A great example of the power of Inbound Marketing to achieve measurable results is the launch of the Construction Marketing Association (CMA). Established in January of 2010, CMA employed a comprehensive Inbound Marketing program to build awareness, drive memberships, and launch such initiatives as the STAR Awards, professional certification, and a career center
Like all successful Inbound Marketing, a search-optimized website was foundational, coupled with extensive and relevant content. An award-winning blog and integrated social media profiles distribute content and communications. Frequent webcasts and white papers reinforce thought leadership.
The CMA inbound marketing campaign was recognized for the following awards:
- Communicator 2011 Silver CMA Social
- Communicator 2011 Silver CMA Blog
- Hermes 2011 CMA Blog
Below is a snapshot of the website, blog, Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter profiles for the CMA:
Results from Inbound Marketing:
Growing memberships, e-commerce sales, website traffic, registrations through multiple offers, and importantly excellent search authority across a wide range of topics.
The red numbers shown on the CMA’s website below indicate various search optimization techniques and social media integrations.
- Page Title (comes up in search and says: Home – The Construction Marketing Association (CMA) )
- URL structure (contains keywords construction, marketing and association)
- Member registration (membership program)
- eNews registration (to sign up for quarterly e-newsletter)
- Image ALT tags (make images indexable by search engines)
- Social Profile Links
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