SMX Sydney 2014 A Practical Content Marketing Framework

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1 A PRACTICAL CONTENT MARKETING FRAMEWORK Edmund Pelgen | @edmundpelgen | [email protected]

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A PRACTICAL CONTENT MARKETING FRAMEWORK

Edmund Pelgen | @edmundpelgen | [email protected]

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EDMUND PELGEN

ACCOUNTANT SALES GUY

OLD SCHOOL RETAILER MANUFACTURER

HEAD OF SEO AND CONTENT !

DIGITAL MARKETING CONSULTANT ONLINEKICKSTART.COM

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WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT THIS

PRESENTATION

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WHAT I’M GOING TO TALK ABOUT

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WHY YOU NEED A CONTENT MARKETING FRAMEWORK

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PRESENT A CONTENT

MARKETING FRAMEWORK

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MY THOUGHTS ON

USING THE FRAMEWORK

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WHY THE SUDDEN INTEREST IN CONTENT MARKETING?

CONTENT MARKETING IS

SO HOT RIGHT NOW!

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CONTENT MARKETING IS THE NEW

LINK BUILDING

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“Content Marketing is the process of creating and distributing valuable & compelling content to attract, acquire and engage a target audience - with the objective of driving profitable customer action.”

NO MENTION OF LINKS IN THE FORMAL DEFINITION

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50 Experts list Benefits of CM

http://nectafy.com/59-benefits-of-content-marketing/ - with “Content Marketing” excluded

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CONTENT MARKETING IS MORE THAN JUST A

LINK BUILDING STRATEGY

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IF WE CAN’T EXPLAIN THE WHAT, WHY AND HOW OF CONTENT MARKETING..

WHAT CONTENT DO I PRODUCE? . WHY SHOULD I PRODUCE IT? .

HOW WILL THAT HELP ME ACHIEVE MY GOALS?

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WE DO OUR CLIENTS A

DISSERVICE

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#1 WHY YOU NEED A

CONTENT MARKETING FRAMEWORK

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“frameworks allow you to teach people how to think, rather than giving them a fish.” Avinash Kaushik

http://www.kaushik.net/

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A FRAMEWORK HELPS

YOU CHOOSE

THE RIGHT APPROACH

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A FRAMEWORK HELPS

YOU EXPLAIN

WHY THAT APPROACH

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A FRAMEWORK HELPS

YOU WORK OUT

HOW TO IMPLEMENT

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A FRAMEWORK HELPS

YOU CHOOSE

THE RIGHT SUCCESS METRICS

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A FRAMEWORK HELPS

YOU SELL

CONTENT MARKETING TO CUSTOMERS & WITHIN

YOUR COMPANY

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A FRAMEWORK HELPS

YOU MANAGE

EXPECTATIONS !

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A FRAMEWORK HELPS

YOU ACTUALLY

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GET RESULTSDELIVER VALUE

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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#2 THE CONTENT MARKETING FRAMEWORK

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I USE THIS FRAMEWORK EVERY TIME

I TALK CONTENT

DON’T SELL WHAT THEY

DON’T NEED

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NOPE NOT WHAT I WAS AFTER

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DON’T GET HUNG UP ON SEMANTICS

CONTENT MARKETING

INBOUND MARKETING

LINK BUILDING

BRANDED CONTENT

IT ALL DOES THE SAME JOB

THREE CONTENT TYPES

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BUSINESS GOALS

LINK ATTRACTION

CONTENT

CONVERSION CONTENT

TRUST & INFLUENCE CONTENT

EACH HAS A DIFFERENT GOAL

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CONTENT THAT IS CREATED PRIMARILY TO GET LINKS

LINK ATTRACTION CONTENT

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CHARACTERISTICS

LINK ATTRACTION CONTENT

• IS PROVEN TO GET LINKS - “FAIL PROOF CONTENT” @POINTBLANKSEO

• HAS INATE “CITABILITY” • TYPICALLY EVERGREEN @JASONACIDRE • BEST TYPES HAVE AN EASILY IDENTIFIABLE

OUTREACH LIST • LINKS ARE ACQUIRED VIA TARGETED OUTREACH • GREAT PLACE TO START FOR BUDGET

CONSCIOUS

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• QUALITY LINKS ACQUIRED • RANKINGS • ORGANIC TRAFFIC • DOMAIN AUTHORITY • SALES FROM ORGANIC SEARCH

HOW DO YOU MEASURE PERFORMANCE?

LINK ATTRACTION CONTENT

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EXAMPLESLINK ATTRACTION CONTENT

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EXAMPLESLINK ATTRACTION CONTENT

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EXAMPLESLINK ATTRACTION CONTENT

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WHO DOES THIS WELL?

LINK ATTRACTION CONTENT

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YOU NEED TO: !

ANALYSE WHAT ALREADY GETS LINKS BUILD BIGGER AND BETTER IDENTIFY OUTREACH TARGETS PROMOTE LIKE CRAZY

LINKS WILL COME…IF YOU BUILD IT

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HELPS CONVINCE PROSPECTS

THAT YOU ARE THE ONE THEY SHOULD BE DOING

BUSINESS WITH

CONVERSION CONTENT

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CONVERSION CONTENT

SHOWS YOU

UNDERSTAND THEIR PAIN

OUCHY!

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CONVERSION CONTENT

SHOWS YOU HAVE

SOLVED THEIR PROBLEM BEFORE

MY SECOND CAST..SIGH!

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CONVERSION CONTENT

ALLOWS YOU TO DEMONSTRATE

YOUR SOLUTION IS BETTER THAN THE

ALTERNATIVE

IT’S BETTER THAN A STICK

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ANSWERS THE HARD QUESTIONS

CONVERSION CONTENT

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CONVERSION CONTENT

• VIEWS • DOWNLOADS • SIGNUPS • TRIALS • INQUIRIES

PERFORMANCE METRICS

• DEMOS • CONSULTATIONS • QUOTES • COUPONS • VIDEOS WATCHED

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CONVERSION CONTENT

• BLOG POSTS ON PRICE, COST, PROBLEMS

• CASE STUDIES • EBOOKS • TIP SHEETS

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EXAMPLES?

• CHECKLISTS • WEBINARS • FAQ’S • LIVE DEMOS • PRODUCT

WEBINAR

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WHO DOES THIS WELL?

CONVERSION CONTENT

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HELPS BUILD A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO KNOW,

LIKE AND TRUST YOU..SO YOU HAVE MORE INFLUENCE

WITH THAT COMMUNITY

TRUST & INFLUENCE CONTENT

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“TRUST - IS THE FIRM BELIEF IN THE RELIABILITY, TRUTH OR ABILITY OF SOMEONE”

TRUST ME! I GOT THIS

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I GOT YOU LAST TIME. I’LL GET

YOU AGAINGIVE FREELY

BE TRANSPARENT

TELL THE TRUTH

KEEP YOUR WORD

HOW DO YOU BUILD TRUST?

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“INFLUENCE - IS THE ABILITY TO AFFECT IDEAS AND ACTIONS”

THESE ARE TOTALLY NOT THE DROIDS!

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RECIPROCITY COMMITMENT & CONSISTENCY SOCIAL PROOF

LIKING AUTHORITY SCARCITY

CIALDINI'S SIX PRINCIPLES OF INFLUENCE

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http://www.slideshare.net/randfish/why-content-marketing-fails

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YOU GET PRESS MENTIONS AUTHORITY BRAND VISIBILITY SOCIAL VISIBILITY NOTORIETY LINKS

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BUT IMPACT IS HARDER TO MEASURE

BLOG OUTPUT AUDIENCE GROWTH SOCIAL AUDIENCE REACH RETWEETS & RE SHARES ADD YOUR OWN…

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SET ANDMANAGEEXPECTATIONS

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WHO DOES THIS WELL?

TRUST & INFLUENCE CONTENT

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#3 SOME THOUGHTS

WHEN USING THE

FRAMEWORK

HERE IS THE FRAMEWORK

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BUSINESS GOALS

LINK ATTRACTION

CONTENT

CONVERSION CONTENT

TRUST & INFLUENCE CONTENT

AGAIN - USE IT..

USE IT TO TALK ABOUT..

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BUDGET

RESOURCES

PERFORMANCE

BUSINESS GOALS

TIMEFRAMES

EDUCATE CLIENTS ABOUT INVESTMENT & TIME TO IMPACT

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TIME FRAME LONG

HIGH

LINK ATTRACTION

CONTENT

CONVERSIONCONTENT

TRUST & INFLUENCE CONTENT

NEEDS MORE MANAGEMENT

BUY IN AND PARTICIPATION

GET EASY WINS ON THE BOARD

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1 2 3 4 5

#1 LINK ATTRACTION CONTENT

INCREASED RANKINGS, TRAFFIC, SALES

#2 CONVERSION CONTENT

#3 TRUST & INFLUENCE CONTENT

INCREASED LEADS, INQUIRIES & CONVERSIONS

INCREASED PRESS, SHARES, LINKS, INDUSTRY AUTHORITY, BRAND VISIBILITY

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EDMUND PELGEN @EDMUNDPELGEN

[email protected] !

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INVESTMENT & IMPACT

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BUY IN AND PARTICIPATION