Content Marketing Revolution: How to Generate Quality Traffic in 2014

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Steven Emms Taboola Europe <CUSTOMER LOGO> The Content Marketing Revolution How to Generate Quality Traffic in 2014

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2014 is being touted by many as The Year of Content. When done well, content marketing is good old-fashioned storytelling, which is more compelling than traditional, in-your-face advertising. Great content builds trust, is more likely to be shared in social media, has a long-lasting impact, and is great for SEO. But the widening sea of content being churned out so many is making it increasingly difficult for brands to surface their content to a targeted audience, at scale. Content recommendation platforms have become a key tool for ensuring content is viewed by targeted audiences, helping marketers lift brand awareness, build traffic, and generate product interest through content, at a highly competitive CPC/CPA.

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Steven  Emms  Taboola  Europe  

<CUSTOMER  LOGO>  

The Content Marketing Revolution How to Generate Quality Traffic in 2014

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Content marketing is not new

•   1895:  John  Deere  launches  The  Furrow  to  help  farmers  learn  about  new  agricultural  technology    •   1900:  Michelin  Guide  created  to  help  motorists  on-­‐the-­‐go  

•   1955:  The  Guinness  Book  of  Records  created  to  help  seBle  pub  bets  

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Content marketing usage in the UK (by tactic)

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Content marketing spending in the UK (next 12 mos.)

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Marketing content by the numbers

Source:  CMI,  June  2013  

100  hrs.  of  video  uploaded/min.  

Over  40  million  tweets  per  day    

20  million  pins  per  month  

205  webinars  per  week  

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Challenges when choosing content distribution

•  Cost  •  Scale  •  Measurement  

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How Taboola recommendation works

<  >   Context  meta  data  

CollaboraJve  Filtering                    bucketed  consump;on  groups  

User  Behavior          cookie  data  

Geo  recommenda;ons  based  on  region  

Social  Signals  Facebook/TwiBer  API  

How content discovery works

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•  Find  new  revenue  opportuniJes  •  Promote  engaging  content  •  Build  audience  

•  Reach  a  targeted  audience  •  Get  content  found,  consumed  &  shared  •  Drive  conversions,  acJons,  revenue!  

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Why it works: the ecosystem

Marketers  

Publishers  

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Example: Content drives e-commerce and lifts brand awareness

“Content  drives  over  70%  of  our  traffic,  2/3  of  which  can  be  a0ributed  to  na5ve  adver5sing  campaigns—and  our  business  grew  40%  from  Q1  to  Q2.”  

-­‐  Director  of  MarkeJng,  eSalon.com  

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ArKcles/Blogs   Pictures/Slideshows  

•   Tips  &  tricks  

•   Ordered  lists  

•   Industry  secrets  

•   Earned  media  

•   PosiJve  reviews  

•   Before  &  aSer  

•   Celebrity    

•   Food  recipes  

•   Fashion  &  style  ideas  

•   Funny/unbelievable  

•   How-­‐to…  

•   Behind-­‐the-­‐scenes  

•   Exclusive  interviews  

•   AuthenJc,  funny  

What kind of content works best?

Videos  

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DESKTOP   TV   MOBILE  TABLET  

Tip: Design content for mobile consumption

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Tip: Continuous testing & optimisation are key

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Taboola by the numbers

•   3  Billion  daily  recommendaJons  

•   300  Million  monthly  users  

•   5  Million+  sourced  content  items  

•   1000+  sourced  content  providers  

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Thank You!

@Taboola  

 www.Taboola.com