the art of conversational marketing
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The Art and Science of !Conversation Marketing!
Sunghea Shoener Director, Software Group Demand Programs – IBM North America
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Knowing their customers is top of mind for CMOs!
Our survey of over 4,000 C-suite executives revealed that 64% of CMOs want to
approach customers as individuals but recognize that digital is going to replace face
to face as the dominant sales channel in the next 3-5 years.
Source: IBM CxO Study, Released October 8, 2013
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Providing a personalized experience pays off !
Today, buyers progress 60% of the way down the purchase path before they reach out for live help
95% of recent purchasers said the solution provider they chose provided them with ample content to navigate through each stage of the buying process
66% of recent purchasers said that consistent and relevant communication provided by both sales and marketing organizations was a key influence in choosing that company
Source: Forrester’s Rethink Marketing in the Buyer’s Context by Sheryl Pattek, 21 Feb 2013. LITS – UBM Nurture Program presentation, 2 Nov 2012.
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When companies know their clients and act uniquely and authentically, they create:!
Outstanding experiences are consistent with who a
business is. They reflect the business’ purpose, values and culture, and are based on what differentiates them.
An experience is more than a business doing something
to a client. It is a specific, designed interaction that has
mental and emotional impacts on clients, which define their relationships with businesses over the
course of a lifetime.
Great experiences connect with
clients and help them realize their
ambitions—individually and as representatives of
their company.
Client Experiences Differentiated
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• blueprint for client engagement for a specific solution or audience
• complete and relevant brand story to the right audience
• links to offers, assets and media to progress the conversation
• built on current in-market customer intelligence and insight at each stage of the buying journey
• common reference point for both Marketing and Sales enabling a consistent and fluid conversation with audience
• flexible to reflect any learnings on changing audience, competitive or solution landscape
Introducing Conversation Marketing
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How this is different!
ü Looking from the inside out
ü Reac-ng to customer needs
ü Creating a one-‐size-‐fits-‐all experience
+ Looking outside in, trying to understand the individual customer in real time
+ Proactively anticipating customer needs and
serving up the personalized experience they are expecting
+ Shepherding the customer through a
consistent, compelling experience, bridging both marketing and sales funnel
Tradi-onal B2B Marke-ng
Conversation-based B2B Marketing
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The Building Blocks of Conversation Marketing!
1. The Insights Market and audience information gathered from personas, search, social listening, sellers interviews and buyer research. Serves as the foundation for all subsequent conversation map components.
2. Triggers and Pain Points The issues on the audience’s mind (could include pain points, thoughts, observations, etc.), as identified from The Insights, mapped across the buying journey.
3. The Dialogue Depicts the flow of the Triggers and Pain Points and the corresponding IBM messaging across the buying journey. Organizes messages by “create” and “capture” demand where relevant. Also summarizes the intended marketing experience at each stage by audience.
4. The Offers Shows the offers IBM should use to facilitate The Dialogue at each stage of the buying journey, in an easy-to-read format that showcases HERO assets and distinguishes IBM content from third-party content.
5. The Tactics Sequentially shows tactics that should be used to put The Offers into market across the buying journey. It is detailed and actionable, and segmented by account type.
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Today’s Case Study: !IBM Smarter Cities - Public Safety !
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Search volume & language
Social listening
Seller insights
Building Block 1: The Insights!
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Building Block 1: The Insights!
© 2014 IBM Corporation Example from Smarter Cities conversation marketing exercise for illustrative purposes only.
Building Block 2: Triggers & Pain Points!
Identify questions that audiences is most likely to ask throughout each stage of buyer’s journey – in their own words
LEARN:"I have a problem.
Something needs to change."
LEARN: The reduction of crime and violence in my city
is a top priority.
Chief of Police
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SOLVE:"How should I solve my
problem? Help me with a roadmap."
SOLVE: How can I use data and
analytics to prevent crime before it occurs?
Building Block 2: Triggers & Pain Points!
Chief of Police
Identify questions that audiences is most likely to ask throughout each stage of
buyer’s journey – in their own words
Example from Smarter Cities conversation marketing exercise for illustrative purposes only.
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COMPARE:"Am I solving the problem
in the right way?"
COMPARE: What is IBM’s track record for this solution and why should I go with them?
Chief of Police
Building Block 2: Triggers & Pain Points!
Identify questions that audiences is most likely to ask throughout each stage of buyer’s journey – in their own words
Example from Smarter Cities conversation marketing exercise for illustrative purposes only.
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PURCHASE:"Help me build the
business case."
PURCHASE: What type of value and
ROI can I expect?
Chief of Police
Building Block 2: Triggers & Pain Points!
Identify questions that audiences is most likely to ask throughout each stage of buyer’s journey – in their own words
Example from Smarter Cities conversation marketing exercise for illustrative purposes only.
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Building Block 3: The Dialogue!
Journey Stages
Client Pain Point Connectors illustrate flow of
conversation IBM’s response to the pain point (the
‘Value’ or ‘So What’)
Example from Smarter Cities conversation marketing exercise for illustrative purposes only.
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Building Block 3: Example of The Dialogue!
Chief of Police
Trigger: The reduction of crime and violence in my city is a top priority.
Message: Cities can leverage crime prediction and prevention analytics to reduce crime and violence in their city.
Trigger: How can I use data and analytics to prevent crime before it occurs?
Message: Predictive analytics allow for modeling and risk scoring that allows public safety agencies to identify patterns and casual factors and better predict when and where crimes will occur, based on historical crime data and other trigger events.
Trigger: What is IBM’s track record for this solution and why should I go with them?
Message: IBM has a proven track record of defining the vision for Smarter Cities. Learn more about IBM’s global experience in city engagements through our case studies.
COMPARE
Trigger: What type of value and ROI can I expect?
Message: Over 90 % of customers achieved a positive ROI and saw an increase in productivity to the IBM analytics solution. The study, The Value of SPS, validates ROI for many of the improvements in public safety capabilities delivered, including reduced criminal justice system costs, victim impact and positive societal benefits, in addition to Agency financial benefits.
PURCHASE
L E A R N
SOLVE
Example from Smarter Cities conversation marketing exercise for illustrative purposes only.
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Building Block 4: The Offers!
Offer formats specific to target audience
Identify gaps for content development
Hero offer to best communicate message
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Predictive analytics allow for modeling and risk scoring that allows public safety agencies to identify patterns and casual factors and better predict when and where crimes will occur, based on historical crime data and other trigger events.
SOLVE
Building Block 4: Example of The Offers!!
Cities can leverage crime prediction and prevention analytics to reduce crime and violence in their city.
LEARN
SMARTER PUBLIC SAFETY: ENABLING AND ENHANCING CRIME-FIGHTING CAPABILITIES (Frost & Sullivan white paper, 2012)
Smarter Public Safety (video)
Analytics Solutions for Public Safety (webcast)
Intelligent Law Enforcement (Solution Brief)
Crime Prediction and Prevention from IBM (Solution Brief)
Example from Smarter Cities conversation marketing exercise for illustrative purposes only.
SOLVE
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Earned Media Organically generated
Paid Media Owned Media Traditional Advertising/ Demand Generation
Corporate Properties
Distribute and Optimize Quality
Engagement Through Preferred Channels
Direct email, ibm.com, SMEs on
owned social channels
Content syndication, paid media
banners, co-hosted events
Post-event commentary, social debate
series
Building Block 5: The Tactics!
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Paid: Content syndica.on of hero asset
Paid: Paid media banners to event registra.on
Owned: Direct email invita.on
Paid: Co-‐hosted 3rd party event Owned: Broadcast on .com and owned social channels
Earned: Social debate series
Building Block 5: The Tactics!
Mapping and connecting the chosen tactics,
forming the intended customer
journey to help foster progression in our execution by
suggesting next ‘best offer’
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On-going Learning: Asset Transformation!
BEFORE: Launch hero asset
in market
DURING: Monitor audience info
consumption behavior using available technology and
analytics
AFTER: Redeploy hero asset in new
formats to align with audience preferences
Slideshare
White paper Info-
graphic
Conversation Marketing
Leverage learnings from Conversation Marketing to transform existing content into new formats that fit needs of target audience
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Response Characteristics
Call Center (LDRs)
Timing
Key differentiators of advanced response scoring:
§ Broader set of input attributes § Focus on response to win conversion § Advanced understanding of B2B buyer behavior § Highlight response quality to Lead Development Reps
Custom Nurture
Self- Nurture
Interactions Offers …
Responder Attributes
Job Role Interactions
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Account Information
Industry Historical Revenue
… …
Score
Recency Frequency
Strategic Threshold
No Yes
Continuously Evolving: Advanced Response Scoring!!
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Our Guiding Methodology of Going to Market: !To Provide Differentiated Client Experience!
A dynamic process that will allow us to stay competitive:
• See where and how our customers are engaging in the customer journey
• Who they are by what content they interact with
• Where our content falls short
• Keeps sales and marketing aligned
Region level
Demand Program
Execution
WW Asset Creation
Content Support Media briefs
Field/Sales Enablement
Social Ac-vity
Digital Experience
Conversation Map
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