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Content Marketing Best Practices with Jaime Pham
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Introduction
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Executive summary
Content on LinkedIn: What works
Top 10 tips for compelling updates
Success stories: using Sponsored Updates to drive business results
Key Takeaways
Q&A
Agenda
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Executive summary
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Company updates and Sponsored Updates should be thought of as Native Content: content marketing delivered in a native format
In order to be truly native, the content must match the context: keep it professional, helpful, and aspirational
Putting banner ad copy into a sponsored update is notnative
When crafting an update, be concise, and be mobile-friendly. More than ½ of sponsored update engagement comes from mobile devices
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Content Marketing vs. Native Advertising
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Content Marketing
“Delivering information that makes your buyer more intelligent”- Content Marketing Institute
Source: Content Marketing Institute
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So who is your buyer and what are they on LinkedIn to learn about?
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Your Brand in the LinkedIn Ecosystem
Network Knowledge
Be helpful.Be human.Be accurate.
Three keys to success
Identity
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Use personas + LinkedIn targeting to ensure relevancy.
Be accurate
Organic (follower) targeting
Sponsored Update targeting
Recommended minimum
audience size: 5-10,000
Recommended minimum
audience size: 250,000*
*depending on budget and desired reach
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Your Brand in the LinkedIn Ecosystem
Watch what is trending on LinkedIn
Three keys to success
Be accurate
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Your Brand in the LinkedIn Ecosystem
Call out your intended audience
Three keys to success
Be accurate
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Your Brand in the LinkedIn Ecosystem
Simply: get personal
Three keys to success
Be human
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Your Brand in the LinkedIn Ecosystem
Everyone needs a lighthearted break from work
Three keys to success
Be human
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Your Brand in the LinkedIn Ecosystem
Help professionals be more productive
Three keys to success
Be helpful
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Your Brand in the LinkedIn Ecosystem
And successful
Three keys to success
Be helpful
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Company and Sponsored Updates on
LinkedIn: Native Content
Key Takeaway: native advertising in the LinkedIn news feed is about more than just matching the look and feel. You also need to match the context.
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Top Tips for Compelling Updates
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HEADLINES MATTER
Top Performing Sponsored Updates
Numbered lists make content easier to
consume
Strong language creates a
sense of urgency
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ASK QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE READER
Top Performing Sponsored Updates
Start with a question or quote to hook
your reader
Make sure the image is relevant
and adds to the tone of the post
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OPTIMIZE FOR MOBILE
Top Performing Sponsored Updates
Eliminate the intro copy, or keep it fewer
than 150 characters
Use link posts to optimize mobile
clicks (make sure the landing page is
responsively designed)
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SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE AUDIENCE YOU
ARE TARGETING
Top Performing Sponsored Updates
Call out your target audience directly in the
copy
Ask questions and use “you” directly
to your target audience
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INSPIRE THROUGH STORYTELLING
Top Performing Sponsored Updates
Rich media image commands
attention in the news feed
Use first-person language and
include a clear call-to-action
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Success Stories
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Case Study: Adobe
Sponsored Updates for Branding
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“With the ability to
target specific audiences with relevant and
contextual content, Sponsored Updates
allowed us to reach the right
audience on the right channel, ultimately
helping to move the needle on a primary
objective – to inform and educate
marketers that Adobe is an industry leader
in providing digital marketing solutions.”
Adobe
Results
• 50% more likely to agree that “Adobe is
shaping the future of digital marketing”
• 2.5x more likely to agree that Adobe’s
Sponsored Updates “captured their attention”
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Case Study: Capgemini & NewsCred
Sponsored Updates for Thought Leadership
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“…The engagement has been
unprecedented—nothing they had ever seen
using traditional B2B marketing campaigns.
Sponsored updates on LinkedIn have an
engagement rate of 1.76%, which translates
to over 3,000 new followers each week on
their company page…”
Newscred
69%
Shares
100,000
new
followersResults
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Case Study: Hubspot
Sponsored Updates for Lead Generation
Results• 400% more leads within their target
audience than on other platforms
"We have seen very high quality leads coming in from our sponsored updates on LinkedIn. Not only can we target the audience we want to, we can promote our best performing content. “
Hubspot
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Key Takeaways
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Key Takeaways
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Key Takeaways
Be the editor: A/B test your headlines. Shorter tends to be better.
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Sponsored Updates Content Best Practice Cheat Sheet
Optimizing content
• Always ask, “why would my audience read this?”
• Use concise and compelling intros and headlines
• Ask compelling questions to involve the target audience
• Include a clear call to action, regardless of the objective
• Make sure your landing pages are optimized for mobile traffic
Managing updates
• Plan your editorial calendar, but also react to timely events
• Respond to comments regularly
• Consider keeping updates running through the weekend
• Test to see what works with your audience and then refine
Optimizing visuals
• Always include an image, presentation, or video
• Ensure the thumbnail is relevant for external links
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Q&A
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