The document outlines a four-point digital media strategy: know thy customer, know thy opportunity, know thy competition, and know thy action plan. It analyzes the target customer, opportunities in digital media like SEO and SEM, competitors' approaches, and emphasizes listening, engaging customers, and measuring outcomes for an effective action plan.
4. Know him. Understand him. Engage him. 21-30 years He is extremely internet savvy He spends more time online than he does watching T.V. He uses a social network daily He seeks and validates information online
5. He can be found at: Orkut Facebook BusinessWeek MBA Forums Forbes MBA Forums Google: searching for all that’s relevant for MBA prep Twitter YouTube Linkedin Discussion forums concerning MBA
6. Know Thy Opportunity Understand your digital ecosystem
7. The Digital Ecosystem Generate a Positive Buzz & Attract Visitors Manage And Track Progress Make Your Presence Felt YOUTUBE SLIDESHARE TWITTER COMMUNITY Or FORUMS LINKED IN FACEBOOK BLOG CATALOGS SOCIAL BOOKMARKING - share your content through DIGG, Delicious etc BLOGS NEWSLETTER RSS MOBILE SMS CHANNEL -Connect to Customers Website SEO: Improve Site Visibility SEM: Spread the word using Google Adwords, Facebook ads etc. CONTENT GENERATION & MODERATION |ANALYTICS
8. Make the Most of the Opportunity Improve the Website Visibility: SEO - to ensure that MBAapps.com is featured on the First couple of Search Engine Result Pages (SERP) SEM - Attract your customer to MBAapps.com through Facebook Ads , Google Adsense etc.
9. Engage the Customer Blog to address common concerns that B-school aspirants have ,about the latest news on B-schools, application tips etc. Answer queries posted on forums, blog and twitter Free Newsletter Sign up . RSS Feed Subscription You Tube Channel : Upload videos on mock interviews conducted, Sessions of helpful tips on preparing the correct MBA application ݺߣshare : Create helpful presentations on “How to write B-school Apps”. Have them featured on your website Linked In : Company Profile on the Site. Join the relevant groups on Linked In. Answer questions concerning MBA
10. Know Thy Competition A case study of 3 Competitors:
11. Each Competitor has been analyzed on following parameters: Website : Customer Engagement Tools Used SEO : Organic Search Optimization SEM : Ad budget for web campaigns and marketing channels Social Media Buzz cr eated through presence on following sites: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Other Websites linked
12. Accepted.com : Case Study Website: Client engagement tools visible in the primary menu: Blogs Forums Newsletter
15. Website front page basically has following: Teasers of Recent Blog Posts on main page Side Bar: Displays categories of blog posts posted Side Bar : Displays the Title of recent blog posts Side Bar: Links to connect on Twitter and Facebook
24. Website front page: Has been on purpose kept sparse. Side bar : Latest Blog Posts Side Bar : Displays resources for preparing the MBA app. Offers free assessment of the CV for candidacy