But now, there is an explosion of readily available information… According to IBM, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data — so much that 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone.This is a recent phenomenon…When Marketo was founded in 2006, the iPhone didn’t exist, Twitter had not launched, and Facebook was only for college students. All this data = buyers today are more empowered. The Web provides them with instant information gratification. They can access detailed specs, pricing, and reviews about goods and services 24/7 with a few flicks of their thumbs. Meanwhile, social media encourages them to share and compare, while mobile devices add a wherever/whenever dimension to every aspect of the experience. Result: Forrester Reports that 65-90% of buying process is complete when consumer is walks into store/branch/dealer, or contacts salesRequires deep changes in how we market to consumers. That’s how we approached our marketing process at Marketo.
In traditional marketing, companies needed to rent (or beg) attention from other people’s media. Whether it’s a display ad on a website, a booth at a tradeshow, or an email sent to a third-party list, companies are essentially “renting” attention that someone else built. This can be effective, but it’s also expensive – and become less effective with attention scarcity. In contrast, with inbound marketing, companies build up their own audience and attract their own attention. Marketing needs to become like a publisher. Build your own audience and attention. Examples:superbowl add, regular tradeshow booth = rented attention. Examples of owning: rockstar tour vs tradeshow booth; blog vs traditional PR; our weekly webinar
Three benefits to owning your own attention
Treat consumers as partners…not just customers 71% of consumers trust solutions that provide useful info without trying to sell them something Acknowledge and respect consumers’ evaluation/consideration processes 85% trust solutions that walk them through various paths toward decisions, rather than just providing answers Support consumers after purchase 62% of consumers trust solutions that provide info and tools for using products they’ve bought Demonstrate an understanding that consumers’ lives change 83% trust solutions that include resources for using products every step of the way, as needs evolve Build engagement solving consumers’ large and small challenges 85% trust solutions that use ads/sponsored content to inform, help with a need
Step one – know WHO you are selling toI have seen people go crazy on this exercise, but I recommend keeping it simple. While it’s ideal to have specific personas for every person involved in the buying process – it is fine to start with two or three key personas, and work through the process. For example, for if you are selling technical software - you will have the user, the influencer and the buyer. This is a really important step to go through is the exercise to really get to know your buyers.
We also use the fun content for lead gen. We found the magic formula for promoted posts to be this: Clever messaging, with a fun visual, all tied back to a strong offer or piece of content. The timing is important as well. (We have found that posting on Tuesday mornings tend to have the best results.)You can use Promoted Posts to dramatically increase the # who view it… 20% of our fans saw this organically (~10K)Paid added 300K views!
Make every sharing trackable, then testable and optimize over time
OK, so we’ve generated Prospects from Inbound and Outbound sources…. What next?
Mention Positive and Negative Demo Score
18 triggers11 batches19 campaigns to manage the whole thing
Here’s how Marketo does it. Latent behaviors – interestActive behaviors – buying intent