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July 2014
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Content is the Fuel of the Web
“People Spend More than Half (53%) of Their Online
Time with Content. An Additional 30% of Time is
Spent in Places Where Content Can be Shared such
as Social Media & Email”
- AOL/Nielsen Content Sharing Study

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Content Marketing
“Content marketing is the marketing and business process
for creating and distributing relevant and valuable content
to attract, acquire, and engage a clearly defined and
understood target audience – with the objective of driving
profitable customer action.”
- Content Marketing Institute

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What type of B2B Content?
➔ Social media posts, tweets, pins
➔ Blogs, articles, interviews
➔ Web content - landing pages
➔ Email blasts, press releases, media advisories
➔ Downloads: whitepapers, case studies, customer
success stories, research reports, best practice
guides, product spec. sheets
➔ Webinars, slide presentations
➔ Infographics, videos, rich media

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Converged Media? Paid, Owned, Earned Media...
Content marketing costs
62% less than traditional
marketing and generates
about 3 times as many leads.
- DemandMetric study

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How do my customers find this content?
➔ Search Engines - Google & Bing
➔ Social Media - LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube
➔ Email blasts - house list, media partners
➔ Your website - direct visit or links
➔ Your sales team & CSRs sharing
➔ Viral sharing from your customers

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Who is using Content Marketing?
79% of marketers
report their organizations
are shifting to branded
content.
-Forrester research

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How much content creation?
73% of Content Marketers
have increased their
content creation over the
last 12 months.
-Content Marketing Institute/
Marketing Profs study

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How does this all work?
➔ Strategy & Planning
➔ Content Development & Publishing
➔ Landing Page Design & Optimization
➔ Responsive Email Design & Email Marketing
➔ SEO to optimize Content for Search Engines
➔ Social Media Publishing & Sharing
➔ Integrated campaigns to capture leads

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A typical Content Marketing to Sale scenario?
Email blast -> Landing page -> Person visits -> Provides Contact Info -> Downloads Case Study ->
New Lead -> Marketing Automation -> Lead Nurturing -> Visits again -> Call to Follow Up -> Sale

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What’s the Benefit?
➔ Brand Awareness - In new markets, vs. competitors
➔ Lead Generation - self sourced leads, less competition
➔ Customer Acquisition - swim upstream, get leads during
the research phase before customers seek bids
➔ Sales - know which leads are hot, ready & interested
➔ Web Traffic - provide the right type and kind of
information to buyers right when they’re looking
➔ Customer Engagement - connect with customers and
become their trusted resource
➔ Customer Loyalty - increase loyalty and referrals

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Is this something completely new?
No, it’s an extension of what we’re already doing.
➔ Social Media Marketing
➔ Reputation Management
➔ Blogging
➔ Video production
With the addition of:
➔ Branded High Value Content
➔ Search Engine Optimization
➔ Mobile Responsive Email Marketing
➔ Lead Optimized Landing Pages
➔ Tracking, Measurement, Analytics & Reporting

19. What’s Next?
What else is on the Horizon?
➔ Inbound Web Analytics - Know who is visiting your website and
what they are doing?
➔ Customer Call Tracking - Know who’s calling and why (recordings)
➔ Conversion Optimization - A/B testing on your lead optimized
landing pages and forms
➔ Marketing Automation - Email on autopilot, lead nurturing
➔ CRM/Sales Force Automation - CRM and lead management
➔ Predictive Sales Analytics - know who’s your best prospect and
when to contact them

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