How To Build A Winning Content Marketing Strategy
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Using content to build loyalty, trust, and an audience.
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What is Content Marketing?
Content marketing is any marketing format that involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing of content in order to acquire customers.
One of the earliest examples of content marketing was The Furrow by John Deere. It has been published since 1895.
This 400-page guide released by Michelin Tires in 1900 was geared at helping drivers maintain their cars.
Nike founder Bill Bowerman published a booklet on jogging that basically brought the sport to America.
Claude C. Hopkins, an early advertising pioneer, helped develop content marketing through a strategy that he called “scientific advertising.”
Argue anything for your own advantage, and people will resist to the limit. But seem unselfishly to consider your customers’ desires, and they will
naturally flock to you. – Claude C. Hopkins
Marketers learned that creating value for their audience built more trust than traditional advertising. Content marketing was born.
In 2014, it is growing because it works. Social media marketing and content marketing are used hand-in-hand.
Why does content marketing work?
Old…
Product > AudienceH
We force facts on customers.
Doesn’t work online.
Value > Audience > ProductProvide value to audience'.
Build trust over time.
They will thank you with their business.
Embraces social media.
NEW!
How is our marketing making our audience’s lives better?
This question matters.
Consumers buy from those that they know, like, and trust.Is that you?
How do I do content marketing?
In 2014, content marketing follows a simple formula.
Write helpful content.
Publish it on a blog.
Share it on social media.
Grow your audience.
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Your team is full of experts. Get them writing!Team members contribute what they know best. Marketing team packages content for consumption. Tackle the topics that your customers care about most.
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You need an audience, not advertising.
Write helpful content.
Publish it on a blog.
Share it on social media.
Grow your audience.
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Social media, website articles, and blogs are among the most popular techniques for content marketing.Content Marketing Institute study, 2013.
You might be creating this content already…
Company newsletter (print or email)
Brochures/pamphlets/handouts
Articles
Presentations
The content we create should:
Matter to our audience.
Motivate them to take action.
Come to us naturally.
Establish us as a subject matter expert.
Who is doing content marketing successfully?
Ask The Builder.com !Hundreds of videos available on YouTube with helpful advice. !Established subject-matter expert in home building & repair. !Free weekly newsletter that is chock-full of advice, tool reviews, and tricks of the trade. !http://askthebuilder.com
Weber Nation !Online community and blog for Weber grill owners and super-fans. !Full of helpful content that allows audiences to learn to use their Weber products better. !Valuable content, that provides no immediate return. !http://weber.com/weber-nation
Intercom !Online software provider for online web applications. !Weekly blog with helpful advice for software companies. !Has become a “must-read” for their target audience. !
http://insideintercom.io/
Dollar Shave Club !DollarShaveClub spent $4,500 on a video that got them 9.5 million views, 23,000 followers on Twitter and 76,000 Facebook fans. !Oh, and 12,000 new customers in 2 days. !
http://dollarshaveclub.com
Young House Love !DIY homeowners who turned their hobby into an occupation with a blog. !Published weekly blog content about DIY home improvement. !Corporate sponsorships and a book deal. !
http://younghouselove.com
How do I get started?
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Who is going to help you?
Assemble your expert team.What
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What do you have to say?
Start with what you know.
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When will you publish content?
You need a schedule or you will fail.What
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Where will your content go?
Blog + Social MediaWhat
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Why do you need to do this?
You need to have an answer to this question. Not everyone
will “get it.”
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Content marketing is… blogging, social media, and building trust. Because…Consumers buy from those that they know, like, and trust.
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Garrett Moon Co–Founder
@garrett_moon
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