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Content Marketing How to create a successful strategy that will drive awareness and engage your audience?

News Canada's Information Session on Content Marketing (Nov. 7, 2013)

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Content Marketing How to create a successful strategy that will drive awareness and engage your audience?

About News Canada ¡  30+ years in the media industry

¡ Over 5,000 media contacts

¡ Over 40,000 pieces of content picked up annually

¡  In-house branded content production, distribution and analysis capabilities

¡ Chosen by the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) to manage Media Relations Rating Points (MRP), the industry standard in earned media measurement

About the speakers

¡  Shelley Middlebrook, EVP, Business Development

¡  Stephen Stanley, Creative Director

¡ Victoria Procunier, Senior Account Executive, National Capital Region

Table of contents

¡ An overview of the changing media landscape

¡  The power of video communications

¡ Case studies

Sources: BBM, comScore, Google, Mobilens, Media Technology Monitor 2011 & 2012 The State of Canadian Connectedness: Internet Usage, Mobile, Search and Social Media, 2012 Fleishman-Hillard 2012 Digital In!uence Index, and NadBank

Consumers spend up to 80% of their disposable income

within 20km of their homes

59% admit to using other

digital devices while watching

TV

On average, adults spend 29.5 hours per week

watching TV

How to reach today’s customers? Traditional media

On average, adults spend over 18 hours

per week listening to radio

80% of adults read a daily and 74% a community newspaper

weekly

The average Canadian

commute time is 65 minutes

Sources: BBM, comScore, Google, Mobilens, Media Technology Monitor 2011 & 2012 The State of Canadian Connectedness: Internet Usage, Mobile, Search and Social Media, 2012 Fleishman-Hillard 2012 Digital In!uence Index, and NadBank

Canadians make 5 billion

online searches each month

25 million people in

Canada watch online videos every month

89% of consumers

research online before buying.

24 million Canadians visit a social media

site every month

There are 22 million mobile subscribers in Canada, with 69% on smart

phones

How to reach today’s customers? Online & social media

Industry trends ¡  Demand for quality, relevant content

¡  Convergence of paid, earned and owned media

¡  Necessity to engage customers to attract and retain them

¡  Social sharing of branded content as an indicator of endorsement

¡  Storytelling

¡  Video communications

¡  Pressure to demonstrate ROI

“ The PR industry is constantly evolving and blurring the lines

between communication disciplines to create more immersive

brand experiences. We are seeing a more inclusive strategic

approach across earned, owned, and paid media. On the

production side, the ability to efficiently produce video content

will be key to engaging audiences. "

Mia Pearson

Co-Founder, North Strategic

Industry trends

Content Marketing Definition

“ Content marketing is a marketing technique of

creating and distributing relevant and valuable

content to attract, acquire, and engage your target

audience – with the objective of driving profitable

customer action. ”

The Content Marketing Institute

¡  Content Marketing Institute – 2013 Benchmarks – North America % of B2C respondents using content marketing

¡  Worldwide spending on content marketing, video marketing and social media will increase by 15.1% in 2013 to a total of $118.4 billion (eMarketer)

Use content marketing

Do not use content marketing

86%

14%

Content Marketing Opportunity

Content marketing Key challenges ¡  Producing enough content

¡  Producing quality content

¡  Producing engaging content

¡  Producing a variety of content

¡ Measuring content effectiveness

Content marketing Best practices ¡  Develop a content strategy

¡  Find an internal and/or external content creation resource

¡  Always put yourself in the perspective of the audience

¡  Ensure your content is not over branded - 1 or 2 brand mentions maximum

¡  Tell a story or connect to a story your audience is interested in

¡  Use visuals – photos, infographics, video

¡  Repurpose content across paid, earned and owned channels

News Canada Mission ¡  To ensure our clients’ success in branded content marketing by:

¡  Developing custom and innovative branded content strategies

¡  Producing creative and engaging branded content

¡  Amplifying messages by leveraging paid, earned and owned media

¡  Providing appropriate measurement and reporting

           

  Mass media reach & multiple touch points

• Media coverage, social sharing, word of mouth, etc. Earned

• Advertising (e.g. TV, radio, print, digital, social) Paid

• Corporate communications tools (e.g. brochure, website, Facebook) Owned

How earned, paid, and owned media can work together for greater results?

Content you can repurpose

¡  Repurpose your earned and paid content on your owned media

¡  Share your videos and media pick-ups on:

¡  your corporate website

¡  your corporate Facebook page

¡  your corporate Twitter account

¡  any other social channels you have…

The power of video communications

The power of video communications ¡  38% increase in online video ad spending

between 2012 and 2013

25 million people in

Canada watch online videos every month

The power of video communications

News Canada In-house video production capabilities

¡ Creativity – key messages highlighted in a compelling, storytelling manner

¡ Quality – HD videos produced by a talented and experienced roster of directors, producers, DOPs, editors, etc.

¡ Custom – internal and/or external, English and/or French

¡  Turn-key – from concept to delivery

News Canada Examples of videos

¡ Canada Protection Plan (CPP)

¡  60-second direct-response TV spot

à Go to the next slide to watch the video.

News Canada Examples of videos

¡  Jackman

¡  360-degree case study of their recent Hertz reinvention

à Go to the next slide to watch the video.

News Canada Examples of videos

¡  Piller’s Fine Food

¡  4-minute video segment as part of For Your Life TV

à Go to the next slide to watch the video.

Case studies

Case Study – Health Canada Objectives & Targets ¡ Objectives ¡  Increase awareness of the health risks associated

with unsafe food handling practices

¡  Influence attitudes to increase the use of safe food handling practices

¡  Targets ¡  Parents and caregiver of children ages 5 and under

¡  Pregnant women

¡  Adults 60+

¡  People with a weakened immune system

Case Study – Health Canada News Canada’s solution

¡ National and bilingual campaign

¡ Audience reach guarantee: 8.7 million impressions

Radio Broadcast

Articles

Print

Online

Videos Online

Beginning of article

End of article

Case Study – Health Canada Results to date ¡  Radio spots

¡  155 on-airs on stations such as:

¡  Audience reach: over 5 million impressions

¡  Articles ¡  177 article clips in outlets such as:

¡  Audience reach: about 12.5 million impressions

Case Study – Health Canada Results to date ¡ Online videos

¡  Appeared on 49 websites such as:

¡  Audience reach: over 26 million impressions

à Overall, audience reach guarantee exceeded by 400%

Case Study – Piller’s Objectives & Targets ¡ Market need

¡  Food allergies and gluten sensitivities on the rise, especially among children. Need to provide children with food that tastes great and is safe for everyone.

¡ Objectives

¡ Generate awareness of the benefits of the Piller’s Simply Free line, and promote product trial and repeat purchase

¡  Targets

¡ Women age 25-54, with children

Case Study – Piller’s News Canada’s solution

¡ National and bilingual campaign

¡ Audience reach guarantee: 12.7 million impressions

Radio Broadcast Earned

Articles

Print Earned

Online Earned

Videos

TV Broadcast Paid For Your

Life

Online

Earned

Paid Social advertising

Case Study – Piller’s Results to date ¡  Radio spot ¡  Picked up by stations such as:

¡  Audience reach: about 2.5 million impressions

¡ Articles ¡  Picked up by outlets such as:

¡  Audience reach: over 16.3 million impressions

Case Study – Piller’s Results to date ¡  Segment as part of For Your Life TV show + direct-response TV spots

¡  Airing on the following stations:

¡  Online videos

¡  Picked up by websites such as:

¡  Audience reach: about 16 million impressions

¡  Over 8,000 views on Youtube through a keyword and display campaign

Branded content production and distribution – TV, radio, print, digital, mobile and social

Canada’s standard for the measurement, evaluation and reporting of your editorial media coverage

Professional and compelling custom videos production for your internal and external communications strategy

A hosted, lifestyle TV and digital program – paid extension of your earned video strategy

A distribution network in Canada’s medical offices – paid extension of your earned video strategy

Exciting opportunities to partner with us

For more information on News Canada’s content marketing solutions, please contact:

Victoria Procunier, Senior Account Executive, National Capital Region

Tel: 613-241-9900

Email: [email protected]

Thank you!