science of search marketing for small business april 2015
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CEDAR CREEK PROPOSAL | JUL XX, 2012 1
T H E S C I E N C E O F SEARCH MARKETING
How Small Businesses Can Use Search Marketing to Drive Customers
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Elasticity > Top 25 fastest growing companies in St. Louis > Focused on search marketing, social media,
public relations, and creative services
About Me > 10+ years of working in digital marketing field > Worked with businesses of all sizes, from
startups to fortune 500 firms
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TODAY
WHY DIGITAL MATTERS
HOW SEARCH WORKS
HOW TO LEVERAGE SEARCH
TOOLS & RESOURCES
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INTERRUPTION MARKETING
TV Radio Print Direct Mail Outdoor Display
86% Skip TV Ads
44% of direct mail is never opened
14% Of people trust advertisements
61% Lower CPL from
inbound marketing vs. outbound marketing
90% Of Radio ads are
not profitable
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INBOUND MARKETING
Marketers align themselves with their audiences, earning attention and drawing customers into their sales funnel.
" Search Marketing " Content Marketing " Blogging " Email Marketing
" Social Media " Lead Nurturing
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75% SEARCH MARKETING
PERCENTAGE OF MARKETERS THAT FEEL THAT A
MARKETING CHANNEL HAS A GOOD OR EXCELLENT ROI
41% SOCIAL MEDIA
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Search is the De Facto Way People Navigate the Internet.
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ANATOMY OF A RESULTS PAGE
SEARCH STARTS WITH THE WEB. IT’S MADE UP OF OVER
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Carousel Local Results
Organic Search
Listings
Local Results Map
Paid Search
Ads
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ANATOMY OF A RESULTS PAGE
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Paid Search Ads
Organic Search Listings
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HOW GOOGLE WORKS
SEARCH STARTS WITH THE WEB. IT’S MADE UP OF OVER
60 TRILLION INDIVIDUAL PAGES
AND IT’S CONSTANTLY GROWING
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HOW GOOGLE WORKS
Google navigates the web by
CRAWLING Software called “spiders” follows
links from page to page.
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HOW GOOGLE WORKS
Google then stores the crawled pages in an
INDEX Capturing a wide range of information about the page
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It’s over 100
million gigabytes
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HOW GOOGLE WORKS
When a search is entered, Google uses
ALGORITHMS To rank the results and deliver users the most relevant results.
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We use +200 factors to rank
the results
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THE ROLE OF SEO
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Enquiro (2007)
Chi9ka (2010)
Slingshot (2011)
CTR BY POSITION
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GOOGLE: NO LONGER FOOLED
> In 2011, Google launched major updates designed to stop spammers – specifically unearned links
> As more updates rolled out, tactics that had been effective became a liability
> As a result, SEO has become an earned media approach
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WHAT ARE KEYWORDS?
Keywords are simply a word or phrase that searchers enter into a search engine. By using keywords in content, a site is deemed more “relevant” for those searches.
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KEYWORD RESEARCH
Brainstorm Quan9ta9ve Sources Analysis Op9miza9on
" Think like your audience – how would they search for your offerings?
" Develop an initial list of search terms.
" Use online tools, analytics data to expand your keyword list.
" What keywords is your competition using?
" Use keyword popularity from Google
" Balance popularity with relevance
" Prioritize the list " Begin optimization of
content
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BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION
1. Use a search-friendly CMS 2. Create unique title tags for every page 3. Draft unique description tags for every page 4. Use keywords for internal links within your site 5. Incorporate keywords into your copy 6. Use descriptive URLs
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TITLE TAGS
> Title is the most important element of on-page optimization
> Integrate keywords into title tag as well as your brand
> Limit to 70 characters > Unique for each page
<title>Rally Saint Louis | Join Us Today And Help Build a Better Saint Louis</title>
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DESCRIPTION TAGS
> Does not impact rankings, but can influence CTRs
> Limit to 160 characters > Unique for each page
<meta name="description" content="The Rally Saint Louis project is a first-of-its-kind crowdsourcing and crowdfunding platform that generates ideas and uses funding from the region’s residents…" />
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Athletic Shoes
Dress Shoes
Boots Those
Toe Shoe Things
INTERNAL LINKING
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URL BEST PRACTICES
> URLs are a critical part of both the end users decision to click and the search engines ability to access content
> Use descriptive words in URLs > Avoid dynamic URLs and session IDs > Use rewriting when necessary > Separate words with dashes
(underscores work, too) > Brevity is a virtue
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REALITY:
Start With Your Audience’s Needs, Not Simply With a List of Keywords.
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PENGUIN & PANDA CAUSE CHAOS
" Google’s new algorithm rewards sites with loads of original, high-quality content.
" Sites such as Answers.com, eHow.com and many others saw dramatic drops in referrals from Google.
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MOBILE IS COMING!
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SO, WHAT MAKES CONTENT “GREAT”
Original Simple Valuable &
Useful Entertains Emotional
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ABOVE ALL, CONTENT MUST BE
RELEVANT
TO YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE
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" Content must be built to be shared
" We live in an attention economy " Complex topics must be distilled
to reach the masses " Video, infographics and
interactive graphics are vehicles for mass understanding
PROSPECTIVE
CUSTOMERS ARE
SEARCHING FOR
INFORMATION THAT
HELPS THEM MAKE AN
INFORMED DECISION
BUSINESSES THAT
PROVIDE THAT USEFUL
INFORMATION WILL WIN
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KEY CONSIDERATIONS
Who is the audience that you need to reach?
Why will they care about you?
What are you doing to earn their interest?
What incentive do they have to share?
Finding Topics
> Ask your sales team > Map the buying cycle > Q/A Sites – Quora,
Yahoo! Answers, etc. > Mine social media > Follow industry, peers
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13%
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42%
Mobile App
Internet Directory (Yelp)
Yellow Pages (Print)
Referral from Friend or Family
Search Engines
How do Consumers Find Local Merchants?
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30% Or 7.6 billion per month
of searches have local intent
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OPTIMIZING YOUR LOCAL PRESENCE
1. Claim and verify your business 2. Optimize your listing 3. Build citations 4. Get the basics right
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CLAIM AND VERIFY YOUR BUSINESS
> Google.com/business/ > Follow process to locate,
verify your listing
> Use GetListed.org or Yext.com to scan and submit your business to other directories
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OPTIMIZE YOUR LISTING
> Use the same NAP – name, address, phone - across all listings
> Listings should be as complete as possible: » Description » Categories » Hours » Contact Details » Photos/Videos
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» Status updates » Discounts or specials
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BUILD CITATIONS
> Citations are listings in other directories that signal authority or credibility to Google
> Use the whitespark local citation tool to find potential citations
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www.whitespark.ca/local-‐cita9on-‐finder
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GET THE BASICS RIGHT
> Monitor reviews of your business. Respond when appropriate
> Do not submit fake reviews > Include separate pages on your
website for each of your locations > Clearly include your name,
address, and local phone number for each location
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IMMEDIATE VISIBILITY
> Get immediate visibility with potential customers
> Measure and optimize
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GEO-TARGETTING
> Adwords enables advertisers to target specific regions
> States, cities, zip codes, DMAs, etc.
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GOOGLE KEYWORD RESEARCH TOOL
www.google.com/AdWords/KeywordTool
GOOGLE KEYWORD RESEARCH TOOL
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GOOGLE KEYWORD RESEARCH TOOL
Getlisted.org (MOZ Local)
LOCAL CITATIONS TOOL
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GOOGLE KEYWORD RESEARCH TOOL
hXp://moz.com/beginners-‐guide-‐to-‐seo
SEO 101 RESOURCE
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GOOGLE KEYWORD RESEARCH TOOL
SearchEngineLand.com
SEARCH NEWS & UPDATES
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GOOGLE KEYWORD RESEARCH TOOL
hXp://www.google.com/business/
GET LOCAL LISTINGS ON GOOGLE
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