web marketing essentials for 2013 and beyond jasmine sandler
DESCRIPTION
A short overview of what any marketing or communications professional needs to know to be ready to grow market share, drive qualified leads and increase online sales in 2013 and beyond. This presentation was delivered by Jasmine Sandler, CEO of Agent-cy Online Marketing and Digital Marketing consultant at the Agent-cy offices in mid-town Manhattan in october 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Presented by:Jasmine Sandler
CEO|Agent-cyWeb Marketing Consultant
1515 BroadwayNY, NY 10036 347-809-5480
WEB MARKETING ESSENTIALS:::::
2013 & beyond | OCTOBER 2, 2012
SEARCH CHANGES::::
POSTIIVE: Visitor engagement matters more than ever. POSITIVE: Content quality will grow in importance NEGATIVE: Duplicate Anchor Text and Links from Article
Directories/Low Quality Sites NEGATIVE: Target Sites with Duplicate Content
CONTENT CONSUMPTION::
Content consumption increases on tablet and mobile and online video leads the way
APP USAGE:: 1.82 Billion
Iphones and Androids combined expected by 2013
Social & Productivity Apps leading the way: Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin
Google +
App marketplace opens up added revenue streams for in-app ads, subscriptions
BLOGGING’S INFLUENCE::
Looking to drive Online Brand Awareness? Journalist Search the Blogs for Topics. Customers trust Blogs for Real reviews and opinions on products & services
MOBILE USAGE::
Mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access devices worldwide by 2013.
By 2014, 3 billion Smartphones will make Internet transactions
Gartner Predictions
WEB MARKETING 101::
Know Who You Are Targeting
Know How Your Industry Uses the Web & Marketing Channels
Know Your Direct & Indirect Web Competitors
Know Where Your Target Lives Online
Know How Your Audience Digests Web Content
Know How to Reach & Engage Across the Customer Lifecycle
Know Your Online Marketing Goals and How to Track
Know How to Budget for Web Marketing
WEBSITE PLANNING::::
Know Your Audience
Have a website User Plan(UX)
Use Wordpress or similar as a platform
Define Conversion Points and Set Trackable Goals
Produce and use professional copy, imagery and video
Have a Mobile-Friendly Version of your site
Optimize Your Site for SEO and Social
CONTENT PLANNING ESSENTIALS:::: Create Content with Your Target in Mind
Make Content Shareable
Utilize Your Keyword Phrases Effectively in your Content
Have a Content Frequency Plan and Execute
Have a Committed Resource or Team to Manage Your Content Content includes: Website Copy; Blogging; Images; Video; Podcasts,
Press Releases; Webcasts; Webinars; Social Media Status/Commenting
Have Tracking Metrics in Place to Track Your Success in Content
Sharing
SOCIAL MEDIA 101:::: Have a Social Strategy that …..
Makes sense for YOUR business
Addresses YOUR target audience
Is reasonable to YOUR resources
Is Tracked to YOUR success metrics.
SEO 101::::
Have an SEO Strategy that ….. Utilizes quality, relevant content on a frequent
basis
Reviews your current site for any SEO issues
Avoids Duplicate Content, Keyword Stuffing and Cloaking
Has well researched keywords in mind
Addresses YOUR target audience by real search volume
Is reasonable to YOUR resources
Is Tracked to YOUR success metrics.
For ALL SEO resources and tools, visit JasmineSandler.com
GOOGLE+ ON THE UPSWING
170mm+ Google+ Users Personalized SERPs
leading SEO results – affects executives’ brands
Keys to success: Participation High circle counts Delivering Brand
FACEBOOK CONTENT & SHARING
Keywords with Posts/Comments Shareable content – think images and video,
quotes Page setup complete with calls to action Think Fans and friends of fans Connect with topic based FB pages, groups,
people and comment
TWITTER LINKS & MENTIONS DRIVE SEO
Followers, retweets affect real-time search Keys: Newsworthy content, events, sharing
non-personal valuable information Sharing links Following credible authors, journalists &
engaging in @mentions Asking for retweets Mentioning links/tweets containing “Twitter” Engaging with popular tweets that are
relevant to your personal or corporate brand Using #hashtags/keywords|
LINKEDIN EFFECTIVE PROFILING HELPS SEO
Company Profile Complete Images Products & Services Employees. Partners.Vendors = followers News. Fully Managed Blog Link Managing Job Updates
All Key Employees Have Full Personal Profiles Personal Keywords Full Summary Multimedia content – company
presentations/videos/whitepapers/articles Daily Management
PINTEREST : HIGH TAGGED IMAGE ACTIVITY DRIVES SEO
Use your top keywords in your product/service title Use hashtags to categorize subjects Create simple captions with keywords Put a Pinterest icon on your website. Include your website url on all products
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING ESSENTIALS
• Necessary component of your SEO Strategy
• Must be frequent and appropriate
• Increases social signals
• Makes your content sharing easier
TRACK USER REFERENCE/KEYWORD Use Google Analytics http://www.google.com/analytics/
Agent-cy serviceshttp:www.agent-cy.com
Web Marketing Consulting (Hourly and by Project) Web Site Design and Development Online PR & Blogging SEO Strategy SEO Audits SEO Management Social Media Marketing Strategy Social Media Management Social Media Training
AGENT-CY CONTACT INFORMATION
Agent-cy Online Marketing, Inc.1515 Broadway, 11th Floor
NY, NY 10036(347) 809-5480
www.jasminesandler.com