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5 Essential Qualities of the World's Most Successful Content Marketing Companies - Marcus Sheridan...
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5 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL CONTENT
MARKETING COMPANIES
By Marcus
Sheridan,
www.TheSalesLion.co
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@TheSalesLion
I used to be a pool
guy..
“Be honest with me
Marcus, were businesses
oversold on all this social
media and content
marketing hype?”@TheSalesLion
-Costco Magazine
“Marcus, I just can’t get
management to see the
potential in this. Getting buy-in
has been impossible…”
@TheSalesLion
-say hundreds of emails I’ve gotten over the years
We’ve been talking about
this stuff the wrong way.
@TheSalesLion
“I really think we should be blogging.”
“When prospects visit our
website, do we help
solve their problems
better than anyone else
in the world?”@TheSalesLion
What would our industry
look like if we never used
these words again:
• Social Media Marketing
• Content Marketing
• Inbound Marketing• Blogging
(What are we really talking about?)
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Listening, Communicating, Teaching, Helping
The companies that truly
understand these principles are
the ones doing incredible things
online…and off.
@TheSalesLion
5 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL
CONTENT MARKETING COMPANIES
Part 1: They Embrace the Reality of Zero Moment of
Truth
70%
This transparent color box is a useful option for some larger images.2: Management and Employee Buy In
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“If you work at
Segue
Technologies,
you’re in
marketing.”-Ron Novak, VP
“Since starting this just over 18 month ago, we
can account for at least $4 Million in additional
revenue because of our content marketing
efforts…”-Ron Novak, VP of Segue Technologies
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3: They Don’t Overthink The Strategy
(They Ask, You Answer)
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“The BIG Five”1. Cost
2. Problems
3. Versus
4. Reviews
5. Best
$2.5 Million
ROI anyone?
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4: They Utilize the Power of Insourcing
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This transparent color box is a useful option for some larger images.5. They Have a Dedicated Content Manager
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The Amazing Story of
Health Catalyst
Why?
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