Digital Marketing Trends 2015

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This Morning

Poll Al - 9:10 - 10:30

Break - Coffee and Cakes - 10:30 - 10:45 Ben - 10:45 - 11:30

Questions 11:30 til Close

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#in15years

Oh how its changed

Connect

Computer

Browser

Search

Notable Sites

Connect

Computer

Browser

Search

Notable Sites

2000

Dial Up

Pentium 3

IE 4

Alta Vista

QXL, Boo.com

Oh how its changed

Connect

Computer

Browser

Search

Notable Sites

2000

Dial Up

Pentium 3

IE 4

Alta Vista

QXL, Boo.com

2005

ISDN/Broadband

Macbook Pro

IE 6

Google

Facebook, YouTube

Oh how its changed

Connect

Computer

Browser

Search

Notable Sites

2005

ISDN/Broadband

Macbook Pro

IE 6

Google

Facebook, YouTube

2000

Dial Up

Pentium 3

IE 4

Alta Vista

QXL, Boo.com

2015

Super Fast Broadband

Cloud

IE 11

Google

???

Oh how its changed

Digital Transformation

We have moved through a period where digital offered enhancement to our lives into a time where it provides a platform for innovation

previously impossible without it.

So what lessons did we learn in 2014?

Industry Disruption

Mobile REALLY took over - FACT

Google started stealing!

Content Discovery Networks Popped Up

Facebook Atlas in Beta

Ok so what about now?

1). Where to put your money

2). Really Understand Inbound Marketing

Buyer personas are fictional, generalised representations of your ideal customers.

They help you understand your customers (and prospective customers) better, and

make it easier for you to tailor content to the specific needs, behaviours, and concerns of

different groups.

Bob

Lucy

https://yougov.co.uk/profiler#/

3). Understand Agile Marketing

4). Consider Increasing your Paid Advertising Budgets

5). Make sure your marketing team know 3 of the most important SEO factors…

5).…and adapt your website accordingly

HTTPS://

Page Speed

Mobile Site

6). Invest in your sales team There are plenty of digital tools

for them

http://recruitin.net/

http://recruitin.net/

https://followerwonk.com/

https://followerwonk.com/

I predict that above all - In 2015 you’ll employ in-house digital

marketeers

so perhaps it worth starting to look now…?

Thanks for listening

@banksy6

www.iambanksy.co.uk

Lets  Take  15

Welcome back.

Al spoke about:

• What’s being going on in 2014.

• What’s happening now.

We’re going to talk about:

• Top 5 most commercially important digital trends for 2015

I was born in 1992

Which means I was 8 years old in the year 2000

I’ve never seen the world

without the internet.

#In15yearsPlease take time to contribute your ideas on

Twitter.

5. Social media marketing

Loosen up

It doesn’t have to be relevant to your brand,

just relatable.

Customer service

1. Ask a big personality to look after your social media accounts.

2. Engage and listen more, don’t broadcast!.

3. Utilise your social space for customer services, be transparent.

4. Firm up your social media policy so your whole business feels comfortable contributing.

5. Target small pockets of communities, don’t focus on going viral!

Top 5 tips

4. Marketing automation

What touch points do you have with new and

existing customers?

Marketing automation software

1. Consider triggers for marketing automation.

2. Plan quality content for your new and existing customers.

3. Assess which marketing automation software is right for your business. (££££££!)

4. Be smart, put yourself in their shoes.

5. Track, evaluate and refine consistently.

Top 5 marketing automation tips

3. Mobile marketing

In 2015 we will see

How will your business look on the iWatch?

How will we pay/donate in the near

future?

1. Stop boxing “mobile” with mobile phones.

2. New technology = New opportunity.

3. Make sure your brand is on every device.

4. Invest your time and money in developing your mobile experiences.

5. Be ready for the future! (we’re only going to be more mobile!)

Top 5 mobile marketing tips

2. Big Data

• Newer methods of collecting data

• Better more accurate data

• Different types of data

Why would we use data?

Who here has a smartphone?

Why haven’t you tweeted us yet then?

#letstalkdigital

source: europe-v-facebook.org

source: europe-v-facebook.org

1. Upgrade your Google analytics to universal analytics. (if you haven’t already!)

2. Create a Google analytics dashboard that suits your business.

3. Refine your data using segments.

4. Check out different data visualisation tools (E.g Twitter analytics)

5. Be pragmatic - Big data isn’t going to change your business over night!

Top 5 big data tips

1. Content marketing

Landing PagesA web page which serves as entry point for a

website.

The user has option to search cottages straight away.

Austin the dogs video diary

“Top 10” Content

Answer peoples queries

Why is this important?

Source: Google Trends

A closer look at different types of content

Reaching audiences.

Engaging audiences.

A quick note on iBeacons

1. Don’t focus on going viral, focus on reaching relevant audiences.

2. Ensure you’re being creative & engaging, not just ticking boxes.

3. Use a content plan. (if you need one, let me know!)

4. Give it away to other websites and bloggers.

5. Be bold.

Top 5 content marketing tips

Thanks for listening!

@bencorbally