content marketing: be relevant, targeted & metrics driven

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Content Marketing is the hot topic for 2012. If you attend any marketing conference, there will be a range of sessions discussing the merits of content marketing for your business. The truth is, if your content marketing strategy doesn't deliver on key business metrics, it's near impossible to get proper buy in from your higher ups. This presentation will take you through some key takeaways to make sure you implement a content marketing strategy that attracts traffic into your site, and have these convert into proper business metrics.

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© 2012 Marketo, Inc. Marketo Proprietary and Confidential

Content MarketingBe Relevant, Targeted & Metrics Driven

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Kieran Flanagan

Online Marketing Manager (EMEA) – Marketo

kflanagan@marketo.com@searchbrat

- You’ll get this deck in an Email- Will be on Slideshare

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A B2B Content Marketing Story

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Your CEO/MD/Director asks

We need more quality leads

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Panic Stations !!

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Oh Let’s do Content Marketing

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We will start a blog for sweet SEO traffic

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Get the Formula for Funny Graphics

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Add CTA’s to Grab Names

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Shout about it on Social

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We Start to see Increase in Traffic

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The Sales Team Look Busier

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But it has very little impact on bottom line

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I Need More Resources

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You’re told to go back and buy leads

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1. Be Interesting.

2. Tell Everyone.

3. I worked my a** off.

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Be Interesting?

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Be Interesting

Be Relevant

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Who areYour

audience?

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We guess a lot of this …

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But now we can validate with

data

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The Tale of Two Personas

Bob Jane

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Know your target

Bob Jane

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et Needs advanced email capabilities. Needs to generate more sales ready leads.

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Some people won’t convert

Bob Jane

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etLooking for a ESP replacement

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Bob JonesBob is the current Marketing Director ofcompany X. He is 43 and responsible for ….

Bob manages the whole marketing team and is looking to improve the performance of all ….

Increase leads by X%Increase leads by opp convrate by X%

Who is your Content for?

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Leads

Know your Funnel Warning:Illustration Purposes

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Leads

Know your Funnel

Opps

Warning:Illustration Purposes

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Leads

Know your Funnel

Opps?

Warning:Illustration Purposes

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What are they reading TOFU

Go Data Diving, it’s a lot of fun

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What are they Downloading

Think about Buying stages

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Enhance your Analytics

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Ask your audience

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Test Message on Social

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Costly

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Test Message on Social

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Lots of Places to get Data

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Add to a Structured Process

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Be Relevant Through the Funnel

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1. Know Who You’re Attracting.

2. Know Why They’ll Convert.

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Tell Everyone?

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Tell Everyone

Get Targeted

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Who areYour

Influencers?

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Don’t Beg … Do Help

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Make them part of the process

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Make them part of your Landing PagesPAGE A PAGE B

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Make them part of your Landing Pages

Don’t forget to test

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Make them part of your Landing Pages

Don’t forget to test

+ 45%

PAGE A PAGE B

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Not Everyone will say YES

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Your Pitch is Really Important

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But so is your Brand

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Who InfluencesYour

Influencers?

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Hat Tip – Richard Baxter

Seogadget.com@richardbaxter

http://slidesha.re/SvF8yb

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FollowerWonk – Twitter Search

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Look at the Intersection

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Who are the influencers here?

The kind of influencer we are trying to reach

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What are they sharing? (TweetArchivist)

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Follow SEO’s – They’re Smart

They understand that relationships + great content + social are going to drive big results in Google.

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1. Relationships matter a Lot.

2. Great content in the right places matters a Lot

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I worked my a** off?

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I work my a** off

+

Metrics First

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What are you Measuring?

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How is your TOFU performing?

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Does my content suck?

Initial Impression ?

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Does it drive Consumption/Engagement?Initial Impression ?

Consumption &“Engagement”

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Is it generating business goals?

Initial Impression ?Consumption &“Engagement” Outcomes

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What Content are they Downloading?

Measure Form Fills

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GA Event Tracking + Advanced Segments

All Content downloaded from Inbound Channels

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Multi Content Channels - GA

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Value of Topics by NameWarning:

Illustration Purposes Only

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Value of Topics by Pipe (First Touch)Warning:

Illustration Purposes Only

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Value of Topics by Pipe (Multi Touch)Warning:

Illustration Purposes Only

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Know the value of your core CTA’s

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Know the value of your core CTA’s

$102

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Know the value of your core CTA’s

$102

$644

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Know the value of your core CTA’s

$102

$644

$965

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Content Dashboards are Awesome

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1. Measure Content through the Funnel.

2. Need to have visibility on ROI.

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Follow me on Twitter (or the Cat Get’s It)

@searchbrat

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