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Content Marketing: The Engagement Gigantic Power
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What is Content? What is Content Marketing? What is NOT Content Marketing? Why Content Marketing? Some Figures & Stats Content Marketing Challenges Content Marketing Process How to Plan for your Content Marketing What is Engagement? Content Marketing KPIs Final Words
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So…What is Content? Content=
Something Expressed• Article
• News• Video• Game• Info graphic• Web site• Micro Site• Digital Magazine• Blog & micro-blog• App• Forum• Contest
What is considered online “Content”
• Photo Albums• Music Albums• Comment• E-newsletters• Whitepapers• eBooks• Webinars• Case Studies• Virtual events• Demos• Digital Profiles• Surveys
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• Emails & Newsletters
• Website
• Social Media
• Content Syndication –RSS
• Online Events
• Digital Press
• Podcasts
• Search Engine Marketing
and where to publish?What are online “Content "distribution channels
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What is Content Marketing?
Content marketing is a marketing technique of creating and distributing relevant and valuable content to attract, acquire, and engage a clearly defined and understood target audience – with the objective of driving profitable customer action.
By Definition
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What is NOT Content Marketing?Remember…”NOT” !
SellingAdvertisingInterrupting marketing Media buying
Content marketing is a rather than a strategy.
PullPush
So…
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Concept Change
Un-MarketingStop Marketing… Start Engaging…
Scott Stratten
New!!
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EngagementBy definition is…
A marketing strategy that directly engages consumers and invites and encourages them to participate in the evolution of a brand. WIKI
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Humanize
Be Flexible
Keep It
Simple
Listen to & study
your customers on all
channels
Optimized web site for mobile phones
Do not waste their time
Be Keen to get
feedback
Branded Web
site
EngagementSo, what can I do to engage my
customers?
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Why Content MarketingBecause Content Marketing will...
Build TRUST
Generate Targeted Traffic
Increase Audience & Reach
Engage Audience
Increase on-the-spot Conversion
Build Connections & Relations
Provide Thought Leadership
Increase WOwHelp Prospects understand You
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You are giving your prospects information for free this helps them trust you more, spend more time with your content reading or watching and even share it with their networks helping it spread more
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hmmm…What about tactics?!
of B2B marketers rate newsletters as the most effective content marketing tactic
58%68%
of B2B marketers rate white papers as the most effective content marketing tactic
of B2B marketers rate in-person events as the most effective content marketing tactic 57%
CMI
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Great! Now…What about organizational goals?
CMI
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87%of B2B marketers use Social Media to distribute content.
hmmm…and distribution?
CMI
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Speaking about Social MediaDid Marketers use change in 2013?
Increased dramatically from 2013 to 2014
You Tube : 47 %
LinkedIn : 39 %
Twitter : 35 %Facebook : 30 %
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What about giving you some STATS…
70% 80%of business decision makers prefer to get company information in a series of articles versus an advertisement.
of business decision makers say content marketing makes them feel closer to the sponsoring company
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and some other …STATS…
of companies today outsource their content marketing
62%Mashable
61%
78%believe that organizations providing custom content are interested in building good relationships with them.
of consumers feel better about & are more likely to buy from a company that delivers custom content.
Custom Content Council
TMG Custom Media
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and…some more…
25%Marketers now spend a quarter of their marketing budget on content marketing. B
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Social media sites and blogs reach 8 out of 10 of all U.S. Internet users and account for 23% of all time spent onlineC
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What about…Cost?
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The average cost to generate a lead through:
$143
$373
INBOUND Marketing…………
OUTBOUND Marketing…………………………………………………………….
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Content Marketing ChallengesHere are some…
Who is my buyer
I do not have enough content
& content creatorThere is a lot of channels, which should I use
Questions you may ask & Problems you may face:
key
Research
Your Buyer
Outsource
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Content Marketing ProcessYou can call it “phases”, I don’t mind!
1. Research& Plan
2. Create
3. Optimize4. Promote& Distribute
5. Measure
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CONTENT MARKETING PROCESS
Research
• Industry Trends
• Industry data• Target
Audience
Create
• create a content that appeals to your target audience
Optimize
• Content for each distribution channel and make it ready for SEO
• Target Audience
Promote and Distribute
• Develop your calendar
• Publish on selected channels
Measure
• Use your KPIs for measuring results
• Measure effectiveness
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So, How to Plan for your Content Marketing Yeah! call this “Content Marketing Strategy”, I don’t mind either!
Set your Goals
Know where they hang out online - favorite platform - Facebook, Twitter, YouTube….
Decide on content tactics: articles, videos, micro-site, podcast…
Know your target audience, Preferences, triggers and behavior.
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Create Exciting Content
Engage consumers in order to have them interact with the content
Decide how you will measure the effectiveness - KPIs
Distribute each piece of content to its relevant platform
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Relation & Trust • Page Rank
• Inbound Links• # Fans• # Followers• # Comments• # Shares• # Mentions• Page Views
Customer Insights• Email open Rate
• Downloads• Feedback Forms• Inquiries• Comments• Effective Channels
Finally…You got to learn about your…KPIs
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Leads & Sales
• # Inquiries about Product / Service• # Product Catalogue downloads• # Qualified Leads from specific content• Closed deals from your online channels
and where the money comes from…
Your Prospects!
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Hmmm…compare KPIs to what
then?Relation & Trust
What to benchmark to?
Online Paid Advertising Competitors’ handy figures Last year’s figures
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It’s time for a pieces of wisdom…Okay…I’ll give you 3!
“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
“Traditional marketing talks at people. Content marketing talks with them.” – Doug Kessler
Content marketing is a commitment, not a campaign.” – Jon Buscall
The most important!
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and the famous oneBy Bill Gates…
“Content” is KING.