(got to) give the people what they want - amazon search summit june 2017
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Con t ex t .
YOU’RE MY HERO
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Wha t s ub j e c t ma t t e r can we he l p ou r aud i en ce w i t h ?
Con t ex t .
CUSTOMER-LED
CONTENT
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Bu i l d i ng on f ounda t i on s o f wha t
ou r he roe s wan t
Con t ex t .
CONTENT MARKETING?
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Ea r n i ng t h e t r u s t o f r eade r s &
s ea r c h eng i ne s
Content marketing (n.): The use of storytelling to build relationships with consumers by providing them with something entertaining or useful.
Contently
C o m p a r i n g p o t e n t i a l n e w
s e a r c h m a r k e t s
EXPANDING YOUR
HORIZONS
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Oppor t un i t y.
AUDIENCE RESEARCH
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A t two l eve l s - t h e i r i n t e re s t s & t h e i r p rob l ems
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
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Wh i c h f o r ma t s r e sona t e w i t h
Goog l e & t he pub l i c ?
Oppo r t un i t y.
Oppor t un i t y.
INSIGHT TO KEYWORDS
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Com pa re keyword po r t f o l i o s o f
d i f f e r en t ma r ke t s
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Wha t con t en t t ype an swe r s t h e s ea r c h
q ue r y i n t en t ?
Oppo r t un i t y.
INTENT ANALYSIS
Oppor t un i t y.
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Wha t con t en t t ype an swe r s t h e s ea r c h
q ue r y i n t en t ?
INTENT ANALYSIS
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
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Wh i c h f o r ma t s r e sona t e w i t h
Goog l e & t he pub l i c ?
Oppo r t un i t y.
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
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Wh i c h f o r ma t s r e sona t e w i t h
Goog l e & t he pub l i c ?
Oppo r t un i t y.
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
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Wha t a re t h e com pe t i t i o n t a rge t i ng?
Oppo r t un i t y.
Oppor t un i t y.
INSIGHT TO KEYWORDS
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Tu r n ou r r e s ea r c h i n t o a ma r ke t
keywo rd po r t f o l i o
TOPIC RESEARCH
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Pa ren t & c h i l d keywo rd s i n
s eman t i c c l u s t e r s
Long - t a i l s .
BUYING CYCLE
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cu s t ome r j ou r neymar ke t e r.com/new -d i g i t a l -
ma r ke t i ng - f u nne l - s t age s /
Long - t a i l s .
SEARCH QUERY TYPES
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ge t s t a t . com/b log/ sea r c h -i n t e n t - c onve r s i on -
op t im i za t i on/
Long - t a i l s .
MICRO MOMENTS
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Goog l e ’ s de f i n i t i o n o f mode r n s ea r c h
q ue r y i n t en t s
Long - t a i l s .
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Wha t q ue r y t ype m igh t we s ee
a t eac h s t age?
MAPPING INTENT
ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION
RESEARCH PURCHASE
I N F O R M A T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N A L / C O M M E R C I A L
C O M M E R C I A L I N V E S T I G A T I O N T R A N S A C T I O N A L
Long - t a i l s .
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MAPPING INTENT
ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION
RESEARCH PURCHASE
I W A N T T O D O / I W A N T T O G O
I W A N T T O K N O W / I W A N T T O D O
I W A N T T O K N O W / I W A N T T O D O I W A N T T O B U Y
Wha t i n t en t t ype s l e t u s make an im pac t ?
Long - t a i l s .
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Bu i l d i ng ou r r epu t a t i on t h rough
t a rge t i ng s t o r i e s
LONG-TAIL CONTENT
Long - t a i l s .
CONTENT FORMATS
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Use f u l , educa t i ona l , i n sp i ra t i ona l o r
en t e r t a i n i ng
Long - t a i l s .
GOOGLE SUGGESTS
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Use r q ue s t i on s f o r l ong - t a i l i d ea s storybase.com
answer thepubl ic.com
Long - t a i l s .
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Use r q ue s t i on s f o r l ong - t a i l i d ea s storybase.com
answer thepubl ic.com
GOOGLE SUGGESTS
Long - t a i l s .
USER-DATA: AMAZON
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F i nd t h e common u se r q ue s t i on s &
l anguage
Long - t a i l s .
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Que s t i on s a re a c l ue t o s t u c k s t o r i e s
USER-DATA: QUESTIONS
Long - t a i l s .
BRAND + [PRODUCT]
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Use d i g i t a l PR t o ge t you r name a s so c i a t ed
w i t h new t op i c
Long - t a i l s .
https://moz.com/blog/rankings-correlation-study-
domain-authority-vs-branded-search-volume
https://www.slideshare.net/epiphanysearch/brand-the-only-future-ranking-factor-malcolm-slade-speaking-at-
brighton-seo
T LDR .
Con sume r - c en t r i c con t en t i dea s ba sed
on SEO da t a
PUBLISHER GAMEPLAN
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Know our heroes
Find long-tail stories
Hyper-relevant content
Build reputation