©2015 EverString
Searching for the Content Bigfoot: How to
Create a Data-Driven Content Marketing Strategy
Dayna Rothman, Senior Director of Brand, Content, and Demand
Generation at EverString and Author of Lead Generation for
Dummies
@dayroth
©2015 EverString
• Senior Director of
Brand, Content, and
Demand at EverString
• Author of Lead
Generation for Dummies
• Author of numbers
Lynda.com courses
• Ran content @ Marketo
for 3+ years
• Dog mom to Eggs the
mastiff and Omelette the
frenchie
3
For many
marketers, data
driven content
and content
ROI is a thing of
myths…
But it doesn’t have to be!
Data driven and content ROI
is right under your nose
with proper foundation and
planning.
SPARK 2016: Searching for the Content Bigfoot: How to Create a Data-Driven Content Marketing Strategy
Know What You Want to Measure
Source: Marketingprofs
Map Content Measurement to Your Sales Funnel
Social sharing
Page traffic
Lead generation
Non-gated content
engagement
What EverString Tracks
Paid program
performance
First touch and multi
touch attribution
Target account
engagement
Use data to drive
your content topics
and message.
Plus, use data to
determine where
you should spend
your time.
Get to Know Your Buyers With Predictive Insights
• Segmentation
• Personalized/account-based
content creation
• Nuanced messaging
• Targeted nurture tracks
What Can You Do with Insights?
Create Segments Based on Content Performance
Benchmark Against Your Competitors
Track Overall Share-of-Voice
Use different tools and
measurements to track your
content goals.
Track Website Content Performance
• Most trafficked asset—
topic relevance
• Content engagement
• CTA and offer match
rate
• Website entrances
What Do These Metrics Tell You?
Track Social Shares
• Depth of content
engagement
• How well your audience
relates to your content
• What social channels are the
most effective for certain
types of content
What Do These Metrics Tell You?
Revenue and Pipeline Attribution (Gated and
Non-Gated)
• How content influences
every stage in your funnel
• What content is best for
bringing people in
• What content is best for
closing deals
• How both gated and non-
gated assets perform
What Do These Metrics Tell You?
Deal-Specific Attribution
Target Account Attribution
• Content performance per
company size, industry,
geography, etc
• Content performance for
target accounts
• What content is moving the
needle in deal cycles
What Do These Metrics Tell You?
• Weekly executive report-outs
• Monthly marketing meeting
report-outs
• Content stakeholder quarterly
report-outs
How Do You Report?
What does this drive?
• Content roadmap
• Channel optimization
• Spend optimization
• Program focus
• Account-Based Marketing
• Marketing attribution and
content value
Now, to Tie it All Together!
SPARK 2016: Searching for the Content Bigfoot: How to Create a Data-Driven Content Marketing Strategy
©2015 EverString
Q&A
dayna@everstring.com
@dayroth

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