get noticed in a crowded digital world
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Getting Noticed in a Crowded Digital WorldDecember 12, 2014
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No matter who you are or what you do, these days, building a credible online brand is more important than ever before.
Whether you run a start-up in your basement, a small business, or a multi-billion-dollar corporation – you need a meaningful, memorable digital brand that tells people who you are and what you’re all about.
From a Commodity to a BrandBRAND:
“An entity that engenders an emotional connection with a consumer.”
Reference:• How Starbucks transformed coffee from a commodity into a $4 splurge
Create a memorable brand
– Provide value to your Users or Customers• Offering more than a product: A partnership.• There are a lot of options out there – why your product?• Create community around the brand, give a home to an
existing community.
– Always innovate!• “If you aren’t eating, you are being eaten”
– Foster excitement to create other ambassadors for your brand
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Continue the brand excitement!
Inexpensive marketing tactics to build more excitement
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Guerilla marketing examples Street Teams Giveaways in the park, subway or mall Social Media plan Facebook page & photos Stickers and Insta’ contests Much more!
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4 Key Findings with Local Search
Local search drives sales for local businesses.
Different devices have different roles in local search.
GPS will play a key role in local search.
Top categories for local search differ by device.
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1. Local search drives sales for local businesses.
‣Over ½ of all local searches end in a purchase, with nearly 80% for mobile searches.
‣Mobile phones have the highest conversion rate, with four out of five local searches ending in a purchase…BUT three out of four of those purchases take place in a bricks-and-mortar store.
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2. Different devices have different roles in local search. ‣According to the survey, 63% of searchers
use multiple devices to find local businesses. In fact, a 79% of mobile phone users and 81 % of tablet owners use their devices in local search.
‣Mobile phone and tablet searches are driven by a need for information on the go.
‣More than half the consumers in this survey, 54%, stress the importance of mobile site design
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3. GPS will play a key role in local search.‣The number of people with a Global
Positioning System (GPS) on their mobile phone rose 6% in 2013.
‣ GPS owners would like to see information ��such as hours of operation and special offers alongside maps and directions.
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4. Top categories for local search differ by device.‣Restaurants are the most popular search for
smartphones, while shops lead the way for tablets.
‣51% of mobile searchers are looking for information on a specific business, product or service, with 4/5 of searches ending in a purchase I most within hours.
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What this means…‣Brands & businesses get found
online (what service are YOU using to get found?)Local search drives sales
‣ Make sure customer businesses have a website Most local searches result in a physical location sale
‣ Mobile, mobile, mobile! Have responsive websites ready
India Web Traffic (by device)
We Are Social Research Project: July 2014
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THANKS.
Ms. Crystal Peterson
Head of Channel Development, Registry Services
[m] +1.703.909.2204