The biggest challenge to create a durable and engagement social media experience is to publish the right content mix to maximize engagement and ultimately convert your fan base into customers.
Content Marketing supports Social Media management by helping companies plan for the right content strategies.
This presentation given at Word of Mouth Marketing University (WOMMU) will help you understand:
- Social Media ROI
- Four types of content to create engagement and conversions
- How to brainstorm content ideas
- How to plan the right mix for your editorial calendar
- The tools to help you publish content effectively
- How to measure the performance of you content
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Did Commander Chris Hadfield do Content
Marketing?
No. While extremely popular on social media, he
doesn’t intentionally market or sell anything.
Did NASA do Content Marketing?
No. While benefiting from Commander Hadfield’s
fame, they don’t intentionally market or sell
anything.
So was there any Content Marketing at play?
Yes, the social media platforms used by
Commander Chris Hadfield did intentionally
benefit from the published content.
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Content Marketing is the science
of publishing content with the
intent of creating a transaction.
7. AGENDA
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SESSION AGENDA
1. Content is fuel for Social Media success
2. Define personas to understand your audience
3. Define your content strategy & topics
4. Organize it all with an editorial calendar
5. Define and measure performance
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Make sure you define
measurable goals
1. CONTENT IS FUEL FOR SOCIAL
MEDIA SUCCESS
16. A FEW STATS ON SOCIAL MEDIA GOALS
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1. CONTENT IS FUEL FOR SOCIAL
MEDIA SUCCESS
http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Which-Social-Media-Marketing-Tactics-Work-Best/1009756
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1. CONTENT IS FUEL FOR SOCIAL
MEDIA SUCCESS
http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Which-Social-Media-Marketing-Tactics-Work-Best/1009756
Content
A FEW STATS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TACTICS
19. CONTENT IS KING
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1. CONTENT IS FUEL FOR SOCIAL
MEDIA SUCCESS
Content drives:
• Engagement from Social Media
• Traffic from Search Engines (SEO)
• Direct marketing from Emails & Newsletters
• Promotional campaigns
• Events
• Sales
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1. CONTENT IS FUEL FOR SOCIAL
MEDIA SUCCESS
Your content
Social Media
sites
Sales!
Leads
Clients share
experiences
Visitors
Visitors convert
into leads
Leads convert
into sales
You distribute
content
Visitors share
content
Testimonials
23. UNDERSTAND YOUR AUDIENCE
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2. DEFINE PERSONAS TO
UNDERSTAND YOUR AUDIENCE
• Identifying your audiences enables you to better
understand what are the key triggers for your target
audience.
• At a high level, there is a strong difference in decision
making whether your audience is B2C, B2B or both.
• There can be a bias on demography whether your
audience is mostly male or female, or both.
• And then, you need to account for your audience’s
decision making process in order to be there when
they need you.
27. UNDERSTAND YOUR AUDIENCE
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2. DEFINE PERSONAS TO
UNDERSTAND YOUR AUDIENCE
Tailor your content according to your audience's:
• Buyer group (B2B or B2C)
• Demographics (Male, Female, Income)
• Level of interest in you product (Need/Pain point vs
Nice to Have)
• Decision making process
• Platforms they interact the most with
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
THE 5 TYPES OF CONTENT
1. Original
Mostly used on your Blog
2. Curated
Mostly used on Social Media
3. From the community (UGC)
Blog & Social Media
4. Promotional (it’s all about you)
Mostly used on Social Media
5. Advertising
Other properties, usually not relevant for sharing.
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
1. Original (all about your audience)
• Informative (Did you know)
• Utility / Useful (How to)
• Exclusive (Behind de scenes)
• Questions (Answers to)
• Within daily life context (event, weather,
news, etc.)
THE 5 TYPES OF CONTENT
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
2. Curated (keep the audience engaged)
• Articles from other sources (blogs,
news, etc.)
• Mention of other interesting websites
• Mention of interesting videos or photos
• Mention of interesting events
• Mention of interesting people
• Source for original content
THE 5 TYPES OF CONTENT
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
3. From the community (UGC)
• Testimonials
• UGC photos & videos
• Polls
• Mentions from other blogs or social
media users
THE 5 TYPES OF CONTENT
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
4. Promotional (it’s all about you & conversions)
• Contests & Sweepstakes
• Coupons & deals
• Exclusive channel promotions
• Sign up to our newsletter
• Register to our event
• Follow us on another social channel
THE 5 TYPES OF CONTENT
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
5. Advertising
• Not relevant for sharing unless you have a
massive campaign running in traditional
media you want to talk about.
• Otherwise it’s just bragging.
THE 5 TYPES OF CONTENT
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
PURPOSE OF PLATFORMS
Your content
Social Media
sites
Sales!
Leads
Clients share
experiences
Visitors
Visitors convert
into leads
Leads convert
into sales
You distribute
content
Visitors share
content
Testimonials
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Do you have a blog?
3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
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In 2011, HubSpot data showed that there is a direct correlation of blogging
with traffic and lead generation.
Companies that blogged go once a week:
• 55% more Web site visitors,
• 97% more inbound links and
• 434% more indexed pages.
Insights from HubSpot's The 2011 State of Inbound Marketing² report found that:
• 57% of companies who blog have acquired a customer from a blog-generated
lead,
• 72% who blog weekly have acquired new customers and
• 76% have acquired customers while blogging 2-3 times a week.
3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
BLOGGING: DID YOU KNOW?
http://www.b2binbound.com/blog/?Tag=Buyer%20Persona
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IN 2013: YOU NEED TO BLOG MORE…
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33742/12-Revealing-Charts-to-Help-You-Benchmark-Your-Business-Blogging-
Performance-NEW-DATA.aspx
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
OK this is great! But
what the heck am I
going to talk about?
44. A FEW STATS ON CONTENT CHALLENGES
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http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Which-Social-Media-Marketing-Tactics-Work-Best/1009756
Challenging
3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
FOCUS ON ORIGINAL CONTENT
Original content guidelines
• Informative (Did you know)
• Utility / Useful (How to)
• Exclusive (Behind de scenes)
• Questions (Answers to)
• Within daily life context (event, weather,
news, etc.)
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
NEVER RUN OUT OF IDEAS
Use a mind mapping tool to graph
content topics
• Define your main topic areas
• Define subtopics
• Define content subject ideas
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3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
CONTENT CURATION FOR ENGAGEMENT
Curated content for social media
• Articles from other sources (blogs,
news, etc.)
• Mention of other interesting websites
• Mention of interesting videos or photos
• Mention of interesting events
• Mention of interesting people
• Source for original content
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Common engagement tactics on Social Media:
• Be useful (a resource) and entertaining
• Use trivia and current events
• Share engaging curated content aligned with
your brand or product
• Polls and questions to receive feedback
• Contests & sweepstakes every 4-6 weeks
• Offer very limited time coupons and offers
exclusive to the channel you are promoting
YOUR GOAL: TO ENGAGE WITH CONTENT
3. DEFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY & TOPICS
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4. ORGANIZE IT ALL WITH AN
EDITORIAL CALENDAR
BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER
Content
Types
Content
Topics
Content
Formats
Content
Distribution
Original
Curated
Community
Promotional
Article
Video
Photo
Infographic
Contest
Website
Social Media
Newsletters
Informative
Useful
Entertaining
Business Goals (i.e. intent) & KPIs
Exclusive
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4. ORGANIZE IT ALL WITH AN
EDITORIAL CALENDAR
EDITORIAL CALENDAR TEMPLATE
59. MOST COMMON KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
(KPI) ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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5. DEFINE AND MEASURE
PERFORMANCE
• Likes, Followers, Fans, etc
• Shares, Retweets, Repins, Mentions, etc.
• Localization check ins
• Most engaging content types
• Most engaging content topics
60. MOST IMPORTANT KPIs FOR YOUR BUSINESS
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5. DEFINE AND MEASURE
PERFORMANCE
• Referral traffic to website from Social Media
• Conversions/sales that were referred by
Social Media
• Newsletter subscription from Social Media
• Registered contest participants from Social
Media
• Coupon redemptions from Social Media
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Interactive agency specializing
in content marketing and digital
innovation
Started in 2002, Revsquare is an interactive agency based in
New York with offices in Paris (France), Montréal (Canada),
Sydney (Australie), Warsaw (Poland), and in Singapore.
Revsquare serves leading Fortune 500 media and retail
companies, small & medium companies around the world, as
well as start-ups trying to establish a name for themselves.
www.revsquare.com
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