Digital Marketing Tools Portfolio
Week 1: Digital Marketing Strategy
Student name :
Student number :
1. Introduction: brief summary of type of business & industry
Name of the business |
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Industry |
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Existing business? |
☐ Existing business and I got their permission ☐ Inspired on an existing business, with changes to avoid trademark issues ☐ Completely invented business |
Main competitors |
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Location |
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Number of staff |
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Other background information |
(Substitute this text by appendix page reference if needed, in case the information you want to fill in does not fit in this box. Otherwise delete this text) |
Why I chose this business |
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Competitive Advantage |
What is going to differentiate you and make you stand out versus your competitors? |
Branding |
What is the Brand Positioning Statement? (Check Marketing Plan’s Template). What is going to be your reputation, style (i.e., colors, imagery, fonts etc)? |
fonts etc)?
2. Target market analysis: buyer persona
Example of template available in: Substitute below image with your buyer persona.
3. Digital Marketing Objectives
Financial Business Objective |
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Rationale |
DM objective |
Tactic #1 |
Tactic #2 |
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Reach |
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Engage |
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Activate |
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Nurture |
4. User Experience Factors:
Prioritize and list the top seven key user experience (UX) factors of your site along with 3-5 sentences for the top three key factors as to why those experiences are important for your company and industry.
#1 UX key factor: |
[List factor] |
[Identify rationale] |
#2 UX key factor |
[List factor] |
[Identify rationale] |
#3 UX key factor |
[List factor] |
[Identify rationale] |
Four additional user experience factors |
[List 4 additional factors] |
Rationale not needed |
5. Sitemap
Create your own sitemap using the tool . This will be the foundation for building your full website later. 5% of your total grade.
[Save sitemap as a jpg and paste a copy of the image here]
[Write one paragraph on what you see as the top three main pages that you would expect the top traffic from visitors]
6. Business Webpage
Build your business webpage using Wix. Make a short clip of it: your screencast should be uploaded to YouTube and is a maximum of 2 minutes, giving both a visual and verbal walkthrough of your website, sharing highlights. 10% of your total grade.
Tips and resources for building your webpage
· Use wix.com. Create your account and then click on “Create New Site” then “What kind of website are you creating?” and so on.
· Use the following Wix tutorial to help you, or make your own research for any other:
· Reference your site map to design the structure
· For design principles, please review: https://vwo.com/blog/crap-design-principles/
· To design your logo, please use the free resource, . After designing the logo, click on download and choose the link “download a low-resolution free logo” found in the center of the page, below “Congratulations. You just created an excellent logo.”
· Use stock photos for your website imagery. You can find free stock photos at:
· Also, make sure that you set your website live free through Wix.
Tips and resources for making your video explaining your designed homepage:
· Use the tool screencast-o-matic.com to create your video
· Say the following disclaimer at the beginning of your video: “This website is created for the digital marketing tools course at The Hague University of Applied Sciences by ADD NAME. This company is not related to any entity businesses.”
· Your video should be 2 minutes maximum.
· Your video should address the questions?
· Why did you choose the particular design?
· What design principles did you incorporate?
· What are the tabs on the page?
· What are the features of the page?
· Upload your video to YouTube.
[Provide link to youtube video explaining designed homepage for your company]
[Provide the URL to your website]