Marketing Solutions @JasonMillerCA @LinkedInMktg 10 Tactics to Turn Your Content Marketing Up to Eleven Jason Miller Sr. Content Marketing Manager
May 13, 2015
Marketing Solutions
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10 Tactics to Turn Your Content Marketing Up to Eleven
Jason Miller Sr. Content Marketing Manager
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60%through decision making process
Discover
Explore
Select
Advocate
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Changing the mantra from always be closingto always be helping
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Marketers AudienceContent
Relationship
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Use social media for content distribution
87%
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50% Effectiveness rating
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XX%
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Speak to the dog, in the language of the dog, about what’s in the
heart of the dog.– Roy Williams
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“Everything I do, I do it for you”
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Tactic:
Customers
First
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75% of their customers complete a purchase without ever talking to a real person.
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“Closer to the Heart”
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Tactic:
Creating an
Emotional
Connection
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Useful x Enjoyable x Inspired = Innovative Content
Ann Handley’s formula:
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Useful x Enjoyable x Inspired = Innovative Content
Multiplication signs are key. (Thank you, Doug Kessler.)
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“Born to be Wild”
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Tactic:
Paid
Promotion
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Inbound + Outbound = Awesomeness
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“The Big Money”
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Tactic:
Content on
A Budget
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Lowe’s Fix in Six
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Fiverr for Frugal Marketers
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“These Eyes”
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Tactic:
Going
Visual
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Visual Kicks Texts A**
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328,000Views!
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Desk.com Gets it
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The Infographic is not Dead. Claiming that Something is Dead, is.
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“I’m Your Man”
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Tactic:
Content
Ownership
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Claim Your Content with Google Authorship:
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“Constant Craving”
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Tactic:
Content
Consistency
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Blogging Food GroupsCategories of Content Content Specifics
Raisin Bran content: The basic, everyday content that you can dish out quickly
How-to posts (e.g. SU videos)Sharing Influencer/ third-party postsUseful, relevant topics for marketersRepurposing of old content
Spinach content: The stuff that’s good for you, even if it’s difficult to chew
Thought leadership piecesGuest Topics/ Blog PostsCase Studies
Roasts: The valuable, time-consuming projects that leave your guests begging for more
Strategic research and analysisLI MKTG Trends POVsBig Rock content
Chocolate cake content: Everyone wants a second piece of this sweet treat
Light-hearted, easily-digestible contentCultural content (e.g. Day in the Life)Amusing videos, graphics, stories
Tabasco* content: Sometimes you just need a little fire on the tongue
Bold statements with strong POVThought leadership piecesCalculated and strategic
The Blogging Food Groups Categories
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Thursday Friday Saturday
Raisin BranSpinach
Roast
Raisin BranSpinachRoast
Raisin BranSpinach
Tabasco Raisin BranChocolate
Cake
Raisin BranSpinach
LMS Blog Content Calendar
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“Hand Me Down World”
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Tactic:
Repurpose
What You
Have
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Repurpose, Repurpose, then Repurpose Some More
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“A New Day Has Come”
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Tactic:
Optimize
For
Engagement
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Social Signals Influence Google
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“You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet”
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Tactic:
Real Time
Content
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If we need that extra push, we go to eleven…”
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3 types of real timerelevant content
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Waiting forthe moment
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In the moment
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Anticipatingthe moment
Catching trending topics
Defining content strategy
Time period
Pop
ular
ity
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What is LinkedIn doing to advance relevance?
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Highlight typesof content
Quantifycontent influence
Providerecommendations
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How do you know if your content strategy is working?
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Social Engagement
Increased referral traffic
Higher quality leads
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