Post on 15-Aug-2015
Oi 2015 Conference
Cardiff City Hall
07:05:15
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Dr Jonathan Deacon Reader in Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Ms Jacqueline Harris Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing
University of South Wales Business School
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‘Crossing the boundaries…what do
digital customers really want?’
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This masterclass builds upon research in digital marke5ng at the University of South Wales, So at the end of the session we want you to have a greater understanding of: • the authen5city of the marke5ng message in the
digital environment , • how to develop a trusted and authen5c message
in online communica5on, • appreciate how this feature is key to compe55ve
advantage and developing an on going rela5onship with the market,
To do this we will: • introduce a framework to use in your business or
workspace to be>er understand the nature of authen5c marke5ng communica5ons. ..
• which can evolve with the organisa5on and the market needs as they unfold, change and mature.
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Is it time to ‘Re-Think’ Marketing?
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Marketing online is different…?
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Let’s talk about communication!
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The ONE Basic Marcomms goal:
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CONTENT MARKETING.
Last year, 91% of B2B marketers said they used
Source: (h>p://contentmarke5ngins5tute.com/2013/10/2014-‐b2b-‐content-‐marke5ng-‐research/)
So it’s EASY to justify
WRITING IT.
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Only 42% of B2B marketers say they are effective at
Source: (h8p://contentmarke=ngins=tute.com/2013/10/2014-‐b2b-‐content-‐marke=ng-‐research/)
But that doesn’t mean people aren’t reading YOUR
CONTENT.
CONTENT MARKETING.
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THE PROBLEM doesn’t lie with your
CONTENT
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THE PROBLEM doesn’t lies with your
STRATEGY
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Service Category Brand Evergreen Blog
Sub Sub
Home Page
Category 1 post post Posts
Category 2
Category 3
post post Posts
post post Posts
Sub Sub Sub Sub
Content or Products Content or Products
Naturally easier to build general authority here
You need a strategy to build authority here
YOU NEED A STRATEGY TO BUILD AUTHORITY.
Source: (h8p://searchengineland.com/dealing-‐key-‐exec-‐thinks-‐seo-‐spam-‐213255)
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Establish Clear Goals.
“If You Don’t Set Goals You Have Nothing To Measure Success Against”
Increase Traffic
Increase Sales/Revenue
Increase Enquiries
Become a Resource/Authority
Increase Visibility
Increase Social Reach
Increase Newsletter Subscriptions
Download a Resource
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you need to understand THEIR:
GOALS LIKES
BEHAVIOURS CHALLENGES
AND MORE
UNDERSTAND YOUR AUDIENCE.
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By CoP/CoI/Tribe. Once you know your AUDIENCE group them
Use this to tailor content to
THEIR NEEDS. @LibertyRichF @LibertyOnlineUK Libertymarketing.co.uk
The emergence of ‘slash’ (/)
identities… Communities of Practice Communities of Interest
Tribes…
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…the (social) science bit!
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Your sense of 'self’ is… the knowledge that you construct…
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INDIVIDUALLY through making sense of interactions
or the focus on artefacts and ‘knowing’
created through shared production from the SOCIAL CONTEXT itself (at the centre
of meaning making)
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Increasingly our self/selves are defined as a project:
…identity is framed carefully depending on who we are trying to
be, or become and belong…(as perceived by ourselves and others)
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So… just because you’re an accountant doesn’t mean you can’t also be a rock star/blogger/DJ/baker…!
Sociology
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It’s all about the experience… the concept of
‘flow’ and optimal experiences
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‘doing and being’ ‘becoming’
‘belonging and kinship’
The power of ‘others’…
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The Workshop
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How can you help them with their ‘self-project’ –pains; gains
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What do they want? When do they want it? How do they want it?
Gain creators; pain relievers
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CO1: Look around corners
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CO2:Be brave about the past
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Sociology
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CO3:Be brave about the past…and the future
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• Who is the one person you want to talk to? • What is the one thing you want to say to
them? • What is the one thing you want them to do/
feel? • What's the one way in which you will know?
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We can probably
help… give us a
call! © University of South Wales
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Dr Jonathan Deacon Reader in Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Ms Jacqueline Harris Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing
University of South Wales Business School
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