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A Blogger Outreach Case Study: How I Activated Hundreds of Bloggers for Mizuno Running A step-by-step walk through of a campaign that Sally Falkow and I did for Mizuno Running. See what we did to engage and activate hundreds of bloggers, from the top 100 running bloggers down the every single blogger who self-identified with being a Runner. Chris Abraham has been doing blogger outreach and influencer engagement campaigns for top global brands since 2003, including Mizuno, Alzheimer’s Association, Kimberly-Clark Health Care, Sage Software, Smucker’s, US Olympic Committee, Sharp, Snapple, and others. Chris is currently Principal Consultant of Gerris Corp. Gerris offers its clientscomprehensive online conversation marketing campaigns
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Mizuno Running: A Long-Tail Blogger Outreach Case Study(Every Blog is Sacred, Every Blog is Good)PREPARED FOR GroupHigh Virtual Summit
September 23, 2014
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Chris Abraham@chrisabraham@[email protected]
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• Blogger outreach tends to focus on only identifying and engaging top-25 influential bloggers
• Out of those 25, maybe 3 will cover your story over the course of a campaign
• We collect every blogger who has ever had a thematic interest in our customers
• We collect them all – all of them – into a "universe" – a list
• We reach out to each and every one of them – no fewer than 2,000 but often 5,000 – via email
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WHY YOU SHOULD REACH FURTHER THAN THE A-LIST
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• The initial blast is akin to speed-dating
• Most good pitches don’t require a personal relationship
• Success depends on five things:
1. Freshness & quality of the list collected
2. Generosity of the “gift” being offered in the pitch
3. The ability of the email to reach the inbox
4. The charm & responsiveness of the responders
5. Following up twice after the initial email outreach4
WHY YOU SHOULD REACH FURTHER THAN THE A-LIST
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SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS RELEASE (SMNR): MEZAMASHIINEWS.COM
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SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS RELEASE: WWW.MEZAMASHIINEWS.COM
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SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS RELEASE: WWW.MEZAMASHIINEWS.COM
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SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS RELEASE: WWW.MEZAMASHIINEWS.COM
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SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS RELEASE: WWW.MEZAMASHIINEWS.COM
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SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS RELEASE: WWW.MEZAMASHIINEWS.COM
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SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS RELEASE: WWW.MEZAMASHIINEWS.COM
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SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS RELEASE: WWW.MEZAMASHIINEWS.COM
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SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS RELEASE: WWW.MEZAMASHIINEWS.COM
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SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS RELEASE: WWW.MIZUNORUNNINGNEWS.COM
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RULE #34B - IF IT EXISTS THERE IS BLOG OF IT
Internet rule #34 - If it exists there IS porn of it
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LOTS AND LOTS OF TOPICAL BLOGGERS
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EMAIL MESSAGE MODEL: INITIAL BLAST
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EMAIL MESSAGE MODEL: FOLLOWING UP
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LOVE HAPPENS IN THE INBOX
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VOLUME SPIKES AFTER EMAIL PITCH BLASTS
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A DIFFERENT LOOK AT IMPACT
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IN CASE YOU NEED MORE PROOF
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PEOPLE ONLY SEEM TO TRUST GOOGLE ANALYTICS
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SMNR SERVER LOGS FROM JUNE
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SMNR SERVER LOGS FROM JULY
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133 EARNED MEDIA BLOG POSTS, 1,350 TWEETS, 40 OTHER
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EXAMPLES OF POSTS AND MENTIONS
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EXAMPLES OF POSTS AND MENTIONS
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EXAMPLES OF POSTS AND MENTIONS
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EXAMPLES OF POSTS AND MENTIONS
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EXAMPLES OF POSTS AND MENTIONS
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ASSOCIATED TWITTER, PINTEREST, AND FACEBOOK POSTS
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JUNE SMNR HTTP REFERER LOGS FROM SERVER
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JULY SMNR HTTP REFERER LOGS FROM SERVER
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THE INFLUENCE OF SEARCH ON LONG-TAIL BLOGGER CAMPAIGNS
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ANOTHER LOOK AT VOLUME SPIKES
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AND YET ANOTHER LOOK AT VOLUME SPIKES
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DISTRIBUTION OF VOLUME BY PLATFORM
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FINAL REPORT FOR THE MEZAMASHII CAMPAIGN
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TWO FINAL MANTRAS TO LEAVE YOU WITH (AND REMEMBER)
“Hugs not horns” – Chris Abraham
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle”
– Philo of Alexandria (or Plato or Ian MacLaren or John Watson)
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THANK YOU! ANY QUESTIONS? YES, YOU CAN START WITH ME:
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