Nonprofit Marketing Trends 2014: What to Ignore, What to Embrace

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Nonprofit Marketing Trends 2014

Transcript of Nonprofit Marketing Trends 2014: What to Ignore, What to Embrace

Nonprofit Marketing Trends 2014

Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com

Kivi Leroux Miller

Author, Trainer, and Adviser

@kivilm

Are we Normal?

Can We Stop?

Do We Have To?

Past ?

2-3 Year

Communications

Plans are standard.

2-3 Year

Communications

Plans are standard.

Things are changing too fast. Plan

12-18 months out, with editorial

calendaring 3-6 months at a time.

The average length of

written content is

500-700 words.

The average length of

written content is

500-700 words.

Shorter content wins – except

when it doesn’t (Fans and

Google like depth and details).

The idea of

“nonprofit

marketing” is

poorly understood.

The idea of

“nonprofit

marketing” is

poorly understood. Many executives and boards still

don’t get it. And “it” is very

diverse (hard to understand) and

often not tied to goals (our fault).

Present

Direct mail

communications

frequency is going

down.

Direct mail

communications

frequency is going

down.

No significant differences over

the four years we’ve done the

Trends report (2011-2014).

Email communications

frequency is going up.

Email communications

frequency is going up.

No significant differences over

the four years we’ve done the

Trends report (2011-2014).

Future

Donor retention will

overtake acquisition

as a top priority.

It’s much more cost-effective

and better data management

and list segmentation will make

it much, much easier.

Donor retention will

overtake acquisition

as a top priority.

Facebook will continue

to take up a lot of

time for nonprofit

communicators.

Facebook will continue

to take up a lot of

time for nonprofit

communicators.

Orgs/Brands will either abandon

it, or stay and become much

more strategic and selective.

Your website

management skills will

determine your success

online.

Your website

management skills will

determine your success

online.

It’s the only real estate you

really control, and like a

homeowner, you are expected

to maintain it well.

Obsessive focus on your

SEO (search engine

optimization) will pay off

big.

Obsessive focus on your

SEO (search engine

optimization) will pay off

big.

It’s too hard to keep up with the

ever-changing algorithms. Focus on

good content marketing, and SEO

will take care of itself.

Nonprofits will be

expected to have

apps.

Nonprofits will be

expected to have

apps.

Mobile/responsive websites and

emails are far more important

now, but this is one to watch.

Print will die as a

major communications

channel for nonprofits.

Print will die as a

major communications

channel for nonprofits.

It will be at least 20 years

before that happens, if it ever

does.

Let’s Stay In Touch & See What Happens!

Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com

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