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Minneapolis Digital Marketing Essentials Workshop Track

June 6, 2011

Featuring Four Workshops Covering the Essentials of Online Marketing

Instructor:  Adam Proehl, Principal, NordicClick Interactive (@adamproehl) & Mike McAnally, Managing Partner, NordicClick Interactive (@mmcanally)

This workshop track covers the online marketing fundamentals of Online Marketing including: Website Strategy, Usability, Search Engine Marketing, Email Marketing, Online Reputation Management, and Analytics. This track will give a well rounded understanding of all aspects and allow you to see the big picture of how all online marketing elements work, their foundational best practices as well as being able to make decisions "in the know" on the subject matters. These workshops incorporate hands-on exercises and real-world case studies to help you apply the acquired knowledge immediately.

This workshop track is designed for the:

  • Internet Specialist that wants a well rounded foundation of knowledge in all areas of online.
  • Executive that wants to really grab hold of this emerging medium and skip the jargon
  • Small Business Owner wanting to make better decisions on technology and marketing spend
  • Marketer that is trying to bridge the gap to better knowledge for all thing Online Marketing
  • Salesperson needing to better leverage the new tools sets out here and/or grasp the new medium to better position products and services

You can combine workshops from this track with workshops from other tracks to build your own custom Boot Camp!

Time Digital Marketing Essentials
8:15AM - 10:15AM

Workshop 1: The Building Blocks of Online Marketing

In this 2-hour training you’ll learn the fundamentals behind building your digital footprint with an eye on keeping consistency among your on - and offline channels.  The session will open with an introduction to online marketing and a survey of its current landscape followed by fundamentals of web strategy, success measurements, information architecture, and usability review. You will get an overview some of the building blocks you need to have in place to  enabling you to deploy any campaign with success in the future.  You will learn about:

  • The digital landscape and where it's going, stats, trends, and implications
  • Fundamentals of your Website Strategy & how it needs to integrate with other channels
  • Establishing benchmarks and defining success
  • Site optimization
  • Competitive analysis
  • Practical methods and tools for information architecture & usability
10:30AM - 12:30PM

Workshop 2: Attracting New Visitors, Prospects & Customers via Search

In 2 hours we’ll review the fundamental channels to use when driving relevant traffic to your website and sales.  These include Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Paid Search methods like PPC.  You will leave understanding how these channels not only drive results but what it takes to be visible on major search engines.  You will learn:

  • In-depth keyword research
  • Search engine optimization (SEO)
  • SEO tools, strategies, and best practices
  • Defensive SEO - mitigating negative comments
  • Paid Search
  • How to utilize Google AdWords and other tools and strategies to reach marketing and revenue goals
  • Apply proven methods to your advertising campaigns, making them versatile and measurable
12:30PM - 1:00PM

Lunch

1:15PM - 3:15PM

Workshop 3: Platforms for Engagement-Email & Mobile Marketing

Learn 2 channels; email and mobile that when used strategically together can be your most effective tools for attracting attention.  This two part training session will cover practical elements of both email and mobile marketing. You will walk away with a better understanding of how to better reach consumers where they are and how they want to be communicated to. Specifically, you will learn:

  • The landscape for both email and mobile: where it's been, where it's going, and what it means for your brand
  • How do you build and execute your email & mobile strategy?
  • What's right for your brand and how do you execute it within your budget using limited resources?
  • What best practices are the experts employing to meet their goals?
  • Deliverability, including tools and strategies to reach marketing and revenue goals
  • Apply proven methods to maintain subscriber engagement and increase brand awareness
  • What can you get started with tomorrow to get your mobile strategy off the ground?
3:30PM - 5:30PM

Workshop 4:  Marketing Platforms & Tools for Continued Success

You may have a great online and integrated marketing strategy, but do you have the systems, processes, and platforms to support your efforts? Don’t overlook the importance of getting this right, otherwise you will be severely held back. Are you OK with being at the mercy of IT anytime you want something done?  Do you want to make sure that you can execute all the great ideas you have? This two part session is designed for marketing decision makers who need to be up to speed on what tools and platforms they need to use. Topics covered will include:

  • The basics of content management systems (CMS) and why it matters for marketing
  • The different types of CMS platforms (benefits & drawbacks from a marketing and operations side)
  • What other skillsets you need (technical, admin, marketing)
  • Other types of platforms (marketing automation, landing page, microsites, social interaction, etc.
  • Practical takeaways that will help you make more informed decisions about technology & tools selection

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