The Formula for Content Marketing Automation ROI

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81%~ C M I / M P r o f s

68%~ C M O C o u n c i l

B2B CMO’s greatest

challenge is showing

measurable ROI.

B2B Marketers claim

measuring marketing

effectiveness is their

greatest challenge

CEOs Expect

Marketing

To Deliver ROI

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The business buyer is now in control over where

information is consumed

Start Finish

BUYER90%SALES REP10%

B u y e r ’ s J o u r n e y

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Content . . .

is not Content Marketing

Social Media . . .

is not Content Marketing

Native Ads . . .

is not Content Marketing

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The Difference Between

Content and Content Marketing

is a Destination You OWN

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https://marketinginsidergroup.com/content -marketing /best-content-marketing-examples/

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www.health.clevelandclinic.org

Top source for health care

information w/ +2M visitors per

month

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w w w.C MO. com( o w n e d b y A d o b e )

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AMEX OPEN Forum is the largest

source of new leads for AMEX’s

Small Business Division

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Content Marketing

platforms are

assets you own

with real value

that grows over

time.

Need proof…

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M a r k e t i n g M a n a g e rC a p G e mi n i

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P h i l M i c k e l s o n

C h r i s t e l B o e l j o n

T i g e r W o o d s

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Ask: 0.1% ads

Goal: Raise Awareness

Measure: 1M visitors

Ask: 0.1% ad budget

Goal: Raise Awareness

Measure: 1M visitors

Result: $1 Million in Sales

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Goal : Double traffic and sales

Results : $24 Million in Sales

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Budget : Flat

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There’s a

for

Marketing

ROI

Develop the Business Case

Find The Budget (And

Time)

CalculateThe ROI

ContentMarketing

What Brands Publish

WhatCustomers

Want

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Organic Social SAP Owned Referrals

Where’s the ROI?

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6.9 XDIRECT

ROI

$100,000 Budget

$1 Million in search traffic$250,000 in email list growth $540,000 in lead conversion to sales

$1,790,000 in Value / Investment

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Focusing on Customer Value Is The Only Way To AchieveBusiness Value.

Develop the Business Case

Find The Budget (And

Time)

CalculateThe ROI

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There’s afor

Marketing ROI

Develop the Bus iness Case

F ind The Budget (And T ime)

Ca lcu lateThe ROI

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ROI( R e v e n u e – I n v e s t m e n t )

Investment

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C o n t e n t N o t U s e d

70%

C o n t e n t U s e d

30%

Content Waste is a

$* Source: Econsultancy

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E x e c u t i v e P o w e r P o i n t s

Re-Purpose

W h i t e p a p e r s

C u s t o m e r S e r v i c e a n d S a l e s F A Q s

Y o u r e m a i l s = a n s w e r s

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A c t a s a j o u r n a l i s t a t e v e n t s

Gather

C o v e r c o m p e t i t o r a n d i n d u s t r y r e s e a r c h

A s k 2 n d - t i e r i n f l u e n c e r s t o s h a r e t h e i r w o r k

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C r e a t e a l i s t o f t o p i n f l u e n c e r s

Create Easy Stuff

► b e s t c o n f e r e n c e s ► b e s t q u o t e s ► b e s t s t a t s i n y o u r i n d u s t r y

E x t r a c t t h e e x p e r t i s e i n s i d e y o u r c o m p a n y ( e x p e r t s a n d c u s t o m e r s )

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There’s afor

Marketing ROI

Develop the Bus iness Case

F ind The Budget (And T ime)

Ca lcu lateThe ROI

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ROI( R e v e n u e – I n v e s t m e n t )

Investment

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RETAINCONVERTENGAGEREACH

UpsellsEVENTSBounce rateUnbranded Search

Traffic

DEAL VISIBILITYSocial shares

Retention RateLEADSTime on SiteOrganic Search

Traffic

Subscriptions

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The Va lue of Organic Search

(Paid Search CPC X Organic Search Traffic)

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Traffic from Organic, Social & Referrals

Organic Social SAP Owned Referrals

The Value of Organic Search =

($2 CPC X 500,000) = $1 Million

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RETAINCONVERTENGAGEREACH

UpsellsEVENTSBounce rateUnbranded Search

Traffic

DEAL VISIBILITYSocial shares

Retention RateLEADSTime on SiteOrganic Search

Traffic

Subscriptions

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RETAINCONVERTENGAGEREACH

UpsellsEVENTSBounce rateUnbranded Search

Traffic

DEAL VISIBILITYSocial shares

Retention RateLEADSTime on SiteOrganic Search

Traffic

Subscriptions

A n d a r e

t h a n n o n -su bsc r ibe r s

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ROI =

($44 – $1)

$1

The Va lue of Subscr ibers

(Sales from Email Nurture / List Size)

The Va lue of Subscr ibers

(Sales from Email Nurture / List Size)

► $10 Million / 400,000

= $25► 10,000 subscribers x 25

= $250,000

(Content Marketing Leads X Conversion Rate

X Avg. Sale Price)

T h e Va l u e o f C o n t e n t M a r k e t i n g L e a d s

1,000 leads x 3% MQL

► x 50% Sales Accepted (SAL)

► x 50% Sales Qualified (SQL)

► x 40% Closed / Won

► x $180,000 Average Selling Price (ASP) =

($540,000 - $100,000) / $100,000

=

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RETAINCONVERTENGAGEREACH

UpsellsEVENTSBounce rateUnbranded Search

Traffic

DEAL VISIBILITYSocial shares

Retention RateLEADSTime on SiteOrganic Search

Traffic

Subscriptions

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L i f e t i m e Va l u e $ $ $

T h e Va l u e o f R e t e n t i o n =

R e t e n t i o n R a t e $ $ $

N o n - S u b s c r i b e d C u s t o m e r s

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Digital Marketing Manager

Blue Cross BlueShie ld of Alabama

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Birmingham, Alabama Area I Insurance

Current

Cadence Bank, NA.

Previous

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. lntermark

Group. Aha Digital. LLC

Education

Brigham Young University

VP, Dig i ta l Market ing

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C a l c u l a t e T h e R O I

F i n d T h e B u d g e t ( A n d T i m e )

D e v e l o p t h e B u s i n e s s C a s e

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S T O P S p e n d i n g T i m e & M o n e y o n M a r k e t i n g T h a t D o e s n ’ t

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Michael BrennerCEO, Marketing Insider GroupAuthor, The Content Formula

Contact:m ichael@market ing ins idergroup.com

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