How to Get Your Content Marketing Up and Running - SearchFest - SEMPDX
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The document outlines the SearchFest 2014 session on content marketing, emphasizing its importance as a tool for online marketing. Presenters Arnie Kuenn and Mike Corak discuss strategies for organizations to engage in content marketing, including planning, audience analysis, and the creation of valuable content. The session highlights the necessity of integrating content marketing with other digital strategies to meet business objectives effectively.
How to Get Your Content Marketing Up and Running - SearchFest - SEMPDX
- 1. Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 SearchFest 2014 How to Get Your Content Marketing Up and Running #SearchFest
- 2. Session Description Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Leading businesses know that in addition to standard web pages describing their products and services, one of their best online marketing tools is useful content. So you totally buy in to the fact that content IS the new marketing, but how do you get your organization engaged and started down the content marketing path? In this session you will learn how to get organized, create your plan, generate great ideas for content (even if you think your business is boring), and consistently create content your market will enjoy. #SearchFest
- 3. Today’s Presenters Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 @ArnieK @MikeCorak #SearchFest Arnie Kuenn, CEO | Vertical Measures • CEO of Vertical Measures – A Search, Social and Content Marketing Agency. • Instructor for the Content Marketing Institute and Online Marketing Institute. • Writes for Marketing Land and Chief Content Office. Been an Internet Marketer longer than Google existed. Mike Corak, Executive Vice President, Strategy | ethology • Executive Vice President of Strategy, a full service digital agency for challenger brands. • Has developed and implemented winning digital strategies for many of the world’s leading brands like Coca-Cola, FedEx, Nike, and Disney. • Frequent webinar and blog contributor (Econsultancy, AMA, etc), SEMPO board member. • Does not have a book, so you get the picture thumbnail from before his hair was gray. 3
- 4. Agenda Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 What is Content Marketing and Why Should You Care? Getting Organized: Content Marketing Planning How to Get Started #SearchFest 4
- 5. What Content Marketing Isn’t? Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 • Content Marketing isn’t SEO (that’s an integration point) • Content Marketing isn’t your blog post or what you’re doing on Facebook (that’s publication) • Content Marketing isn’t Content Strategy (that’s the plan) Content Marketing isn’t BULLS&%T! #SearchFest 5
- 6. What IS Content Marketing? Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 • Content marketing is the art of providing relevant, valuable content to your customers without selling or interrupting them. • Instead of pitching your products or services, you are delivering information that makes your prospects more informed before they buy. • If you deliver consistent, ongoing valuable information to your prospects, they ultimately reward you with their business and loyalty. http://www.verticalmeasures.com/what-is-content-marketing-free-guide/ #SearchFest 6
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- 8. “Programs” vs. Tactics Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Advertisers are prioritizing integrated tactics or “programs” to solve business problems. Program success is highly dependent on true integration. #SearchFest 8
- 9. Content Marketing is an “Integrated Program” #SearchFest Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 9
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- 11. Tactical Integration: Content Strategy at the Core Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 content creation paid media promotion content strategy futurefriendly lifecycle marketing (email) social promotion and discussion tacticallyagnostic search analytics lenses: local + mobile #SearchFest 11
- 12. Content Strategy and Planning Process Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 1. Audience Intelligence 2. Content Audit 3. Gap Analysis 4. Plan Creation 5. Plan Execution Vernacular & Demand Quantitative & Qualitative Categories & Topics Tactics & Prioritization Analysis & Agility lenses: local + device #SearchFest 12
- 13. Purposeful Content Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 BRAND Supports business objectives SEARCH Findable by search engines #SearchFest VISITORS Fulfills audience needs 13
- 14. Content Demand Through Digital Data Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Search Intelligence Social Intelligence Identify consumer vernacular, popularity, associated and common interests, and content types to inform content strategy #SearchFest Content Demand Other sources for content marketing insights: • Focus groups, surveys, polls • Website analytics • Social analytics • Site search • Competitive efforts • Stated email interests 14
- 15. What Are You About? Taxonomies & Personas Based on Content Demand Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 ATM ATM equipment ATM parts products/parts generic ATM machine cash machine ATM models teller machine ATM companies ATM manufactures company/provider Nautilus Hyosung sale/purchase ATM machines for sale buy ATM machines ATM providers ATM business ATM security ATM services technology/services info ATM solutions ATM placement ATM repair owning an ATM #SearchFest 15
- 16. Qualitative Audit: Best Practices Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Useful and usable Redundant, outdated, trivial (ROT) Meets audiences’ needs Balances business objectives Voice, tone & style Sharable Optimized for intended channel #SearchFest 16
- 17. Qualitative Audit: Throughout the Funnel Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 OTHER PAID REFERRAL DISPLAY CLICK THE PATH TO PURCHASE SOCIAL EMAIL 3.1 1.9 1.4 ASSIST INTERACTION 2.2 DIRECT PURCHASE Acts more as an LEGEND ORGANIC SEARCH PAID SEARCH 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.5 Acts more as a LAST INTERACTION A channel’s position on the chart is defined by the “assist/last interaction ratio” Awareness #SearchFest Consideration Intent Decision 17
- 18. Qualitative Audit: Varied Content Types Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Content Type Opportunities: Most companies lack visual content balance and variation. Few customize and have enough content related to consumer desires within various lenses (device and local). Tip: Analyze competitively performing content for type to assist in understanding where the “bar” is, and what it may take to surpass performance. #SearchFest 18
- 19. Qualitative Audit: Context Portland, Oregon “Content is King, But Context Rules” Gary Vee #SearchFest Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 19
- 20. Qualitative Audit Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Trending: Content Attribution #SearchFest 20
- 21. GAP Analysis Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 #SearchFest 21
- 22. #1 Impediment to Tactical Integration? Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Silos: You brought them in, you can take them out! #SearchFest 22
- 23. Cultural Shifts That Break Down Silos Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 • Reimagine your organizational structure, processes, and operations design • Rally teams around content marketing program • Assign common success KPIs across teams (incentives) • Create a senior level content position • Include cross-channel teamwork in performance reviews • Celebrate group successes • Educate! #SearchFest 23
- 24. Resourcing Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Roles & Responsibilities Search catalog all content Social PR manage all content creation, curation, & distribution own content calendars & management tools Content Department Media Analytics measure results, arrange adjustments & optimization perform content strategy role Dev Email inform & coordinate with offline & traditional efforts #CMPlan2014 #SearchFest 24
- 25. In-house v. Outsourced Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Commonly “In-housed” Commonly Outsourced Production level creative and content creation Research, strategy and planning Social posting and brand interaction Complex content creation Internal program management Business goal reporting and total ROI analysis Ideation External program management Content tagging Related development Media promotion Program level reporting Ongoing recommendations and plan adjustments #SearchFest 25
- 26. Internal Tool Sets Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 #SearchFest 26
- 27. Budgeting for Content Marketing Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 #SearchFest 27
- 28. Media Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 “Market Your Marketing” – Jay Baer PPC RETARGETING NATIVE SOCIAL MOBILE EXCHANGES NETWORKS ENGAGING #SearchFest 28
- 29. Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 How to Get Started #SearchFest 29
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- 33. Content Marketing Research Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 #SearchFest 33
- 34. What Are We Searching For? Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 #SearchFest 34
- 35. Start Your Research Here! Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 #SearchFest 35
- 36. Online Research Tools Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Google Keyword Suggest Relate Searches #SearchFest 36
- 37. More Google Research Tools Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 YouTube Related Searches #SearchFest 37
- 38. Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 More than 410 questions about “visit the grand canyon” (exact match). More than 3,400 using broad match! #SearchFest 38
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- 40. Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Long tail searches are the key to success! #SearchFest 40
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- 44. Address Pricing / Cost Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 #SearchFest 44
- 45. Comparisons Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Showcase your product or service then compare and contrast to others. #SearchFest 45
- 46. Lists – People Still Love Them Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 #SearchFest 46
- 47. Resource Pages Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 38 links to this page 111 links to this page #SearchFest 47
- 48. Videos! – They Are Not That Hard Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Interviews Behind the Scenes #SearchFest Fun Product Demos 48
- 49. FREE GUIDES & White Papers Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 - Lead generator - Link attractor - Long life span #SearchFest 49
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- 53. Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Buyers need information that helps them make an informed decision. Businesses that provide the content those people are searching for - will win. #SearchFest 53
- 54. Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 The best time to start a content marketing program is 5 years ago. The second best time is NOW! #SearchFest 54
- 55. Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 www.VerticalMeasures.com Shameless Plug: We offer the best ½ and full day content marketing workshops in the industry and can bring them to you. Tweet: Content Marketing Book – @AccelerateBook is FREE on Amazon – Today only! #SearchFest @ArnieK #SearchFest 55
- 56. Questions? Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 #SearchFest 56
- 57. Portland, Oregon Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 @MikeCorak #SearchFest @ArnieK 57
Editor's Notes
- #15: Understand Usage Heavily searched topics lend themselves to core contentPopular conversational topics lend themselves to quickly digestible and sharable formats
- #33: 93% of consumers search the Internet prior to making a purchase.86% us non branded queries.90% Click on organic listings.I just read over this past weekend that Google was down for 5 minutes and Internet traffic dropped 40% in that time. (Search, YouTube, email).