the building blocks of your online brand
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Katrina DouglasHead of Marketing UK, 1&1 Internet Ltd.
THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF
YOUR ONLINE BRAND
The Secrets of Online Success Workshop
Established in 1988, 1&1 is a leading global web host
Over 13 million customer contracts worldwide
Over 19 million domain names managed
Together with Fasthosts, UK’s No.1 web host with over 1
million customer contracts
6,900 employees, of which aprox. 2,000 are engaged in
product management and development
Who is 1&1
What is a brand?
Block one: Choosing the right web address
Block two: Getting your business online
Block three: Building your social media presence
Block Four: Getting found online
Agenda: Reveal and Understand Your Web Audience
“Every small business has a brand -
either accidentally or intentionally,
because it’s a lot like a personality -
everyone has one, like it or not..”
John Jantsch
Author of DuctTape Marketing
“Branding is the art of becoming
knowable, likable and trustable.”
John Jantsch
Author of DuctTape Marketing
1. Position your brand as if it were a person
2. Build trust – today′s online influencers are
Web natives who trade in trust, reputation, and
relationships, using social media
3. Build a likable brand - If people don’t like your
brand, they’re not going to buy from your
business – there’s too much choice!
3 things to consider when building your online brand
How do you begin building your online brand?
Choose the right web address
Create a website that’s true to your
brand
Build a social presence
Show up in local search
Build an online reputation
Be present across the web
What is a brand?
Block one: Choosing the right web address
Block two: Getting your business online
Block three: Building your social media presence
Block four: Getting found online
Agenda: Reveal and Understand Your Web Audience
1. It starts with a domain
Build a portfolio
Register Choose domain name
Choose the right
TLD
® 1&1 Internet Ltd. 2014
What is a brand?
Block one: Choosing the right web address
Block two: Getting your business online
Block three: Building your social media presence
Block Four: Getting found online
Agenda: Reveal and Understand Your Web Audience
1&1 MyWebsite – A powerful suite for a small business website
• Agency-grade layouts and
design
• > 120 verticals supported
with industry specific
content
• Easy and powerful drag &
drop editor
• 300+ integrated Web-
applications
• Mobile optimised sites
• Blog, Newsletter tool,
Presentation &
Engagement Tools etc.
• Integrated search engine
optimisation
• E-Commerce features
• Facebook Page builder and
Social Media Manager
Easy Web-publishing Great Features Online Success
Be Present
1&1 MyShop: the ideal E-Commerce solution for SMBs
• Using of pre-defined layouts
and designs
• Easy and powerful drag &
drop editor
• Mobile optimized sites
• Shop setup in a few steps
• Product, order and
customer management
• Interfaces for import and
export
• Up to 1,000 products
• All payment and shipping
options
• Interface to eBay and
Amazon
• Guaranteed availability
(99,9%) via geo-
redundancy
Easy shop designer All-in-one solution Great Feature set
Transact
1&1 MyShop: high-end design tool
• Optimised layouts and navigation
for online stores
• Easy creation by drag & drop
• Complete mobile optimised
Perfect integration
Transact
What is a brand?
Block one: Choosing the right web address
Block two: Getting your business online
Block three: Building your social media
presence
Block Four: Getting found online
Agenda: Reveal and Understand Your Web Audience
“Social media sparks a revelation that
we, the people, have a voice, and
through the democratisation of content
and ideas we can once again unite
around common passions, inspire
movements, and ignite change.”
Brian SolisEngage: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to
Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web
Considerations for building a successful social media presence
What is your main goal?
What social networks are most
important to you?
What do your customers
expect from you?
What parameters can be used
to measure impact?
® 1&1 Internet Ltd. 2013
Pinterest (21%) is now more popular than Twitter (18%)
among Internet users.
Women are four times more likely to be Pinterest users than
men
most people aren’t using multiple social networks. Over
50% of Internet users either don’t use any social networks, or
use just one (i.e. Facebook).
Facebook and Instagram users are the most engaged.
Around 60% of their users sign in every day (compared to
46% of Twitter users)
Almost all social networkers use Facebook. In fact, over
80% of ‘other’ social network users also use Facebook.
5 useful facts to help focus your efforts
http://oursocialtimes.com/10-useful-social-networking-statistics-for-2014/
“One-click” transform your website into a
business Facebook page
• Always up-to-date
• Same look and feel across website & Facebook
• Automatically pre-filled with website content
1&1 Social Media Hub: Create a Facebook Business Page
COMPANY LOGO
COVER PHOTO
ADRESS
COMPANY NAME
Interact
Just one central tool for managing your online
appearance
• Add optimised Facebook Tabs synchronised
with your MyWebsite with a click
• Update content on your MyWebsite instantly
up-to-date on Facebook
Manage Facebook Content up-to-date with 1 Click
Interact
What is a brand?
Block one: Choosing the right web address
Block two: Getting your business online
Block three: Building your social media presence
Block Four: Getting found online
Agenda: Reveal and Understand Your Web Audience
People want to find your business on social, mobile and local search
Be engaged in social media
Interact with customers on Facebook, Twitter, etc
Get found via local search requests
Be correctly listed in online directories like yelp
Optimise your website for mobile devices
consumers want to visit websites on their phone
or tablet
72% of consumers search for local
businesses online
17% of global web traffic are generated by
mobile devices
72% of consumers trust online reviews as
much as personal recommendation
Social
Local
Mobile
Consumer behavior Small Business opportunity
Not just a technological - a significant cultural shift!
1&1 List Local: addresses changing consumer behaviour
2911/04/20141&1
Intern
et
Get Found
Challenge 1:
Rapid growth: mobile & local searches
• 85% of consumers search online for local
products and services (Searchengineland)
• 54% of consumers have substituted the
Internet and local search for phone books
(comScore)
• 88% of consumers who search for a type of
local business on a mobile device call or go
to that business within 24 hours. (Google
Mobile Movement Study, 2011)
Getting found with accurate profile and
contact information is
highly relevant for local SMBs!
Directory landscape is complex for SMBs to oversee
and time consuming to manage
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Get Found
• Which directories are
relevant?
• How do I create my profile?
• Why do some directories
show data of my business
already?
• How do I change data?
Challenge 2
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Get Found
Listing is important for visibility in Google (local search term)
Industry directories
search for „lawyer Heilbronn“
Google Places
SEAads
SEA adsGoogle Maps
SEO
SEO
Local Listing
Local Listing
Local Listing
• How do I get on Google?
Challenge 3
1&1 List Local: helps businesses get found
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et
Check Online
Visibility
Easily create
business profile
1-Click sync into
relevant directories
Get Found
and grow
Setup Assistent2
Dashboard3 Customer
Feedback
4Free
Listing Check
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“Get found in the most relevant online directories, search engines, apps, and navigation systems
by creating your profile once. Listen to the customers voice. It‘s local online marketing 2.0!”
Get Found
Thursday
Time Speaker Position Workshop titles
12:00 Katrina Douglas Head of Marketing UK, 1&1 The building blocks of your online brand
13:00Elias Rendón Benger + Customer
Head of Product Management - MyWebsiteThe key to creating your own professional website
14:00 Roundtable - The Ingredients of Online Success
15:00 Andreas Klenk Expert Product Management - eBusiness Unlock online sales with your own eShop
16:00 Marko Heijnen WordPress Specialist Discover the World of WordPress
17:00 Katrina Douglas Head of Marketing UK, 1&1 Reveal and understand your web audience
What else have we got for you...
Friday
Time Speaker Position Workshop titles
12:00 Katrina Douglas Head of Marketing UK, 1&1 The building blocks of your online brand
13:00Elias Rendón Benger + Customer
Head of Product Management - MyWebsiteThe key to creating your own professional website
14:00 Andreas Klenk Expert Product Management - eBusiness Unlock online sales with your own eShop
15:00 Marko Heijnen WordPress Specialist Discover the World of WordPress
16:00 Katrina Douglas Head of Marketing UK, 1&1 Reveal and understand your web audience
What else have we got for you...