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Schulich Executive Education CenterJuly 22-24, MarCom Seminar
Day 3:MarCom 2.0 for Competitive
Advantage
© Detlev Zwick, PhD July 24, 2009
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Detlev Bio
• Schulich School of Business, Marketing professor• Research, writing, teaching (Exec, MBA, BBA)• Consulting
– Vattenfall– BMW, UK– Board of Education, City of Providence, USA – Toronto FC– Various start-ups (with various success)
What we will do today
• Discuss how communication value (through customer value) is generated and delivered in a Web 2.0 world
• Effective web-based communication tools– Brand engagement w/o push
• Develop an online marketing communication plan– Things you can do tomorrow
At the end of this day, you should be able to….
• Understand the fundamental change of MarCom in a web 2.0 world
• Describe the various online communication tools and their role in MarCom.
• Have a set of online communication recommendation for your organization.
Customer Feedback• “Today’s marketing world is broken…We are
still too dependent on marketing tactics that are not in touch with today’s consumer”
– Jim Stengel, Global Marketing Officer, Procter &Gamble
• “Used to be, TV was the answer. The only problem was it stopped working sometime around 1987.”
– President GM North America
• “Broadcasting an ad on television or in a newspaper is admitting you have no idea who your customers are.”
– Gary Loveman, CEO, Harrah’s
21ST Century Marketing Challenges
• FRAGMENTATION!!– Attention
– Demand
– Social Communication
So, together
• Fragmentation, Long Tail, Social Communication makes reaching and keeping the attention of your customer ever harder.
Common cures?
Problem is
• You still interrupt…
Let’s look at the Web 2.0 Tools
• Search engine marketing• Viral marketing • Online Forums, Wikis• Blogs (incl. Audio, Video)• Email• Online retailing/Website Strategies
Search Engine Marketing
• 3 types– organic search marketing (results based on
algorithm)– pay-per-click search marketing (results based
on auction system)– social search (based on collaboration of
consumers)
Search
• #1 Rule:
• Speak your customers' language.
The Future of Search
• Search will continue to evolve and increase in relevance
• Snap.com (uses click stream info to augment results)• Visual enhancement (Mooter, Kartoo)• Blog Search (Technorati, Google, Yahoo)• Image search (Flickr and others)
• Search engine marketing
• Viral marketing
• Online Forums, Wikis, List Serves
• Blogs (incl. Audio, Video)
• Online retailing/Website Strategies
Viral Marketing (buzz, word-of-blog)
• Grobe and Voltz!– The Diet Coke and Mentos guys on
Eepybird.com
• GoldenPalace and Shattner’s kidney stone!
• Snakes on a Plane!
• Search engine marketing
• Viral marketing
• Online Forums, Wikis, List Serves
• Blogs (incl. Audio, Video)
• Online retailing/Website Strategies
Some Wikis/Forums
• Intuit: taxalmanac.com (top 20 wiki site in US)
• EBay: ebaywiki.com
• Tivo: tivocommunity.com (not built by Tivo!)
• Mike 2.0 wiki (BearingPoint)
• Search engine marketing
• Viral marketing
• Online Forums, Wikis, List Serves
• Blogs (incl. Audio, Video)
• Online retailing/Website Strategies
Blogs = Word-of-Mouse
• Comes in – Text– Video– Audio
• Search engine marketing
• Viral marketing
• Online Forums, Wikis , List Serves
• Blogs (incl. Audio, Video)
• Online retailing/Website Strategies
Simple: Opt-in and Recommendation Only
• Email is disruptive almost by definition.
• So, almost by definition, it’s spamming.
• BUT: can be very targeted, timely, and relevant.
• Search engine marketing
• Viral marketing
• Online Forums, Wikis , List Serves
• Blogs (incl. Audio, Video)
• Online retailing/Website Strategies
Content is King
• Webmaster not King
• Graphic designers not King
• Advertising creatives not King
Example: NRDC (.org)
• Lots of news, resources, and information– In audio, video, text– Online publication– Links to laws and treaties
• Provides platform for others to contribute• Spread the message:
– Provides widgets for download and links for Bloggers– Provides ‘badges’ to be placed on blog.– Provide support for Squidoo lenses
Web 2.0 amounts to:
• A new medium that is as influential as CNN and the New York Times
Mapping Digital Communication
Consumer
Marketer
Marketer Consumer
Mapping Digital Communication
Consumer
Marketer •Retail sites•Banner Ads/Links•Email/Spam•News Releases•Blogs/Online forums•Search Engine Optimization•Viral/social marketing
Marketer Consumer
Mapping Digital Communication
Consumer •Social search•Third party and retailer evaluation sites (e.g. epinions.com)•Blogs•Wikis•Social networking sites
Marketer •Retail sites•Banner Ads/Links•Email/Spam•News Releases•Blogs/Online forums•Search Engine Optimization•Viral/social marketing
Marketer Consumer
Mapping Digital Communication
Consumer •Social search•Third party and retailer evaluation sites (e.g. epinions.com)•Blogs•Wikis•Social networking sites
Marketer •Link building•News releases•Blogs/Online forums
•Retail sites•Banner Ads/Links•Email/Spam•News Releases•Blogs/Online forums•Search Engine Optimization•Viral/social marketing
Marketer Consumer
Mapping Digital Communication
Consumer •Search •Email•Company-owned product evaluation sites (beta)•Blogs/ Online forums•Knowledge management•Feedback sites
•Social search•Third party and retailer evaluation sites (e.g. epinions.com)•Blogs•Wikis•Social networking sites
Marketer •Link building•News releases•Blogs/Online forums
•Retail sites•Banner Ads/Links•Email/Spam•News Releases•Blogs/Online forums•Search Engine Optimization•Viral/social marketing
Marketer Consumer
Let’s Recall: what is MarCom all about?
• Reaching customers
What is different about Web 2.0 MarCom?
Web 2.0 Communication: Shift the Frame
• From consumer to the moment (the many moments) of truth that occur when the customer interrupts you!
Why do consumers interrupt?
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP!!
Link online strategy to marketing business strategy
Pressing Questions
• How do my consumers you the web 2.0 touch point?
• How do I meet my customers' needs at this touch point?
• What questions do my customers have that I need to answer meaningfully?
• How do I answer? • What do I do next?
Action Plan: Harness the Power of the New Rules
1) Become buyer-centric
2) Become a thought leader
1) Become customer-centric– Describe your buyer personas– Identify the solutions they look for– Develop ways to be interrupted– Recommend ways to become more customer-
centric
2) Build Online Thought Leadership– Describe your expertise– Analyze you and competitors web content– Benchmark– Recommend steps to become a thought leader
Final Thoughts