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COVID-19: Live Q&A for Brands & Digital Marketers
1. COVID-19 Live Q&A for
Brands & Digital Marketers
How We’re Adapting Business, Digital, & Ecommerce Strategy During COVID-19
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2. ● Session recording and slides will be sent out
● Log back in anytime with the same link
● Resources available as handouts
Today’s Logistics
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Persephanie Arellano
Webinar Coordinator
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Dalton Dorné
Chief Marketing Officer
COVID-19 Updates by Channel
Tips for Marketers to Implement Now
Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Resource Hub for Marketers
The latest news and cutting edge strategies for marketers to apply today
https://bit.ly/COVID19tinuiti
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Areas of Expertise
Paid Search Paid Social
CRM & Email Marketing
Shopping and FeedAmazon &
Marketplaces
SEO
Affiliate Marketing
Creative Services
CROAnalytics and Marketing Science
Performance
Display
7. Poll Question
How is COVID Impacting your business?
■ Decrease of sales demand
■ Inventory slowdown/fluctuation
■ Lower profitability on ads
■ Decrease in ad spend
■ All of the above
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9. Insight In Uncertain Times
Analytics and Insights team has digging into our aggregated client data in partnership with our
partners across the triopoly in order to surface trends and learnings to share with you.
● Message Fluidity
○ We see a clear correlation between major COVID announcements and a significant drop in conversion rates
● Audience Efficiencies
○ We are also seeing significant volatility in client spend by category and against audiences and contexts
● Ramping Retention
○ Lastly, we’ve seen a shift in focus from new customer acquisition to retention as everyone retrenches and
adjusts.
Steps Meant to Help You Navigate Today But also be Best Positioned for the Rebound
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10. COVID19 Milestones had direct impact on CVR trends for all devices
Facebook + Instagram
Decline appears to be correlated starting with the first confirmed US casualty as well as the Italian lockdown
The spike on 3/3, post first
confirmed US casualty, could
indicate a popular time for
‘panic purchases.’ CVR for
social had a much higher
decline compared to Search.
Social overall (aggregated
device activity) went from a
CVR of approximately 14% as
of 2/25, to 4% as of 3/17.
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11. COVID19 Milestones had direct impact on Conversion trends for all devices
Facebook + Instagram
Interesting to note that mobile app appears to have suffered the most overall for purchases. Comparatively, desktop
and mobile web purchases remain flat.
The Mobile app peak prior to
the first US casualty to the date
of the Italian lockdown (a
matter of 10 days) saw an
overall decline of 45% in
conversions. The two day
timeline between the Italian
lockdown and the WHO
declaration saw an additional
18% decline in conversions.
The spike on 3/13 and 3/16
could be correlated with news
breaking about testing and
consumers doing more
emergency purchasing online.
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Our Facebook
COVID-19 dashboard
procures data from
across all of
Facebook, not just
our client base, and
updates M-F by
10:30am EST.
13. COVID19 Milestones had direct impact on Click trends for all devices
Facebook + Instagram
Clicks overall remained flat, with the exception of mobile app, which started trending around when the WHO
declared a pandemic (likely due to news articles)
The spike on 3/13 for mobile
app activity was likely due to
news breaking for testing and
military mobilization (lion’s share
of those clicks went to a news
vertical client)
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14. COVID19 Milestones had direct impact on CVR for Google + Bing
Google + Bing
Decline appears to be correlated starting with the first confirmed US casualty as well as the Italian lockdown,
following similar patterns to social
From the first US casualty, Bing
declined from a 14% CVR to an
8% CVR as of 3/16. The spike
immediately after the first
reported US casualty could
indicate ‘panic purchasers’ or
people clicking on ads related to
news updates.
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15. COVID19 Milestones had direct impact on Conversions for Google + Bing
Google + Bing
Decline appears to be correlated starting with the first confirmed US casualty as well as the Italian lockdown,
following similar patterns to social. Bing is not as volatile.
Though a smaller volume than
Google, Bing conversions
remained less volatile
comparatively. Bing did start to
see a decline in conversions
around the date of the first US
casualty.
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16. COVID19 Milestones had direct impact on Clicks for Google + Bing
Google + Bing
Decline appears to be correlated starting with the first confirmed US casualty as well as the Italian lockdown,
following similar patterns to social. Both seeing upticks in clicks as of late.
Bing clicks remained steady
comparatively to Google.
However, Bing clicks did decline
starting on the date of the first
US casualty which also resulted
in the CVR decline. Bing clicks
have been trending upwards in
the more recent days. Google
clicks are much more volatile
day over day.
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What success stories are you seeing from your client base?
What industries are doing well? What can we learn from
them?
Omnichannel & Analytics
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Omnichannel & Analytics
● Keep an Eye on Geographic Trends
● Keep Tabs on Auction Insights
● Audit Your Existing Messaging and Creative to Avoid Appearing Tone-Deaf Amid Coronavirus
● Consider Pivoting Your Search Strategy for Local Search Terms in Lockdown Areas
● Keep an Eye Open for Opportunities as Consumer Attention Shifts Online
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• Average W/W drop of -8% from 3/8 - 3/12. Since 3/13, the
average W/W drop has been less severe at about -2%.
Amazon Trends
Ad Spend Week Over Week
Amazon spend data can take up to 72 hours to finalize
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• Relative to February, Impressions & Spend were both up
during the 1st half of March, with growth rate in spend
dropping into negative territory on 3/15
• M/M Impressions have remained up or flat relative to Feb,
an indication that customer search volume remains strong
but stock-outs & inventory issues are limiting brands ability
to spend
Amazon Trends
Ad Spend Month Over Month
Amazon spend data can take up to 72 hours to finalize
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• Compares a rolling 7-day period to the same rolling 7-day
period last year using the Median advertiser
• E.G. The “3/10” data point represents the 7-day average for
the median advertiser from 3/4 - 3/10. The “3/9” data point
represents the 7-dy average from 3/3 - 3/9
• Spend continues to grow Y/Y, but since mid-February the
average 7-day growth rate has steadily declined.
• Y/Y growth rate in conversions began falling in
mid-February as well, followed by a sharp uptick in growth
rate at the end of February, and then further declines in
March.
• Supply chain disruption, and Amazon’s temporary Inventory
Prioritization policy are negatively impacting inventory
availability which is pushing down conversions
Amazon Trends
Year Over Year - Sponsored Products
Amazon spend data can take up to 72 hours to finalize
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• Same methodology as graph on previous slide
• Sponsored Brands continues to see strong Y/Y growth
rates in both spend and conversions. SBs are a much newer
ad unit, so although total advertising growth rates are
falling, SB growth rates are still high because the ad unit
was so new this time last year.
• Growth rate in Conversions outpaces growth rate in Spend
Y/Y, and remains > 30% Y/Y despite a slight downward
trend in growth rate
• Growth rate in Spend is falling, though still positive
Amazon Trends
Year Over Year - Sponsored Brands
Amazon spend data can take up to 72 hours to finalize
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How should my advertising strategy change with COVID-19
& Amazon’s prioritization of “essential” categories?
Amazon & Marketplaces
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What do I do if I’m affected by Amazon’s suspension of
inbound shipments?
Amazon & Marketplaces
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Evaluating Inventory Coverage
0 - 15 Days
Reallocate
15 - 30 Days
Reduce
● Prioritize dropship backup if you are a 1P Vendor & FBM if you are a 3P Seller
or operating as a hybrid
● If your delivery window is reasonably short, you step down your marketing
efforts gradually based on conversion rates once those listings take over
● If necessary, reallocate budget to products in above buckets
● Reduce bids & budget on less profitable ad campaigns. Preserve cash flow &
inventory in the short-run, while minimizing long-term negative impacts of
losing campaign history & sales velocity
● Consider FBM listings if you are a 3P Seller and have this option
● Continue advertising as normal
● Maximize sales velocity now vs. competitors with weaker inventory positions.
Benefits organic rank & capitalizes on any short-term market disruption
● Evaluate FBM capabilities to be prepared should the suspension extend
> 30 Days
Continue As Normal
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Creative & Messaging
A survey of more than 35,000 consumers globally by Kantar
Only 8% of consumers think brands should stop advertising
78% of consumers believe brands should help them in their daily lives
75% say brands should inform people of what they’re doing
74% think companies should not exploit the situation
Unsure if Advertising is Appropriate?
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What should be our messaging strategy during this time?
We want to be ready for rebound and do our best, but also
want to be sensitive to how customers may be feeling.
Creative & Messaging
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How can we stay authentic when every business is sharing
their Covid-19 messaging?
Should posts be about our business? The virus? Both?
Creative & Messaging
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With increased engagement on social channels right now,
what should we be considering with our content strategy?
Creative & Messaging
46. Key Takeaways
Amazon strategy should be product-specific. Prepare
shipments now so products are in Amazon FCs ASAP
Now is the time to let your brand voice shine
ADAPT - don’t be left behind doing the same things as
before - this is a new normal - think differently
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