Agenda PART I: How To Choose A Service Provider PART II: Potential ROI of a New Website
PART I: How To Choose A Service Provider
FREELANCERS VS. TEAMS
TYPES OF TEAMS Often do not have a CMS Higher price tag Focus on design and marketing Lifestyle brands, entertainment industry AGENCIES Specialists Often have their own General purpose CMS Will require additional customizations Small businesses, hotels, community businesses GENERALISTS Built specifically for a single industry to meet its requirements Syndication possibilities across relevant networks Customers can tie into common services, such as ILS SPECIALISTS
What To Look For Quality of finished products (look and feel, usability, meets its purpose, works well...) Balanced team (designers, programmers, writers, project managers, etc.) Specialized Content management system (CMS) Experience in apartment industry as well as web design and development
EXAMPLES Specialized CMS Generic CMS
PART II: Potential ROI of a New Website
A WEBSITE IS THE CORE OF ANY MARKETING PROGRAM WEBSITE SYNDICATION CPC ADVERTISINGVIDEO SOCIAL MEDIA MOBILE
A WEBSITE IS THE CORE OF OPERATIONS PROGRAM WEBSITE CUSTOMER SERVICE RECRUITINGAPPLICATIONS MAINTENANCE REQUESTS DOCUMENT SHARING
MARKETINGOPERATIONS EFFICIENCIES = ROI Improved communication Cutting down on mailing/printing costs Labour efficiencies Reduced advertising expenditures Increased conversions Improved metrics
MEASUREMENT IMPORTANT IN DETERMINING ROI Analytics tools important for tracking website performance
The Value of Increased Lead Generation September April Overall Increase 75/mth Leads From Organic Sources Average value of an online lead $ $10 each Increase in April leads = 75 Value = $562 - $750
More Leads = More Leases! KG Group signed 44 leases over 10 months as a direct result of organic website traffic
More Leads = More Leases! Average rent = $1,400 Leases signed = 44 Monthly Revenue = $61,600
More Leases = Lowers Ad Expenses Drewlo Holdings reduced their advertising expenses by up to 95%*
ORGANIC TRAFFIC = ROI
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