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Page 1: Spreading the Content Marketing Virus

SPREADING THE CONTENT MARKETING VIRUS

Tom De Baere

@tomdebaere

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ADVERTISEMENT OVERLOAD

200 million “Don’t Call”

86% skip TV Ads

44% unopened paper mail

99,9% banners not clicked

90% emails not opened

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People are becoming blind for on-line advertising

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CONTENT OVERLOADEvery 60 seconds…

• 168 Million Emails

• 25+ hours Youtube

• 700.000 search queries

• 1.500 blog posts

• 13.000+ iPhone Apps downloaded @tomdebaere

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“BUYERS WAIT UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED 60-80% OF THEIR RESEARCH BEFORE REACHING OUT TO VENDORS”.

Michael Brenner, Senior Director of Global Integrated Marketing at SAP.

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The Millenial Effect

Source : Buyersphere 2012

up to 30 31-40 41-50 51-60 Older0

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Use of social media for information or advice, by age

Use in %

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THIS IS ABOUT A SHIFT OF POWER

Site centric User centric

Image Transparency

Sales person Buyer

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MARKETING CHALLENGES

Advertising overloadinterruption marketing

Channel overloadexpanding number of channel choices

Changing Buyer Behaviorsocial and web

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Changing role of marketing and sales

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The long listMarketing

Sales

Longlist

Shortlist

Sale !

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THE LONGLIST

That longlist is less and less influenced by marketing and sales.

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How do we reach people in networks beyond our reach ?

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What should organizations do ?

Be where your buyers are

Listen – React – Inspire - Participate

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What should MARKETING do ?

Create a process to listen & answer, company wide

Plan & Build content with our buyers in mind

Set content free & promote heavily

Help the organisation - social media policy

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Customers and partners

Marketing Sales Production &

Logistics

Customer Service,

>>> TRUST & INTEREST <<<

Answer questions & business issues(with products and content)

This is not about marketing alone

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REACTING TO THIS CHANGE

• Learn ‘digital’, ‘social’, ‘process’

• Start with ‘Early adopters’ & key users

• Workshops for training, process and organisation

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WRAP UP


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