Made to Measure – Tailoring Digital for B2B

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Not all B2B is the same – businesses must explore the digital marketing and communications strategies that will work best for connecting with their customers. At GE Water & Process Technologies, the marketing and communications departments are collaborating to develop, test, implement and measure the strategies that will reach the company's broad range of indusries and support both lead generation and thought leadership. LuJean Smith, Global Communications Leader, and Steven Pepe, Digital Marketing Leader, will share insights into their continuing journey toward tailoring a custom-fit digital strategy for their business. This presentation was delivered to the attendees of Godfrey's FWD:B2B conference on November 7th, 2013

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“Made to Measure: Tailoring Digital for B2B”

LuJean Smith & Steven PepeNovember 7, 2013

FWD:B2B Conference 2013

LuJean SmithSteven Pepe

Made to Measure:Tailoring Digital for B2B

GE Power & WaterWater & Process Technologies

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Who are we?

LuJean SmithGlobal Communications Leaderlinkedin.com/in/lujeansmith

Steven PepeDigital Marketing Leaderlinkedin.com/in/stevenpepe

8,000 employees globally 50,000 customers in 130

countries

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Who owns Digital?

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This is B2B

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Not all B2B is the same

This is B2B

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Not all B2B is the same

This is B2B

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Business vs. Customer – Who wins?

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“Do they know about you?"

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“Do they know about you?"

Digital Tactics Metrics Technologies

Blogs, webcasts Unique Visitors/Mo.

Unbranded search % traffic from search

Native advertising Pageviews + Shares

Social (curating) Followers + Engagement

Market research % unaided recall

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“How do you stack up?”

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“How do you stack up?”

Digital Tactics Metrics Technologies

Demo videos, webinars

% leads to opptys

Buyer’s guides Downloads/mo.

Win/Loss analysis “is it price?”

Ratings + reviews # recommendations

Lead management Avg. response time

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“Do they understand your value?”

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“Do they understand your value?”

Digital Tactics Metrics Technologies

ROI/TCO calculators # ‘known’ fillouts

Online case studies Downloads, shares

e-Commerce $ Rev, % cart dropouts

Post-sale apps Usage, screen flow

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Content that is relevant and relatable

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Mix of platform + content

Social @ GE Water

News, live events Articles, tech q’s

Not now…Categorized video

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Hosted Event

Industrial Internet• Live broadcast

webinar• Social media promo

earned 237 registrants – almost 50% of total

• Infographics shared via Twitter & LinkedIn

• 1,100 YouTube views to date

Awareness

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Event Sponsorship

WEFTEC ‘13 Mobile App• 83 signups, 500+ video

views

• 66% open rate (3x benchmark)

• Best week on YouTube in ‘13(3,100 min watched)

Consideration

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• Simpler lead forms in Marketo

• Lead admin to pre-qualify prospects, get more details

• Upload/assign in SFDC, minimize data entry for reps

• Measure website traffic $ closed won

• 54 new opportunities• 100% response rate, < 24

hrs

Lead Management

Consideration & Justification

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Made to Measure:Tailoring Digital for B2B

Questions?