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SEO Boot CampUsing Paid, Earned and Owned Media to Surface Content for SEO Mike Samec Vice President of Digital Strategy G&S Business Communications

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Paid, Owned and Earned Media

Owned

Earned Paid

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Paid, Owned and Earned Media

Owned

Earned Paid

• Website• Blog• Social Channels

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Paid, Owned and Earned Media

Owned

Earned Paid• Reviews• Social

media feeds• Articles

• Website• Blog• Social Channels

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Paid, Owned and Earned Media

Owned

Earned Paid• Social ads• Sponsored

content• Paid Search

• Reviews• Social

media feeds• Articles

• Website• Blog• Social Channels

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Owned Media

Owned

Earned Paid

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Control Your Destiny

Owned

Earned Paid

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Red Flag - you aren’t ranking for branded search terms!

Owned

Earned Paid

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Google Search Console

Owned

Earned Paid

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Where Do You Want to be?

Owned

Earned Paid

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Branded and non-branded terms

Owned

Earned Paid

Branded• Dogaholics dog groomers• Dogaholics pet store• Dogaholics dog toys Non-branded• Dog groomers• Pet stores• Dog toys

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Brainstorm

Owned

Earned Paid

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Start with Keyword Research

Owned

Earned Paid

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Don’t be stuck in the middle of nowhere

Owned

Earned Paid

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Fish Where The Fish Are

Owned

Earned Paid

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Pick the Page to Rank

Owned

Earned Paid

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Think in 3D

Owned

Earned Paid

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Are You Worthy?

Owned

Earned Paid

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How to know your content is good

Owned

Earned Paid

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Source: Jonah Berger, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania

Owned

Earned Paid

Six STEPPS to Go Viral!

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Source: Jonah Berger, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania

Owned

Earned Paid

Six STEPPS to Go Viral!

Social Currency

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#powerofPR@msamec

Source: Jonah Berger, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania

Owned

Earned Paid

Six STEPPS to Go Viral!

Social Currency

Triggers

S T

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Source: Jonah Berger, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania

Owned

Earned Paid

Six STEPPS to Go Viral!

Social Currency

Triggers Emotion

S T E

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Source: Jonah Berger, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania

Owned

Earned Paid

Six STEPPS to Go Viral!

Social Currency

PublicTriggers Emotion

S T E P

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Source: Jonah Berger, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania

Owned

Earned Paid

Six STEPPS to Go Viral!

Social Currency

PublicTriggers PracticalEmotion

S T E P P

#powerofPR@msamec

Source: Jonah Berger, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania

Owned

Earned Paid

Six STEPPS to Go Viral!

Social Currency

PublicTriggers PracticalEmotion Stories

S ST E P P

#powerofPR@msamec

Six STEPPS to Go Viral!

Social Currency

PublicTriggers PracticalEmotion Stories

S ST E P P

Viral

Source: Jonah Berger, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania

Owned

Earned Paid

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How to own Owned

Owned

Earned Paid

• Ensure your site is indexed. Install Google search console

• Add your street address to website. Store hours for retail/consumer

• Create social channels!

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Earned Media

Owned

Earned Paid

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Extend Your Reach

Owned

Earned Paid

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Third Party Credibility

Owned

Earned Paid

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Sentiment

Owned

Earned Paid

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Identify Key Influencers

Owned

Earned Paid

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Other Resources

Owned

Earned Paid

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Who already ranks?

Owned

Earned Paid

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Competitor Intel

Owned

Earned Paid

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Find Social Followers

Owned

Earned Paid

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Pitch It

Owned

Earned Paid

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Article Pick-Up

Owned

Earned Paid

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Owned

Earned Paid

Earn Earned• Create share-worthy content

• Tell a story

• Pitch it!

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Paid Media

Owned

Earned Paid

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Go Live Faster

Owned

Earned Paid

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Extend Your Reach

Owned

Earned Paid

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Boost on Social

Owned

Earned Paid

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Paid does show up in Search

Owned

Earned Paid

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Don't forget Bing

Owned

Earned Paid

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Social channels have Search too

Owned

Earned Paid

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Pay to Own

Owned

Earned Paid

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Buying Paid• Extend reach, faster

• Social ads can earn attention

• Paid search to promote, block competitors

• Don’t forget sites other than Google

Owned

Earned Paid

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Bringing It All Together

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Your 3-step Plan to using Owned, Earned and Paid

• Start with owned because, you own it

• Earn it. Tell a story worth sharing

• Pay up. Increase your reach and opportunity through strategic purchases

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