Content Marketing Simplified Donna Papacosta Trafalgar Communications Oakville, ON, Canada #IABC14
May 18, 2015
Content Marketing Simplified
Donna Papacosta
Trafalgar Communications Oakville, ON, Canada
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Story of Marcus Sheridan
Soon they became the #1 pool company.
CONTENT MARKETING
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What Marcus Sheridan did not do: Pump out brochures. Brag about their pools. Make cold calls.
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Content marketing defined: Creating and publishing relevant, valuable material that attracts and retains a clearly defined audience.
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It must have an objective. It can’t be sales-y.
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Content marketing is NOT about YOU.
Can you solve their problem? CONTENT MARKETING
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Content marketing is not new: 1895 example from John Deere
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Today: Circulation of 1.5 million, 40 countries, 12 languages
Benefits of content marketing Get better SEO. Build word-of-mouth buzz. Be known as helpful thought leader. Generate leads. #IABC14 @donnapapacosta
Best practices Know your audience. Be sure your website works. Make content easy to share. Curate!
How to get started Think about how you can help. Reach beyond text.
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Donna Papacosta Toronto, Canada [email protected] 905.844.7645
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