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The Engineering Audience and How to Reach It How the internet has changed the rules

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About the engineering audience

69%

of engineers in developed economies are over 45 years old

•8 5% of working engineers are also engineering hobbyists - fascinated by technology • They value print and digital communications channels • They face constraints in the use of social media – but it doesn’t stop them listening

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Sales engagement is much later in the buyer’s journey...

10.5 The average number of web sites that potential customers visit before contacting a supplier

...if it happens at all

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To be one of the 10.5, you need to...

...be everywhere your customers look

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Where do electronics engineers go first for information?

New technologies

New product information

“How-to” design information

Industry news

Industry/trade magazines - digital

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16

8

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Industry/trade magazines - print

17

15

8

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Search engines – general

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11

16

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Conferences – in person

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11

5

4

Face-to-face meetings with suppliers

8

11

6

2

Industry/trade websites

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5

6

9

Vendor websites

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11

15

2

Distributor websites

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9

5

4

Search engines – industry-specific

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4

5

4

Your peers

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2

13

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Conferences – virtual

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2

3

3

Webcasts

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1

5

1

Social media

2

1

1

2

Videos

1

0

4

1

38%

41%

51%

31%

ONLINE TOTALS

Design Engineer and Supplier Interface Study 2014

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When they visit electronic engineers’ websites what parts do they access most often?

Section of sites accessed

% mentioned

Articles

64

Data sheets

61

New products

53

Reference designs

33

Part search

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White papers

27

Design tools

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Development kits

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Samples

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Evaluation boards

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Pricing comparisons

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Design Engineer and Supplier Interface Study 2014. Sample of 2300 engineers, North America

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Information sources used in the last 12 months?

Source

% mentioned

Vendor or manufacturer web sites

70

Industry publication web sites

45

Information shared by FAEs

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Online communities and forums

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Industry publication email newsletters

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Online videos and tutorials

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Information shared by sales reps

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Distributor web sites

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Webinars

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Product search/parts aggregators

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Printed industry publications

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In person seminars

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Industry conferences and trade shows

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Printed catalogues and brochures

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Blogs

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Membership association resources

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LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook & other social networks

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Podcasts

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UBM ‘Mind of the Engineer 2014’ research, October 2014

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Which sources do engineers rely on for product, technical and trends information?

Source

% mentioned

Technical articles: print or online

63

Sales representatives

27

Online communities: manufacturers or distributors

25

Online webinars

23

View or post a blog comment

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Peers via an online forum

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Advertisements: print or online

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Industry events

17

LinkedIn messaging: manufacturers or distributors

7

Facebook pages: manufacturers or distributors

3

Tweets or re-tweets: manufacturers or distributors

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UBM ‘Mind of the Engineer 2014’ research, October 2014

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Beware the digital divide • There are c.50 European blogs for B2B electronics, mostly linked to print/online media • Twitter followers are only a few percent of publication circulation or web site visitors • Regional/cultural differences in number of Twitter followers show the digital divide

25,000

20,000

15,000

Twitter followers of leading online trade media: note regional differences 10,000

5,000

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EE Times

Electronics Weekly

Elektroniknet.de

ElectroniqueS

EO News

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Content Marketing The digital take on a very old concept and how it drives revenue opportunities

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Content marketing: around 40% of today’s B2B marketing budgets, and growing

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Content marketing is a marketing technique of creating and distributing relevant and valuable content to attract, acquire, and engage a clearly defined and understood target audience – with the objective of driving profitable customer action.

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The first challenge...

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How do all these facets of marketing communications relate?

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Content delivery channels: three of which contribute to organic search

• Media relations

• Advertising print

• Blogger relations

• Advertising online

• Influencer relations

• Google AdWords

• Website

• Social media

• Blog and news page

• Word of mouth

• Other content

• Other referrals

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How things connect to build brands and create marketing qualified opportunities (MQOs) ANALYTICS

INBOUND Get found

CONTENT

Messages

Keywords (SEO)

White papers Tech articles Blog posts Opinion pieces News releases Data sheets App notes Videos Podcasts Infographics Photography Presentations Webinars

Blog Social Onsite SEO

Landing pages

WEBSITE Landing pages

Nurture unqualified leads

LEAD FILTER Apply rules Rate for quality

MQOs

OUTBOUND Announce Advertising E-marketing Media relations

Leads from events & other sources

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Optimised content marketing makes content work hard in every channel

Content

Optimised Content Marketing SEO

Social Media

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Why blogging is now on everyone’s agenda

• Fresh, frequent, search-optimised content • A hub for social media channels • Indexed by Google to improve search • Opportunity for guest contributions • Facilitates automated newsletter production

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Blogs and newsrooms can be social media and e-marketing hubs

Return

Website

News & Blog

Social resources

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Challenges for marketing communicators Rising importance of SEO • The battle for Page rank Decline of traditional print media • Falling circulations • Declining database quality Fragmentation of media channels • More channels • Smaller audiences per channel nderstanding social media U • Where is it useful?

• How to measure ROI Lack of regional control • Online means global Developing strategies for best ROI

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The quantity of communications is growing.

But…quality is not.

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Publitek Overview

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What we do: content-based, integrated PR & marketing dedicated to B2B electronics Strategy Audience Analysis Personas Demographics

SEO Analysis Search Phrases Rankings Competition Messaging Themes Topics

Analysis

imised Conten Opt t

PR Analysis Coverage EAV

Social

Media Analysis Circulation Readership Demographics Social Analysis Networks / Groups Forums / Blogs

Optimised Delivery

SEO

Online media

Online PR Analysis Reach EAV

PPC

Social Analysis Engagement

Print media

Email

Website

Insight Evaluation & Action

Email Analysis Actions SEO Analysis Actions Website Analysis Traffic Engagement Lead generation

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Why we’re different

Technical

Global

Connected

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A different business model Clients

In-house investment in key skills

High level added value Account Directors 65% engineers & scientists

Non-core skills supported by a global team of over 80 partners Writers translators photographers designers

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Where our business comes from

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13%

28%

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Tekbase: key proprietary planning tool for PR and advertising

• A detailed, personalised media contacts database • An instantly accessible editorial features database

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Clients in semiconductors, EDA, tools and operating systems

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Clients in distribution, power, passives, SSL, T&M and wireless

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Make major product launches multimedia – the press release is just the hub…

HEADLINE • Lead with key words for SEO; relevant main message

SUBHEAD •

LEAD PARAGRAPH • All key messages, starting with the most important facts rather than ‘fluff’

Include city and date May be in lead paragraph but ideally separate (SEO)

Headline Subhead

More key phrases and secondary messages May be formatted as bullet points Ideally include call-to-action with landing page

• DATELINE

01/01/20 Bath, UK

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• QUOTES

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If you include them, make sure they add to the message

• SHAREABLE ELEMENTS Include links to video, photos, infographics

• Links Use selectively to link to other relevant information, including 3rd-party sites

BODY • Expand on information with facts, stats, testimonials

• BOILERPLATE Keep it brief or just link to web site URL or landing page for the release

CONTACT INFORMATION • Include name, job title, email and phone

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Campaign management: shared information tracked against agreed objectives

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Results monitoring, analysis and reporting

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Publitek Media Planning Service Saves time. Cuts costs. Simplifies analysis.

Automates campaign presentation.

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A unique, time-saving platform: BIONIC media planning + Publitek AdServer

• Shared online planning, analysis, presentation • Integrated digital ad serving

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Publitek AdServer: how we deliver advertising content to publishers Outlet 1 Outlet 2 Ad 1

Ad 2

Ad 3

Outlet 3 Outlet 4

our banners and other Y digital ads are uploaded to the Publitek Adserver cloud by us

We provide media outlets with a piece of code to display the ads

You log into BIONIC to access views and click through data, automatically updated daily, downloadable in Excel

Saves time. Ensures statistical accuracy. Simplifies analysis.

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Publitek AdServer: why use it?

• Built on robust, industry standard Open Source platform • Hosted in the Cloud to ensure scalability, and ability to cope with peak demand • Ads distributed through a Content Delivery Network to ensure fast delivery • Supports mobile, video and email newsletter campaigns and traditional web banner ads

Saves time. Ensures statistical accuracy. Simplifies analysis.

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BIONIC media planner – some campaign snapshots

• Export a ready-made PPT presentation of campaigns

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Service summary: savings always greatly outweigh costs!

• Decades of experience buying best value globally for B2B electronics • Handling all media calls and email – saving you time • Shared online plan • Instant access to online advertising stats that are automatically updated daily • Automatic report generation in PowerPoint or Excel – saves time building presentations • Content localization • Content delivery through Publitek AdServer for accurate stats - without chasing reps!

• A single invoice in one currency, once per month – cutting your administration costs WHAT IT COSTS

• Your BIONIC login: $125 per month per user (optional)

• Publitek fee: 10% gross margin on net media costs

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Other Things We Do

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Publitek News – the electronics media industry’s blog and e-newsletter

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SEO audits and ongoing optimisation • Independent assessment of site performance • Optimisation of use experience • Ongoing SEO tuning • Regular reporting

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Industry-specific research: inc. semiconductor industry’s annual social media report

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Europe’s largest European electronics editors event: near Munich • Held in mid-September every 2 years since 2008 • 40 editors from across Europe attend • One-hour presentations • One-on-one meetings • Informal networking • Maximises media coverage during Electronica

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Case Studies What we’ve achieved for others

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Building brand equity: start-up case study Brief

• Branded touch chips: firmware on MCUs

• Positioned as technology market leader

Strategy

• Set up Asia agency network and delivered Europe/US campaign direct

•E ducational strategy based heavily on white papers and articles

• Supported by press releases, successful awards entries

Results

• Sales leads from LG & Samsung resulting in key business

• Licensing deal with Renesas

• After a 3 year campaign, sold to Atmel for $130 million in 2008

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Building brand equity: start-up case study Brief

• Product: ‘Energy friendly MCUs’

• Positioning: first in ultra low power technology

Strategy

• Technical education and branding campaign

• Regular press meetings at shows and phone interviews supporting major announcements

•E xtensive use of customer case studies

• Look BIG!

Results

• Perceived as a major threat by leading MCU vendors

• After less than 5 years, sold to Silicon Labs for $170 million (despite adding only $7 million to revenue)

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Business intelligence & competitor SoV tools Brief

• Product: Custom reporting dashboard

Strategy • Analysis of coverage to determine:

• Coverage breakdown by key media

• Year on Year performance

• Competitor share of voice in key markets

• Coverage by individual releases and product categories

• Share of voice by key technologies Results

• A branded interactive business intelligence platform that permits exporting charts and data into external applications, or exported for print

• Insights into competitor product / market strategies

•B enchmarks and KPIs for board level reporting

• Identification of new target media for PR and SEO link building

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Building awareness and thought leadership Brief

• Product: Electrical Systems, Cabling and Harness design tools

• Positioning: Expertise in automotive sector

Strategy

• Audit of target markets on social media networks

• I dentification of key groups for each niche

• PPC campaign delivering targeted messages at optimal delivery times

• Benchmarking against key competitors for share of voice, growth and engagement KPIs

• Full reporting on additional marketing KPIs: CTR, leads generated, broken down by design domain and post content type

Results

•F ollower growth rate and engagements rate 350% higher than nearest competitor

• Increased visibility by 200% • Increased-click throughs by 450% • Lead generation costs inline with expectations, and insights gained into most effective lead generators

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Why Publitek?

✔ effectiveness ✔ flexibility ✔ value for money ✔ experience

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Publitek is the world’s leading content marketing and technology PR agency for the B2B electronics industry.

By complementing our in-house capabilities with proven partners, we offer a multi-lingual, global capability encompassing both corporate and technical communications.

Contact Bob Jones, Director bob.jones@publitek.com

Publitek Ltd, 18 Brock Street, Bath, BA1 2LW Tel: +44 (0) 1225 470000 www.publitek.com