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Brand or Publisher? Walking the Authenticity Tightrope
Jenn EldinDigital Innovation & Content Strategy
American Express OPEN
An example of groundbreaking content…Can brands really do this?
“Snow Fall” is now a verb. Everyone wants to snowfall now, every day, all desks. To “snowfall” means to tell a story with fantastic content that is absolutely organic
to the storytelling itself.
The story originated from the sports desk – and took months
and months and months of time – but Snow Fall-type projects can
come from anywhere
Jill Abramson, Executive EditorThe New York Times
Pulitzer Prize3.5 million page views in 6 days
Witness: A Red Bull Explosion
3.5 million page views in 6 days 50 million page views in 4 days
vs.
Branded content generated 15x the engagement in 2/3 the time!
Nearly 60% of small businesses fail within four years.
The Problem OPEN Forum is Solving
Power the success of small business owners
OPEN Forum’s Mission
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195K+ Twitter Followers
Forum users are 83%more likely to recommend American Express
Millions of page views annually
Thousands of Community Members
200+ expert contributors
RELEVANCE
Topics laser focused on SBO needs & interests
Videos, infographics, articles, slideshows
REACH
A Snapshot of Forum Today
50+ pieces of content weekly
Dozens of Awards
OPEN Forum Homepage
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OPEN Forum Community
Drop the hard sell
Figure out what your customer actually wants - and give it to them
Be true to your strengths
Don’t outsource everything
Content is NOT a campaign
Keys to Brand Authenticity
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Drop the hard sell: Set and reinforce clear guidelines
• Practical, actionable advice
• Spark curiosity
• Written by experts
• Conversational
• Avoid excessive brand and product mentions
Guidelines for Powerful Branded Content
Drop the hard sell: Set and reinforce clear guidelines
Description of Branded Content & OPEN Voice
OPEN Voice
NEW: Markedbranded placements
To determine customer needs, we evaluated topics with these lenses. We continue to evolve the topics we cover based on real-time data.
Editorial Expertise
SBO Needs Research
Amex Brand Fit
Analytics (Web & Forum)
Figure out what your customer actually wants – and deliver it to them
Be true to your strengths
Don’t outsource everything
Pick a core benchmark, and monitor it consistently. Set a range of success.
25 10050
Shares/PV Range of success
Editorial TeamAnalytics
*Illustrative
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Content is NOT a Campaign… Respond real-time and invest in the long haul
Authenticity the Warby Parker way
“60% of consumers are under age 40 consult social media when making purchase decisions and care about causes”-Nielsen
TRUE TO THEIR STRENGHTS
CUSTOMERCENTRIC
SOFT SELL
SURPRISE AND DELIGHT
TRUE TO THEIR STRENGHTS
Authenticity the General Electric way
ONGOING COMMITMENT TOCONTENT EXCELLENCE