Growth
Strategies
#SHOPIFYRETAILTOUR
Agenda
What are growth strategies?
Why are growth strategies important?
5 growth strategies you should use
1
2
3
4 Q & A
What are growth strategies?
Proven techniques you can take
advantage of to drive traffic to your
store and ultimately allow you to
grow
Why are they important?
Why are growth strategies important?
• Without traffic, you won’t make sales
• They create momentum for your business
• Allow you to grow without breaking the bank
• Make more sales and re-invest it into the business
Five growth strategies
you should be using
REACH NEW AUDIENCES WITH
INFLUENCER MARKETING
Influencer marketing examples
Do your research
There is so much you can learn from other brands
Discover what works for them
Get inspiration from different types of content
Look at which types get the most engagement
Agree on a collaboration structure
MAKE SURE TO AGREE ON THE FOLLOWING THINGS:
Timeframe
Output
Content Usage
Payment
Sponsored Hashtag
Maximize the content’s value
Publish it on your product page
Publish it as a Facebook ad
Share it on social media
Track your results
Important to track how each post does
Use a spreadsheet, notebook, Evernote, etc
Find what works best for you
Main goal is to learn and iterate
RUN PAID SOCIAL MEDIA AD
CAMPAIGNS
Facebook Advertising
Simple and user-friendly to understand the basics
Can be the most cost-effective way to advertise
Low barrier to entry, no large budget necessary
Hyper targeted to any demographic, behaviour, etc
Tons of resources online to become an Expert
Instagram Advertising
Much newer ad platform, but can be quite effective
Works best with products that are visually appealing
Ideal verticals: fashion, jewelry, beauty, etc
Uses Facebook’s data
Allows for same hyper-targeted ads, but on Instagram instead of Facebook
USE SEO* TO MAKE YOUR
STORE MORE DISCOVERABLE
*Search Engine Optimization
Keyword Research
Keywords are very important for SEO
Search engine algorithm determines the best match
Best match will be determined by keywords
First page of results receives over 90% traffic
Use Google’s Keyword Planner Tool to help you out
Crucial SEO Tips
Add high-quality content to your site and do it regularly
Make your product descriptions unique and search engine friendly
Optimize your product images using ALT tags
Have unique meta descriptions for every page
Include product reviews to generate unique content
DRIVE EXCITEMENT WITH
CONTESTS
Contest must-haves
Set well defined goals for what you want to achieve
Make the prize exciting to increase participation
Leverage partnerships with celebrities/influencers
Keep them simple and straightforward to ensure participation
Launching your contest
Plenty of ways to manage a contest
Both free and paid methods
Depends on what your goals are
Gleam.io is the best contest service
Rafflecopter or Promosimple are good options
Contest best practices
Notify all parties involved
Let your current customers know
Encourage virality
Give consistent updates throughout
Make sure to recognize the winner
ATTRACT CUSTOMERS WITH
CONTENT MARKETING
Content marketing
Consistent, high-quality content is underused
Provides value to your buyer and builds loyalty
Social media lets us be our own content creators
Think outside the box and stay unique
Examples of content
Instagram SnapchatE-Books YouTube VideosBlog Posts
Resources
Shopify Blog
“5 High-Impact Strategies
for Getting More Traffic”
Free tools and resources to accelerate your skills and success
“3 Emerging Marketing
Trends to Grow Your Audience
and Build Your Brand”
Shopify Manual
A collection of useful guides to help you use Shopify
Shopify Support
support@shopify.com ● 1-888-shopify ● live chat
A dedicated support team - available 24/7
Q & A

Growth Strategies

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Agenda What are growthstrategies? Why are growth strategies important? 5 growth strategies you should use 1 2 3 4 Q & A
  • 3.
    What are growthstrategies?
  • 4.
    Proven techniques youcan take advantage of to drive traffic to your store and ultimately allow you to grow
  • 5.
    Why are theyimportant?
  • 6.
    Why are growthstrategies important? • Without traffic, you won’t make sales • They create momentum for your business • Allow you to grow without breaking the bank • Make more sales and re-invest it into the business
  • 7.
  • 8.
    REACH NEW AUDIENCESWITH INFLUENCER MARKETING
  • 9.
  • 10.
    Do your research Thereis so much you can learn from other brands Discover what works for them Get inspiration from different types of content Look at which types get the most engagement
  • 11.
    Agree on acollaboration structure MAKE SURE TO AGREE ON THE FOLLOWING THINGS: Timeframe Output Content Usage Payment Sponsored Hashtag
  • 12.
    Maximize the content’svalue Publish it on your product page Publish it as a Facebook ad Share it on social media
  • 13.
    Track your results Importantto track how each post does Use a spreadsheet, notebook, Evernote, etc Find what works best for you Main goal is to learn and iterate
  • 14.
    RUN PAID SOCIALMEDIA AD CAMPAIGNS
  • 15.
    Facebook Advertising Simple anduser-friendly to understand the basics Can be the most cost-effective way to advertise Low barrier to entry, no large budget necessary Hyper targeted to any demographic, behaviour, etc Tons of resources online to become an Expert
  • 16.
    Instagram Advertising Much newerad platform, but can be quite effective Works best with products that are visually appealing Ideal verticals: fashion, jewelry, beauty, etc Uses Facebook’s data Allows for same hyper-targeted ads, but on Instagram instead of Facebook
  • 17.
    USE SEO* TOMAKE YOUR STORE MORE DISCOVERABLE *Search Engine Optimization
  • 18.
    Keyword Research Keywords arevery important for SEO Search engine algorithm determines the best match Best match will be determined by keywords First page of results receives over 90% traffic Use Google’s Keyword Planner Tool to help you out
  • 19.
    Crucial SEO Tips Addhigh-quality content to your site and do it regularly Make your product descriptions unique and search engine friendly Optimize your product images using ALT tags Have unique meta descriptions for every page Include product reviews to generate unique content
  • 20.
  • 21.
    Contest must-haves Set welldefined goals for what you want to achieve Make the prize exciting to increase participation Leverage partnerships with celebrities/influencers Keep them simple and straightforward to ensure participation
  • 22.
    Launching your contest Plentyof ways to manage a contest Both free and paid methods Depends on what your goals are Gleam.io is the best contest service Rafflecopter or Promosimple are good options
  • 23.
    Contest best practices Notifyall parties involved Let your current customers know Encourage virality Give consistent updates throughout Make sure to recognize the winner
  • 24.
  • 25.
    Content marketing Consistent, high-qualitycontent is underused Provides value to your buyer and builds loyalty Social media lets us be our own content creators Think outside the box and stay unique
  • 26.
    Examples of content InstagramSnapchatE-Books YouTube VideosBlog Posts
  • 27.
  • 28.
    Shopify Blog “5 High-ImpactStrategies for Getting More Traffic” Free tools and resources to accelerate your skills and success “3 Emerging Marketing Trends to Grow Your Audience and Build Your Brand”
  • 29.
    Shopify Manual A collectionof useful guides to help you use Shopify
  • 30.
    Shopify Support [email protected]1-888-shopify ● live chat A dedicated support team - available 24/7
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