Deck from David Lecours and Josh Miles' session at SMPS Build Business 2015.
Since Los Angeles is the epicenter of Game Shows, your polyester-clad hosts David Lecours and Josh Miles will quiz and answer the latest trends in A/E/C firm websites, and what they mean for digital marketing for professional services firms. A few years ago, firms could get by with brochure-style websites. Today the prizes are bigger, and the competition is tougher. The modern website should be a business development tool that helps your firm generate leads while standing out from your competition.
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START WITH WRITING:
BLOG POSTS
WHITE PAPERS
NEWSLETTERS
PROJECT CASE STUDIES
POSITIONS YOU BEFORE THE RFP
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THEN GRADUATE TO:
SPEAKING
WEBINARS
VIDEOS
PODCASTS
INFOGRAPHICS
CUSTOM RESEARCH
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GOING BEYOND
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
SIMPLIFIED NAVIGATION
GOING VERT (SCROLLING)
VIDEO
WHAT
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THE NEW WAVE
GRAPHIC DESIGN TRENDS
CTA & LEAD GENERATION
MARKETING AUTOMATION
CROSS-CHANNEL MARKETING
WHAT
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@davidlecours | @joshmiles
HOW DOES YOUR SITE
RANK VS. NEW TRENDS?
SCORECARD
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82. Rank where your site stands today from 1-10:
1. Positioning: Has your website clearly expressed what makes your firm unique? ________________
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2. Content Management System (CMS): Can you easily make updates without IT? ________________
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3. Responsive Design: Does your site scale elegantly across desktop, mobile and tablets? ________________
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4. Video: Are you leveraging the power of video to tell your story on the web? ________________
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5. Flat and other visual design trends: Does you site look fresh and current? ________________
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6. Marketing Automation: Are you tracking and helping visitors get more on your site? ________________
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7. Email Marketing: Are you gathering addresses & using your superpowers responsibly? ________________
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8. SEO page architecture: Are you leveraging URL, Description, Title, H1 & H2 properly? _________________
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9. Valuable Content: Are you helping your prospect with valuable, sharable content? _________________
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10. Page by page: Have you looked at each key page as an SEO and content opportunity? _________________
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TOTAL _________________
Scorecard: How does your site rank vs. new trends?
83. L O R E M I P S U M
@davidlecours | @joshmiles
COMMENTS?
Q&A
WHAT
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DING REPAIR
-OR–
NEW BOARD?
Body Level One
Body Level Two
Body Level Three
Body Level Four
Body Level Five
HOW
88. L O R E M I P S U M
@davidlecours | @joshmiles
NEW BOARD (SITE)
800 PX WIDE, STATIC UPPER LEFT
NO CMS
SITE IN FLASH
NO RESPONSIVE DESIGN
NO BLOG, CONTENT MARKETING
3 YEARS OLD OR GREATER
HOW
89. L O R E M I P S U M
@davidlecours | @joshmiles
DING REPAIR (FIX SITE)
WEAK PHOTOGRAPHY
LONG COPY
MARKETING AUTOMATION
CROSS-CHANNEL MARKETING
COPY IS “WE” CENTRIC
NO CTAS
HOW
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@davidlecours | @joshmiles
ASSEMBLING YOUR TEAM:
FIRM PRINCIPAL / C-SUITE
STRATEGIST FOR PLANNING & PROTOTYPING
DESIGNER FOR BRANDING & UI
WRITER FOR VOICE, STORY, AND CONTENT
PHOTOGRAPHER / VIDEOGRAPHER
DEVELOPER / I.T.
UPDATES & MAINTENANCE
HOW
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@davidlecours | @joshmiles
HOME
USER DON’T ALL ENTER AT HOME
WHAT IS THIS SITE?
WHO IS THE COMPANY?
WHAT DO THEY DO, AND WHO FOR?
SHOULD I STAY OR GO?
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@davidlecours | @joshmiles
HOME SHOULD CONTAIN
WHAT WE DO (POSITIONING)
WHAT WE’VE DONE, WHO FOR
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
WHAT WE SAY (EXPERT CONTENT)
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128. The most common questions I have answered over email are: (check your sent mail)
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What prospective client questions does our website fail to answer?
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Who are our subject matter experts? What areas of expertise are not fully covered on our website?
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What things do we wan to be found for in search? Do you have content to support them?
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