Beat the Summer Shutdown: How to Campaign Online

Beat The Summer Shutdown: How to Campaign Online

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Q&A

Your questions arewelcome!

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Let’s Talk About

How summer changes theconsumer behaviour

How to create successfulonline campaigns

How to drive traffic to your onlinecampaigns

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”Everyone’s on holiday, how canwe reach them?”

”Only ice-cream sells in summer”

”Where did everyone go?”

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High Season for Retail in…

• Gardening

• Renovation & Hardware

• Jewellery

• Gas

• Books and education

• Household appliances

• FMCG

• Clothing

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From Stable to Mobile

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From Stable to Mobile

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On the Go

Tourism, travel

Family, friends

Outdoors

Mobile

Mobile Search up by

35%

80% usageFacebook is

mobile

Desktop usage down

by 14%

Fluctuation

Seasonalitems

Weathersensitivity

From Known to New

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From Known to New

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Change fromEveryday

Change of landscape

Free fromroutines

NoveltyValues

New, butfamiliar

New thisseason

Sense of Urgency

Limited bytime

Limited byplace

Limited bychoice

From Purchase to Experience

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From Purchase to Experience

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Events

Sports, sports, sports!

Music & culturalfestivals

Local events

Friends & Family

Re-unions, weddings,

garden parties

Relationshipbuilding

Eating & Drinking

Sharing

Rise of video

Content creation

Reviews, comments, check-ins

Key Takeaways

Be active and campaign

Re-focus your campaign for the summer

Be mobile, social and in the moment

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Building Blocks of anEffective Campaign

Clear Objective

Relevant Content

Activation

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All roads lead there,

when you don’t knowwhere you’re going to.

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What is your

objective?

Collect leads or marketing permissions

Activate current customerbase

Boost sales of a certain product line

Collect feedback

Reward loyal customers

Promote a new product or product range

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Call to Action is

defined byyour

objective

Leave contact details

Take part in activation

Get a good deal

Give your feedback

Get rewarded

Find a new, relevant product

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Success factors:

• Attractive main prize, fitting theseason

• Limited by time• Simple mechanics• Clear call to action

Created with RapidCampaign Landing page and Formtemplate.

Win a Scooter! Retail Chain to Build Marketing Database

Building Blocks of anEffective Campaign

Clear Objective

Relevant Content

Activation

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Relevant content

CONTEXT• Consumer need and state of mind• Season, timing and topical issues• Channel

TARGETED• Specific and addressed to the target group

INSIPIRING• Interesting, branded, on the brand

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Success factors:

• Understand and answer consumerneed

• Seasonal fit• Easy to browse,

easy to purchase• Sharable in social

media

Created with RapidCampaign Multi-section template.

Summer Souvenirs All PackedInterior Design Company to Boost Sales

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Success factors:

• Relevance and timing

• Simplicity• Mobility• Added benefit for

newsletter sign-up

Created with RapidCampaign Store locator and Formtemplates.

Here’s How to Find UsExterior Design Webshop to Support Sales Event

Relevancy in Social Media

ENTERTAINT & ENGAGE• Combination of short attention span with high

engagement potential• Choose simple mechanics, instant rewards,

and easy to share promotions

REPEAT & VARY• Organic reach in Facebook is low, but

engagement on the rise• Listen to feedback and change accordingly

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Success factors:

• Simple and visuallypleasingexecutions

• Easy participationand sharing

• Targeted and limited: for fans, limited period

Created with RapidCampaign Form with Like-gate template.

Win the Watch of Your DreamsWatchshop to Activate Fanbase

Building Blocks of anEffective Campaign

Clear Objective

Relevant Content

Activation

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RELEVANT CONTENT

+

MECHANICS

=

ACTIVATION

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RELEVANT CONTENT+

MECHANICS: campaignfunctionality with a clear call to action

= ACTIVATION: engagement with

your brand, activity by consumer

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Success factors:

• Promoting relevantproducts for theseason

• Clear benefit and clear call to action

• Mobility• Like-gated for FB

Created with RapidCampaign Mobile coupon template.

All Roads MappedMapshop to Activate Site Visitos

Building Blocks of anEffective Campaign

Clear Objective

Relevant Content

Activation

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Traffic to Your Online Campaigns

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Build it, and they will come.

…really?

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Maximize YourNatural Traffic

Utilise your own media.It’s probably the best source of traffic!

• Banners on your own website• Newsletter• Social media pages and streams

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Use tailor-made landing pages to followthrough.

Help your customersto find their way.

Drive within, not from, Social Media.

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Ensure Conversion

OPTIMIZE

ANALYSE

RE-TARGET

TARGET

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Today we discussed

How summer changes theconsumer behaviour

How to create successfulonline campaigns

How to drive traffic to your onlinecampaigns

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The biggest mistake marketers canmake...

...is not to run a campaign.

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