content workflows for startups: planning, executing, and promoting the hell out of your stuff

Content Workflows For Startups

Planning, Executing, and Promoting the Hell Out of Your Stuff

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Agenda• Who am I?

• The problem

• Planning Content

• Promotion

• Automation

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Who Am I?

Nathan BurkeDirector of MarketingCloudLockBlog: marketingstartups.comTwitter: @nathanwburkenathan.burke@gmail.com

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Introduction• Who we are

• What we do

• Our market

• Size

• Industry

• Buying Cycle

What is CloudLock?

The leading information security suite for enterprises using cloud platforms.

The largest Google Apps customers in the world trust CloudLock to secure their data

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Language. But not too bad.

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Personal Note

I have an extreme aversion to equine excrement.

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Horse Shit.

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Personas

I loathe the idea of personas.

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Personas

Unfortunately they work.

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What are they good for?• What are their motivations?

• What problems are they trying to solve?

• What happens if they don’t solve?

• What tone/language works for each?

• What types of content work?

• Where do they consume content?

• Where and when do they do research?

• What do they want in the buying cycle?

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Our Basic 4

• CIO

• CISO

• Google Apps Admin

• IT Director

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Planning Content1. One size fits all content:

a. Home page

b. About us

c. Pricing page

d. News

e. Events

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Planning Content

2. Buying cycle content:

a. Problem awareness

b. Proof points

c. External validation

d. Solution

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Planning Content

3. Persona-based content

Audience: CIO/CSO Audience: Admin

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Planning Content4. Industry-based content

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Planning Content

4. Pass-around content

a. Top down

b. Bottom up

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Planning Content5. Sales content

a. Comparison

b. Battle Cards

c. ROI Calculators

d. Requirement Docs

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Planning Content6. Thought leadership content

a. Industry opinions

b. Trend pieces

c. Taking a side

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Planning Content

7. PR content

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Content Dimensions

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Content Dimensions

Persona CIONeed Regulatory ComplianceWorried About SSNs LeakingKeywords Secure SSN Google AppsIndustry AllStage Using Google AppsType WhitepaperGated? YesNext Step Requirement CallFlow Downloaded Whitepaper

Whitepaper: Identifying, Classifying, and Protecting Personally Identifiable Information in Google Drive (Docs)

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Download FlowWhitepaper: Identifying, Classifying, and Protecting Personally Identifiable Information in Google Drive (Docs)

1.Fills out form to download whitepaper2.Sync with salesforce.com

a.If in SFDC, add activityb.If not, add as lead, assign lead owner

3.Score lead, notify owner4.Add to “Downloaded Whitepaper” campaign5.Add to drip campaign

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Recycling. Repackaging.

+ sales rep emails (drip, outreach)

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Tactics

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Promotion (external)1. bit.ly2. blog posts3. twitter4. LinkedIn

1. Company Page

2. Groups5. facebook6. Google+

1. Company Profile2. Communities

7. Google Groups

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Promotion (sales)

1. Drip campaigns2. Segmented emails3. Newsletters

1. Verticals2. Partners

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Promotion (PR)1. Media outreach2. Contributed pieces3. Analyst relations

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Takeaways1. Plan content for your audience2. Tweak, repurpose, and reuse3. Automate whenever possible4. Rinse. Repeat.5. Highlight what you’re doing

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