O nline Lead Generation that Complements Your Offline Efforts
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ONLINE LEAD GENERATION
THAT COMPLEMENTS YOUR OFFLINE
EFFORTS Richard Reider, Program Manager,
American Red CrossRachael Strang, Account Executive,
BKV
TODAY’S AGENDA Importance of online channels Multi-channel strategy Email channel Search engine & Social media
advertising Case study Maximizing offline media Questions
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MULTICHANNEL WHAT IS IT? It is the practice of using multiple channels
to reach constituents.
Multi-channel marketing lets the user decide, giving them a choice.
Brochures
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WHY IS MULTICHANNEL IMPORTANT? Huge assortment of marketing channels
means that your potential donors could anywhere – and you need to be where they are.
As the number of potential marketing channels grows even further (and it will), designing multi-channel marketing campaigns will continue to be key for reigning in constituents.
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WHY IS MULTICHANNEL IMPORTANT?
Generation Group
Civilian Non-
institutional
Population
Work force
Population
% of group in work force
% of total work force
16-34 years (Millennial) 80,787 54,333 67% 35%35-49 years
(Gen X) 60,118 49,280 82% 32%50-69 years
(Baby Boom) 76,777 47,600 62% 31%
70+ years (Silent) 29,756 3,633 12% 2%
Generational convergence in the labor force
Source: U.S. Dept. Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics April 2014
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WHY IS MULTICHANNEL IMPORTANT? Approx. every 8.5 seconds another
person from the largest generation in population size turns age 50 this year.
We are on the leading edge of the “Baby Boom” retirement.
The leading edge of Generation X will begin to turn age 50 next year.
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WHY INTEGRATE ONLINE WITH OFFLINE
Is this familiar in your organization?
Email Marketing
Direct mail Marketing
Website Marketing
Social /Mobile MarketingGift
Planning
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STRATEGIES TO THINK ABOUT Create consistent and integrated
message across all channels. Utilize the appropriate channels Create multiple touch points Know your target constituency
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ONLINE CHANNELS
Online Channels
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WHY EMAIL IS ESSENTIAL IN MULTICHANNEL STRATEGIES? Email marketing maximizes constituency
reach and frequency with minimal impact on marketing budget.
Email is simple and quick to create and deploy
It is personal and easily customizable Emails are Action oriented and Measurable Emails are global 91% of people check there email everyday.
Approx. 2.46 billion email users. (Source: Exact Target)
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DEFINE GOALS FOR YOUR EMAIL CHANNEL Primary purpose is to identify
prospective GP donors - Generate leadsCultivation and stewardship toolAttain continuity between online your
offline strategiesCreate a heightened level of awareness
through repetition Build a sense of trust and credibility with
the donorProvide yet another opportunity to engage
the donor
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Mission and other
giving options
MESSAGE Segment content and your Audience
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Irrevocable gift
options
Giving/tax
solutions
Revocable gift
options
Responders Gate KeepersScored Donors
>65 Ages
EMAIL BEST PRACTICES Design Elements
Trustworthy recognizable From: name Subject lines that attract attention - timely, useful, specific Take advantage of the Preheader area Include your most interesting content at the top Streamline the content Clear CTA and Hyperlinks should be bold, blue and
underlined Every email should have unsubscribe link Incorporate design elements for mature eyes.
Large, Easy to read fonts (No difficult scripting) Responsive formats to optimize for the user’s platform (i.e.
Mobile, desktop, tablet) Symmetry between email and Landers for recognition
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EMAIL PREHEADER USAGE
Preheader Space with CTA
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EMAIL CALL TO ACTION USAGE
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EMAIL BEST PRACTICES Timing Essential
Coordinate online flight schedule with offline schedule Maximize the surround sound effect of message
Weekends = Increased Open and Click thru rate
14% of all opens and clicks on a mobile device occurred from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. The second-biggest peak, at 12% share, occurred between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. (Source: TailoredMail)
On time every timeFor example, every Wednesday at 6am.
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WHY LEVERAGE PAID SEARCH?
Why take your marketing online?More cost efficient – cost per click modelReach new donorsDrive traffic to siteNimble testingAnother touch point to support offlineYour donors are online, so you should be,
too!
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HOW PAID SEARCH WORKS User goes onto the web and searches keyword(s)
on a search engine Depending on your bid, your ad/link to your lander
will be displayed somewhere in the sponsored link section.
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QUALITY SCORE – KEY TO WHERE YOUR ADS APPEAR
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Bid – highest bid does NOT guarantee top placement
Title & Description – higher click-through rate = better QS
Landing Page – the more relevant the lander, the better your QS
STRUCTURE & SET UP IMPORTANT TO A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN
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1. Campaign
2. Ad Group
3. Keyword
Start/end dates, daily budget, target audience, geo-targeting
Titles & descriptions, max CPC bidsand destination URLs
Individual terms & phrases that a user might search for to find you
EXAMPLES OF AD GROUPS/KEYWORDS
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Ad Group KeywordKeyword Type
Wills/Bequests red cross charitable bequests BrandWills/Bequests red cross help with estate planning BrandWills/Bequests writing a will Non-BrandWills/Bequests will and estate planning Non-BrandCGAs red cross charitable gift annuity BrandCGAs red cross gift annuity rates BrandCGAs gift annuity calculator Non-BrandCGAs gift annuity to charity Non-BrandGeneral PG red cross planned giving Brand
General PGamerican red cross planned giving programs Brand
General PG what is planned giving Non-BrandGeneral PG end of life decisions Non-Brand
KEYWORD MATCH TYPES Broad
Matches all possible combinations to any words within the query
EX: Charitable Gift Annuity = Charitable Gift Arrangements
Phrase Triggers your ad only when the query includes your
keyword in the exact sequence that you specify EX: Charitable Gift Annuity = Charitable Gift Annuity
Rates Exact
Triggers ad only when the query contains the keyword exactly as you typed it
EX: Charitable Gift Annuity = Charitable Gift Annuity
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TITLES & DESCRIPTIONS - ADS USERS SEE IN SPONSORED LISTINGS
Strict character limitations based on the search engine
Set up at the Ad Group level, provides ability to create targeted messages to individual Ad Groups
Test 2-3 T&Ds to determine the best messaging based on CTR and conversion rate
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TitleDisplay URLDescription
OPTIMIZATIONS TO IMPROVE SUCCESS METRICS Factors to optimize for in Paid Search:
Bid Increasing or decreasing position of the ad
Titles & Descriptions Testing a variety of messages to determine the
best CTR and conversion rateKeywords
Deleting poorly-performing keywords Adding similar keywords to those that perform
highly
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UTILIZING GOOGLE GRANT
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501(c)(3) organizations can receive free search advertising on Google. A daily budget set to $329 USD (about
$10,000/mo) A maximum cost-per-click (CPC) limit of
$2.00 USD Only run text ads
Due to bid limits, Grant is best used as just a part of your paid search strategy
LEVERAGING FACEBOOK Nonprofits who use Social media for fundraising &
communicating with their networks increase fundraising results up to 40% - 2013 Blackbaud Non-Profit Benchmark Study
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LEVERAGING FACEBOOK Allows for tight-targeting: age, interests, charitable
affiliations, etc. Runs on CPC model – pay only for click throughs Good way to buy a lot of impressions for a low cost
Awareness value even if conversions may be low
Target Interests Include Total Reach
Baby Boomers # baby boomer, #empty nest, #senior citizen
15,123,780
Interests #gardening, #travel, #tennis, #golf course, #blood donation, #church,
46,931,240
Charity #charity (virtue), #charity (practice), #volunteering, #compassion, #civil society, #Humanitarianism, # humanitarian aid, #Missionary,
12,404,360
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LANDERS DEVELOPED FOR EACH AD GROUP TO CAPTURE LEADS
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REACHING NEW PROSPECTS THROUGH ONLINE CHANNELS Situation: Looking to reach new prospects beyond the
donor database, while keeping costs at or below those for direct mail
Solution: Developed an online campaign using tightly-targeted keywords in Paid Search and targets in Facebook to generate leads for various topics in Planned Giving. As part of the campaign, a DR-focused set of landing
pages was developed for the respective traffic
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DIGITAL CPL CUT BY AN AVERAGE OF 75% COMPARED TO MAIL Results: Going online was a great channel for reaching
NEW prospects within the program’s target demo After performing a matchback analysis, we found vast
majority of the leads we drive from online efforts were indeed new to ARC
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WHERE WE GO FROM HERE
Recommendations for next campaign: Not part of donor base, so what’s the strategy for
moving forward (not donors as far as we can tell), how do we move them down the funnel. Retargeting, going back to those who don’t convert (opps for those that go to page and don’t convert).
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MAXIMIZING YOUR OFFLINE CHANNELS
Offline Channels
Brochures
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PRINT AND DIRECT MAIL OPPORTUNITIES
Create multiple touch points on printed materials. (i.e. web site URLs, phone, or email.)
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PRINT AND DIRECT MAIL OPPORTUNITIES
Include specific URLs in brochures for referencing more detailed information.
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PRINT AND DIRECT MAIL OPPORTUNITIES
Offer specific URLs to Landers in Direct mail campaigns.
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QUESTIONS
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THANK YOU
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