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DIGITAL MARKETING TIPS
                                by Country Fried Creative

PRESENTATION TO THE FAYETTE COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE                  8/19/2021
DIGITAL MARKETING TIPS - by Country Fried Creative 8/19/2021
JOE DOMALESKI                                 TAMMY LANIER
PRESIDENT, CHIEF DONUT OFFICER                   MARKETING MANAGER

  Over 25 years of web design, development,   Over 10 years of marketing experience
  and project management experience           in the local community
  2018 Chamber Business Person of the         Passion for big ideas
  Year, 2010 Board Chair                      Expert at creating personalized
  Passion for the local community             marketing plans
  MBA ’93 GSU, B.S. ’89 UNG
DIGITAL MARKETING TIPS - by Country Fried Creative 8/19/2021
to our client
Heirloom Bakeshop
for providing donuts!
           VIEW CASE STUDY

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CONTENT
                              SOCIAL MEDIA                               Blogs, Video, Custom
                                                                         Graphics, and more.
                              Create a strategy that
                                                                         Create a content
                              increases brand awareness
                                                                         strategy that engages.
                              and creates a
                              conversation!

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                                                                               PRINT
                                                                               Letterheads, business cards,
                                         2                                     posters, and more. Get
                                                                               noticed!

                        SEO/SEM                                                                               6
                        Keyword optimization,
                        directory listings, and more
                        for higher Google                                                                                 7
                        rankings.

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                                  EMAIL                           ADVERTISING                                     ANALYTICS
                                  Reach your customer’s           Advertise on Google,                            Measure your progress-
                                  inbox with e-mail               Facebook, or in your local                      and tweak your
                                  marketing                       magazine.                                       strategy.
                                  strategies.

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BRANDING

AUTHENTICITY   CONSISTENCY

GO FOR GOLD    VALUE FIRST

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ESTABLISHING AUTHENTICITY &
BRAND AWARENESS

 What is the experience working
 with my business?
 What makes my business the most
 money? Where do I want to focus?
 What are my business goals?
                                    Answer these questions
 Who has the need that my             in your worksheet!
 business solves?

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Who is your audience?

                    Their interests &                         What problems
Their age             occupation             Their location   do they have?

                                                People do business with businesses
                                                they know, like and trust!

            Nowadays, we are on a journey with a
            business WELL before they even know us.
                                                                    Don't let your business
            We’re trying to establish that awareness,              have multiple personality
            likability and trust 3 steps removed.                          disorder!           5
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Answer the following:

Does my brand currently align
with my business?

Do I have a branding guide?

Does all my marketing have
a clear and consistent look, feel
& message?

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WEBSITE

     DESIGN                   CONTENT                    FUNCTIONALITY
  Your website should be        Content needs to be        People expect shopping
  appealing, modern, and       relevant to what your       carts, contact forms, and
 engaging. People want to     audience is looking for,      donation portals to be
      see that a site is        presented in a clear,     easy to use. If they're not-
 aesthetically pleasing and   engaaging, and concise         you've just lost your
   designed to lead them       manner- and updated           sale/lead/donation.
  where they need to go.            frequently.
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Make sure your website looks good
DO   on ALL devices.
                                            DON'T
                                                    Overcomplicate your content. Keep
                                                    things simple.

     Know what your main goals are. What
DO   do you want visitors to do?                    Forget about SEO! Make sure your
                                            DON'T   site is optimized on the front and
                                                    back-end.
DO   Have high quality images and videos.
                                                    Let your website get hacked. Make
     Make sure your site is easy to         DON'T   sure your site is secure.
DO   navigate.

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EFFECTIVE
 Put yourself in the shoes of a prospective "new     DESIGN CO      W EB
 client." Pull up your website on your phone                   NSIDERS
 right now.                                                NEW CLIEN
                                                       EXPERIENC       T
  Is your website appealing?                                     E AND
                                                        MINDSET F
  Is your website easy to use?                                    IRST.
  If used internally, is the functionality easy to
  access for your staff?
  Does your website load quickly?

If you answered "No" to any of these,
it may be time for an upgrade!
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SOCIAL MEDIA

                            TO PROMOTE                  TO ENTERTAIN
                            Social media is a great      People look to social
    MOST WIDELY USED        place to promote your      media to be entertained.
                            events, products, and         If you can entertain
 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:           business.              WHILE educating &
                                                       promoting, you're golden!

                            TO CONNECT                  TO EDUCATE
                            It's a way to connect        Educate and inform
                           with friends, family, and    your audience on your
                             also your audience.       industry and offer them
                                                                value.

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EACH SOCIAL MEDIA POST SHOULD
ANSWER

  Why does the audience         How does this further the    What is the emotion I hope to evoke
  care about this?              business goal?               with this post? (laughter, concern,
                                                             empathy, etc.)
  Why would someone stop        Is it engaging? (How do we
  scrolling on this?            anticipate people engaging   What are the audience’s emotional
                                with it?)                    motivators (‘heart strings’ that motivate
  How does this relate to the                                the audience to take forward action)?
  audience’s life/concerns?     Does it tell a story?

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HOW TO
                                   ELEVATE                    YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA

INCORPORATE VIDEO CONTENT                                  BOOST YOUR POSTS
Video is quickly becoming an integral part of social       Facebook is quickly turning into a "pay to play"
media growth and it's what people want to see. This        operation. Boosting posts and running ads is a great
doesn't mean you need a professional video                 way to move the needle on engagement and brand
production team. Casual Q&As, Instagram Reels, and         awareness.
Customer Testimonials are very effective.

GET A CONSISTENT SCHEDULE                                  RUN A GIVEAWAY
Going weeks or months without any consistent posts         Giveaways are an excellent way to
is going to hurt your social media presence. Give          guarantee increased followers and
yourself a reasonable schedule to maintain and see         engagement. Combine this with a
your social media come to life!                            boost and see your numbers soar!

FEATURE PEOPLE                                             BE REAL
People are drawn to other people and stories about         Have you fallen into a trap of
people. The more you can use actual photos of              coming across too "sales-y"? Tell a story,
customers, staff, etc. and utilize tagging features, the   be vulnerable, show your personality. People
more engagement you will get.                              are attracted to real.
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ASK YOURSELF:
Am I consistent with my social
media presence?
What are the struggle points in
coming up with content?
Am I happy with my engagement?
What are some things I can do to
improve my social media right
now? (based on the list above)
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SEO

GOOGLE MY BUSINESS      WEBSITE OPTIMIZATION

SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE   ONLINE REPUTATION & REVIEWS

BUSINESS DIRECTORIES    LINKS

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INSTANTLY IMPROVE YOUR SEO
 An easy way to easily improve your SEO is
 to gather Google reviews and make sure
 your listing is optimized. You can generate
 a direct link to send to customers. More 5
 star reviews places you higher in listings!

 TIP: ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR CHAMBER
 BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTING IS
 ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE!

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SEM

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ASK YOURSELF:

Does my website show up
on the 1st page of Google?

Am I getting enough web traffic?

Do I have an optimized Google My
Business Listing and reviews?

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CONTENT
                                         You can't have a successful marketing strategy
                                         without content to bring your messaging to life.

 PHOTOGRAPHY              VIDEOGRAPHY                 VOICEOVER                WRITTEN COPY
  Bring your staff and    Professional video for     Professional voiceover     Copy for your website,
  products to life with   use on websites, social      for use in training     ongoing blog posts, press
      professional           media, and ads.         materials, advertising,        releases, etc.
     photography.                                          and more.

            TIP: Start with your biggest piece of content (like a long form blog or
            video) then piece that out onto social media, e-mail, etc.                                     18
ASK YOURSELF:
 Does the written copy on my
 website and social media come
 across professionally?
 Do I have high quality photos and
 video content to post on social
 media?
 Am I getting out regular updated
 content on my website?

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EMAIL

Love it or hate it- e-mail marketing
is here to stay. A successful
marketing strategy includes regular
e-mails (on a schedule) with
content that isn't just promotional,
but educational and engaging.

       TIP: YOU CAN GET STARTED
       FOR FREE ON MAILCHIMP!
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You can grow your newsletter audience in the following ways:

                                             AUTOMATIONS (WHEN
  AN EMBEDDED FORM      LANDING PAGE
                                              PEOPLE PURCHASE
    ON A WEBSITE         CAMPAIGNS               ITEMS, ETC.)

What VALUE are they getting from signing up?
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ASK YOURSELF:

Am I utilizing e-mail marketing as
effectively as I can be?

Am I growing my e-mail list?

What can I offer of value to
my audience?

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ADS
  ADS

 FACEBOOK ADS:
 Get the most out of social
 media with promoted posts
 and social ad campaigns.

                                                 ADVERTISE IN THE LOCAL NEWS
   Digital advertising on social media and       Utilize your local news websites
   Google PPC is proving to be one of the most   (Like TheCitizen.com) to target
   effective methods for lead generation and     your local audience.
   brand awareness.                                                                 23
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ASK YOURSELF:

 When was the last time I bought
 something from a digital ad?
 Am I currently running any digital
 ads for my business?
 Where am I seeing the most
 traction?

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ADS
  PRINT

There are so many opportunities to
stand out from the crowd with print
marketing.

People like something tangible they
can hold. Brochures, flyers, business
cards, stickers, banners, etc. are an
excellent way to generate brand
awareness.

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Are you proud to show off your
current print material?

What is an example of a creative
print marketing piece you've seen
recently?

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ADS
ANALYTICS
                              ANALYTICS HELP YOU MEASURE:
                                   Cost                 Effectiveness
                                   Revenue              Efficiency
                                   Performance          Results

  WEBSITE    SOCIAL MEDIA
 ANALYTICS    ANALYTICS

   EMAIL     ADVERTISING
 ANALYTICS    ANALYTICS
                            The beauty of digital ads is that they are far easier to
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The analytics of your website is one
of the most important things to
track.

 Google Analytics is an extremely comprehensive
 analytics tool that is essential for any business. We
 install this by default on any CFC website. Getting
 this installed on your website is a great first step in
 diving into the world of analytics so you can measure
 the progress of your marketing efforts!

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Do you know how many people
are using your website on a daily
basis?
Do you know the most visited
pages of your website?
Are you tracking your best-
performing social content?

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TAMMY LANIER
                        Tammy@countryfriedcreative.com
CONTACT US              JOE DOMALESKI
                        Joe@countryfriedcreative.com

       (678) 783-0138                       401 Westpark Ct #200
       INFO@COUNTRYFRIEDCREATIVE
                                            Peachtree City, GA 30269
       COUNTRYFRIEDCREATIVE.COM

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