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Dell Software Group Case StudyUsing data to deliver increased ROI
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• Intro
• Research
• Case Study (Dell)
• Lessons
Agenda
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Intro
James Foulkes Co Founder Kingpin Communications
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Buying Landscape
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Meet the research:
• IDG Customer Engagement Survey. UK, Senior IT.
• CEB The Challenger Customer. Global B2B.
• Techtarget Media Consumption Report EMEA. Senior IT.
• Kingpin Tech Marketers and IT Buyers report. UK, FR, DE. Tech Marketers and Senior IT.
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Let’s get quizzical
1. What % of UK IT Managers are responsible for identifying their company’s IT needs?
2. What is the average number of B2B buyers involved in a decision?
3. What percentage of UK co’s bought from an organization they never knew before their research started?
4. What percentage of Tech buyers use video in the Evaluation Stage?
5. What is the optimum length of a whitepaper?
6. How many Decision Makers use personal email addresses?
7. What percentage of tech buyers will ignore your future promotions if you DON’T follow up?
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Are we targeting the right person?
Who identifies the need
Who TMs prioritise
vs
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32%
26%13%
13%
7%8%
Project involvement IT Manager/DeptDepartment HeadC-LevelEnd userC-Level (Non-IT)Outsourced
C-suite has limited (though important) involvement in purchasing process
What about further down the decision journey…
(Even final purchasing is split)
Row Labels Asset Download Event Reg Grand TotalFY11Q1 1 1
Ciso 1 1FY11Q2 14 14
E-Commerce Manager 1 1Enterprise Security Architect 1 1IT Manager 2 2IT Programme Test Manager 1 1IT Project Manager 3 3IT Security Specialist 1 1Senior IT Architect 1 1Senior Security Specialist 1 1Senior Solutions Consultant 1 1SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT 1 1Solutions Architect 1 1
FY11Q3 5 2 7CDMS Support & Development Manager 1 1IT Management(Manager IS/IT) 1 1IT Operations Manager 1 1IT Risk Partner 1 1IT Security VP/Director 1 1IT Technical Specialist 1 1Senior Administrator 1 1
FY11Q4 2 2Data Centre Strategy & Planning Manager 1 1IT Manager 1 1
FY12Q1 2 2Chief Information Security Offi cer 1 1IT Manager 1 1
FY12Q3 2 1 3Head Of IT Strategy & Architecture 1 1IT Security Specialist 1 1 2
Grand Total 26 3 29
Scoping phase
Shortlisting phase
Validating phase
Identify need
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Real World Example – Company A
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The Average B2B decision making group includes 5.4 buyers
CEB – The Challenger Customer - 2015
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A new technology vendor that my company was not originally
familiar with
We had purchased solutions from the vendor in the past
We were familiar with the vendor but had not purchased
solutions from them in the past
I am not sure0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
75%
90%
14%
73%
10%3%
19%
72%
8%1%
19%
68%
11%
2%
23%
53%
19%
5%
15%
60%
15%10%
©TechTarget, 2015 Media Consumption Report
DACH France Spain United Kingdom Rest of Europe
Which of the following best describes your company's relationship with the vendor selected for your last IT purchase?
High Propensity to work with incumbent Vendor…
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… but buyers will often engage with unfamiliar vendors
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
18%
38%
16%
28%23%
43%
17% 17%22%
56%
15%7%
20%
42%
9%
29%27%
44%
20%
9%
While conducting your research for your last IT purchase, which of the following best describes your interaction(s) with a vendor/reseller you were not previously familiar with?
DACH France Spain United Kingdom Rest of Europe
©TechTarget, 2015 Media Consumption Report
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0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
75%
90%
42%
79%
27%
43%
19%
46%
73%
42% 39%
21%
50%
70%
21% 19%
7%
55%
80%
44%39%
23%
44%
73%
41%
26%
10%
DACH France Spain United Kingdom Rest of Europe
©TechTarget, 2015 Media Consumption Report
Which of the following activities did you spend most of your time on during the buying process for your last IT purchase?
Majority of the buying process is spent comparing technology vendors/solutions
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IDG’s own research showed vendor specific content is consumed throughout the buying process
What are they consuming to make decisions?
IDG – Customer Engagement study - 2015
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VIDEO A MAJOR INFLUENCER ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVALUATION STAGE
1.In-depth
product reviews
of B2B tech buyers watch videos at some point in the purchase process
Top Video types across all stages
2.How-tovideos
3.Technology
primers
IDG – Customer Engagement study - 2015
of B2B tech buyers watch videos at some point in the purchase process
91%
Video is a rising star
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• Forbes revealed that that 75% of executives questioned watch business related videos online every week.
• Of those, 65% visit the marketer’s website after viewing a video.
WHO But what about C-Suite?
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2 pages or less 3-6 pages 7-10 pages 10 or more pages0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
75%
8%
68%
15%
9%10%
38% 37%
15%
1%
37%
52%
10%
18%
51%
22%
9%13%
60%
20%
7%
DACH France Spain United Kingdom Rest of Europe
What is your preferred length of a white paper that is assisting you in your research related to an IT purchase?
White papers can work if… they are 6 pages or less in length
©TechTarget, 2015 Media Consumption Report
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A third of IT decision-makers now use personal email addresses
Q. When registering for content used in the purchase process, do you typically provide..
58%
Work email(specifically for
content registration)
Personal email address
19%
14%
(for content registration & other tasks)
No email address
9%
76%
registered online in the last 6 months to receive content about an enterprise technology solution
IDG – Customer Engagement study - 2015
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It’s important to follow-up in a timely manner
say contact within desired timeframe
increases likelihood to
purchase
69% 77%say contact outside
the desired timeframe decreases likelihood
to purchase
say no contact at all decreases likelihood to
purchase
73%
6 DAYS is the average preferred
contact time
25% typically prefer to be left to contact sales people when ready
IDG – Customer Engagement study - 2015
Vendor follow-up
Q: When you request to be contacted by a vendor regarding a specific enterprise solution and the vendor does not contact you at all, which of the following actions are you more likely to take as a direct result?
To evaluate other venders
Mention lack of follow-up to colleagues
Ignore future promotions from
that company
52% 45% 43%
of respondents said lack of follow-up call will lead to a negative reaction93%
Lack of call follow-up will drive prospects to other vendors
The Case Study
Dell Software – Overview.
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Formed in 2012
A collection of Scalable, integrated business and enterprise software solutions that make it easy to secure and manage networks, applications, systems, endpoints, devices and data to help your business deliver on the full promise of technology.
Areas of focus:
26
Online/Offline demand generation tactics
DSG internal pre-qual
Previous activity – Volume Driven
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DSG CRM
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Understanding
19,877Historic responses matched to opportunities
16,373Companies analysed
27Media suppliers
16 Countries
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4 CRM Instances
The challenge. Multiple data sources…….
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The Project
We identified three main objectives:
Understand what works.
Improve ROI for the future.
Overcome the challenge of quarterly measurement V extended sales cycles.
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Tactics vs pipeline vs spend results:
BANT lead generation – 4x investmentMulti-touch content syndication – 4x investmentSingle-touch content syndication – 28x investmentDigital display – 7x investmentContent creation with lead guarantees – 3x investmentOnline events – 1x investment
What did we discover?
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• Analyse – not just results but resources as well.
• Understand – some products were transactional, some needed nurture.
• Focus – on quality V quantity.
• Report – implement an ongoing process.
• Prove – that sometimes it takes longer for an enterprise to become a lead.
What did we do?
BANT TM
Content Syndication - 2 xQQ - (Email / TM )
Display Media
Content Syndication - (Email)
Content Syndication - 3 xQQ - (Email /TM)
Content Syndication - 1 xQQ + 1 P - (Email / TM )
Content Syndication - 2 xQQ + 1 P - (Email / TM )
45x
25x
17x
7x
7x
4x
1x
PHASE 2: Dell Software – Spend to Pipeline Ratio by Tactic
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Dell Software – Results
500%Improvement on ROI than previous quarters
“Kingpin has added significant value to Dell Software digital marketing across EMEA, by providing a single view of our digital marketing efforts and using these insights to plan and optimise our campaigns to deliver a much healthier pipeline.” Jayson GehriDirector, EMEA Regional MarketingKim McCarthyDigital Media Specialist, Digital Marketing
2311MQL’s in Q1
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• WP’s can work – just keep them short at the top of the funnel.
• No one tactic wins.
• Analyse your results on a continuous basis and not just quarterly.
• Timely follow up is key – but UNDERSTANDING their business is better.
• Don’t expect C-Suite to engage via download/content syndication. Use other tactics.
• If you don’t use video content. You should.
• Don’t kick out personal email addresses.
Lessons
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