Have your campaigns been reduced to Branded SEM and Retargeting because they're the only channels that "have a good ROAS?" Has your client or company obliterated branding in favor of "performance media?" Are you worried if affiliates are hurting or helping your brand? In this session, Aaron will review the interactions between channels like Display, Video SEM and Affiliate to understand how they interact with each other and how to make them greater than the sum of their parts. You'll leave this session with use cases and best practices for a robust multi channel strategies, and above all, a guide for how to get them approved by those who write the checks.
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Transforming Multichannel Marketing into Omni-Channel
1. Transforming Multichannel
Marketing Into Omni-Channel
…or how I learned to stop whining and make marketing that works
Aaron Levy | Director of SEM | bit.ly/elite-omnichannel
2. Ad Age Best Agency Culture
Ad Age Top 25 US Search Agencies
US Search Awards #1 Best Agency
Mashable #1 Best Tech Companies to Work For
Entrepreneur #1 Top Company Culture
Bing Independent Agency of the Year
Crain’s NYC #1 Best Place to Work
Award-Winning Digital Marketing Agency
ELITESEM.COM CONFIDENTIAL | 2
3. Company History
Ben Kirshner forms Elite, a performance driven
digital marketing agency founded on search
Zach Morrison joins
Elite as employee #2
Elite partners with
Mountaingate Capital
to accelerate growth
Elite grows to more
than 140 employees
Elite acquires
OrionCKB, an
industry leader
in paid social
advertising
Elite acquires Email
Aptitude, a leading CRM &
email provider & surpasses
300 employees
2004 2007 20162005 2017 Beyond20182014-152009
Shopping created as its
own expert division
Elite acquires CPC Strategy,
the leading Amazon agency
& surpasses 500 employees
4. what you’ll learn
Aaron’s taste in clothing
Multi channel road blocks
Channel sequencing + mmm
who does what
Getting buy in
but aaronnnnnnn what’s the roe-azzzz
The end.
5. HI! I’M AARON!
13+ years of digital-y stuff
SEM Director at Elite SEM
I teach display at UVM, media at Drexel
Philly “import,” hot sauce hobbyist
@bigalittlea | aaron@elitesem.com
15. First
Touch
First
Preferred
Position
Based
Linear
Time
Decay
Last Touch
Data
Driven
Snarky Attitude 100% 50% 40% 14% 1% 0% 12%
Grease + Grime 0% 25% 7% 14% 2% 0% 10%
Bread 0% 13% 3% 14% 3% 0% 4%
Bottom Cheese 0% 6% 1% 14% 6% 0% 27%
Steak 0% 3% 3% 14% 13% 0% 3%
Onions 0% 2% 7% 14% 25% 0% 32%
Upper Cheese 0% 1% 40% 14% 50% 100% 13%
Cheesesteak Attribution
The whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts
@bigalittlea
16. Philly Pro Tips
The best cheesesteak is
the one in your hand.
Decide if you want thick cut, thin or pulverized.
Don’t order Swiss (stupid John Kerry).
The Originals
• Pat’s King of Steaks
• Geno’s
• Jim’s
The “hidden gems”
• Ishkabibles
• D'Alessandro's
• Steve’s Prince of Steaks
@bigalittlea
17. First
Touch
First
Preferred
Position
Based
Linear
Time
Decay
Last Touch
Data
Driven
Snarky Attitude $225 $113 $90 $32 $2 $0 $27
Grease + Grime $0 $56 $16 $32 $4 $0 $23
Bread $0 $28 $6 $32 $7 $0 $9
Bottom Cheese $0 $14 $2 $32 $14 $0 $61
Steak $0 $7 $6 $32 $28 $0 $6
Onions $0 $4 $16 $32 $56 $0 $72
Upper Cheese $0 $2 $90 $32 $113 $225 $28
Cheesesteak Attribution
Which model is right? Wrong? ….Least wrong?
@bigalittlea
18. Great Things Don’t Need Explaining
source: The Atlantic/Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club
20. Nobody’s Ready For What They Claim To Want
source: Philly Taco, photographer unknown
21. Omnichannel Blockers are
Common and Plentiful
1. Incentives based on channel success
2. Forecasting on YoY channel growth
3. Vanity + comparity (not a word*)
4. Lack of knowledge + over-benchmarking
5. Silos not cells
6. Fear
24. Philly Pro Tips
TOFU is bland in the hands
of an amateur, sublime in
the hands of an expert
Philly has a rich blend of east Asian food
Chinatown/Center City
• Han Dynasty
• Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodles
• Lee How Fook
• Dim Sum Garden
• Cheu/Bing Bing
Pocket Neighborhoods
• Sate Kampar
• Hardena
• Pho 75
• Ramayana
• D’Jakarta
@bigalittlea
28. Philly Pro Tips
The best ain’t the most modern.
Philly was largely founded by Italian immigrants, so the
food is very classic/home-y. Go South for authentic red
sauce, but there’s some good stuff in CC too.
The South
• Ralph’s
• Bomb Bomb’s
• Dante + Luigi’s
• Victor Café
• Le Virtu
Center City (or close by)
• Amis/Vetri
• Little Nonna’s
• La Buca
• Giorgio on Pine
• La Fontana Della Citta
@bigalittlea
34. FOM
Branded Search
Incrementality is low (10-15%). Brand CPC’s are spiking – are
you sure your brand campaigns are paying for themselves?
What You’re Doing
Aiming for 100%
impression share (or darn
close)
Evaluating channels in a
vacuum
Using any (and every)
extension type available
@bigalittlea
36. EOM
Branded Search
Incrementality is low (10-15%). Brand CPC’s are spiking – are
you sure your brand campaigns are paying for themselves?
What You’re Doing
Aiming for 100%
impression share
Evaluating channels in a
vacuum
Using any (and every)
extension type available
What You Should
Be Doing
Why Should You
Do it?
Brand incrementality is
darn close to zero
Profitability tapers off
above 90% IS
Potentially pestering paying
customers
Chase the clicks you want,
defend the clicks you have
Treat Branded SERP’s as a
single entity
Evaluate messaging and
bids based on maze
@bigalittlea
37. You Can Have
Credit for Brand
PPC if you make
the business
better.
@bigalittlea
38. BOM + MOM
Non-Branded Search
Incrementality is (usually) great, but role in the maze
varies. CPC’s up 30%+ YoY and the SERP is changing
What You’re Doing
Optimizing on a last click
keyword driven model
Evaluating shopping +
search independently
Only leveraging content
marketing for sick rankingz
@bigalittlea
40. BOM + MOM
Non-Branded Search
Incrementality is (usually) great, but role in the maze varies.
CPC’s up 30%+ YoY and the SERP is changing
What You’re Doing
Optimizing on a last click
keyword driven model
Evaluating shopping +
search independently
Only leveraging content
marketing for sick rankingz
@bigalittlea
What You Should
Be Doing
Why Should You
Do it?
Incrementality is huge but
rarely obvious or expected
Vanity is $$$. Each query
yields a different result
Build marketing pools –
don’t ask for marriage on
the first date
Evaluate on DDA (but know
the flaws)
Treat every SERP as a
single entity
Use content as a softer
entry point – consider an
email capture conversion
41. BOM + MOM
Affiliate: Not Wild West Anymore
incrementality depends on tactic, placement and
measurement. Skews towards new customers
What You’re Doing
Dropping your coupon on
every single site there is
Kicking everyone off
search, brand terms or
otherwise
Trusting partners and GA
@bigalittlea
42. Philly Pro Tips
PA liquor laws are nuts
…but with oft exploited loopholes.
Here are Philly’s best places to drink outside
Pop Ups + “creative use of space”
• PHS South Street
• Bok Bar (old vocational school)
• Independence Beer Garden
• Spruce Street Harbor Park
A little more normal
• Frankford Hall
• Evil Genius
• Morgan’s Pier
• Harper’s Garden
@bigalittlea
43. BOM + MOM
Modern Affiliate Is Different
Don’t treat it like search. Inventory is (usually) sold on CPM. If
you’re paying CPC you’re trusting someone else’s math.
What You’re Doing
@bigalittlea
What You Should
Be Doing
Why Should You
Do it?
Price out competitors by
leveraging search affiliates
Each tactic yields different
incrementality
Do I need to explain this
part…?
Look beyond “traditional”
affiliates. Likely cheaper
than display!
Leverage flanker affiliates (
Use your own source of
truth to measure impact
Dropping your coupon on
every single site there is
Kicking everyone off
search, brand terms or
otherwise
Trusting partners and GA
44. BOM + MOM
Display Is… Misunderstood
Incrementality varies from amazing to nothing.
96% of time online is away from search.
What You’re Doing
Optimizing based on click
performance
Evaluating prospecting,
gsp, retargeting and with
the same lens
Trusting partners and GA
@bigalittlea
45. Philly Pro Tips
We Got Some Weird Dessert.
Irish Potatoes are neither Irish nor potato.
Here’s Philly’s best (and strangest) confections
Best
• Beiler’s Donuts + Fritters
• John + Kira’s chocolates
• Barbuzzo Salted Caramel Budino
• Cannoli from Isgro’s
• Vietnamese Pastries at Ba Le
Unique
• Tehini Shakes from Goldie
• Irish Potato
• Tasty Kakes
• Peanut Chews
• Mallo Cups
@bigalittlea
46. BOM + MOM
Display Is Complex
Don’t treat it like search. Inventory is (usually) sold on CPM. If
you’re paying CPC you’re trusting someone else’s math.
What You’re Doing
Optimizing based on click
performance
Evaluating prospecting,
gsp, retargeting and with
the same lens
Trusting partners and GA
@bigalittlea
What You Should
Be Doing
Why Should You
Do it?
You’re more likely to
survive a plane crash than
to click on a display ad
Each tactic yields different
incrementality
Do I need to explain this
part…?
Optimize on discounted
view based performance
Measure each interaction
as part of a journey
Trust no one – use your
own source of truth
47. BOM + MOM + FOM
Social is Lit. Yeet. Key. YOLO
A hearty burp counts as a conversion, but data can’t leave
walled gardens. Incrementality and loyalty are tough
What You’re Doing
Optimizing based on 1 day
view and 30 day click
Heavy audience
segmentation with minimal
creative rotation
Avoiding Twitter like the
plague, only touching
LinkedIn if AJ tells you
49. Philly Pro Tips
Here’s a list of off-kilter
museums (for now) and
festivals (for your next visit)
The quirkiness is #whyilovephilly
Museums
• Mütter Museum
• The Barnes Museum
• Pizza Brain
• Mummer’s Museum
• Eastern State Penitentiary
Festivals
• 9th Street (Italian Market) Fest
• Philadelphia Flower Show
• Philadelphia Science Festival
• Kinetic Sculpture Derby
• Philly Beer Week!!!
50. BOM + MOM + FOM
Social Is A Friggin Mess.
A hearty chuckle counts as a conversion, but data can’t leave
walled gardens. Incrementality and loyalty are tough
What You’re Doing
What You Should
Be Doing
Why Should You
Do it?
How much do you really
trust facebook?
Have you ever watched
someone scroll through
Insta? Need something to
make them stop.
You don’t have to try
EVERYTHING
Discounted view through,
loosely trust click through
Test creative constantly,
and vary by audience
Go where your audience is
(not where FOMO tells you)
and manage accordingly
Optimizing based on 1 day
view and 30 day click
Heavy audience
segmentation with minimal
creative rotation
Avoiding Twitter like the
plague, only touching
LinkedIn if AJ tells you
51. MOM + FOM
Email is Only a Closer
Sign up and get 10% off your first order! Then on the
list you go with all the rest of the rubes.
What You’re Doing
95% off coupon for signing
up, followed by 3-5x a week
because emarketer said so
Test subjects + creative, but
no other real trigger testing
Plopping everybody on the
same list regardless of
marketing source
@bigalittlea
52. Philly Pro Tips
The soft pretzel is really the
only savory baked good in Philly
You’re the wrongest person that ever wronged. Here’s
our fine breads and snacks. And the best pretzels
Pretzels
• Center City Pretzel
• Miller’s Twist
• Metropolitan Bakery
• Philly Soft Pretzel Factory
• Tasty Twisters
Breads + Baked Goods
• Artisan Boulanger
• Sarcone’s Bakery
• Lost Bread Co
• Hungry Pigeon
• High Street On Market
53. This is Email Garbage
Personalize everything! I heard emoji’s are cool let’s test.
Let’s do that direct mail thing where it looks important but
instead makes us look like Nigerian princes.
54. MOM + FOM
Email Is Powerful + Underused
Most of the “cost” comes from production – smart
segmentation can make other BOM efforts… the bomb.
What You’re Doing
@bigalittlea
What You Should
Be Doing
Why Should You
Do it?
Incentives for email
signups are a-ok, but are
they incremental…?
List size is a vanity metric
The more an email “feels”
part of the journey, the
better
Don’t Groupon yourself
Be wary of list fatigue – a
small active list beats a big
dead one
Get as close to 1:1 as
possible, but do it right
Measure success as part of
a maze
95% off coupon for signing
up, followed by 3-5x a week
because emarketer said so
Test subjects + creative, but
no other real trigger testing
Plopping everybody on the
same list regardless of
marketing source
55. True Omni-Channel Is Chaotic Beauty
the sum must be greater than it’s parts
source: graffiti pier – flickr creative commons/BillyPenn
56. BOM, MOM + FOM, oh my!
Channel Cheat Sheet
Manage to channel pixels, but discount value
Track on a customer basis against business goals
Ideas flow between channels - don’t get cheap on creative
Channel Incrementality LTV Leakage BOM MOM FOM Retention
Brand Search Low Low Low x x x
NB Search High High High x x x
NB Shopping High Med High x x
Display High High High x
Retargeting Low Med Low x x x
Email Med High Med x x x
Affiliate Med Low Med x x x
Marketplace High Low Low x x
58. Elite SEM History
Ben Kirshner forms Elite, a performance driven
digital marketing agency founded on search
Zach Morrison joins
Elite as employee #2
Elite partners with
Mountaingate Capital
to accelerate growth
Elite grows to more
than 140 employees
Elite acquires
OrionCKB, an
industry leader
in paid social
advertising
Elite acquires Email
Aptitude, a leading CRM &
email provider & surpasses
300 employees
2004 2007 20162005 2017 Beyond20182014-152009
Shopping created as its
own expert division
Elite acquires CPC Strategy,
the leading Amazon agency
& surpasses 500 employees
@bigalittlea
60. Team Structure
Pillars of Omni-Channel Media
Omnichannel means more than channel integration
Strategic
Partners
Holistic
Business
Strategy
Storytelling
Data Driven
Decisions
Budgeting/
Forecasting
Cross-Channel
Integration
Data driven decisions based on marketing portfolio
Fluidity is a necessity – information and money must flow freely
Seamless account management focused on customers
Single source of business strategy
@bigalittlea
61. Go Be A Better Marketer
And appreciate Philly too. We’re hiring here ;)
Aaron Levy, Director of SEM
aaron@elitesem.com | bit.ly/elite-omnichannel