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Jed Williams - The Business of Blogging: From Engagement to Leads
1. The Business of Blogging:
From Engagement to Leads
Jed Williams
VP, Strategic Consulting
Senior Analyst
BIA/Kelsey
The Business of Blogging:
From Engagement to Leads
March 3, 2014
2. Today’s Mission
Examine the ROI gaps that exist for SMB bloggers
Focus on lead-building and revenue-creating best practices:
Drive clear calls to action
Understand “conversion journeys “
Keep SEO front & center
Build focused social media distribution
Create companywide buy-in
3. Source: BIA/Kelsey, LCM Wave 17, Q3/2013 (and prior waves, if relevant). Methodology: Online panels.
52.1%
39.4%
32.2% 31.7% 31.2%
28.0%
26.1%
24.6% 24.5%
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
▪ 5 of the top 9 channels are Digital
▪ All 5 Digital channels are “Owned Media”
▪ Blogs are 16th (19%)
Media Used for Advertising & Promotion:
Strong Digital Migration
Media Used for Advertising & Promotion:
Strong Digital Migration
4. Source: BIA/Kelsey, LCM Wave 17, Q3/2013 (and prior waves, if relevant). Methodology: Online panels.
Frequency of Updating Online Properties
31.2%
41.7%
29.7% 28.0% 29.9%
22.4% 26.2% 30.3%
47.1% 29.6%
39.5% 40.6% 36.0%
32.8% 28.2% 23.0%
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71.3% 69.2% 68.6%
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55.2% 54.4% 53.3%
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Top 2 Daily
Frequency of Updating Online Properties
5. Source: BIA/Kelsey, LCM Wave 17, Q3/2013 (and prior waves, if relevant). Methodology: Online panels.
ROI Assessment of Media Used For
Advertising & Promotion
30.4% 29.5%
21.9%
26.0% 26.1%
19.1%
21.5% 20.5%
16.1%
26.0%
20.7% 22.2%
16.7% 17.2% 17.6% 19.2% 18.3% 18.8%
15.7% 17.1%
13.6% 12.5%
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20.5%
26.6%
22.0%
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25.5% 22.8% 23.1%
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19.0% 16.7%
21.2% 20.3% 19.4% 16.8% 16.5% 15.8%
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48.5% 48.0%
45.4% 44.6% 44.3% 43.6% 42.9%
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39.7% 38.9% 37.9% 37.5% 37.0% 36.0%
34.8% 34.6%
33.3% 32.9% 32.2%
27.7%
0%
20%
40%
60%
Top 2 Extraordinary Over 20x Spend
▪ Blogging ranks 15th in ROI
ROI Assessment of Media Used For
Advertising & Promotion
7. Clear Call to Action (and only 1)
Never sacrifice quality, but have a clear business objective
This often varies by target “buyer persona” or product/service
Lots of possible Conversion Actions:
Calls, Forms, Downloads, Subscriptions, Registrations, Purchases
9. Understand “Conversion Journeys”
For target customer groups, build “buyer personas”
Map personas to content paths that influence conversion
(ex. Visitors vs. Leads vs. Customers) (ex. specific product/service)
Requires deeper analytics & cross-channel attribution
10. Always Think SEO
Content quantity and quality BOTH matter
Keywords: Primary & long tail
More content pages = more keywords
Tie blog content to Google Authorship (reputation & CTRs)
11. Case Study Example: Long Tail Keywords
Built a network of blogs connected to the brand
Each serves a dedicated audience and ranks for niche keywords
12. Focused Social Distribution Is Critical
Connect Blog & Social for streamlined Content Marketing strategy
Social = WOM & Traffic…but also tie to Conversions
Social Focus:
The channels that match your customers
Content to support your strategy
13. Case Study: Social Referral
The average visit time is substantially higher for
referrals on Facebook than those from search
engines
14. Companywide Buy-In
Blogging should be “cultural”…everyone should contribute
Showcase diversity of voices & expertise
This starts at the TOP