Inbound Marketing Lessons - These Five Things Worked

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© Amor Group, a Lockheed Martin company 2013 International Inbound These 5 things worked.

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A case study presented by Amor Lockheed Martin's Marketing Director Shaun McDougall in London for Hubspot's Inbound 2013 Conference on the 14th of October 2014. What lessons were learned by adopting a content led approach to marketing?

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© Amor Group, a Lockheed Martin company 2013 

International InboundThese 5 things worked.

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Shaun McDougallMarketing Director

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This presentation was delivered on Monday the 14 th of October as part of Hubspot’s Inbound UK 2013 conference in London.

The case study highlights the impact of adopting a content led approach on the marketing efforts of Amor Group, a Lockheed Martin Company.

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#1:Understand the business value of what you’re doing.

Without that context it’s wasted effort.

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In 2011 we were so outbound and our business strategy

demanded more value from marketing.

------------------------------------Value = impact on the

bottom line

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#2:With absolute certainty, there’s no guaranteed method of success.

Except getting to where your customer is.

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That doesn’t have to mean getting on a plane.

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#3:We’re marketing, we don’t pitch.

Wrong. Your assets pitch 24/7 – make sure they’re doing it right.

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Take control of your best platform

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#4:Lose the heads down, arse up approach.

Prospects want to hear from your experts, and quickly.

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Our brand isn’t just a logo & some colour.

It’s people like Kit, Angela & Alaistair.

Even in B2B, people matter.

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#5:Inbound is not the solution, it’s only part of it.

Marketing, business development & sales alignment is critical.

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Worth it?

• Web traffic up 107%

• Leads up from 60 a year to 100/month

• 125% increase in mobile

• Impact on bottom line measured in £m

• One of UK’s fastest growing international businesses

• Acquired by Lockheed Martin – brand, personality, approach and platforms all praised