Intelligent Search Marketing for LGBT Travel Providers

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Search engines are now the primary source of traffic to all online businesses. This is especially true in the travel industry, where Google is perhaps the single most important marketing channel. This presentation was delivered at the IGLTA 2010 Convention in Antwerp to help Gay & LEsbian travel providers to focus on intelligent search engine marketing. The presentation starts with a quick comparison of paid v organic search marketing. Attendees were then shown free tools they can use and were provided helpful tips on creating and managing paid and organic search campaigns. The goals of the session were to help attendees: (1) Learn how to identify the right keyword trends (2) Learn how to target those keywords in Google without spending too much money, and, (3) Learn how to maximise the return on investment in search marketing activities. Case studies of successful search marketing campaigns implemented by Pink! AccuraCast were included to illustrate real-world implementations of the strategies we cover in the session.

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marketing IS sexy...

... If you don't think so, you probably haven't tried it with the right agency!!!

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Intelligent Search Marketing

ByFarhad DivechaPink! AccuraCast

© 2010 AccuraCast Limited http://pink.accuracast.com +44 800 019 6813

ASL?

Search, mobile & social media marketing agency

Founders: Jerome & Farhad Divecha

Launched Pink! to target LGBT market

Registered 100% Ethical SEO®

Over 100 clients worldwide

Founded in February 2004

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The Hook-up Manifesto

What are you looking for?• Identifying the right targets

Will you pay? How much?• Targeting without paying too much

How do we get a “happy ending”?• Maximising search marketing ROI

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What r u looking for?

Use a wide variety of tools

Don’t rely on preconceived notions

Think outside the box

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What r u looking for?

Use a wide variety of tools—AdWords Keyword Tool, Wordtracker,

Keyword Discovery—Google Insights for Search—Google Ad Planner

Don’t rely on preconceived notionsThink outside the box

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Research tools

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Research tools

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Research tools

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Research tools

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What r u looking for?

Use a wide variety of tools

Don’t rely on preconceived notions—Search isn’t the always the best way to

drive traffic—Banner ads can work

Think outside the box

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Case study: Caravan Event

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Case study: Caravan Event

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Case study: Caravan Event

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What r u looking for?

Use a wide variety of toolsDon’t rely on preconceived notions

Think outside the box—Identify where your target users are—Identify what your target users like

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Case study: Roxio France

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Case study: Roxio France

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Will u pay? How much?

Paid v Organic search

Info

Transactional

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Don’t pay too much

Calculate affordable CPCs—Consider individual keywords —Also consider overall keyword portfolio

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Get a “happy ending”

Expand your marketing campaigns—Use multiple channels to reach market—Don’t exclude paid or organic

Organic Clicks

PaidClicks

Facebook

Gaydar

Gay.com

Mantrav

Gayclic

Yahoo!

Bing

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Get a “happy ending”

Focus on keywords that convert—Conversion optimiser—Bid management tools

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Get a “happy ending”

Don’t forget to bid on brand terms—Own brand—Competitor brands—Supplier brands

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Get a “happy ending”

Be relevant—Deliver most relevant ad—Specific messaging for specific audience—Use universal search

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Universal search

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Universal search

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Get a “happy ending”

Test, test, test—Google Website Optimizer

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Case study: RFH

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Case study: RFH

© 2010 AccuraCast Limited http://pink.accuracast.com +44 800 019 6813

Case study: RFH

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Case study: RFH

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Appendix!

http://www.google.com/insights/search/ https://adwords.google.co.uk/select/KeywordToolExternal http://www.google.com/sktool/ http://www.google.com/adplanner/ http://www.wordtracker.com/ http://www.keyworddiscovery.co.uk/ http://tools.accuracast.com/cost-estimate/ http://www.google.com/adwords/conversionoptimizer/ http://www.google.com/websiteoptimizer

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Farhad DivechaDirector, AccuraCast

f.divecha@accuracast.com

Phone: +44 800 019 6813

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