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A Marketer’s Guide to Thinking and Acting Like a Publisher
Presented by: DJ Francis Derek Phillips
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No blog posts in months…or years
A tweetless Twitter feed
An abandoned Facebook page
Not very newsworthy newsletters
A Stale website
A dead email list
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It’s daunting, isn’t it?
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Why Does Content Matter?
“Instead of pitching your products or services, you are delivering information that makes your buyer more intelligent. The essence of this content strategy is the belief that if we, as businesses, deliver consistent, ongoing valuable information to buyers, they ultimately reward us with their business and loyalty.” “Joe Pulizzi, Junta42.com”
“If your content speaks well it grows a relationship between your company and your customers or users. Then, in the context of that relationship, your content can persuade.” “Colleen Jones, Author of Clout”
“When you do Inbound Marketing, you only approach people who self-qualify themselves. They demonstrate an interest in your content, so they are likely to be interested in your product.” “Rick Burnes, Hubspot”
Yet, everyone is talking about content marketing
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Why Does Content Matter?
• Prolonged and deeper engagement with your audience
• Added value to the customer • You as more than a product or service
provider but a trusted resource
When done right, content promotes
Thus benefiting
Brand Consumer
Business
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Time to think like a publisher
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How Do Publishers Think?
All content is created by real people. If that content is transparent in terms of source and agenda, then it’s real. Whether or not it’s ‘journalism’ is not really important.” “Rex Hammock, CEO of Hammock Inc.”
MyBusiness | Digital Edition | 2008
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“Red Bull has created compelling content from hundreds of sports and culture events and athlete projects for nearly 25 years. From the beginning, we filmed, photographed and provided high quality stories for broadcast, print and digital media partners ... Red Bull is fulfilling its brand promise through content – this is what we've been about for over two decades.” “Red Bulletin associate publisher, Raymond Roke”
How Do Publishers Think?
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Why Think Like A Publisher?
In order to benefit from content, you need to think like a publisher
• Plan: Create a planning process for content to meet business objectives.
• Source: Coordinate, create and manage content to stay relevant, timely and valuable.
• Govern: Evaluate previous iterations; optimize for maximum effectiveness.
Understand what makes content great…for your audience, in your industry, and for your business.
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It starts with great content
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The six elements of great content 1) Useful 2) Reliable 3) Portable 4) Personable, 5) Unique 6) Expert
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What Makes Content Great?
Personable content Possesses brand voice with a twist. Enthralling. Memorable. Never boring.
Expert content Leverages internal assets to produce content trusted by consumers.
Unique content Gives exclusive information to engage and delight rabid audiences.
Useful content Provides the information the user
needs to complete a task.
Reliable content Becomes part of the user’s routine;
consistent, dependable, familiar.
Portable content Goes wherever the user goes, in whatever
format is most convenient for them.
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With content consumable in any setting, in any location, on any device, anywhere in the world, many new opportunities are available.
Publishing isn’t the same anymore.
Harness the power of digital for all it’s worth…and also make sure you’re creating what people actually want.
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All the more reason for a content strategy
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Content strategy Is the way you manage all of these elements.
How Content Strategy Relates To Publishing
But, what is content strategy?
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Google now returns more than 1.5M results on any given day.
How Content Strategy Relates To Publishing
There has been a lot of talk lately.
A popular question…
Google Results for “content strategy”
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How Content Strategy Relates To Publishing
Content Strategy the process of planning for the creation, aggregation, delivery and governance of useful, usable and desirable content in an experience that drives a deliberate result.
We call it a process because it is a continuing practice, ensuring fresh, relevant content and thus user engagement.
This is what publishing is: delivering content people want …for a profit.
How Content Strategy Relates To Publishing
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The Three Phases of Digital Publishing
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Three Phases of Digital Publishing
The publishing part of this process can be broken down into three main phases.
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Three Phases of Digital Publishing
Content strategy begins with a plan to guide your content efforts.
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Phase 1
Use key insights and industry best practices to mitigate risk and evaluate assets.
• Customer needs • Business objectives • Content assets • Marketplace gaps
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Other Key Considerations
• Are there additional channels to be considered? • How does the audience want to experience this content? (Device, location, time, etc.) • Am I tracking the correct criteria? • What content creates a fatal discrepancy with the current brand or objectives?
Phase 1
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Phase 1: Example
Groupon
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Phase 1: EXTRA CREDIT
What processes exist to support any content plans?
How long can current resources support the current scope?
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Three Phases of Digital Publishing
Content strategy follows with a means to source the content you require.
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Phase 2
Use planning insights to craft or otherwise provide quality, targeted content.
• Repurposing potential • Edit priority
• Content generation
• Content channels/devices
• Social and optimization
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Phase 2
Other Key Considerations
• Is messaging consistent and appropriate across channels?
• How will edits optimize your SERP rankings?
• How will customer commentary add to the content
experience and be incorporated elsewhere?
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Phase 2
Syndication Disseminating content to devices, sites & mediums • Identify sources • Leverage YOUR channels • Establish consistent feeds • Look to your customers • Be social
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Phase 2
Syndication Two things to consider
Direct dissemination Distributes content through channels under your brand auspices.
Print Ipad Smartphones
Indirect dissemination Distributes content through channels managed by others.
Brand videos shared on YouTube
Articles displayed on partner websites
Your brand expert’s commentary
featured in others’ educational content
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Phase 2: Example
The Motley Fool
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Phase 2: EXTRA CREDIT
What approval process is necessary?
How will customer responses be handled? +1
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Three Phases of Digital Publishing
Smart content strategy necessitates governance for long-term traction.
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Phase 3
Maintain high level of content excellence to appeal to current and future customers
• Maintenance intervals • Metrics
• Social feedback
• Iterative review
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Phase 3
Other Key Considerations
• What’s worked, what hasn’t and why? • How has the industry, marketplace, product
or customer changed since starting this effort?
• Is expansion appropriate?
• What emerging channels should play a role
in future efforts?
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Phase 3: Example
Center for Disease Control
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Phase 3: EXTRA CREDIT
How can you prove content’s value to internal stakeholders?
How can you operationalize your content and findings?
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What are the benefits of content strategy?
Strategic Relevant
Efficient Consistent
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Questions?
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Derek Phillips Content Director
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