lsa|14: the ins and outs of starting your own digital agency
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While at LSA|14, industry veterans from Search Influence, The Search Agency and Beyond Private Label talk about the process, products, support and training you will need when starting a digital agency.TRANSCRIPT
AdMax LocalScalable Local Search Marketing
Ben Gibson, Global Managing Director, AdMax Local
Mission: Grow Our Partners’ Businesses Efficiently
2P ropr i e ta r y and Con f i den t i a l
• Leading Independent Integrated Search Marketing Firm– Largest Independent U.S. Search Marketing Agency
– Deloitte’s #83 fastest growing company in North America
– Privately held – 100% focused on client results
• Founded in 2002 by experts in search marketing and technology
– Focused on using data to drive better decisions and optimization
• 2013: 200 Employees, 9 Offices, 4 Continents
AdMax Local – Automated Google AdWords
AdMax Local automates the sales and management of
Google AdWords; allowing Resellers to profitably
operate while delivering ROI to local businesses.
3P ropr i e ta r y and Con f i den t i a l
AdMax Local – Simplified SEM
4P ropr i e ta r y and Con f i den t i a l
Add Merchant
name and contact
AdMax Local takes a complicated, manual, process that
needs to be completed by a Search expert, and turns it into
an uncomplicated, automated process that staff with no
understanding of Google AdWords can execute in 3 steps.
Confirm budget,
campaigns deploy
in 5 minutes.
Select the Merchant’s
products or services, and
the locations they serve.
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AdMax Local – Serving all tiers
• AdMax Local base system manages clients in the $50 to
$1,000 per month space
• Customization tools in AdMax Local allow partners to
provide a higher service level for the $1k to $5k tier
• AdMax Local Premium service completes this for the
upper tier, providing a fully TSA-managed solution
• TSA’s AdMax Local system and service makes it
profitable to service budgets from as low as $50/mth
to over $5k/mth.
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5P ropr i e ta r y and Con f i den t i a l
>$5,000
(AdMax Local
Premium)
$1,000 - $5,000 (AdMax Local Customized)
<$1,000 (AdMax Local)
We help customers successfully market online.
ABOUT SEARCH INFLUENCE Helping customers successfully market online since 2006.
Search Influence • 65+ in-house employees
• 40+ contract writers
• Powering 20+ Digital Agencies
• Google AdWords & Analytics Certified Partner
Reputation • 2011 Inc. 500 honoree
• 2013 Inc. Hire Power Award Winner
• Recognized leader in search and social for local business
• Over a decade in online media!
Confiden(al,!Property!of!Search!Influence,!LLC!©!2014!
WILL SCOTT ABOUT ME
@searchinfluence
• First!website!online!in!1994!• Deployed!over!2,500!customized!web!sites!in!18!
months!(with!a!produc(on!staff!of!12).!• Former!Vice!President!of!YPsolu(ons!(now!Local!
MaQers)!• Online!Directory!vendor!to!20!independent!
Yellow!Pages!• Deployed!over!300!online!yellow!pages!a!year!
with!print!“look!and!feel”!• Part!of!team!which!took!Sprint!BestRedYP!from!
zero!to!1,000,000!monthly!visitors!in!18!months!• Uniquely!qualified!to!help!improve!media!
companies’ online!products!
WHAT WE DO
@searchinfluence Confiden(al,!Property!of!Search!Influence,!LLC!©!2014!
• Local and National SEO • Social Media Marketing • Comprehensive SEO
• Including Site Audits • Content Marketing • Online Advertising
@searchinfluence
CURRENTLY OFFERING
OPPORTUNITY
EXECUTION
BUT WHAT ABOUT SEARCH? BARNACLE SEO, FTW!
HELLO, HELLO, HELLO. IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? STUPID GOOGLE+ TRICKS
HOW WE SERVE YOU
@searchinfluence Confiden(al,!Property!of!Search!Influence,!LLC!©!2014!
• Sales training • Live training • Webinar
• Best in class account management
• Expert fulfillment • Solution evolution • Scalability • Market analysis • Strategy / executive planning
@searchinfluence
PARTNER SUPPORT
Recent and Upcoming • Google+ Authorship and Publisher • Directories and Data Feeds • Making the Most of Google+ for Local
Businesses • Geo-Modified Keywords and their
Impact on Local Rankings • Local Claiming vs. Local Presence
@searchinfluence
WEBINAR SCHEDULE
You've!both!done!an!amazing!job!on!the!sales/training!!I!know!all!of!us!feel!you!have!gone!waaaaayyyy!above!&!beyond!to!support!us.!There!isn't!anything!I!foresee!we'll!need!or!'urgently!need,'!but!thanks!for!always!being!there.!!!Kelly,!you!are!THE!BEST.!I!am!apprecia(ve!and!impressed!at!the!level!of!support!you!and!your!team!are!providing!to!help!us!get!off!to!a!fast!start!!
All:!!Not!sure!I!copied!ALL!on!my!ini(al!response!to!this!message!(was!way!too!early,!bad!hotel!and!no!coffee).!!!SI!has!been!AWESOME!in!its!support!of!our!team.!!Kelly,!you!and!Alison!really!do!ROCK.!!Thank!you!for!being!such!terrific!partners.!
I!don’t!have!Sarah’s!email!address!and!wanted!to!thank!her!for!a!GREAT!kickioff!call!yesterday.!!This!client!can!be!really!challenging!and!she!handled!their!concerns!!in!a!very!helpful!and!professional!way.!!Thanks,!Lisa!
Wonderful!!The!owner!of!his!hotel!also!owns!3!others!and!if!this!goes!well,!he!will!move!those!campaigns!to!us!!!I!brag!about!how!awesome!your!team!is!to!everyone!interested!in!SEO.!!Between!the!knowledge!and!customer!service,!I!truly!believe!none!compare.!!!!Thank!you!for!your!help,!I!appreciate!it!!
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN. OUR PARTNERS’ SUCCESS
@searchinfluence
NATIONAL MEDIA PARTNER
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Projected!Revenue!
@searchinfluence
WHAT WERE THEY SELLING?
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@searchinfluence
NO, REALLY?
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Lis(ngs!
Keyword!Package!
Comprehensive!SEO!
Audit!
Blogging!
White!Papers!
Social!Presence!
Facebook!Mgmt!
Linkedin!Mgmt!
TwiQer!Mgmt!
@searchinfluence
300% 2013 GROWTH:
CASE STUDIES
@searchinfluence
LOCAL SEO GREEN RESTAURANT SUPPLY
@searchinfluence
About Green Safe Products • Eco-friendly product company is a supplier of green products. SEO Package • 5 Keyword, 1 Location • Started February 2013
“37% increase in sales over the last year since they started”
LOCAL SEO LOCAL HOME BUILDER
@searchinfluence
About McNaughton Home • Home builder in Harrisburg, PA and the surrounding areas SEO Package • 5 Keyword, 1 Location • Started November 2013
“Sold a $350k home within the first 2 months!”
�If you don�t like change, you�re going to like
irrelevance even less.� -David F. Jakielo
@searchinfluence