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Transcript of Thought Leadership Marketing
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP MARKETING
Reno-Tahoe AMA – July 23rd, 2008
Dana VanDen Heuvel
Dana is the founder of The MarketingSavant Group and a widely recognized specialist in thought leadership and emerging marketing technologies such as blogging, social media, RSS, Internet communities and interactive marketing trends and best practices and speaks regularly on these topics at industry events. Dana is the creator of the American Marketing Association “TechnoMarketing” training series and the author of the AMA Marketech ’08 guide to marketing technology.
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The Five Key Topics We’ll Explore:
1 | Defining Thought Leadership & Its Growth in B2B Marketing
Thought leadership is fast becoming the most widely used and desired B2B marketing practice...
2 | Attaining Thought Leader Status – The Thought Leader’s Mindset
Thought leaders set themselves apart using eight mandatory attributes.
3 | Thought Leadership Cases & Companies
Who’s using thought leadership marketing and how.
4 | The Thought Leadership Marketing Toolkit
The tools of the trade for thought leadership marketers.
5 | Building & Measuring the Thought Leadership Marketing Plan
How to, pitfalls and how to know if you’re succeeding with thought leadership marketing.
What is Thought Leadership Marketing?
RainToday.com
“Thought leadership centers on earning trust and credibility. Thought leaders get noticed by offering something different—information, insights, and ideas, for instance. Thought leadership positions you and your company as an industry authority and resource and trusted advisor by establishing your reputation as a generous contributor to your industry.”
Economist Intelligence Unit, 2008
“Traditional approaches to B2B
marketing are losing their impact.
Today, B2B marketers are turning
towards thought leadership as a
way to differentiate their products
and services in an increasingly
competitive market.”
TLM Tops B2B Marketers Lists
Thought Leadership Marketing –Tops for Marketers & Buyers
Benefits of Thought Leadership
Marketing
Prospects put themselves further into the sales cycle
Shorten the sales cycle
Change the pattern & terms of how people buy from you
Diminish price resistance
Prospects experience your value before buying
Buyers invested in your before purchasing
Growth in media placements & requests
Search Marketing find-ability
Great content is good for search engines and customers
The Five Key Topics We’ll Explore:
1 | Defining Thought Leadership & Its Growth in B2B Marketing
Thought leadership is fast becoming the most widely used and desired B2B marketing practice...
2 | Attaining Thought Leader Status – The Thought Leader’s Mindset
Thought leaders set themselves apart using eight mandatory attributes.
3 | Thought Leadership Cases & Companies
Who’s using thought leadership marketing and how.
4 | The Thought Leadership Marketing Toolkit
The tools of the trade for thought leadership marketers.
5 | Building & Measuring the Thought Leadership Marketing Plan
How to, pitfalls and how to know if you’re succeeding with thought leadership marketing.
“Thought leadership is the recognition from the outside world that the company deeply understands its business, the needs of its customers and the broader marketplace in which it operates.”
Thought Leadership is Attained
Your customers grant you TL status
You can influence using TLM tools & tactics
It’s not about budget – it’s about Intellectual Capital and Content
Set yourself apart through mandatory TLM attributes
Elise Bauer
Thought Leadership Marketing Mindset
1) They love what they do – energy & motivation2) They have the drive to teach – no strings attached3) They reach out and communicate – to everyone4) They take risks with messaging – on the edge5) They balance confidence with curiosity & learning –
learn from everyone6) They put in the time today (TLM activities) for
tomorrow’s benefit7) They never stop working, connecting and
communicating – not drip marketing, but constant education
Attributes: Thought Leadership Marketers
1) Marketing
2) Qualifications
3) Body of Work (Activity Leadership)
4) Body of Knowledge (Intellectual Capital)
5) Continuous Improvement
6) The Network
7) The Physical Plant (staying fit – as a company)
8) Self-Management
Guruship - Carl Friesen, Principal of Global Reach Communications
The Five Key Topics We’ll Explore:
1 | Defining Thought Leadership & Its Growth in B2B Marketing
Thought leadership is fast becoming the most widely used and desired B2B marketing practice...
2 | Attaining Thought Leader Status – The Thought Leader’s Mindset
Thought leaders set themselves apart using eight mandatory attributes.
3 | Thought Leadership Cases & Companies
Who’s using thought leadership marketing and how.
4 | The Thought Leadership Marketing Toolkit
The tools of the trade for thought leadership marketers.
5 | Building & Measuring the Thought Leadership Marketing Plan
How to, pitfalls and how to know if you’re succeeding with thought leadership marketing.
Thought Leadership MarketerCisco
Entire senior management team is organized around the goal of promoting Cisco as a thought leader in the technology field
Earning credibility by creating information that places company objectives second to the goal of educating prospects
Every Cisco executive must establish and nurture his or her own reputation for thought leadership, through blogging, public speaking, and writing articles
“When you look at thought leadership you can break it out into a number of different areas. It must be visionary. It looks at the future. It must be provocative, and it must put the our customer’s needs first.”
Mark Peshoff, Senior Director of Cisco’s Executive Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership MarketerCisco
Thought Leadership MarketerCisco
“Once thought leadership is established, the rest of the industry, the media, academia, government policymakers and the broader business community turn to that company for ideas and for insights into where things are going.”
“The credibility we gain through thought leadership contributes to a sustainable market leadership position.
“Cisco’s status in the technology field, and the business world, and its dedication to thought leadership are inseparable.”
Mark Peshoff, Senior Director of Cisco’s Executive Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership MarketerADVANTA
Small business focused credit card company is changing the business financing discussion through ideas
Created ideablog.com to stir the conversation about what it stands for
Positioning itself as the most helpful credit card company to small business
Involved in other small business related causes to help developing countries
Online resources for small business owners just getting started
Thought Leadership MarketerPheedo
Start the conversation & set the tone for a new industry
First to market with data & expectations
Built on blogging & community
Strong media & speaking presence
Thought Leadership MarketerCrest Toothpaste
In the 1950s, the Holy Grail of toothpaste was to create a product with therapeutic as well as cosmetic benefits. Crest got there first—and dominated for decades.
1960 recognition by the American Dental Assoc.
Set the conversation for the entire toothpaste industry
The Crest Dental Plan (Club Crest)
“Health Expressions” newsletter
Online resources for both dentists and consumers (lessons, talking points, chat)
Best-selling toothpaste in America for more than three decades.
Thought Leadership MarketerBreakthrough Management Group, Inc.
Leader in Six Sigma consulting, training, and software support tools
Media Availability & Expert Commentary (hundreds of column inches worth of helpful press)
Keynote speakers, industry event chairs
Cause Alignment
CEO Blog
Newsletters
Free Webinars
Thought Leadership MarketerBreakthrough Management Group, Inc.
“Our thought leadership efforts have become the flagship for BMG’s reputation, which has helped our global expansion tremendously,” says Silverstein. “It has been especially helpful in Asia and Latin America, where name recognition goes a long way. My industry reputation has helped BMG’s sales team get their foot in the door in key overseas markets.”
David Silverstein, CEO, BMGI
Thought Leadership is a Way of Being
Brian Carroll
“It’s not about trying to pontificate on how great you
are, or just trying to edify yourself. In a lot of ways,
it’s truly a way of being. It’s something you can’t say
about yourself… it’s really what others say about
you.”
The Five Key Topics We’ll Explore:
1 | Defining Thought Leadership & Its Growth in B2B Marketing
Thought leadership is fast becoming the most widely used and desired B2B marketing practice...
2 | Attaining Thought Leader Status – The Thought Leader’s Mindset
Thought leaders set themselves apart using eight mandatory attributes.
3 | Thought Leadership Cases & Companies
Who’s using thought leadership marketing and how.
4 | The Thought Leadership Marketing Toolkit
The tools of the trade for thought leadership marketers.
5 | Building & Measuring the Thought Leadership Marketing Plan
How to, pitfalls and how to know if you’re succeeding with thought leadership marketing.
Mapping the Thought Leadership Marketing Toolkit
Articles, Research & Whitepapers
Weekly articles (trade, paper, web)
Blogs
Whitepapers (answer customer questions by vertical)
Research reports & surveys
Speaking, Workshops & Seminars
Connect with audience
Set your platform for the industry
Engage, interact, get feedback, LEARN!
Generate in-person leads
Industry events, workshops, local opps, client symposium, etc.
List ALL industry events
Volunteer
Get Blogging (Transparency)
STILL a hot topic for marketers
<10% of Fortune 500 on board
Metaphor for:
Transparent communication
Authenticity
Responsibility
Reputation
Blogosphere doubles: 5-7mos
Start a Cause
Take a stand & deliver unique value (self reflection, knowledge of market, commitment)
Starbucks
USPS
Advanta
UNICEF
Virtual Online Events + Webinars
Add value without the travel
Driven by:
Content
Connections
Reputation
Clean data collection & web 2.0 integration
Leverage assets for SMO and U-Search
Includes Second Life
Collaborative Idea Generation
Leverage the wisdom of crowds/customers to improve the company
Submit, vote, watch, see what gets put into action
Integrate into other TLM activities
Dell
Oracle
Starbucks
Ask questions, get recommended
Great for corporate customer groups
Cast a wide net for upcoming and acute-need talent
Allows employees to connect with the rest of the world, and each other
Custom Social Network
Customers gain access to the significant corporate resources
Connect to current and ex-employees with whom I feel a real camaraderie
Endless opportunities for doing business with other employees regionally, nationally, or globally.
Involvement in initiatives of mutual interest such as community projects
The Five Key Topics We’ll Explore:
1 | Defining Thought Leadership & Its Growth in B2B Marketing
Thought leadership is fast becoming the most widely used and desired B2B marketing practice...
2 | Attaining Thought Leader Status – The Thought Leader’s Mindset
Thought leaders set themselves apart using eight mandatory attributes.
3 | Thought Leadership Cases & Companies
Who’s using thought leadership marketing and how.
4 | The Thought Leadership Marketing Toolkit
The tools of the trade for thought leadership marketers.
5 | Building & Measuring the Thought Leadership Marketing Plan
How to, pitfalls and how to know if you’re succeeding with thought leadership marketing.
Are You Ready for Thought Leadership?
1) Do you love what you do?1) Passionate enough to push TL
2) Sustain interest in years to come
2) Are you willing to teach?1) “Educate the market” mentality
2) Do you “enjoy helping your customers & prospects”?
3) Are you comfortable with “reaching outside”?1) Expand beyond your existing network
4) Are you will to take a stand with your message?1) Do you have a unique position on industry issues?
2) Can you frame & express those views?
3) Can you get people to notice?
Are You Ready for Thought Leadership?
5) Are you a “confident learner”?
1) Balance your positions with listening
2) Ears to the ground for trend shifts & opportunities
6) Do you have a “long-term” perspective?
1) Spend time today for reward tomorrow
2) “Faith in the future”
7) Are you comfortable with “no end point” to TL?
1) Willing to work a long time toward this goal
2) Stay motivated!
Building Blocks of TLMLead
Capture & Nurturing
Media & Outreach
Delivery Schedule
Content/Intellectual Capital
Industry Dialogue
Passion / Mindset / Commitment
Barriers to Overcome
In a survey of professional service firms, they identified key barriers to pursuing a thought leadership marketing strategy.
1) Marketing Resources (time, money, people)
2) No Incentive (no reward for TL activities)
3) Lack of Process (ineffective approach to TL capture)
4) Secrecy (can’t talk about clients or ideas – no “proof”)
5) No Skills (lack of know-how to capture IC)
6) Burdensome Approval Process (red tape)
7) No Recognition (firm doesn’t value TL)The Bloom Group, LLC
Five Keys to Successful TLM
Be Generous With Your Knowledge Share beyond the marketing speak
Be Consistent Calendar your activities – daily, weekly, monthly
routine
Always Deliver Value Listen, think, revise, teach, repeat
Take A Stand Take your strong positions to market
Focus On The Long-term Benefits Track your results in months & years
Altruism Before Capitalism
Dana VanDen Heuvel
“In short, this is simply an organization putting the
needs of its constituents ahead of its own needs. Or,
aligning itself with advancing the welfare of its
customers before (and while) advancing its own. “
Success Metrics
Reach
How many hear your message?
Acquisition
Who’s attention did you get?
Conversion
What information did you gather?
Who can you contact as a “lead”?
Retention
Who follows you after the acquisition?
Watch for the Book!
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