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Creatives Meet Business

Listen in on what industry experts had to say at the latest Creatives Meet Business event. Host Ashland Viscosi curates and shares the best content and tips from the live events to help creatives and artists transition into creative entrepreneurs.
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May 25, 2017

Hi there folks!

Creatives Meet Business is an event and podcast series based out of Austin, Texas for creatives of ALL disciplines to get from zero to one in thinking of themselves as business owners (in the creative sector).

This episode features Chad Jones, founder of Hatcreek Marketing, who joined us in February during our event on Digital Marketing. As you'll soon find out, he shares some awesome insights into the world of analytics and what you should really know. He chats about the scientific method, how to find the analytics that you actually need to measure and so much more. Because there's so SO much that's exciting about this episode - let's hop in and hear what Chad has to say!

  • 0:00 to 1:43 - Ashland Opening Remarks and Intro of Chad Jones
  • 1:46 to 2:36 - Introduction of Self and Why Analytics Should be Measured Now (Not Later)
    • You should be paying attention to analytics at every stage of your business as analytics help you keep your finger on the pulse with your customers and prospective clients
  • 2:37 to 5:59 - Concepts and Approach for Analytics - The Scientific Method!
    • Travel back to middle school and revisit The Scientific Method
    • Ask questions, come up with a hypothesis, test / research, come up with a conclusion
    • First question should be - how do I provide value to a client? Then -what metric do I use to measure that?
    • Example of a photographer - metric to measure is time on site
    • Think practically about what scares you off when you're shopping for things - Reviews? Slow load time on page? Preview thumbnails are too small?
    • Analytics is: question, test, answer, new question
  • 6:00 to 7:32 - Segmented Data
    • Grouping data and looking at specific metrics inside those groups
    • Source metric - where traffic is coming from (i.e. organic search result, twitter, newsletter)
    • Example with auto post to Facebook and Twitter, how you can measure the results to see which audiences are bouncing and which are engaging
    • Segmenting data gives you actionable intel
  • 7:33 to 9:20 - Building Funnels
    • Anytime you build an email campaign, website, etc, you have an idea how you want people to step through it (steps to take)
      • i.e. social post to landing page to call-to-action to form
    • Compare predicted behavior to actual behavior 
    • Hatcreek Marketing example - basic navigation funnel
      • Why, What, How and Who
        • Look at metrics with that funnel in mind
  • 9:21 to 10:54 - Pitfalls to Watch Out For
    1. Know how the metric you're relying on is calculated
      1. Example of bounce rate on a one-page website
      2. Example with dryer not behaving properly and bouncing from site after taking all of the suggested steps from the website (the site did what it was intended to do)
    2. Watching out for bogus data
      1. Counting your own traffic
  • 10:57 to 12:51 - Deep Dive on Google Analytics
    • Conversion funnels that can send you emails
    • User flow - user behavior report
    • Good place to start if you're just now thinking about funnels
  • 12:56 to 14:00 - Ashland Closing Remarks

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More on Digital Marketing so stay tuned!

Thanks!

Ashland, Creatives Meet Business

May 9, 2017

Hi there folks!

Creatives Meet Business is an event and podcast series based out of Austin, Texas for creatives of ALL disciplines to get from zero to one in thinking of themselves as business owners (in the creative sector).

This episode features Maggie Miller, owner of MaggieGentry, who joined us in February during our event on Digital Marketing. As you'll soon find out, she shares some awesome insights into the world of email marketing. She chats about everything from strategies with downloadables and providing valuable resources to your audience to healthy open rates to strategies on when to send your emails (and much much more). Because there's so SO much that's exciting about this episode - let's hop in and hear what Maggie has to say!

  • 0:00 to 1:59 - Ashland Opening Remarks and Intro of Maggie Miller
  • 2:05 to 3:42 - Introduction of Self and Marketing for Solopreneurs
    • Misconception is that marketing for solopreneurs is only social media
      • You no longer own the content that you put out on Facebook, Instagram, etc. Once published, they are owned by these platforms
      • Use your social media strategy to drive people to your website or newsletter
  • 3:43 to 5:14 - How Do I Get Anyone to Join My Newsletter List?
    • Through the idea of an email opt-in, freebie, or downloadable
    • This is a free resource that provides value to the user in exchange for their email address
    • Product-based businesses provide 10% off first order in exchange for email address
    • This allows you to own the email address of that user
    • Whitelist your email address to reduce emails falling into spam or promotions filters 
  • 5:15 to 7:05 - What's My Free Resource?
    • Checklist or workbook, 5 free stock photos
    • Think about your end client, what will they find valuable?
    • Take it further though - what is valuable to them but also helpful for you? Think about the process you take with every client.
      • Example - a graphic designer who focuses on logo identity or brand design will need to create a mood board. An email opt-in could be a checklist for all of the elements for a perfect mood board or a worksheet to create. When they complete it and come back to hire you, they've completed the first checklist which helps you. 
  • 7:06 to 8:27 - How Often Should I Send Something and When Should I Send It?
    • Keep it consistent, but find YOUR consistent
    • Best time to send is typically Tuesday through Thursday
    • Test to find your sweet spot
  • 8:28 to 10:14 - Open Rates and Click Throughs
    • A healthy open rate is 30%
    • If you want to improve this, you can send a series of 3 emails to engage your audience and see if they want to still be on your list. If they say no, remove them and then you'll have a healthier list with a higher open rate.
    • A healthy click through rate is 2 to 3%
    • If you have a goal for yourself to sell a certain number of items or services, do the math backward and see how many people you'll need on your list to make your sale
    • People need to hear something 7 times before they take an action
  • 10:15 to 10:31 - A Typical Launch Strategy
    • 21 day is the sweet spot, 3 weeks and 7 emails
  • 10:32 to 12:14 - Ashland Closing Remarks

If you like what you hear, share the podcast with your friends, rate and review. To stay in the loop - follow us on TwitterFacebook or subscribe to the newsletter.

More on Digital Marketing so stay tuned!

Thanks!

Ashland, Creatives Meet Business

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