big content case study - how small teams can do big things (herdtracker) #etea14

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In this presentation I explain the basics of Big Content to an audience of tourism companies looking to improve their online marketing efforts. I make the case for use Big Content as a cost effective marketing strategy, and present the HerdTracker case study - showing how a small marketing + dev team can do big things.

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@andrevankets

@HerdTracker!Wildebeest Migration tracking app.

#BigContent!How small teams can do big things.

Slides are available !for download

bit.ly/bigcontent-herdtracker

Photo: http://www.careerpoint-solutions.com/celebrities-taking-part-in-tusker-twende-kazi-named/

What is Big Content?

Big Content

Big!Data

Content Marketing

Big!Data

Content Marketing

Big Content:!!

A data-driven approach to content marketing.

Photo: http://stock-clip.com/video-footage/binary+code/2

Big Content:!!

A data-driven approach to content marketing.

Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data-driven_journalism

Big!Data

Content Marketing

Running a blog

Videos

Infographics

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TV Shows

Inflight Magazine

Art

http://www.slideshare.net/randfish/why-content-marketing-fails!Rand Fishkin @randfish

Big Content examples

Big!Data

Content Marketing

2-3 examples should go here

concerthotels.com

2-3 examples should go here

mozcast.org

climatecentral.org

2-3 examples should go here

ocearch.org

2-3 examples should go here

ocearch.org

2-3 examples should go here

ocearch.org

2-3 examples should go here

ocearch.org

2-3 examples should go here

ocearch.org

Photo: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/photos/great-white-sharks/

2-3 examples should go here

“Big Content requires significant time and resources”

http://www.convinceandconvert.com/content-marketing/3-strategies-to-make-big-content-work-for-your-brand/!Matthew Gratt

“Content gets big via its amplification … across multiple channels, devices and platforms.”!!

http://www.fastcompany.com/3008494/big-data-comes-big-content!Steve Kerho

“Big Content Breaks Moulds”!!

“Big Content Can Be Small”

http://moz.com/blog/why-big-content-is-worth-the-risk/!Dr. Peter J. Meyers @dr_pete

“Purposefully designed!Evergreen or Cyclical!Interactive!Interesting to most people!Very useful to your audience”

@andrevankets #ETEA 2014

“Big Content = Big Effort”

@andrevankets #ETEA 2014

Why Big Content?

SEO doesn’t work like it used to

Same tactics, fading results

1/7

SEO done wrong, is risky

Google penalty

2/7

Big Content introduces your!brand to press and media

3/7

Marketing on Auto-pilot4/7

Photo: http://gitez.com/autopilot

Barrier to !entry for others in your niche

5/7

Photo: http://syacartoonist.com/entry-barrier

You will be seen as an!authority.

6/7

It’s free.!!

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Photo: http://funnypicturesplus.com/free-hugs-or-deluxe-hugs.html

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It’s free.!!

Not really.!!

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It’s free.!!

Not really.!!

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Creation = $!Distribution = FREE!!

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What Big Content is.!!

Why it’s worth doing.

How do we create Big Content?

Introduce HerdTracker

http://www.enca.com/herdtracker-helps-visitors-track-wilderbeest-migration

159 updates!78 with photos!23 with video

Since launch April 2014

#1!Know your purpose!

#2!Set your objectives!

1. Newsworthy!2. East Africa!3. Benefit all tourism stakeholders!4. Inexpensive to build!5. Create a community / start a movement!6. Traffic!7. Sales

Goal Measurable

Something newsworthy # Web and print!mentions + links

East Africa # Content partners

Benefit all tourism stakeholders Supoprt from all stakeholder types

supportInexpensive to build Under budget !

On time

Create a community / start a movement Social following &!Content contributers

Traffic # Unique visitors, ConvRate, BounceRate

Sales # Leads!$$$

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria

#3!Brainstorming and coming up with “the idea”

Photo: http://www.thomsonsafaris.com/blog/tag/safari-guide/

Migration: “Where” + “When”

#4!Validate your idea(s)!

2-3 examples should go here

Photo: http://animalssafairs.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-amazing-great-wildebeest-migration.html

#5!Gather your data + build.

#6!Launch!

http://www.alexsingleton.com/the-pr-masterclass/!Alex Singleton @alexsingletonuk

Photo: http://m.event.net.vn/pr-va-vai-tro-cua-pr-trong-khung-hoang-81544.htm

55 Web articles!12 Print articles!1 Primetime TV feature

Media Coverage

24,536 Website visits!586 Email subscribers!490 Twitter followers!Dozens of safari enquiries!A few safari bookings

Traffic, Commuinty, Leads, Sales

2.1k Facebook!489 Tweets!9 Google+

Social media

#7!Nurture your partners.!Keep creating opportunities.

http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement

#1 Purpose

#2 Goals

#3 Ideas!

#4 Validate

#5 Gather Data

#6 Launch#7 Nurture

What next for HerdTracker?

100% coverage!!

Rainfall and burning data!!

Traveller sightings!!

Historic migration data

More DATA

More social integration!!

More recognition for contributors!!

Smartphone app!!

HerdTracker brand

Marketing

Scheduled “HerdTracker Safaris”!!

Last minute availability and bookings!!

Travel

Travel

Big Content

Big!Data

Content Marketing

Travel!Trade

Travellers

Eco-system

WIN

Win - Win - Win

Resources

1. http://www.slideshare.net/randfish/why-content-marketing-fails!!2. http://www.convinceandconvert.com/content-marketing/3-strategies-to-make-big-

content-work-for-your-brand/!!3. http://www.fastcompany.com/3008494/big-data-comes-big-content!!4. http://moz.com/blog/why-big-content-is-worth-the-risk/!!5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria!!6. http://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-ideas-others-unstuck/dp/009950569X!!7. http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action!!8. http://www.alexsingleton.com/the-pr-masterclass/

bit.ly/bigcontent-herdtracker

@andrevankets!!

andre@discoverafrica.com

Thank you

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