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Title of Presentation Created by Author Name | Grow Socially 2012 Webinar Series: Online Marketing Presented by Tom Barry & Lou Cimaglia #GSWebinar 5 Best Practices for Inbound Marketing

5 Best Practices for Inbound Marketing

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Our presenters, Tom Barry and Lou Cimaglia, will cover items such as:-How to turn your website into a lead-generating machine-Creating engaging and original content and boosting your SEO-Next generation and responsive web development and design-Strategic outbound marketing, email marketing and social media-The importance of analytics!

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Title of PresentationCreated by Author Name | Grow Socially 2012

Webinar Series: Online MarketingPresented by Tom Barry & Lou Cimaglia

#GSWebinar

5 Best Practices forInbound Marketing

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Title of PresentationCreated by Author Name | Grow Socially 2012

Before We Begin…

• Recording will be emailed to all registrants

• Please submit comments or questions:– In GoToMeeting

OR – On Twitter at #GSWebinar

• P.S. Thank you for joining us!

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Introduction: Presenters

Connect With Us!

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Tom BarrySales [email protected]@tomRbarry

Lou CimagliaPR Director

[email protected]@loucimaglia

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Who Are We?

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Today’s Overview

• Lead Generation

• Content Creation & SEO

• Responsive Web Design

• Outbound Strategies

• Analytics & Measurement

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What is Online Marketing?

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Your Website Is…

• The core of your online presence

• How you’re found on search engines

• Your content library

• A 24-hour salesman

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Your Website

Blogs Email

SEO

Content

Social

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Social Media & Email• Your communication and outreach tool

• A great branding opportunity

• Needs to be strategic

• Make it consistent

• Keep it relevant

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Content, Blogs & SEO

• Main tools for inbound marketing

• Content is currency

• Blogging is easy, effective & engaging

• SEO is the Holy Grail of inbound marketing

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Create a Next Generation

Website

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Responsive Web Design (RWD)

• Development of a website should respond to the environment a user is in, and the user’s actions.

• This involves the platform, orientation and screen size.

• When a user switches devices, the website should switch seamlessly.

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Content Management Systems (CMS)

• Simple but effective design

• Easy to manage and update

• The days of knowing HTML are fading

• Entertaining and creative

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Create Engaging and Original

Content

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Create Content That People Love

• Produce content that people want– To consume– To share

• Develop a content strategy

• Content is more than text

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Recycle & Reuse

• If you can’t create, curate!

• Re-purpose old content strategically

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Turn Your Website into a

Lead-Generating Machine!

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Use Forms! They’re Great!

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Let’s Give It A Try

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Leads

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Regiment Your Sales Process

Drive leads through the sales funnel

Organize your inbound leads

Follow-up immediately

Leads are like puppies

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Develop an Outbound Strategy

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Incorporate A Multi-Channel Approach

• Know your target audience and use the appropriate channels

• Stay connected with your audience and give them what they like!

• Integrate your outbound marketing & communication efforts with your inbound efforts

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Measure All Your Marketing

Efforts

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Use Analytics Tools Effectively

• Google Analytics to measure your web traffic

• Social media analytics to measure your engagement

• Build your flexible strategy by measuring your analytics

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Analyze Data

• Measure your efforts from start to finish

• Use data as a tool

• Generate surveys and ask your audience what they like and want from you

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Recap

1. Create a website that works for you

2. Create content that people love!

3. Make sure your website drives inquiries and leads for your business

4. Use the multi-channel approach to integrate your inbound and outbound marketing efforts

5. Measure and track everything you do

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Jump Start Your Online Marketing

ilink.me/JumpTB

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Tools To Help You Grow• Online Marketing Services:

GrowSocially.com

• Multi-Channel Marketing: interlinkONE.com

• Build Mobile Websites: iFlyMobi.com

• QR Code Management: QReateAndTrack.com

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