Not so Scary: Things marketers should not be afraid of
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Not so scary! T h i n g s t h e b e s t m a r ke t e r s s h o u l d n o t b e a f r a i d o f.
Dustin Cederholm
Digital Marketing Manager, Fluid
Jonathan Rodriguez
Managing Director/Partner, Fluid
Dustin Cederholm has been engaged in conversion optimization professionally for more than 7 years. His experience has helped companies as small as 25 employees with less than $1 million revenue and as large as 2,500 employees with >$1 billion revenue. He uses advanced CRO techniques to turn client’s site traffic into revenue.
Jonathan is the Digital Marketing Manager at Fluid. Before arriving at Fluid, Jonathan worked at SEO.com starting as a wee SEO specialist. Over the course of 2 years, he climbed the ranks to where he managed one of SEO.com’s largest accounts. His interest range from conversion optimation and social media to Doctor Who and Harley’s Allons-y!
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Never fear: Follow the leaderL e a r n t o u s e t h e m a r ke t i n g s t r a t e g i e s y o u r c o m p e t i t o r s u s e ,
t h e n u s e t h e m b e t t e r !
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Follow the leaderWe hear the saying, “Don’t recreate the wheel,” all the time. But how often do you more or less starting from scratch? Not as often as you might think.
Great marketing strategies include a few of the best marketing channels that almost always work, no matter what industry you’re in.
Never fear: Zig when others zagC r e a t i v e m a r ke t i n g t a ke s o u t s i d e t h e b ox t h i n k i n g .
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Zig when others zagWhat is a marketing strategy if all you do is mimic others? While it’s fine to select some of the same marketing channels as your competition and industry leaders, creating unique campaigns that use your brand voice will set your offering apart from the crowd.
Image source: http://blog.marketo.com/2013/05/5-of-the-most-innovative-and-unique-marketing-campaigns-so-far-in-2013.html
Never fear: Budget meetingsTo b e t t e r m a r ke t i n g u s i n g s i m p l e & f r e e G o o g l e t o o l s .
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Marketing budget meetings
Never fear: Reporting a bad campaignTo b e t t e r m a r ke t i n g u s i n g s i m p l e & f r e e G o o g l e t o o l s .
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Marketing Campaigns & Education
• User behavior• Resistance to CTA• Not answering the
customer’s questions• Feedback
Never fear: Getting to know your customerTo b e t t e r m a r ke t i n g u s i n g s i m p l e & f r e e G o o g l e t o o l s .
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Get to know your customer
• Referrals/reviews• Annual surveys• Personal calls• Research sessions• Holiday gifts
Fear: The dark To b e t t e r m a r ke t i n g u s i n g s i m p l e & f r e e G o o g l e t o o l s .
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Don’t get lost in the dark
IN SUMMARY
• Follow the leader• Zig when others zag• Win your marketing budget • Learn from every campaign• Get to know your customer• Don’t get lost in the dark
Questions?Not so scary!
T h i n g s t h e b e s t m a r ke t e r s s h o u l d n o t b e a f r a i d o f.
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Can you speak to all of the different tools to watch personas, traffic, and to
understand how the site is working?
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It seems like it takes a huge budget to advertise online.
What do I do if I can’t afford that?
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I don’t have time to stay current on the advertising
world. How can our company have an impact without
spending too much time on marketing?
Next month…
The Year in ReviewA look back at Fluid’s predictions for 2015 and an
assessment of where the industry stands.
When: Tuesday November 24, 2015 @ 11:30 am MST (last Tues. of every month)