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Genesis Financial Corporation DBA: BankPro Mortgage Solutions Innovative Marketing Project. Presented by : David Schwartz. 70%. The percentage of websites that don’t make it 3 years.
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Genesis Financial Corporation DBA: BankPro Mortgage Solutions Innovative Marketing Project Presented by: David Schwartz
70% The percentage of websites that don’t make it 3 years. Source: KenKai.com. (2011). Non-optimized site failure rate. Retrieved on 12/12/2011 from http://www.kenkai.com/seo-blog-article-90.htm
Overview • Situation Analysis • Objectives and Strategies Overview • Innovative Marketing Techniques • Website Design and Workflow • Search Engine Optimization • Social Media • Email Marketing • Search Engine Marketing • Web Analytics • Conclusion
Situation Analysis • Key Takeaways: • Customer Environment • Target consumers are extremely value-conscience, affluent, and Internet savvy • The consumer’s main unmet needs are related to workflow • The Internet provides unprecedented rate and fee transparency to consumers • Consumers desire to build a strong relationship with their mortgage company • Consumers are tired of the unethical behavior in the mortgage industry • External Environment • Push to aggregation and comparison oriented business models (Google, LendingTree.com, etc.) • Trend toward self-service to save money (CloseYourOwnLoan.com) • There are a myriad of choices in the California market • Competitive rivalry is extreme with relatively no barriers to entry • Internal Environment • GFC has very limited Internet marketing related knowledge and skills • GFC launched the company online using only search engine marketing • Can offer highly competitive rates and fees due to extremely low operating costs
Market Planning Objective Use Innovative marketing techniques to achieve the following objectives in 2011/2012: (1) Increase site traffic by 15%. (2) generate 15% of the new website’s traffic through social media, and (3) obtain $40 million a month in incremental mortgages. Strategy
Site Map and Desired Workflow Goal The goal was to develop an intuitive Website that is structured to move the consumer through the following stages: (1) awareness, (2) interest, (3) learn, (4) shop, and (5) acquire. I. GFC - Site Map II. Desired Workflow
Search Engine Optimization XML Plugin SEO All-In-One Plugin Goal • Long Tail Keyword Examples • California Residential Home Loans • California Home Loan • Home Loans In California Competitive Analysis http://genesisfinancialcorp.com/california-home-loan-why-us/
Links Links were established with a number of high quality websites such as dmoz, Better Business Bureau, Upfront Mortgages, Twitter, and Facebook.
Google Adwords • Google Adwords: Test Budget • Competition: Companies with deep pockets (Chase Mortgages, Citi Mortgages, and LendingTree.com) • Competitors ads were less relevant to the keywords “California Home Loans” • Achieved over a 1% click through rate
Email Campaign MailChimp: Easy Email Marketing Integration II. Professional Newsletters I. Integrated Form • The header of the newsletter is hyperlinked to the homepage of the company’s website. • The newsletter offers easy access to the leading social media sites. • MailChimp offers the ability to share the content with friends, family, and business associates. III. Analytics
Social Media GFC’s Blog, Facebook Page, and Twitter Page • Full Integration • Keyword Optimized • Additional Content for the Search Engines Company Blog
Analytics Google Analytics Offered A Complete Analytics Package for GFC • Customized Dashboard • Geographic Analytics Down to the City Level • Relevant Measures Such as Page Visits, Views, Time on Site, and Bounce Rate.