creating a content strategy 2016 05-10
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Content StrategyCreating a
Master Builders Association of Western PA - 2016
What is Content Marketing?
Content marketing is a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience — and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action.
http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/what-is-content-marketing/
IF you have a
documented strategy
Content Marketing
works if it is Useful,
Inspirational and
Motivational
Jay Baer
Convince & Convert
Brand Purpose
What Customers
Want
Content Marketing happens…
Content
Marketing
http://www.slideshare.net/NewsCred/how-to-build-a-content-marketing-strategy-43549981/11-Put_Your_CustomersNeeds_FirstMake_them
4 Steps to a Content Strategy
1. Setting Objectives
2. Defining Buyers & Audience Needs
3. Execution & Amplification Plan
4. Measurement & Metrics
Setting Content Strategy Objectives 1
What is your Content Marketing Mission?
•Become a destination for [target audience] interested in [topics]. To help them [customer value]
•This will help us [content marketing goals]
http://www.slideshare.net/NewsCred/how-to-build-a-content-marketing-strategy-43549981/20-
Content_marketing_mission_statementBecome_a
Objectives
Why are you doing this at all?
Unique Selling Proposition
Competitive Differentiator
“What is Your ONE thing?”
Unique Selling Proposition
A strong unique selling proposition lets you to stand apart from your competitors and actively focus your energy on creating things that cater to your ideal customers.
Define Buyer Personas 2
What are “Buyer Personas”
A Buyer Persona is fictional, generalized character that encompasses the various needs, goals, and observed behavior patters among real and potential customers.
Can be defined by
• Role
• Challenges/Motivations
• Industry
• Goals
Inbound Methodology via Hubspot
What does Audience Personas Development Determine?
• What kind of content to create
• What tone, style, and delivery strategies you need to develop
• What topics and targets should you focus on to help continually grow your business
• How your Content Strategy will evolve
So, what might your Buyer Look Like?
Repeat Client
Challenges are easily identifiable
Know how they like to communicate
Can help them communite internally
Potential Client
Need to better understand mission & brand
May have in-town and out-of-town decision makers
Multiple Entities Involved
Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers make up decision makers/influencers
Owner does not know your brand; ongoing relationship with architect; focusing on
proposed team members
Research Audience Needs
What do your Audiences Need [Want] to Know?
• All Content should seek to Educate, Inform, or Entertain
• Consider where your audience will consume this content
• Detailed Case Studies for Projects like mine
• How to sell your solutions to internal stakeholders
Strangers
Visitors
Leads
Customers
Promoters
Quality Content around broader, shareable topics that
drive visibility and engagement. Blog Articles,
Infographics, Videos.
Content that is useful and timely. Niche topics, market
specific to your offering and solution. More detailed
features/benefits; assessment tools, process
documents.
Combination of content to a more defined audience
specific to audience needs. White papers, detailed
project sheets, testimonials, Calls to Action.
Custom Content that answers buyer key concerns.
FAQs, Research Studies, Ebooks, Webinars, Exclusive
Events/Workshops.
Custom Content that reinforces buying decision.
Customer-Only Events/Workshops, Loyalty Programs,
Exclusive Client-Only Content (email), Case Studies.
Stages in the Buying Cycle
Execution & Amplification 3
Planning Templates
Excel Spreadsheet/Google Docs
Example - Content Planning
Amplification
How to Spread the Word?
• Email Blasts
• E-Newsletters
• Website Homepage/Blog/News
• Webinars
• (Organic) Social Media Posts
• Programmatic Marketing
• Digital Advertising
• On-Page/Off-Page SEO
• Employees’ Social
• Customers’ social
• Display ads
• Paid Social
• Guest Posts
• Paid Media
• Earned Media
• Offline Ads (Print)
Across all Social Media
Email Marketing
Through Your Website Blog
Compiled Digital Media Kit
Measurement & Metrics 4
The Early Years
Google Social Acquisitions (organic)
Integrated Social Media Management and Analytics Tool
Integrated Social Media Management and Analytics Tool
Google Adwords – PCP. Don’t see what you like? Pay for it!
• What do you want to get out of a social content strategy?
• Analytics can help you improve upon what works and what doesn't.
• Social media is still just a billboard, unless you measure and react.
• Direct conversions are the holy grail of social media, but rarely
happen in our industry
• Social media channels are not all the same and should be treated
differently to maximize engagement
Summary
4 Steps to a Content Strategy
1. Setting Objectives
2. Defining Buyers & Audience Needs
3. Execution & Amplification Plan
4. Measurement & Metrics
SOURCES:
• http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/what-is-content-marketing/
• Jay Baer, Convince & Convert
• http://www.slideshare.net/NewsCred/how-to-build-a-content-marketing-strategy-43549981/11-Put_Your_CustomersNeeds_FirstMake_them
• http://www.slideshare.net/NewsCred/how-to-build-a-content-marketing-strategy-43549981/20-Content_marketing_mission_statementBecome_a
• Inbound Methodology via Hubspot
• Examples via Desmone Architect, Green Building Alliance
Questions?
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