Meeting Millennials Where They Live--Online. Focus on digital engagement: Marketing

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Focus on Digital Engagement: Marketing

1 Reaching Millennials: Good News

2 Digital Tactics

3 Marketing to a Digital Audience

MEETING MILLENNIALS WHERE THEY LIVE—ONLINE

4 Email

5 Mobile

Carole Lotito

BrightSidesMarketing.com

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MILLENNIALS: THE GOOD NEWS 3

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Highest Targeting Efficiency Index

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They have no issues disclosing their own personal information

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And they are online almost more than they are off

Sharing is What Really Matters

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They readily share advice, endorsements, articles, photos,

videos, jokes, news, reviews, quotes, memes, infographics, comments…

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Pew Research Sept, 2013

and they have a lot of friends!

Median Number of Friends on Facebook

DIGITAL TACTICS 10

Time’s a Wastin’

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

DESKTOP/LAPTOP

Hours Spent per Adult User Day with Digital Media

5.6

MOBILE OTHER DEVICES

5.3

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.2

3.0

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KPCB Internet Trends, 2015

So Many Opportunities

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Facebook

Music

Mobile

YouTube

Email

Instagram

Webinars

Podcasts

Twitter

LinkedIn

Vine

Periscope

Blogs

RSS

Apps

Yik Yak

Search

Tumblr

Pinterest SnapChat

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TUBE

PANDO

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FB MESSEN

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LE SEARCH

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YAHOO

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CKS

APPLE MAPS

SNAPCHAT

TWITTER

YAHOO

W

EATHER

Comscore, reported in Digiday Sept 2014

Millennials’ Top Mobile Apps

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iTUN

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RETURN ON INVESTMENT

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RETURN LOW

HIGH 1 2

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Facebook

YouTube

Instagram

Email

Snapchat

Twitter

Blogs

Webinars

Podcast

Pinterest

LInkedIn

Personas

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OCCUPATION

SOLUTIONS

FRUSTRATIONS

IDEAL EXPERIENCE

EXPECTED CONTRIBUTION

Stephanie 1982 (33)

Senior financial manager

AGE

CURRENT RESIDENCE Manhattan

BACK STORY Married, 2YO child, pregnant; will quit work with birth of second child

NOW: $$$, lead a committee or project, mentor student

FUTURE: $$$$

Online classes, convenient non-committal networking

opportunities, MBA information

Start post graduate degree while at home

>>Life/work balance >>Fear of losing touch with

profession while home

Jay 1992 (23)

Entry level, not in field

(In parental home) Hasbrouck Heights

Still living the social college lifestyle. Plans to move out with college friends

Build professional network, attain better job in desired field within two years.

NOW: share on social media FUTURE: $$$, mentor, send jobs

Interviewing techniques, unique job opportunities, exclusive apartment rental opportunities, case studies, Meetups

>>Disappointing work picture >>Unskilled in professional networking >>Fear of interviewing

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Stephanie Targeted Tactics

Jay

Facebook

YouTube

Instagram

Email

Snapchat

Twitter

Blogs

Webinars

Podcast

Pinterest LinkedIn

Games

MARKETING IN A DIGITAL

WORLD 17

Marketing to a Digital Millennial Audience

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PAID ONLINE

ORGANIC ONLINE RESULTS,

VIEWS, CLICKS, SHARES

EMAIL OFFLINE

EMAIL 19

• Reach large audience

• Quickly

• Low out-of-pocket; about 2% of the cost of print mail

• Do-it-yourself

The Beauty of Email

• Launch for other digital initiatives

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The Ultimate Goal of Email

To achieve a high level of emotional affinity or have recipients come to expect valuable and timely information from you.

Email Best Practices

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Short is Sweet

People are busy. Subject line should tell readers what they'll get when they open the email. Keep your subject line to 50 characters or less to be readable in the email pane.

Consider all Screens

Use Litmus.com to see how your email appears across a wide variety of platforms

A/B Test

Test subject lines, colors, timing of messages. Split your list in half alphabetically for easy identification. Don’t test more than one thing at a time.

Record & Measure

Keep meticulous records of who received a message lately, who clicked, what worked, day/time, open and click-through rate

Want to Know What to Include in Your Email?

your readers what they want. Use a check-off form or invite readers to comment and submit ideas every time. ASK

MOBILE

Don’t picture everyone on a PC

Millennial Smartphone Behavior

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KPCB Internet Trends 2015

BE PART OF THEIR PICTURE MEET THEM WHERE THEY LIVE

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