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How to create
engaging data-driven
stories
Steve Rayson
BuzzSumo
Alexandra Tachalova
Digital Olympus
Even top digital
marketing blogs rarely
write data-driven
stories.
#datastories
HubSpot Top content
List
List
Guide
Guide
List
How-to
How-to
List
Guide
Problogger.com Top content
How-to
Tips
How-to
Tips
How-to
How-to
How-to
How-to
List
Convienceandconvert.com
Top content
List
Predictions
How-to
Results of
research
How-to
Trends
Trends
Lists
Lists
Because it takes more efforts
Why don’t they do that?
#datastories
Why should you do that?
You stand out, especially when
you don’t have the name and
recognition
Publicity: build your name for
yourself, improve your image
#datastories
Search Ranking Factors 2015
by Moz.com
149 referring domains
85 – an AVR number of ref. domains per a post on Moz
blog
Moz.com blog Top Authors
What works?
#datastories
A powerful hypothesis is based on:
Hot news
Well-known trends
about industry trends?
Where can I learn
#datastories
Quora
Reddit
Industry Communities
BuzzSumo
#datastories
The magic of where to search,
or how to uncover hot news in
a few min.
#datastories
Google Trends
#datastories
Industry news portal - SimilarWeb
#datastories
Without backlinks you
can’t rank in Google.
You have a thesis:
#datastories
Collecting stats:
Primary data
Secondary data
Primary Data
Surveys
Interviews
#datastories
Tools to use
to speed up the process
TypeForm
#datastories
PollFish
#datastories
Information that
already exists in the
web.
Secondary data:
#datastories
Statista.com
#datastories
The last developer
has broken my
heart site…
#datastories
Go to Upwork.com and
find a developer for
low-cost rate.
#datastories
Analyzing datasets
#datastories
Analyzing datasets
Analyzing datasets
Hacks that will Increase
Publicity
#datastories
Increasing publicity through involving:
Experts
Partners
#datastories
Partnerships: streamlined data
collection
Connect with a company that has
the data
Show value of publicity
Exchange publicity for data
Sounds too good to be true…
Downsides:
You don’t control the process
You will likely invest more than
your parner
They have other priorities
#datastories
99% of websites on the
first pages of Google
have more than 1k
backlinks.
Data-supported thesis:
#datastories
You know where to publish it
– now save time.
Structuring your content
#datastories
Short Quiz
Select one of
statements (A or B) on
each slide and share
your answer in the chat
box
#datastories
50% of companies that use social
media don’t know how to
measure the effectiveness.
50% of companies increased
their budgets on Social Media
in 2016.
A
B
70% of marketers lack a
consistent or integrated approach
to their work.
70% of marketers have a
content strategy.
A
B
45% of marketers will increase
their content marketing budgets
in 2016.
45% of marketers don’t have a
documented content marketing
strategy.
A
B
Why do negative
stories work better
than others?
#datastories
Eye-tracking research
#datastories
Marc Trussler Eric Soroka
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140728-why-is-all-the-news-bad
The results of this
study prove that people
tend to select negative
news.
#datastories
Check your style:
Academic or informal?
Entertaining or dry?
Short or long?
#datastories
Structure:
Title and sub-titles
Intro?
Lists?
Pictures (design)
bit.ly/alex-linkedin
@AlexTachalova
Facebook.com/alexandra.tachalova
alextachalova@gmail.com
Alextachalova.com / DigitalOlympus.net
Thank you!
#datastories

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How to create engaging data-driven stories

Editor's Notes

  • #3: A huge number of well-known companies are failing in delivering engaging data-driven stories.
  • #39: After you have the data reformulate your thesis