Strategic MarketingBoot Camp: Session 3
Agenda: 5 Sessionsa. Session 1
a. Marketing Overviewb. Strategic Internal Assessmentc. Strengths and Weaknesses of the SWOT
b. Session 2a. Industry and Competitive Analysisb. Opportunities and Threats for the SWOT
c. Session 3a. Target Market Definitionsb. Buyer Personas
d. Session 4a. Improvement & Innovationsb. Value Propositions & Proof and Evidence of Claimsc. Buying Cycled. Content Framework
e. Session 5a. Tactical Implementation
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1. PowerPoint Slide Deck (Session 3)
2. Target Market Analysis Worksheet
3. Customer Pre‐Survey Letter
4. Buyer Persona Worksheet
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Documents to Download:Session 3
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Let’s Review
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“True Marketing is the art of creating genuine customer
value and in its right context is customer/client‐centric.
It is about becoming a ‘value‐producing machine’ through improvements and innovations to meet market
demands and wants.”
Working‐Definition of Marketing
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Marketing as a VPM
Engineering
Manufacturing
Quality
Project Managers
Other Department
Heads
Customer Service
Sales
Marketing is Too Important to be left only to the Marketing Department!
A “Value‐Producing Machine” requires you to make claims to your customers including:
Quality
Performance
Specifications
Guarantees
Delivery
Service
Other USPs
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• We’ll buy back our valve for a full refund.• We’ll buy you the replacement valve of your choice.• AND we will pay the cost of replacing it in your ASME tank!Note: We figure this is a safe bet, because we have not had a claim of contamination in our entire history.You can depend on ASEPCO products. And you can depend on US.
Manufacturing Example
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“Unless Strategic Marketing issues are dealt with first, it is absolutely impossible to do Tactical Marketing well”
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Marketing Insight #3
“Strategy withouttactics is the slowest
route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat”
‐Sun Tzu
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1. Strategic Internal Assessment / Core Competencies (SWOT: Strengths & Weaknesses)
2. Industry Analysis (SWOT: Opportunities & Threats)
3. Competitive Analysis (SWOT: Opportunities & Threats)
4. Target Market Definitions
5. Customer Value Surveys
SMB Phase 1: Research & Analysis
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Target Market Definitions
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• Geography
• Company Types
• Industries that you serve
• Different products that you make
• Different services that you offer
• Job Title
• Demographics
• B2B, B2C or B2B2C
• Account‐Based Marketing (ABM)
These become highly important as you structure your marketing programs, especially since digital marketing is all about “relevance” and “ROI”.
SMB Phase 1: Target Market Definitions
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Think about profitability of each
Think about segmentation
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From “The Big Picture”
Account‐Based Marketing (ABM)
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• A personalized marketing approach – this aligns with segmentation and instead of a generic approach, messages are created that apply to a specific account
• Sales & Marketing alignment – often times in organizations sales and marketing are not necessarily aligned, but ABM requires a partnership of sorts between the 2 in order to be effective
• Shorter sales cycles – since you already have credibility with an account, you eliminate going through the approval process with multiple decision‐makers and therefore can shorten the cycle
• Fewer wasted resources – by focusing on a small number of accounts that are most likely to convert, resources are freed up that would have been previously wasted with the generic approach
Account‐Based Marketing (ABM) Benefits
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• Webinars
• Direct Mail
• Email Campaigns
• Paid advertising in specific platforms
• Web personalization
• Events (whenever they are appropriate again)
Account‐Based Marketing (ABM) Implementation
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Like anything else the process is relatively simple:
• Identify high value targets
• Research each account
• Customize a marketing campaign
• Launch
• Measure Effectiveness and make necessary changes along the way
Account‐Based Marketing (ABM) Process
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Account‐Based Marketing (ABM) versus Traditional Marketing
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“If you try to market to everyone, you end up marketing to no one”
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Marketing Insight #4
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Target Market Definitions
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CourseWork
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Define your “ideal” target markets based on the Target Market Analysis Worksheet.
Buyer Personas
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B2B Buyer Persona Example: Engineer
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Buyer Persona + Buying Cycle = Content Marketing Framework
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• Using an outside service vs. doing this in‐house
• Pre‐survey letter
• 15 Questions
SMB Phase 1: Customer Value Surveys
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• Example in Manufacturing Quality (Table Stake) Lead Time On‐Time Delivery Price Other
SMB Phase 1: Customer Value Surveys
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According to our survey, 50% of customers were willing to pay 10‐30% more when a lead time can be met!
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SMB Phase 1: Customer Value Surveys
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Decision‐making Values Biggest Frustrations
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Buyer Personas
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CourseWork
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Create profiles for the types of people you interact with most often who are the decision‐makers. You can also consider influencers.
Thank You!
Vince Kostelnik
https://adejsolutions.com/
Office: (412) 754‐1267
Cell: (412) 600‐3412
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Connect with me on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincekostelnik/