september 2009 - using competitive intelligence to drive content solutions
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Join us for the monthly ideaLaunch Content Marketing Webinar 4.0 focused this month on how to use competitive intelligence to drive content marketing strategy. You'll discover how to reverse engineer the online marketing strategy of your competition, and how to develop content marketing strategy with that information to win the war of words on the web. Special Guest Mike Roberts, Founder and President of Spyfu, will offer some secret tips and advice for competitive intelligence. And host Byron White review the art and science of content marketing and how to track the ROI you demand. Don't miss this Content Marketing Webinar!TRANSCRIPT
Content
Marketing
Webinar 4.0
Competitive
Intelligence
Byron White
Founder
Chief Idea Officer
ideaLaunch.com, Inc.
Mike Roberts
Founder
President
SpyFu
September 30, 2009
1 PM EST
What is content marketing?
How is itdifferent?
How do you put competitive intelligence to work?
How do you get ahead of the competition?
What are some SpyFu tips?
Content Marketing Webinar v4
Putting Competitive Intelligence to Work for your Business
It’s the art of listening to
your customers’ wants
and needs.
Listen Up
Search Box
Social Media
Web Analytics
Keyword Popularity
Customer Service
Questionnaires
And the science of
delivering it to them in a
compelling way.
Content Assets
Articles
Tips and Advice
Webinars
Workbooks
Widgets
Live Support
It’s constantly testing
campaigns to learn what
works and what doesn’t.
Prediction Testing
A/B Testing
Multivariate Testing
Eye Track Testing
Segmentation Testing
Geo Target Testing
Usability Testing
And measuring readers’
engagement and desire
for more.
Engagement
Downloads
Time on Page
Action on Page
Repeat Visitation
Send to Friend
Social Bookmark
Tell a Friend
It’s catching readers that
travel at high speeds at
the right time and place.
Anytime Content
Desktop
Applet
Mobile
RSS Feeds
Podcasts
Social Networks
With the new marketing
universe of widgets,
gadgets and apps.
iPhone Apps
Urban Spoon
Amazon Kindle
Sirius XM
SalesForce.com
Flixter
Fandango
It’s using content and
knowledge as the new
sales pipeline for leads.
New Sales Pipeline
Offer Content
Accumulate Leads
Score Leads
Distribute Leads
Induce Trial
Score New Activity
Measure Success
And using technology to
score leads that are
most likely to convert.
SalesForce Scoring
Free Tool Interaction
Content Downloads
Proposal Downloads
Newsletter Sign Ups
Widget Interaction
Customer Logon
Traditional marketing
pushes sales offers out
that people may not want.
Traditional Media
Direct Mail
Print Advertising
Trade Shows
Banner Ads
Radio Spots
Content marketing
pushes content out that
people want and need.
Content Marketing Assets
Webinars
Whitepapers
Workbooks
Widgets
Articles
Traditional marketing
talks at people to drive
sales and growth.
We’re #1
Best Price
Best Products
Best Features
Best Value
Best Technology
Best Service
Traditional marketing
centers the company on
marketing strategy.
Traditional
Marketing
Strategy
Content marketing
centers the customer on
the marketing strategy.
Content
Marketing
Strategy
Traditional marketing
interrupts customers with
info they may not want.
No-Permission Marketing
Cold Calls
Telemarketing
Pop-Up Banners
Run-Of-Site Ads
Spam Email
Content marketing makes
life smarter, better, faster
and wiser.
Info Earns Trust
Pub Articles
Shortcuts
Answers
Well-Told Stories
Distinction
Fast Solutions
Simplicity
Competitive intelligence
research tools.
WordVision.com
SpyFu.com
GoodKeywords.com
KeywordDiscovery.com
Compete.com
QuantCast.com
Google Webmaster Tools
Raven-SEO-Tools.com
Tools.SEOBook.com
SEOToolSet.com
LinkVendor.com
MarketLeap.com
PageStrengthTool.com
Competitive Intelligence
Search Engine Hacks.
Search Command ResultLink:www.YourSite.com Pages that link to your site
Site:www.YourSite.com Indexed pages in your site
Cache:www.YourSite.com Google’s cache of your site
Related:www.YourSite.com Pages similar to your site
Info:www.YourSite.com Provides info about your site
“tips” site:.edu Pages on .edu sites that contain the term “tips”
allinurl:content marketing Pages with content and marketing in URL
allintitle:content marketing Pages with exact phrase content and marketing in
the title
site:ideaLaunch.com -site:www.ideaLaunch.com Pages on ideaLaunch.com that aren’t on the www
subdomain
Compare traffic and the
percent of market reach.
Tip: Total up all the key
players traffic to find total
market share.
Compare PPC spend.
Tip: Correlate ad spend
with overall traffic to help
estimate organic traffic
volume.
Compare authority status
in the industry.
Authority Assets
Speaking Events
White Papers
Webinars
Podcasts
Books
Online Courses
Informational Guides
Press Releases
Compare listing position
performance.
Tip: Monitor
monthly listing
positions of your
site and your
competition.
Compare content asset
publishing frequency.
Tip: Track growth of
site maps pages and
total pages indexed
in the search
engines.
Compare reach in the
social media sphere.
Social Media Platforms
YouTube
Plaxo
Flickr
Technorati
del.icio.us
Compare conversations
in the social sphere.
Social Research Tools
Search.Twitter.com
Facebook.com/lexicon/
ThunderThimble.com
TechRigy.com
BlogSearch.Google.com
BlogPulse.com
IceRocket.com
TweetDeck.com
Compare the testimonial
power of persuasion.
Tip: Test location of
promotions including
off-site. And try podcast
and video testimonials
to get ahead of the
competition.
Compare inbound link
support for SEO.
Inbound Link Tips
Engaging Content
Content Widgets
Press Releases
Directory Submissions
Article Submissions
Social Media Posts
Blog Comments
Partner Sites
.Org Links
.EDU Links
Compare internal link
support for SEO.
Tip: Building
internal links is
fast and easy
and can have big
SEO impact.
Develop a content
marketing plan based on
the competitive data.
Content Marketing Plan
Scope of Project
Competitive Review
Content Asset Portfolio
Service Description
Production Schedule
ROI Measurement
Pricing
Start by grading
competitive performance
and assets strength.
Content Asset YourSite.com Competitor.com
Traffic
PPC Spend
Content Portfolio
Content Authority
Publishing Frequency
Social Reach
Social Conversations
Testimonials
Partnerships
Internal Links
Inbound Links
SEO Strength
SEO Performance
Testing Methodology
Goal: Find insight you
offer that your
competition does not.
Competitive Edge Tips
Find Your Unique Value
Uncover the Undiscovered
Dig for Keen Insight
Shed New Light
Offer the Inside Scoop
Raise Awareness
Invent New Tools
Develop New Methods
Solve More Problems
Tip: Pinpoint opportunity
to achive the ROI you
demand quickly.
Opportunity Keywords
Trend Reports
Keyword Positions 10 to 50
Build Content
Build Links
Publish Consistently
Track Content Impact
Measure Content ROI
Establish Golden
Keywords to target for
SEO strategy.
Golden Keywords
Top 150 Keywords
1/3 In Top 10
1/3 in Top 50
1/3 Not in Top 100
Evaluate Content Strength
Build Internal Links
Add Supportive Content
Tip: Crunch the data to
find the Golden
Keywords.
Tip: Start by reviewing PPC price, search volume and listing position trends. But be sure to create content that readers want and need.
Goal: Improve listing
positions from SEO
success.
Steps for Tracking Success
Establish Keyword Universe
Establish Priority Keywords
Deploy Content Assets
Track Listing Improvement
Tie Content to Improvements
Find Trends and Correlation
Build on Momentum
Goal: Traffic growth from
new readers and fans.
Measure Asset Impact
Identify Keywords with Improvement
Find Content Assets
Examine Deployment Dates
Examine Internal Link Strategy
Examine Optimization of Pages
Conclude Impact Measurement
Goal: Improved conversion
rates from content testing.
Improve Conversion Rates
Test Copy
Test Graphics
Test Images
A/B Testing
Multivariate Testing
Google Website Optimizer
Goal: Decrease of user
acquisition cost from the
right plan and strategy.
Monthly Advertising Cost ÷ Monthly Sign Ups = Monthly User Acquisition Cost
What competitive
intelligence does
SpyFu offer?
How can SpyFu
help with
competitive
intelligence?
How can SpyFu help with your content
marketing initiative?
Competitive Intelligence is the tip of iceberg.
Finding Your Gaps
Prioritizing Your Opportunities
New Keywords or Improve Existing?
Tracking Your Success
Optimizing Your Message
Finding Your Gaps: Highlighting Content
Opportunities with SpyFu Kombat
Competitive Intelligence is the tip of iceberg.
Finding Your Gaps
Prioritizing Your Opportunities
Tracking Your Success
Optimizing Your Message
Building Leads and Spotting Trends
Prioritizing Your Opportunities: See
where the clicks are coming from.
Compeitive Intelligence is the tip of iceberg.
Finding Your Gaps
Prioritizing Your Opportunities
Tracking Your Success
Optimizing Your Message
Building Leads and Spotting Trends
Prioritizing Your Opportunities: Improve
your current rankings or target new
ones?
Guess what? Lowe’s doesn’t need my
advice. They’re already executing on it.
One Month Later…
Case Study: What can Ace Hardware do?
Ace Hardware has tons of opportunity to improve. They are getting maybe 5% of what
they could be.
Case Study: Ace can make huge gains
focusing on just a few subjects.
Being competitive on these keywords could mean millions of visitors per day to Ace Hardware (roughly
10-20 times their current total unique visits.)
Optimizing Your Message: What ads
can tell us about messaging that converts
3 out of 4 of the top advertisers on this $10k/day keyword found “$0” works better than “Free”.
All these
domains
stuck with
“$0” after
testing it.
Optimizing Your Message: Avoiding legal
trouble. Brands that Sue.
Dell is so persistent and legally sophisticated that they manage to prevent anybody from advertising on the
keyword “dell” – at least they don’t for long…
Optimizing Your Message: Avoiding legal
trouble. Look before you leap.
Samsung is a large brand with lots of resources, but it doesn’t seem to behave the same way.
Create
Great
Content
Byron White, ideaLaunch
Chief Idea Officer
Twitter: @ByronWhite
Facebook: ByronWhite
Byron[at]ideaLaunch.com
Phone: 617-227-8800 x 201
Mike Roberts, SpyFu
President and Founder
Mike[at]Spyfu.com