FY14 Ally PLM Solutions Inc marketing assessment

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Status of Marketing

Explanation of general Ally PLM Marketing responsibilities

Evaluation of marketing activities February 2013 –September 2013

Moving forward: Ally PLM Marketing in FY 2014

Lead generation

Support sales staff

Company branding and positioning

Marketing Transition◦ Tim Larsen, Director of Marketing

◦ Bridget Hatfield, Marketing Specialist

Strengths Points of Improvement

Support

Knowledge Base articles, how-to tutorials

Social media entities are updated very frequently◦ Major drivers of website traffic

Evaluation tactics ◦ ROI tracking

Solid Edge business outweighs NX business significantly

Website

Facebook page

Availability of AEs

Opportunities Threats

New business

Lead generation through webinars

Increased social media visits and interaction

Become the #1 provider of NX customer support

Territory competitors

Weak evaluation system

Lead Generation Platforms Evaluation

Direct communication◦ Mass email campaigns

◦ Telemarketing campaigns

Internal and DCI

◦ Direct mailers

◦ Newsletters

Website◦ Trial downloads

◦ Knowledge Base articles

Direct Communication

Email Telemarketing Direct Mailers Newsletters

Lead Generation Platforms Evaluation

Live events◦ Webinars

Lunch Bytes

Product specific

Prospect

◦ Solid Edge University

◦ Solid Edge. Get the Edge

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March April May June July August September

Webinar Attendance

NX Solid Edge Prospect Total

Evaluation Tactics◦ Understanding ROI on all

Marketing and Supporting Entities

◦ Monitoring of Social Media Trends and Analytics

Marketing Transition Current

Lead Generation Platforms Evaluation

Social Media◦ Facebook Special offers and newsletters

◦ Twitter Special offers, newsletters, upcoming

events, some KB articles, some blog posts

◦ LinkedIn Group posts – special offers and some

KB articles◦ Blog Special offers and PLM related special

interest stories◦ YouTube Lunch Bytes, other replay webinars

Engineering Support

Sales Support

Online Presence

Other New Initiatives

Evaluation Tactics

Engineering Support◦ Communication to Potential Leads

◦ Social Media Engagement

◦ Support Hour for Maintenance Customers

◦ Management of LinkedIn Groups

◦ Authoring of Blog Posts

Sales Support◦ Standardized Process for Leads/Opportunities in CRM

◦ Reporting of Specific Activities

◦ Including Marketing in Significant Sales Transactions

Online Presence◦ Live Chat Feature

◦ Creation and Management of New LinkedIn Group

◦ Producing More Special Interest Blog Posts

◦ Adding More Value to the Ally PLM Facebook Page

◦ Cleaning up Website

Other Marketing Initiatives◦ Presence of Stronger Brand Image

◦ New Features for the Ally PLM App

◦ SolidWorks User Prospecting Conversation

◦ Training ROI Calculator

◦ Heat Map Software

◦ Online Radio Show

Evaluation Tactics◦ Understanding ROI on all

Marketing and Supporting Entities

◦ Monitoring of Social Media Trends and Analytics

Web Initiatives Other Initiatives

LiveChat feature

Knowledgebase forum

Improve SEO for long tail keyword searches

Increase social media engagement

Increase website traffic◦ + 550 Visits/month

◦ + 400 Unique Visitors/month+ 2000 PageViews/month

Customer testimonials◦ Case studies

Increased training attendance Increased relevant prospecting

leads Enhance customer referral

program

Explanation of general Ally PLM Marketing responsibilities

Evaluation of marketing activities February 2013 –September 2013

Moving forward: Ally PLM Marketing in FY 2014

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