Seriously, How Do I actually execute Content Marketing? JAY ACUNZO | @JAY_ZO
Nov 19, 2014
Seriously, How Do I actually execute
Content Marketing?
JAY ACUNZO | @JAY_ZO
Jay Acunzo | @Jay_zo
(BosContent.com)
Agenda: • Why Content? • How to Execute
– Revealing Patterns – Lean on Three Things – Visual Playbook
• Resources • Q&A
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Outcome:
A Story…
A Story…
Sit through THIS, sucker!
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Make Stuff People Want Make People
Want Stuff
Modern Marketing:
(via Smithery.co)
Why Content?
(ASIDE FROM THE BUZZ DU JOUR)
To be a great modern marketer is to accept 1 simple truth:
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To be a great modern marketer is to accept 1 simple truth:
Consumers have all the power.
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To be a great modern marketer is to accept 1 simple truth:
Consumers have all the power.
Period.
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Three Causes
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Make Stuff People Want Make People
Want Stuff
Modern Marketing:
(via Smithery.co)
How to Execute
(OR, “HELP! HELP! MY BOSS WANTS ME TO, LIKE, WRITE STUFF NOW!” )
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At HubSpot…
• 5-8 blog posts/day
• 4-6 premium resources/month
• 1.5M views, 250K subscribers
• 50K monthly leads
Title and Content Layout with List • Add your first bullet point here • Add your second bullet point here • Add your third bullet point here
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Holy Scale, Batman!
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Process, Infrastructure, & Foundation
How to Execute: 2 Revealing Patterns
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Pattern 1:
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Pattern 1:
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Pattern 1:
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Pattern 1:
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Most views when it launches
Pattern 2: Helpful vs. “Thought Leadership”
Crashes over time, but not to zero
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Most views upon launch
Pattern 2: Helpful vs. “Thought Leadership”
Crashes to zero
Unpredictable traffic
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Pattern 2: Helpful vs. “Thought Leadership”
Grow this by building inventory.
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Pattern 2: Helpful vs. “Thought Leadership”
(Boosted by old posts and inventory of helpful content.)
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On HubSpot’s Blog • 70% of traffic from posts older than 1 month • 50% of top 10 most viewed monthly posts older than 1 month
Huge inventory. Huge ROI.
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How to Execute: Lean on 3 Things
PEOPLE | PERSONAS | PROCESS
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1. People (Not HubSpotter.) (PhotoBomber.)
Why Do YOU Create Content?
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2. Personas
[name] [demographic] [goals]
Fictional representations of your ideal customers based on real data about demographics and behavior, along with educated speculation about their personal histories, motivations, and concerns.
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“Create content for marketers.”
“Create content for Mary.”
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Who Is YOUR Persona? - 3 words to describe them - 3 problems they face - 3 adjectives for subsequent content
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2. Process
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2. Process
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2. Process
What’s This Process Actually Look Like?
Planning Production
Analysis Distribution
Goal
3. Process Content Team Workflow
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Planning Production
Analysis Distribution
Goal
3. Process Content Team Workflow STOP! Get These First…
• Personas
• Visual workflow tool (my favorite: Trello)
• Editorial calendar (spreadsheet or Google Calendar)
• Idea pipeline (Trello or Evernote)
• Match metrics to content @Jay_zo
3. Process
Blog + “Atomize”
Email + Social
Paid Promotion Partners + Outposts
Core Content
Campaign Playbook
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3. Process
Blog + “Atomize”
Email + Social
Paid Promotion Partners + Outposts
Core Content
Campaign Playbook
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Turning This Wheel… • Core content first
• Blogging as distribution
• Email lists nurture, but also GROW reach
• Outposts = organic audience acquisition
• Paid: Taboola, Outbrain, etc.
Planning Production
Analysis Distribution
Goal
3. Process
Blog + “Atomize”
Email + Social
Paid & Partner Promotion
Audience Outposts
Core Content
Content Team Workflow Campaign Playbook
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Recap
Thank You! Questions?
Free Resources • Boston Content
(boscontent.com) • Buyer Persona Template
(tiny.cc/persona) • Editorial Calendar Template
(tiny.cc/edcal)
Reading • Content Rules (old but good) • Crap! The Content Deluge • The Elements of Content
Strategy • John Cleese on Creativity
(YouTube search) • The Accidental Creative