recovery
Retargeting Inactive Users
AR & PR
C-Level
Mail 1 Mail 2
Sales Call Follow-up
PR Agency Follow-up
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Campaign measurement and optimization
With each send … Measuring and
optimizing around:
% delivered% opened% clicked% click-to-open% unsubscribed
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Audience 1: Email list
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Cloud services
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Recovery and production resiliency
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Subject Line: A/B split test
Cloud. Zombies. Get expert help to ensure your survival
Ensure your survival – Integrate a highly available cloud
A
B
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Subject Line: A/B split test
Cloud. Zombies. Get expert help to ensure your survival
Ensure your survival - Integrate a highly available cloud
A
B
Click-to-open rate38%
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Banner Image Header: A/B split test
A B
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Banner Image Header: A/B split test
A B
Click-to-open rate27%
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Retargeting email
Reactivated 2% of contacts who had not interacted in 6
months
“We hope it’s not too late”
Content offer
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Landing page with registration form
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Landing page with registration form
Linked to how migrating to the cloud as a business option aligns with surviving the
zombie apocalypse
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Audience 2: C-level
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Direct Mail 1: Zombie survival kit
Play
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Direct Mail 2: Zombie survival kit
Backpack
Survival guideFlashlight/compass
Movie tickets
Silly string
Brochure
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Audience 3: Analysts and journalistsLet’s hear their response
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New Publication: Engaged and notable feedback
“The press kit was thoughtful and
beautiful. It got [my colleagues] talking!”
– Data Center Management
“Thanks to your team and SunGard for sending the personalized package – very
creative! I will continue to keep SunGard AS top of mind for all DR opportunities.”
–Disaster Recovery Journal
“I was so impressed with the campaign, really, the whole office was. And, my 17-
year-old loved the zombie book within the kit. This is by far one of the most creative
campaigns I’ve seen.” – Information Management
“The zombie kit elevated the visibility and memorability of SunGard AS in my mind. It was a blast from the past to receive a
press kit, but very cool!”– ZD Net
“While I’m not always a fan of press kits, this one really caught my eye and will
help me remember SunGard AS.”– IDG News Service
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Integrate Social MediaSpreading the buzz
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Integrating social media
Almost 2,000 shares
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Top takeaways
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Consider direct mail to break through the clutter
Creative works for B2B, too
Use pop culture to generate interest