Advanced Swiftpage Email Strategies for Capturing, Nurturing & Converting Leads into Sales
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Transcript of Advanced Swiftpage Email Strategies for Capturing, Nurturing & Converting Leads into Sales
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Advanced Swiftpage* Strategies
*Sage e-Marketing
For Capturing, Nurturing & Converting Leads into Sales
Welcome to this advanced presentation on Swiftpage Strategies (Swiftpage is also known as Sage e-Marketing).
Im Stacia Shinaberry, Vice President of Aviva LLC and The Database Diva. which was recently named the Top Swiftpage Reseller in the world. We help transform websites into list-building tools that generate leads and convert prospects to paying clients.
Thank you all for the terrific feedback and questions we received from you about todays presentation. Ill be your emcee, and Id like to give a call out to our guests from:GuatemalaNew ZealandUK
OK, heres how it works:
Todays presentation is being recorded. You will automatically receive a copy plus our list of resources well be talking about.
On your screen you should see the meeting panel, which has a place for you to enter your questions. Ill be monitoring questions as we go and well save time for Q&A at the end.
We want to keep this session to 55 minutes, as promised. So at the end, Ill let you know when our times up, and well officially end the meeting. However, if you still have questions, well stay on a bit longer, and that will be part of the recording if you need to jump off.
OK, let me introduce everyone
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Presented By
Stacia Shinaberry
Todd Viau
Lori Feldman
Todd Viau is VP of Technology Services and has been with our company for 15 years. Today hes our man behind the curtain, but hes our Swiftpage expert, so youll be hearing from him later and hell be around for your questions.
Lori Feldman, is founder and president of The Database Diva and is a 25-year veteran of direct marketing industry, where she received the prestigious Direct Marketer of the Year Award. Shes our company newsletter editor (which you can sign up for on the home page of our website) and it has won the APEX Award for Newsletter Writing Excellence 3 times.
Lori
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Top 2 Marketing Challenges
Heres what you told us were your top 2 marketing challenges
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Agenda
e-Marketing TrifectaDatabase SegmentationThe Sales Conversion ProcessContentTrackingSpecial Offers
So heres the agenda we put together for you.
We have way too much to cover, so we decided were going to laser focus on each session over the next 6 months
So if you feel you want more than you got todaystay tunedwere going to break it down for you.
In fact, the next session will be Wed, Feb 20, on How To Avoid a Website Makeover
LORItake it away
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e-Marketing Trifecta
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Eblasts, Newsletters = all about you
Drip = all about the customer
All require good content, but different
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Special or Limited PromotionAnnouncementEventSaleDiscountClose-Out
Email Blast
Least interesting, least effectiveAnd the way most people handle all their marketingAll about ME ME MEnot very interesting to most peopleMost likely to get the most opt-outs
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E-Newsletter
They come in long, longer, longest
No timeworked his way up from printer with ink under his fingernails to sales manager
Working sales manager and top rainmaker
He really has no time
But hes in the newspaper businessCANARY IN THE MINE!!!! Newspapers are dying!
Had to change something
Stephen Trentmann, Sales Manager, Washington Missourian4 years uninterrupted monthly editions2 hours once a quarter to curate, write and layout 3 ISSUESAverage 9-12 new quote requests each time
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Drip Marketing
Website LeadProposal sentFirst-time customerTrade show leadNetworkingLost saleCustomer stops buying (Inactive)
TRIGGER EVENT in your business
Describe campGraduated more than 200 campers$100K RFPMortgage broker 9 deals within 10 daysCamp tackles the 2 biggest road blocks to more revenue and faster sales closes:No time to follow upNo idea what to writeDescribe FormatGuarantee
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Heres How it Adds Up
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ME
ME
YOU!
Eblasts, Newsletters = all about you
Drip = all about the customer
All require good content, but different
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Segmentation
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These are some of the most common ways to segment your database
Persona - who buys your product/service Could be job title or kind of interests, behavior, pain level, trigger
Buying Process UrgencyWhere are they in the sales funnel?
80/20
Customers vs. prospects
Product / Service
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The Sales Conversion Process
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The Customers Buying Process
Shortlist Vendors
Criteria Checklist
Research
Here is where most people make a mistake:
They treat everyone in their funnel the same
As soon as someone becomes a lead, theyre blasting them with special pricing, discounts, buy now, me me me offers
Thats a MESSAGE to MARKET MISMATCH
So heres what were going to do
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A top of the funnel offer
Cheat sheetSpecial ReportSign up for the newsletterOnline calculator
Come up with a middle of the funnel offer
Free CritiqueFree Eval / AuditCase Studies
Bottom of the Funnel offerFree Consult$100 off first order
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Your Online Sales Funnel
Drip Marketing Follow Up
Thank You Page
Landing Page
Offer(Call To Action
Example of how I did it for this webinar.
Landing page, thank you page, drip marketing follow up are all done thru Swiftpages survey tool.
I could have put the landing page on my website as I did for the offer on my home page.
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Your Online Sales Funnel - Mapped
Drip Marketing Follow Up
Thank You Page
Landing Page
Offer #1
Drip Marketing Follow Up
Thank You Page
Landing Page
Offer #2
Drip Marketing Follow Up
Thank You Page
Landing Page
Offer #3
Lets say your sales cycle is fairly long9 months
Your drip marketing campaign for those just starting their research will be 9-12 months
Your drip campaign for the middle of the funnel prospects will be 4-6 months
Your drip for those who are ready to buy nowand this means youve already talked to them to know that, in most caseswill be 30-60 days
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Wordpress Widget Here
BEFORE
AFTER
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More Offers = More Leads!
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ROI of Lead Generation
2 points of entryYou push them with your e-marketingSEO and other search
Only tools you need are CRMSwiftpageWebsiteGoogle Analytics
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Content
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Seems overwhelming because youre trying to create something out of nothingDont do thatStart with free tools and make your readers do the workespecially if youve not mailed your list frequently
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10 Compelling Content Idea Starters
Customer SurveyInterview customers for Case StudiesGoogle Analytics Keywords and Top PagesGoogle AlertsGoogle Suggest ToolGoogle TrendsQuora.comLinkedIn Questions (and Answers)Fiverr.comRe-purpose Drips > Blogs > SM Updates
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Request for Interview
Subject Line: I'd like to interview you for a feature article
[[First Name]],Thanks for accepting my request to interview you for a case study about [[Company]]s experience with drip marketing. Id like to interview you by email, and then write an article from your answers. The article will appear on my blog and then will be distributed to all my social media networks and in my newsletter.
I am very proud of the work youve done on your database and the success youve had. Id like to share your effort with my other prospects and clients as a way to inspire them to start their own drip marketing campaigns.I know youre very busy, but if you could answer these questions for me, Id greatly appreciate it! (Is 5 business days enough time for you to do it?)
You can just hit reply and type your answers underneath the Qs if thats easiest.
Interview Questions1. Tell me about [[Company]]. Where does your company fit in its marketplace? Whats your role in the company? How long have you been in this role? What size is your database? How long have you been using ACT/Swiftpage? (Just a couple of sentences for frame of reference for readers). 2. When we first started working together on your drip marketing, do you remember why you wanted my help? What business problem were you trying to solve? Why couldnt you do it on your own? (OK to give background on what you were doing/did before) 3. What did [[Company]] do to help you with this challenge? 4. What were your results (good or bad)? Were there any surprises in the process we used or with your results? 5. Whats the next step you want to tackle with your database marketing? 6. What 3 tips would you give to other database marketers? 7. Would you please send me a mug shot? Or may I copy pictures off your website?
Warmly,Lori Feldman314-485-4350
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Tracking
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A/B Testing
No one can know what will work best for readership
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Pick the Winning Subject Line
Not highlighted b/c it won.
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Test for Link Placement
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47% of emails are read on mobile devices
Swiftpage wont track this, but your Google Analytics will tell you how important this is
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Unopens, Bounces & Opt Outs
Unopens: Use the Drip Marketing module to send your blasts.Message 1 > Day 1 > To allMessage 2 > Day 3 > To unopens from Day 1Bounces = Sales CallACT! Users: Get Free App: Email Address Lookupwww.Exponenciel.comOpt Outs = One last email via Outlook as an Exit Interview
TODD - Demo
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Special Offers #1 Convert More Leads!
Free 10-Point Drip Marketing Evaluation$500 ValueSubmit before Wed., Feb. 13, 2013, 11:59pm Central
ww2.thedatabasediva.com/free-10-point-drip-marketing-evaluation
STACIA
Give us your existing drip campaign or tell us an IDEA you have for one, and well give you a 10-point written evaluation on what youre doing right and how we think you can improve it
Weve written or helped write over 200 drip marketing campaigns, so we know what works.
All work is covered by an Aviva LLC Non-Disclosure Agreement, and will not be shared with any third party.
This offer expires midnight Feb. 13 so get your files ready to send now
Write down this URL and well send it to you tomorrow with the recording
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10X Guarantee
#1 Do It Yourself Lead Generation
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10X Guarantee
DRIP MARKETING CAMP6 WeeksDrip Campaign BlueprintDrip Messages Written, Edited by LoriLaunched in your Swiftpage account
CONTENT CAMP6 Weeks Teach you everything you need to know to easily generate the right content, published to the right places at the right timeeven if youre not a writer. Includes:3 live group sessions: 1 every other week, homework in betweenCurriculum covers:The WHAT: Content Strategy, what should you write about?The HOW: How to write when youre not a writer and have no time3 month Content CalendarT/M/B Offer / Landing Page Creation
Both camps come with a 10X guarantee: You must generate sales of at least 10X your Camp investment within 12 years, or we give you a 100% refund.
Use this coupon code for either or both camps. The URL will give more info about starting dates.
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#2 Do-it-For-You Content-Writing Service
Regularly $2,750 Till midnight: $2,000, Save $750Includes:Creation of 1 drip marketing campaign2-hour interviewOffer creation / Landing page consult*Copy write 12 messagesSet up the campaign in your Swiftpage accountWork with you to segment your database LaunchAnalyze your tracking reports with you to make recommendationsRepurpose your drip into blog posts and social media updatesAllow 30 days for delivery
* Cant promise we can get the forms on your website; depends on your website; you may need to contact your webmaster
Have to limit it to today because of our production schedule and Lori going out of town.
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Heres To Dripping with Success!
Q&AStacia Shinaberrywww.TheDatabaseDiva.com314-485-4350 x 107Skype: [email protected]
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