INBOUND MARKETING: Your Secrets to Success.

Kieran Flanagan, Marketing Director (EMEA) @ HubSpot@searchbrat kflanagan@hubspot.com

Kieran Flanagan@searchbrat“Highly motivated marketing geek high on data crack.”

Our Inbound Marketing Methodology

Source - http://www.hubspot.com/products/inbound-marketing/

for how your customers

buy today

Have a Need

65% Europeans

Research Options

Research Options

TrustNetworks

They like to educate themselves

rather than speak with a sales person

60% of the sales cycle is over – before a buyer talks to your salesperson.

Corporate Executive Board: bit.ly/zub217

Convert

Retain Customers

Retain

Your consumer has changed,

They are in control.

Don’t Interrupt

Be What’s Consumed

Inbound Marketing is the art of creating persona driven marketing across your entire funnel.

@Searchbrat

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How You Can be Successful with Inbound Marketing.

1 BUYER PERSONAS

KNOW YOUR BUYER

PERSONAS11 Be Relevant

of European marketers are focused on reaching the right audience, and converting them into leads.

23%

of European marketers are focused on reaching the right audience, and converting them into leads.

23%

Resource: http://offers.hubspot.com/2013-state-of-inbound-marketing-europe

MARKETING MARY• Professional marketer (VP, Director, Manager)• Mid-sized company (25-200 employees)• Small marketing team (1-5 people)• BComm (DIT), MBA (Smurftt)• 42, Married, 2 Kids (10 and 6)

Goals:• Support sales with collateral and leads• Manage company communications• Build awareness

Challenges:• Too much to do• Not sure how to get there• Marketing tool and channel mess

Loves HubSpot because:• Easy to use tools that make her life

easier• Learn inbound marketing best

practices• Easier reporting to sales and CEO

Researching Your Personas:Know What To Ask.1

Persona Profile Checklist

Researching Your Personas:Know Who To Ask.2

Research your customers

Listen on Social Media

Segment Your Lists

Use Lead Intelligence

Form fields

Woah!

Wow!

Cool!

Good to know! Yes!

Awesome!

Great!

Talk to sales The biggest problem our prospects have is…

3Create

Marketing Assets

Create a Content Machine22Create a Content Machine

”“@TheSalesLion

Great content is the best sales tool in the world.

“It’s easy for HubSpot to talk about content. They have lot’s of resources.”

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Don’t give up (Persistent & Consistent)

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Recycle

Curated

Created

CoMarket

ResourcesRequired

Expected Results

YOUR CONTENT TYPES

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Recycle

Curated

Created

CoMarket

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Expected Results

YOUR CONTENT TYPES

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Curating Industry News

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Curating Industry News

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Recycle

Curated

Created

CoMarket

ResourcesRequired

Expected Results

YOUR CONTENT TYPES

CloseNewsJacking

CloseData Driven

Content

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Content

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Interactive Tools

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Recycle

Curated

Created

CoMarket

ResourcesRequired

Expected Results

YOUR CONTENT TYPES

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Blog & eBooks Tools Photos Videos & Podcasts Presentations

RECYLCE IN LOTS OF FORMATS

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Curated

Created

CoMarket

ResourcesRequired

Expected Results

YOUR CONTENT TYPES

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Think Partnerships

THINK LIKE A PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Great content teams suck invaluable information

Great content teams suck invaluable information

ASSETS MEAN YOU OWN YOUR MARKETING

Vs70%

of our blog leads are from OLD articles

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Marketing Assets

Create a Content Machine23Context to Personalise your Funnel3

USE CONTEXT

TO PERSONALISE

PERSONALISE YOUR MARKETING

Attract Convert Close Delight

Strangers Visitors Leads Customers Promoters

Enterprise Erin

Owner Ollie

ATTRACT QUALIFIED VISITS

Attract Convert Close Delight

Strangers

Visitors Leads Customers Promoters

CONTEXT TO PERSONALISE

DelightI’m a leadI’m a new

visitor

CONVERTS INTO QUALIFIED LEADS

Attract Convert Close Delight

Strangers Visitors Leads Customers Promoters

CONTEXT TO SEGMENT

DelightI love this

topic

Easily send follow up offer to all people who download this content

CLOSES ACTUAL SALES

Attract Convert Close Delight

Strangers Visitors Leads Customers Promoters

CONTEXT TO SELL MORE

DelightI am

ready to be called

DELIGHTS YOUR CUSTOMERS

Attract Convert Close Delight

Strangers Visitors Leads Customers Promoters

CONTEXT TO DELIGHT CUSTOMERSI’m

already a customer

4 MEASURE LIKE a BOSS

Act like a Sales team4 Act like a Sales team4

Align Your Marketing & Sales

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