Think like an Editor: How to use social media to publish your own stories

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THINK LIKE AN EDITOR: HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO PUBLISH YOUR OWN STORIES Dimitris Savvakos, Creative Director, OgilvyOne Athens

Social Media today

Would You Build a House on a Land You Don’t Own?

Time to move…

from Social Media

Strategy

to Content Strategy

Branded Content = The merger between advertising and entertainment through film, music, documentaries, online articles, and television.

168% more powerful at driving

purchase preference

92% more effective than

traditional advertising

Branded Content

So what is the role of Social Media?

Branded ContentSTORIES DISTRIBUTION

Social Media

Branded Content

STORIES DISTRIBUTION

Social Media

+ =

News Publishers

From Marketing to Publishing

The problem Now that everyone is a publisher how are you gonna make your content stand out?

Become Anna Wintour!

THINK LIKE AN EDITOR 4 tips to become a successful online publisher

Be strict on the things you publish

Tip 1

“There’s content I want to read and content I don’t.”

Seth Godin

Is my content good enough to get published?

Tip 1

Move from storytelling to story editing

Tip 2

Manage your content from an editorial standpoint.

"People respond well to those that are sure of what they want."

Anna Wintour

Φωτογράφισε και ανέβασε το φρικτό δώρο σου µε hashtag

#KanenaGusto

Hijack the newsTip 3

Use the news to tell your own stories.

Learn your audienceTip 4

“Understanding the medium that you’re communicating through is key because today the medium really is the message.” Noah Brier

(Think like an EDITOR).

Hijack the News

Move from storytelling to Story editing

Be strict on the things you publish

Learn your Audience

“Why doesn’t Gillette just build the most important online magazine for men, one that’s more important and more read than GQ or Esquire?

Because in a zero-marginal-cost world, it’s cheaper than ever for them to do that.”Seth Godin

The World Needs More (Great) Content THANK YOU

social.ogilvy.com @savvakos