How to become a thought leader

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How to become a thought leader. Tips from Next Marketing, a marketing agency in Melbourne.

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HOW TO BECOMEA THOUGHTLEADER(AND WHY YOU SHOULD)

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WHO is an expert in your industry?

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WHO does your target audience

trust and look to for advice?

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WHO ARE THE

THOUGHT LEADERS?

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Is it YOU?

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If not, WHY not?

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Thought leadership lets you build your REPUTATION

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GROW your business

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Develop a long term marketing strategy that will KEEP WORKING for years

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Becoming a thought leadertakes time and HARD WORK

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You WON’T be a thought leader

overnight

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But the long term results are WELL WORTH the hard work

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Effective content marketing is one of the most

USEFUL TOOLS for thought leaders

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Create VALUBLE and INSIGHTFUL content for your readers

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Which they TRUST andfind useful

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PUBLISH IT on your blog

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SOCIAL MEDIAPAGES

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Other blogs and websites

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Create video and audio content

SPREAD THE WORD

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The more your content ENGAGES your audience

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The more likely they are to RETURN

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Tell their FRIENDS...

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And eventually becomeCUSTOMERS or CLIENTS

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There are other benefits to becoming a thought leader

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Other people will seek out your opinion

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And PROMOTE your brand on

your behalf

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To be effective as a thought

leader you need to put your

AUDIENCE FIRST

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Understand and listen to their needs

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Help them solvetheir problems

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Thought leadership ISN’T about self

promotion

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Thought leadership ISN’Ta direct sales tool

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Thought leadership IS about engaging with your audience

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building TRUST

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and IMPROVING their lives

Becoming a thought leader

can result in long termLOYALY and RESPECT

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Your audience will actively SEEK YOU OUT and do your

promoting for you

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...and ask us how we can help :)