Pink Cake Box Marketing Your Cake Business Online – Cutting through the layers Copyright Pink Cake Box
Agenda About Us Our Online Marketing Strategy Website Social Media Marketing Search Engine Marketing Analytics Copyright Pink Cake Box
About Pink Cake Box Pink Cake Box established 2005 Boutique custom bakery located in Denville, NJ Retail launching in 2014 Pink Cake Box University established 2012 Educational arm focused on classes & tutorials
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Marketing Online - The Multi-Tiered Approach Copyright Pink Cake Box Analytics Website Search Engine Marketing Social Media Marketing Marketing Drive Customers to Owned Properties
Website Centerpiece of our marketing strategy
Website Content is King
Website Focus on your Customer Needs
Mobile Mobile Mobile! Mobile traffic has surpassed desktop traffic
Website Wrap-up Hub and Spoke Model – Things move quickly, Focus on what you own Develop a unique and compelling content strategy Stay on top of emerging trends – Think Mobile!
Social Media Marketing Pinterest Facebook YouTube
Pinterest - Approach Assign community manager Interact with community Post related/complementary products Network with vendors Encourage Pinning on own properties (see next slide) Encourage Follows through posting Pinterest Icon Copyright Pink Cake Box
Pinterest - Make Pin Button Prominent Copyright Pink Cake Box
Pinterest - Persistent Call-out Copyright Pink Cake Box
Facebook Copyright Pink Cake Box Facebook Organic Reach is Plummeting Yet still offers real targeted AD opportunities
YouTube Copyright Pink Cake Box
YouTube – Search Positioning Copyright Pink Cake Box
Social Media Wrap-up It’s competitive out there Identify niche social networks Take risks with emerging networks Take advantage of targeting opportunities Focus & Consistency
Search Engine Marketing
Google Adwords Remarketing Customer Visits website Spends time in wedding gallery Offer them targeted ads
Marketing
Copyright Pink Cake Box Generates some of our best conversion rates Explosion in mobile
Giveaways Use giveaways to generate leads and brand awareness “Like” Gate Capture demographics for future marketing opportunities We developed a custom giveaway platform across mobile and desktop to help bolster our educational and cake businesses 6
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