2020 ONLINE WEBMARKETING STRATEGY CHECKLIST for a Function Venue or Event Centre
Using a Structured Online Approach to Get More Event, Function and Wedding Enquiries
A good webmarketing strategy can help you generate more high quality, pre-qualified prospect Event & Function enquiries for your Venue or Property.
The more pre-qualified your prospect BEFORE they contact you, the EASIER it is to convert them into a booking.
So STOP WASTING YOUR TIME with poor quality leads and let the internet help deliver better, qualified prospects.
2020 VENUE WEBMARKETING CHECKLIST
- Set Your WEB OBJECTIVES – Know Your Outcomes for Venue Sales, Enquiries, Website Visits
- Know Your OFFER – What Functions & Events do you really want to offer?
- Define Your IDEAL TARGET MARKET & BUYER PERSONAS – WHO are the likely buyers at different times of the year?
- Maximise your GOOGLE MY BUSINESS Listing – info, photos & regular posts (rank in Local Maps)
- DIRECTORY LISTINGS – Get listed in the many web directories (Free and paid)
- Study Your COMPETITORS (and find out what Differentiates Yourself)
- Explore Your LOCAL AREA (Identify potential Alliances like attractions/accom)
- Work with PARTNERS (JVs) – who else has a database or newsletter to use?
- Develop Your CONTENT STRATEGY – words, pics, video
- Get more PHOTOS & VIDEOS – food, venue, staff, events – IMAGES CONVERT
- Decide on your best DOMAIN NAMES – .com and .com.au
- Analyse your WEB STATS – Look at Google Analytics
- Decide your TARGET KEYWORDS – what do prospects search for?
- Develop your WEBSITE CONTENT and WEB COPY to convert
- DOCUMENTS ONLINE – Booking forms, Menus, Room Plans, Guest lists, AV specs
- Master SEO – ONPAGE (Tags), OFFPAGE (Links) and Technical SEO (see Neil Patel website)
- SOCIAL MEDIA Strategy & Promotion – Insta, FB, Pinterest etc
- INSTAGRAM Posts, Stories etc etc
- BLOGGING – Articles,Listicles and Videos – Guest Blogs
- LANDING PAGES – Make a Squeeze page offer to collect emails – offer an Ebook
- WORK YOUR CRM & DATABASE – E- Newsletters / SMS / Calls
- Maximise REVIEW SITES & INDUSTRY DIRECTORY PORTALS
- BACKLINKING STRATEGIES from High quality Sites- post useful articles elsewhere
- GOOGLE ADWORDS (For Events)
- YOUTUBE CHANNEL & YOUTUBE SEO to rank your videos
- ONLINE RESERVATIONS & PAYMENT SYSTEMS
- WEBSITE CHAT – Click to Call / Zopim / Live chat or Podium
- INSTA STORIES & FB LIVE Streaming and Native Video on all social channels
- AUTOMATED MARKETING for followup and nurturing enquiries
- NEW! – VOICE SEARCH (FAQs) for Siri and Google Home, Podcasting, Chatbots
- NEW! – PODIUM for text conversation management and easier getting of Reviews
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ABOUT THE BLOG AUTHOR – David Staughton CSP
Big Hat Professional Services can help you grow your hospitality business and improve your Function Event & Wedding Sales. David & Kevin can help you!
David Staughton CSP is an award-winning International keynote speaker, and experienced Small Business consultant. With over 15 years ‘hands on’ experience in the Hospitality industry, he speaks and consults on a wide range of hospitality business improvement in the areas of sales, staffing, service and strategy.
Kevin Kosky is a skilled business communications trainer. He is a specialist on inbound phone skills, presentation skills and delivering sales presentations. Kevin is an expert teacher of face to face communication skills like sales, supervision, and presentation skills.
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