Big Content - And how to avoid the social media black hole - #eTAS15

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#BigContentAnd… How to avoid the social media black hole

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Grow businesses through better online marketing.

Social Media is not the answer.

#1

Too Easy

http://how2becool.com/baby-selfie-app/

#2

Too Costly

Organic post reachfor brands

40%after Facebook’s EdgeRank update

http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/03/the-filtered-feed-problem/http://www.briansolis.com/2013/01/what-your-business-needs-to-know-about-facebooks-edgerank/

#3

BrowseMode

http://www.thejournal.ie/mobile-phone-while-driving-1858807-Dec2014/

#4

InfiniteScroll

http://www.thejournal.ie/mobile-phone-while-driving-1858807-Dec2014/

https://medium.com/@griffinshea/the-hard-knock-school-of-travel-blogging-5e4f1ea77513Griffin Shea

http://fitnessblackandwhite.com/brad-pitt-fight-club-workout/

You are not special.

You're not a beautiful or unique snowflake.

You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else.

You are not special.

You're not a beautiful or unique snowflake.

You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else.

BeHere

AndHere

Big Content

Big ContentA specific form of content marketing

Content Marketing

Marketing Content Audience Action

Running a blog

Videos

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TV Shows

Inflight Magazine

Relatively easy to clone

Big Content is…

A digital asset.

No-one’sdone before.

Hard to copy.

Share-worthy.

Lives. On. Your. Website.

Big Effort.

Big Gap.

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Examples?

(and proof that it works)

#1Community

#2Community +Content

Results?

•Launched March 2012•20k verified users•1,728 published users•3,703 photo galleries•2,156 journals •842 videos•1,208 discussions threads•30k-60k visitors per month

#3Solve a problemfor travellers

This is OUR scenario.What do WE need.

www.drivesouthafrica.co.za/child-visa-checklist/

www.drivesouthafrica.co.za/child-visa-checklist/

Results?

TrafficBrand exposureRelationships

https://majestic.com

Links!

Leads!

#4Solve a problem +Content + Community

http://www.enca.com/herdtracker-helps-visitors-track-wilderbeest-migration

Results?

Solved a problem / Addressed a fear

27 times

Solved a problem / Addressed a fear

Solved a problem / Addressed a fear

Content Platform

Sep ‘14 Sep ‘15

Live updates 159 590

Photos 78 1919

Videos 23 126

- 1.1k Email subscribers- 1.6k Twitter followers- 4.7k Facebook shares

Travellers + Industry

Community

Traffic - Enquiries - Safaris

- 120k Website visits- 100s of enquiries- Dozens safaris booked

- 55 Links (Sep 2014)- 98 Links (Sep 2015)

Links = SEO = Rankings

Media Coverage

9 Tips for creating your own Big Content

#1Understand your customers’ fears

#2Choose a problem to solve

#3Know what’s out there

#4Befriend a geek

#5Build it

#6On. Your. Own. Platform.

#6On. Your. Own. Platform.

#7Create a Content Pyramid

#8Engage press

http://www.okdork.com/2014/08/12/how-to-do-pr-for-your-startup-without-spending-any-money/

#9Nurture and thank partners

http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement

Keep Reading

1. http://www.briansolis.com/2013/01/what-your-business-needs-to-know-about-facebooks-edgerank/2. http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/03/the-filtered-feed-problem/ 3. https://medium.com/@griffinshea/the-hard-knock-school-of-travel-blogging-5e4f1ea775134. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/12/2013-the-year-the-stream-crested/282202/5. http://www.okdork.com/2014/08/12/how-to-do-pr-for-your-startup-without-spending-any-money/6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria7. http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement

8. http://moz.com/blog/why-big-content-is-worth-the-risk/9. http://www.fastcompany.com/3008494/big-data-comes-big-content10.http://www.convinceandconvert.com/content-marketing/3-strategies-to-make-big-content-work-for-

your-brand/11.http://www.slideshare.net/randfish/how-will-links-influence-seo-in-the-future

• https://travelmassive.com/• https://www.safarious.com• http://www.drivesouthafrica.co.za/child-visa-checklist/• http://www.discoverafrica.com/herdtracker/

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