Expand Your Share of Wallet & Go Digital!

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Search Influence CEO Will Scott presented "Expand Your Share of Wallet Go Digital!" to PAGE Cooperative members on August 28, 2013. Scott discussed how the opportunity for digital solutions is increasing and how newspapers should implement these solutions to their advertising platforms in order to remain relevant in their industries. He explained best practices for search engine optimization (SEO) on and off of an advertisers’ website and how to leverage social media outlets to make these advertisers more visible in their desired markets, which will allow for better engagement and relationships with their advertisers while promoting brand awareness among consumers. Scott also explained the process of how to sell digital and incorporate it into a newspaper’s sales program.

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Expand Your Share of Wallet Go Digital!

Will Scott, CEO, Search Influence

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About Me: Will Scott• First website online in 1994• Deployed over 2,500 customized web sites

in 18 months (with a production staff of 12).

• Former Vice President of YPsolutions (now Local Matters)

• Online Directory vendor to 20 independent Yellow Pages

• Deployed over 300 online yellow pages a year with print “look and feel”

• Part of team which took Sprint BestRedYP from zero to 1,000,000 monthly visitors in 18 month

• Uniquely qualified to help improve media companies’ online products

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About Search InfluenceHelping customers successfully market online since 2006We work with thousands of clients, directly and as a white-label provider to major national media companies. “Scalable Solutions Powered by Experts”

Search Influence:50+ full-time employees70+ contract writers12 AdWords Certified Staff

Reputation:2011 Inc. 500 honoreeRecognized leader in search and social for local businessOver a decade in online media

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Newspapers seem to have the same old problem…

http://gawker.com/5063259/old-newspapers-had-enough-news-to-kill-a-dog

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The Volume of Print Advertisers is Decreasing…

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While the Digital Opportunity is Increasing…

(incrementally)

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How Much Increase?

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The Opportunity

“Some estimates see this as a ~$2B newspaper opportunity by 2016, accounting for ~40-50% of all digital revenue.” -BIA Kelsey

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The Pie Is Growing with Digital

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So, How Much Market Share Do You Already Have?

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Chances Are...

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Because…

Your Advertisers Trust You!

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And…

Your Advertisers Know You!

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Customers

Plus…

You’ve Been Feeding Them for Awhile

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But, Are YOU Giving THEM Everything they NEED?

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You Should.

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Your Advertisers Needs Are Changing

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Are You Meeting Your Advertisers’ Growing Needs?

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If You Aren’t…

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Chances Are…

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There are Many Choices…

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Are You the Obvious One?

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How Will You Stand Out?

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How Will You Position These Solutions?

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How Will You Train Your Team?

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How Will You Educate your Advertisers?

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What Will You Sell?

SEOSocial Media

DisplayPPC

E-mailMarketing

Reputation

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What is Your Current Digital Share of Wallet?

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“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like

irrelevance even less.”

David F. Jakielo

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Why Do You Need to Do It?

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Expanding Your Share of Wallet by Going Digital: Social

How Can You Do It?

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Search engine optimization Also known as SEO

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Search Engine Market Share

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Understanding the Search Results

PAIDSearch Results

LOCAL Search Results

ORGANIC Search Results

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Source: Optify Study, December 2010

37% of clicks go to the #1 position

60% of clicks go to the top 3

90% of clicks go to sites on page 1

Why is SEO Important?

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Local Search:More Important Than Ever

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Local Search:More Important Than Ever

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The Anatomy of NAP

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Content – Invisible Content• Title Tag

• MOST IMPORTANT TEXT ON PAGE

• Meta Description• Low ranking value; high marketing value

• Meta Keywords• Widely ignored; still useful in lesser search engines

• Image Alt Tags• Most valuable in image search; critical for search in image based

navigation

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Title TagURL Permalink

Call to Action

Heading Tags

Anchor Text & Internal Links

Optimized Content Contact Form

ALT Tags

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Offsite SEO Tactics

•Quality Links•Quality Content•Viral Content•Infographics•Video•Guest Blogging•Social Bookmarking

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SEO Client Success

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The History:• The client had little to no online presence prior to SEO• Goal = improve local visibility and volume of phone calls & walk in clients

The Approach: • 10 Keyword Package• Keyword-rich content and optimizations on site. Off-site link building and

directory submissions

The Results:• After 1 year, the client ranked on the first page of Search Results on Google,

Google Maps or Bing for 202 tracked keywords

SEO Success

Keyword May 2011 May 2012

Mazda 6 Reading PA Not in first 30 1

Used Mazda Reading PA Not in first 30 1

Reading PA new Mazda Not in first 30 1

Mazda Dealership in Reading, PA

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The History:• Goal = improve local visibility and volume of phone calls & walk in clients

The Approach: • 5 Keyword, 1 Location Package• Keyword-rich content and optimizations on site. Off-site link building and

directory submissions

The Results:• After 1 year, the client ranked on the first page of Search Results on Google,

Google Maps or Bing for 36 tracked keywords

SEO Success

Keyword Feb 2012 Feb 2013Pediatric Dentist Maine 16 2

Mainecare Pediatric Dentistry

Not in first 30 1

Pediatric Dentist Mainecare Not in first 30 1

Falmouth Pediatric Dentistry in Falmouth, ME

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FACEBOOK, KIND OF A BIG DEALWhy the social network with 1.1B members?

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Content Vehicle

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Most Visited

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Most Searched

http://goo.gl/YMjcI

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http://www.checkfacebook.com/

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http://goo.gl/c2YFU

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how quickly things changeRewind

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Primary Purpose of Facebook Page For SMBs

Sample Size = 113Some cell sizes may be small and/or findings not statistically significant.Source: LCM Wave 15, Q4 2011 (and prior waves, if relevant). Methodology: Online panel. Cosponsor: ConStat.

To better understand the purpose of SMBs’ business-specific Facebook Pages, we presented several potential purposes to respondents with Pages, and asked them to tell us which was their primary purpose of their Facebook Page.

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Not All Content Is Equal

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Not All Images Are Equal

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Not All Updates Are Equal

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SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY FOR ITTying a Steak Around Your Neck

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Just because you paid for it, doesn’t make it less satisfying

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Why Pay for It?• EdgeRank – Facebook’s Visibility Algorithm

• Affinity, Time Decay and Weight• The more connections and the more interaction, the more likely your

content is seen

• Organic EdgeRank has been diminished• Only ~10% of your fans will see an update

• New ad units can reinvigorate EdgeRank

• If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one there to hear…http://www.socialbakers.com/blog/1304-understanding-increasing-facebook-edgerank EdgeRank is Dead!

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lgorithm

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PAYING FOR LOVEKick-starting Discovery

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What are Facebook Ads?

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Marketplace Ads

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Sponsored Stories

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Like Ads

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Promoted Posts

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Does it work?

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CREATIVITY COUNTSCatch their attention

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Custom Branding

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CASE STUDYProof, Meet Pudding

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The Swan Center for Plastic Surgery

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The Situation

• The Swan Center was barely on Facebook• Posting and responding were not driving Likes• As a promotional tactic, the Swan Center

decided to host an open house• We offered to help drive sign-ups from

Facebook

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Rubber, Meet Road

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Swan Center

Potential Customer

Existing Customer

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How does this Translate to ROITotal Forms: 141 Total Calls: 42Total Leads: 183Cost per Lead: $16.39

Revenues for Facebook: $135,000Goal Conversion Rate for Facebook campaign of 4.72% is 25.52% higher than the site average of 3.76% Conversion Rate: 25%

Swan Center

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SELLING DIGITALThe Challenge of The Local Digital Market

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Changes are Coming

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The Pie Is Growing with Digital

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Everyone Focuses on the Problem

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You Need to Focus on the SOLUTION.

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You Will Need to Answer:• Is this something my advertisers want?

• Answer: YES!

• Who will manage the process?• How will we measure success?• Can I make money with this?

• Again, YES!

• Should we in-house or outsource?• Will my sales force sell digital?

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Considerations for Going Digital

•Can you sell it like traditional advertising?•To bundle or not to bundle•Can you build it in house?•Building it:

• Need experienced digital talent• Must invest to build to scale• Must be ready to adapt to change

•Investment to build team: $200,000 - $5 million

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Give Your Advertisers the Competitive Advantage…They Need

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Make Digital Your Cash Cow

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Why You Want to Do It

•Easy way to stay relevant in a digital world•Wider Reach

• Sell to more advertisers•Recurring Revenue•Give the people what they want•Good margins•Millenials Are Coming•Your Advertisers Want Digital

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Benefits to Media PartnersWhite Label Customer Dashboard

Branded Marketing Materials

On-site Sales Training (optional)

Monthly Reporting

Dedicated Corporate Support

Expert In-House Fulfillment

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How Can We Help?

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Customer Dashboard

Advertiser view of success metrics.

May include:•Website Visits•Calls / Emails•Search Engine Rank•Historical Comparisons

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What Does All of This Mean?

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It Means…

• Local search is a critical advertising medium. Your advertisers need it.

• Your advertisers are getting sold Online Marketing Products already.

• Because of your relationships, advertisers rely on you as the expert in local advertising.

• We can make you the expert in Online Marketing too!

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Keep Advertisers Happy

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Listen to Their Needs

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Change to Suit Their Changing Needs

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Don’t Leave Them Out in the Cold

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And They Will be Your Best Friend

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SEARCH INFLUENCEScalable Solutions Powered by Experts

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Our Team

55Employees(In-House)

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Account Management

19Account

Managers

Google AdWords Certified

Google Analytics Certified

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Online Advertising

2Online

Advertising Specialists

Google AdWords Certified

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Sales & Administration

Google Analytics Certified

8Sales/AdminEmployees

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Production Team

17Production &

Quality Assurance

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Development Team

9Web Developers

Google Analytics Certified

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Extended Team

70+Contract Workers

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White Label Partners

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White Label Partners

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Thank you!

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