Overview of Technology Landscape Review of Customer Acquisition Channels Digital Marketing Planning Checklist/Components of a Digital Marketing Plan Pricing Theory in Practice Budgeting and Risk/Reward Checklist Digital Campaign Metrics Cost/Benefit Analysis of Email Acquisition

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Presented by:
Ron Scharman
Creating and Budgeting an
Effective Marketing Plan
March 9th, 2016
Direct to Consumer Wine Sales
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• Currently Chief Operating Officer of Chatterbox Wine
Marketing Services and VinoVisit.com
• Instructor, SSU Wine Business Institute – 3 Years
• Previously 7 years as President of eWinery Solutions
• Previously 2 years as COO of New Vine Logistics
• Previously 4 years as CEO of Morrell Wine Group
• 15 years as a specialty retailer
• MBA Cornell University Johnson School of Management
• Lover of all things food & wine
• Passionate about direct to consumer wine marketing
• More info on LinkedIn at http://linkd.in/1yfhRm5
Who am I and Why am I here?

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TIME TO LEARN
ABOUT YOU

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Where are We Going Today?
• Overview of Technology Landscape
• Review of Customer Acquisition Channels
• Digital Marketing Planning Checklist/Components of a Digital
Marketing Plan
• Pricing Theory in Practice
• Budgeting and Risk/Reward Checklist
• Digital Campaign Metrics
• Cost/Benefit Analysis of Email Acquisition

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Got Wine?

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QUESTION FOR THE SESSION:
How do we sell a 3-dimensional
story in a 2-dimensional world?

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THE TRUTH IS, ITS HARD. VERY HARD….
AND IT TAKES A
GOOD TO GREAT MARKETING PLAN

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Tell your story + tell it well
(the magic 15%)

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“ The notion of connecting a luxury
wine brand with its wider digital and
cultural ecosystem is now a matter
of survival.”
Ron Scharman
Wine Consumer Advocate

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The evolution from early 2000’s to present day, “personal computing” has changed 10 fold.
What’s changed? Bigger, More Complex Sites
2003 2015
20032003
2007

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Looked at Another Way
The faithful gather in 2005 near St. Peter's to witness Pope John
Paul II's body being carried into the Basilica for public viewing.
St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on March 13, 2013

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THINGS TO WATCH PERIOD

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MOBILE COMMERCE SOARS
Source: *IBM; **Adobe

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MORE PC’S GATHER DUST
*Source: U.S. Commerce Dept., Internet Retailer
44%
11%
45%
Percentage of time on retail web sites
Smartphone
Tablet
PC

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MY PHONE IS MY LIFE
NOT MOBILE-ONLY, BUT MOBILE-FIRST

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THINGS TO WATCH: MILLENNIALS
 The crowd is here
 Comfort level with mobile
transactions
 Ease of purchasing
 Millennials
 Growing FAST!

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It’s All About the Customer:
Omni-Channel Marketing

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Omni-Channel Marketing
Transforming the
customer
journey
across all channels

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Remember That the Journey is Non-Linear
Find the customer where they want to be found…

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DTC Engagement: 360 Degree Customer View
eCommerce
Wine Club
Allocations
Tasting Room
Recipe Engine
Social Media
(Social Commerce)
Mobile
Telesales (inbound &
outbound)
SMS (Text)
Email Marketing
Visitor
Reservations
Newsletter
Mobile POS
Search Engine
Optimization (SEO)
Retail Locator
Winery
commerce
ecosystem

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Customer Acquisition Channels
• Wine club signup
– Most traditional tasting room business model
• Digital and Social Marketing
• Email Campaigns
• Telesales
• Direct Mail, Catalog
– Can still be effective; can drive ecommerce conversions
• Social media, events, other

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MAYBE………

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THE DIGITAL MARKETING PLANNING
CHECKLIST & THOUGHT PROCESS

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HOW TO KICKSTART
YOUR PLANNING
PROCESS

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NOW WHAT.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE ACTUAL
COMPONENTS OF A DIGITAL
MARKETING PLAN

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WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN
1. OBJECTIVE 2. STRATEGY 3. TACTICS 4. SCHEDULE

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WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN (4 CORE THINGS)
1. OBJECTIVE
2. STRATEGY
3. TACTICS
4. SCHEDULE
(*Why*) The over-arching business problem you
were tasked with solving
(*What*) Your approach, the layer between the
business problem, and how exactly you did it.
(*How*) The means you took to satisfy your
strategy, the actual details of how you executed
(*How Much*) Which partners, for how much, and
how long.

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WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN
1. OBJECTIVE 2. STRATEGY 3. TACTICS 4. SCHEDULE

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WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN
• Your objective should come from:
• A company-wide KPI (drive new customers or more visitors)
• Ownership/Senior marketing lead/DTC manager (CMO)
• The closest senior member of your team
1. OBJECTIVE
(*Why*) The over-arching business problem
you were tasked with solving
• Your objective should be:
• Clear
• Actionable
• Map directly to a company-wide KPI

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WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN
EXAMPLES OF OBJECTIVES:
1. OBJECTIVE
(*Why*) The over-arching business problem
you were tasked with solving
Increase the number of website visitors and/or conversions
Increase the # of email addresses we have in our database
Increase visitor traffic/wine club signups at the winery
tasting room

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WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN
• Your strategies should come from:
• You.
• Should always answer how you plan to take action before you know
anything about executing
2. STRATEGY
• Your strategies should be:
• Clear
• Actionable
• Map directly to your objective (how are they solving your biz problem?)
• The hardest part of a digital media plan.
(*What*) Your approach, the layer between the
business problem, and how exactly you did it.

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LETS MARRY THEM TOGETHER
Target your demographic audience on the
social networks they visit most with best
selling wines, or other special offers
Encourage new site visitors to redeem an
introductory offer in exchange for their
email address
Drive traffic by promoting off-site tasting
events and community-oriented events,
focusing on Bay Area residents
1. OBJECTIVE 2. STRATEGY
Increase the number of website
visitors/conversions
Increase the # of email addresses
we have in our database
Increase visitor traffic/wine club
signups at the winery tasting
room

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5. PRICING 6. COSTING
7. PARTNER
SELECTION
WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN
1. OBJECTIVE 2. STRATEGY 3. TACTICS 4. SCHEDULE

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PRICING
THEORY
IN PRACTICE
WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN

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BUDGETING FOR YOUR TACTICS ANSWERS 2 QUESTIONS:
If I had one dollar, where
would I spend it.
If I had a 2nd dollar, where
would I spend it.

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HOWEVER YOU ANSWERED THE LAST QUESTION:
AD DOLLARS GENERALLY ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR DOING 1 THING…
(BESIDES INCREASING AWARENESS OF YOUR
BRAND)

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WHAT DOES $1 DO FOR THE DIGITAL MARKETER
TRAFFIC
WEBSITE
TASTING
ROOM
APP 3-Tier PRINT/WEB

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ONCE TRAFFIC IS IN THE DOOR IT CAN DO MANY THINGS (DIGITALLY-FOCUSED)
BOOK A TASTING
BUY WINE
JOIN A WINE CLUB
POST A REVIEW
DOWNLOAD RECIPES
RE-ENGAGEMENT
SHARES
BROWSE - TIME ON
SITE
VIDEO PLAYS
ENTRIES/VOTES

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5. PRICING 6. COSTING
7. PARTNER
SELECTION
WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN
1. OBJECTIVE 2. STRATEGY 3. TACTICS 4. SCHEDULE

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WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN
HOW MUCH
DO THINGS
COST?

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BACKGROUND ON HOW AD PRICING WORKS
CPM
(cost per
thousand)
CPC
(cost per click)
Publisher charges you every time:
CPL
(cost per lead)
MOST COMMON
(EARLIEST FORM OF PRICING,
LEAST RISKY FOR PUBLISHER)
INCREASINGLY COMMON
(MORE RISK TAKEN ON BY PUBLISHER)
RAREST
(MOST RISKY FOR PUBLISHER, GENERALLY
WILL OWN THE SIGNUP EXPERIENCE)
Display/Websites
Paid Search
Paid Social
Lead Gen
companies
(Lead Genius)

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DIGITAL AD PRICING FORMULAS
CPM
COST PER THOUSAND
(COST/IMPRESSIONS) *
1000
CPC
COST PER CLICK
COST/CLICK
Ad Buying Pricing Units
(how all online ads are bought and sold)
PRO TIPS:
CPM: Better for brand advertisers.
CPC: best for Direct-response advertisers; most of you should be buying on a CPC.
CPL: Best for B2B
CPL
COST PER LEAD
COST/LEADS

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WHAT DOES THE AD PRICING MARKET LOOK LIKE
Inexpensive
Average
Expensive
CPM
$1.25 $3.50 $5-$15+
CPC
$0.25 $0.50-$0.75 $1.50+
CPL
$25 $50 $100+
All these prices completely
depend on your site, pricing, and
business

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AVERAGE CPC GUIDELINES (ACTUAL MAY DIFFER)
Base Additions (each is an incremental cost)
Avg. Untargeted
CPC Gender Age Interest Occupation Education Geo
$0.35 +$0.25 +$0.25 +$0.30 +$0.25 +$0.15 +$0.45
But a fully loaded CPC would be $2.00

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AVERAGE CPC GUIDELINES + OBJECTIVES
Base Additions (each is an incremental cost)
Avg. Untargeted
CPC Gender Age Interest Occupation Education Geo
$0.35 +$0.25 +$0.25 +$0.30 +$0.25 +$0.15 +$0.45
In other words, a fully loaded CPC would be $2.00

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5. PRICING 6. COSTING
7. PARTNER
SELECTION
WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN
1. OBJECTIVE 2. STRATEGY 3. TACTICS 4. SCHEDULE

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BUDGETING:
HOW MUCH SHOULD I SPEND ON
ADVERTISING?
WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN

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KNOWING HOW MUCH YOU ARE WILLING
TO SPEND (AND WITH WHO)
HAS TO DO WITH
YOUR RISK TOLERANCE.

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?: HOW
RISKY ARE
WE?

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CHECK YOUR SPEEDOMETER:
AGGRESSIVE OR CONSERVATIVE DRIVER?
IDENTIFYING YOUR APPETITE FOR RISK

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AGGRESSIVE
WHEN AN AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY IS RIGHT FOR YOU
ROI
VOLUME
• You are looking to acquire as many new
customers as possible in an effort to
gain traction and grow wine brand
awareness.
• Or you are have fewer metric constraints
(spending our budget is more important
than measuring it!)
• This strategy means being comfortable
with a higher cost per acquisition in
exchange.

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AGGRESSIVE OR CONSERVATIVE?
CONSERVATIVE
ROI
VOLUME
• Looking to maintain the best profit
margin possible,
• You are much more metrics-driven, or
potentially cash-strapped.
• This strategy comfortable with simply
acquiring less new customers.

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Are you comfortable acquiring new users at a loss? (spend $10, make $5)
Are comfortable acquiring new users & breaking even? (spend $10, make $10)
If we break even or lose money now, can we monetize these users in 3,
6, 12 months?
How good were we this month at getting our existing customers to come
back and spend time on our site?
How many new users do you want to acquire, and in what time frame?
HINT: “As many as possible ASAP” is not good enough. Be specific.
YOUR CHECKLIST FOR RISK & COSTING

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5. PRICING 6. COSTING
7. PARTNER
SELECTION
WHAT MAKES UP A DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN
1. OBJECTIVE 2. STRATEGY 3. TACTICS 4. SCHEDULE

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BEFORE COMPLETING A DIGITAL
MARKETING PLAN YOU HAVE
TO PROJECT WHAT YOUR
EFFORTS WILL DELIVER

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LET’S SAY YOU RUN A WINERY THAT HAS THE
FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
EXAMPLE
WORLD’S GREATEST WINES
Price $100
Goal ROI 200%
Goal New Customers 1,000
Average Conversion
Rate
2.00%
Expected Cost Per Click $1.00

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IF WE WANT 1,000 NEW CUSTOMERS
AND OUR SITE HAS A 2.0% CONVERSION RATE…
HOW MUCH TRAFFIC DO WE NEED TO DRIVE?*
EXAMPLE
*Yes, we’re assuming this new traffic would convert at the same rate as our current traffic, which may or
may not happen. This is modeling, though – it’s not perfect, but it’s useful for our purposes here.
VISITS = NEW USERS/CONVERSION RATE

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WE NEED 50,000 VISITS FOR 1,000 NEW CUSTOMERS.
SO HOW MUCH COULD 50K VISITS COST US?
>> TRAFFIC COST: 50,000 VISITS * $1.00/CLICK = $50,000 AD
SPEND
EXAMPLE

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HOW MUCH WOULD I NEED TO SPEND TO HIT MY
TARGET ROI OF 200%?
>> TRAFFIC COST: 50,000 VISITS * $1.00/CLICK = $50,000 AD SPEND
>> CONVERSION: 50,000 VISITS * 2.00% CR = 1,000 CUSTOMERS
>> REVENUE: 1,000 CUSTOMERS * $100 PRICE = $100,000 REVENUE
>> $100,000 REVENUE/$50,000 SPEND = 200% ROI
EXAMPLE
So under these circumstances, we could hit our ROI Goal & New Customer Goal, with a
$50,000 marketing budget.
Don’t have $50k? Adjust goals accordingly, this is important!

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FINAL WORD
ON SOCIAL
MARKETING

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WHAT ARE THE VEHICLES RELEVANT IN THE
WINE INDUSTRY?

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If You Do Not Pay to Advertise on
Facebook, It Is Estimated That You Only
Reach 3-5% of Your Fan Base
Forbes.com

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
BEFORE DOING ANY ADVERTISING
THINK:
HOW GOOD ARE WE DOING THINGS
NOW BEFORE WE PAY FOR TRAFFIC?

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What is the Conversion Rate, Average Order Value, and Time Spent for:
Our best traffic source
Our worst traffic source (with the most visits)
Our highest traffic source
Do we have appropriate landing pages to make our desired action as simple &
easy as possible
Are we confident that paid traffic is going to help us do more of the desired action
we want
Are we maximizing what we are getting out of our organic/free traffic (existing
partnerships, search, etc.)
YOUR CHECKLIST FOR HOW GOOD WE ARE

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Customer Acquisition
• Wine club signup
– Most traditional tasting room business model
• Digital and Social Marketing
• Email Campaigns
• Telesales
• Direct Mail, Catalog
– Can still be effective; can drive ecommerce conversions
• Social media, events, other

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Wine eCommerce
Email Still Rules
EMAIL MARKETING ROI
According to Exact Target and HubSpot:
• Companies view email marketing as a better return on investment
than PPC, content marketing, social media, offline direct
marketing, affiliate marketing, online display advertising, and
mobile marketing.
• Email Marketing has an ROI of 4,300% (Based on marginal cost).
• 66% of in-house marketers rate email as having “excellent” or
“good” ROI

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How Money is Spent vs. ROI

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Suggested Reading
The Cost/Benefit Analysis of Building
Your Email Subscriber List
Read my Blog at http://bit.ly/1K9dpZY

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Loyalty Coefficient

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Let’s Do the Math
So let’s do the math:
• Let’s say you sent 12 marketing emails in the past year to your subscriber list of an average
5,000 members during the year.
• That’s 60,000 emails sent, and you had an opening rate of 30%, or 18,000 emails opened.
• Your CTO calculated out to be 20% of 18,000 emails, or 3,600 unique clicks.
• You ended up with a 5% conversion rate, which resulted in 180 orders totaling $54,000, or an
average order size of $300 (exclusive of shipping & tax).
• Your net revenue for the year equals $54,000/5,000 emails, or $10.80 per email subscriber.
• Assuming an average 3 year tenure for an email subscriber (LTV), net revenue jumps to $32.40.
• Discount LTV by weighted average of Loyalty Coefficient.

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Final Thoughts
Things to consider in your DTC marketing strategy:
• What makes you different or your story compelling?
• How do you deliver the message to visitors in person or digital?
• Why should they care?
• What is your plan for building and maintaining customer loyalty?

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Questions?

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Contact Info
Ron Scharman
Chatterbox/VinoVisit
ron@chatterboxwinemarketing.com
707-556-2322
Find Me on LinkedIn at http://bit.ly/1WyFHpA