pitch perfect: agency secrets to winning more business
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Pitch Perfect:Agency Secrets to Winning More Business
August 10th, 2016
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What We’ll Discuss
❖ Resources, tools and tips to secure and perform a standout pitch
❖ How to be successful in your local market and build credibility
❖ How to differentiate yourself by demonstrating tangible added value
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Introducing the Experts
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Brad Williams CEO & Co-founderWebDevStudios@williamsba@WebDevStudios
❖ Served in US Marine Corps - tour in Kuwait/Iraq operation Iraqi Freedom where he learned to program with a gas mask on
❖ Co-organizer: Philly WordPress meetup group, WordCamp Philly & Inaugural WordCamp US
❖ Been developing websites for over 20 years
Ryan Ashby Director of Partnerships WP Engine@Rashby81@wpengine
❖ Passion for smarketing
❖ Born and raised in Kansas
❖ Not scared to bust a rhyme
The WebDevStudios Story
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The WebDevStudios Story
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The WebDevStudios Story
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Securing the Pitch
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Finding a niche in a larger, noisier market
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Tools for Success
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1. Performance2. Security3. Scheduled
backups
Offer fast, reliable and efficient hosting, focusing on:
Tools for Success
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Scheduling recurring reports
Development and changes, Plug-in updates
1 second delay in load time leads to 7% drop in conversion--Akamai & Gomez
Diagnosis for insights on boosting site speed
Purpose
When to use
What’s new
Securing the pitch
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Contributing to the core
Thought Leadership
Securing the pitch
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Volunteer at WordCamps
Creating Focused Campaigns
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Creating Focused Campaigns
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CREDIBILITY +
PROGRAMMATIC =
PREDICTABILITY
Creating Focused Campaigns
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Creating Focused Campaigns
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Website & Capture
CRM
Marketing Automation
Email Automation
Page Performance
Creating Focused Campaigns
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Resources Information Infusionsoft Insights: http://learn.infusionsoft.com/?_ga=1.107073664.343735411.1470838926
Hubspot Blog (Both Sales and Marketing)http://blog.hubspot.com/Autopilot Flight School
http://flightschool.autopilothq.com/
Delivering the Pitch
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Delivering the Pitch
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Preparation
Focus○ Performance○ Security○ Conversion
Added value
Delivering the Pitch
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Link:https://www.cebglobal.com/top-insights/challenger-sale.html
The Art of Local.
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Stories from the past
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& Local Radio Station
WP Engine Page Performance: https://wpengine.com/page-performance/
WebDevStudios: https://webdevstudios.com/
WebDevStudios Blog: https://webdevstudios.com/blog/
Resources
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1. Build credibility by showing thought leadership and contributing to the WordPress Community.
2. It's a large and crowded market, use data-driven tools to stand out and deliver unique value.
3. Connect with your local community and give back.
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Q & A
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