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Building Your Business On The “Distributed Web”. Local Internet Domination!. The Agenda. Local Internet Marketing TODAY. What Does It Mean To Your Business? How Do You Measure Results…. Great period of change right now…. …but you can make it work for your business !.
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Building Your Business On The “Distributed Web” Local Internet Domination!
The Agenda Local Internet Marketing TODAY. What Does It Mean To Your Business? How Do You Measure Results…
Great period of change right now… …but you can make it work for your business! • Especially local businesses • New media channels are free or low cost • The Internet is where to find customers; but it is getting overwhelming…
Basic New Marketing Techniques… • …know the new rules of the game! • Become a trusted authority in your market! • Build a list! • Use social media and Web 2.0 sites to drive traffic and SEO juice.
Spread The Love “Authority Style”… Website Home Landing #1 Landing #2 Landing #3
Surefire Social Makes Your Business Money Faster… Business Transformation Process Direct Business Revenue Time
Think about the impact on your business… Let’s look at an example for Cape Cod Hotel:
Think about the impact on your business… Conservative Assumptions:
FACT: Local business niches are very easy to dominate…Oops! Back-links are key Not so much for travel and hospitality!
How Can You Get Your Fair Share Of That Traffic? LOCAL Search and Directories! Google Local
How Can You Get Your Fair Share Of That Traffic? Web 2.0 and Social Media!
How Can You Get Your Fair Share Of That Traffic? Experiment with long tail keywords:
Other Key’s To Success… • Online Reviews • 64% of online buyers find user reviews important when making a purchase (Forrester) • 47% of online users find that information provided by other consumers is more credible and persuasive than information provided by marketers (Forrester) • Geo Location • Geo-code all media that you distribute • Promotion • Viral and powerful in the new web • Leverage National Brands Using Social Media • Retail, food and fashion brands: the most popular categories on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. (Famecount Report) • Starbucks boasting top index score of 69.2% and Facebook fan count of 7.5 million – and counting (Famecount Report)
And The Big Bonus… You do this attracting your best customers: • Customers coming to your site will already know and trust you. • Smart and proactive consumers looking for the best product and a good price. • You will have a constant lead source 24/7. • Preempt competitors and lead services
New Website Structured Around Quick Conversion And Keyword Strategy… List Building
New Website Structured Around Quick Conversion And Keyword Strategy… ?
Social Media and Web 2.0 Done Right… Consistent Posting • Custom Banner • Phone # • Geo Tags • Web Address • Critical Copy • Search Engine’s • Anchor Text • Geo Tags
Social Media and Web 2.0 Done Right… Custom HTML Landing Page • Anchor Text Links to landing pages • Company description to generate interest
Social Media and Web 2.0 Done Right… Show-Off Work Opportunity- Get customers to comment for testimonials
Social Media and Web 2.0 Done Right… Claimed Consistent Listing Keywords Pictures/videos
Social Media and Web 2.0 Done Right… Consistent Listing Format Anchor Text Create a systematic way to get customer reviews
How are we doing? Google Rankings Domination for initial keywords
How are we doing? Triple Listing
How Are We Doing? • Search engine traffic up over 55% • Facebooktraffic up over 500% • Article directory traffic up over 200% • Local directory traffic up over 100% • Over 5.5% website traffic conversion • 50 to 70 qualified leads per month
And The Big Bonus… You are building a marketing asset you own… • A platform that becomes a lead generation machine with value that translates into a legacy • Building your brand thought the entire process…leads are converted on your site • Establish a digital footprint that can easily be updated with fresh content for little or no cost • Preempt competitors and lead services
What we learned in the Surefire Social Beta… • Optimal results happen when the website, social media and SEO are all working together • Members want help understanding and implementing the program • Some members want a turn-key service to run their entire program
About me…. Chris Marentis Founder GenNext Media & Marketing Surefire Social Marketing System Surefire Social Local Business Bloghttp://www.surefiresocial.com/our-blog Visit Our Special Marketing Summit Landing Page: http://www.surefiresocial.com/2011-cape-cod-marketing-summit