2. Introduction » Chad Pollitt
• Director of Marketing at digitalrelevance
• Former Army Commander and Iraq War Veteran
• Co-author of The Enterprise Blog Post Optimization
Guide
• Member of a Forbes Top 100 List
• Featured in The Wall Street Journal, Inc., New York
Times, BtoB Magazine, PRDaily.com and others
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3. Introduction
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• Formerly Slingshot SEO
• Inc. 500 – 2011 & 2012
• Delivering Earned Media through
Digital PR and Content Marketing
• Over 10,000 Online Media
Relationships
6. Agenda
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1. Who’s in My Funnel?
2. The Role of SEO & Social Media
3. The Effects of Content Marketing on Traffic &
Conversions by Channel
7. Agenda
relevance.com | @ChadPollitt
1. Who’s in My Funnel?
2. The Role of SEO & Social Media
3. The Effects of Content Marketing on Traffic &
Conversions by Channel
4. Content Marketing and Conversions in Context
8. Agenda
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1. Who’s in My Funnel?
2. The Role of SEO & Social Media
3. The Effects of Content Marketing on Traffic &
Conversions by Channel
4. Content Marketing and Conversions in Context
5. The Inbound Campaign Structure
9. TOFU » top of the funnel
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96% of First-time Visitors to Your
Website are NOT there to do Business
with You
-HubSpot
10. TOFU » top of the funnel
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People seeking to be
empowered with the knowledge
(content) to solve their own problems
11. MOFU » middle of the funnel
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People willing to overcome high or
multiple barriers to consumption in
order to consume content
– due to trust or perceived value
12. BOFU » bottom of the funnel
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People seeking knowledge (content)
in order to decide who will solve
their problems.
41. TAKEAWAY RECAP
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1. Build Trust and Perceived Value in Your Brand by Creating
Mostly TOFU Content
42. TAKEAWAY RECAP
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1. Build Trust and Perceived Value in Your Brand by Creating
Mostly TOFU Content
2. Spend 80% of Time Creating Content and Only 20% on
Distribution and Engagement
43. TAKEAWAY RECAP
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1. Build Trust and Perceived Value in Your Brand by Creating
Mostly TOFU Content
2. Spend 80% of Time Creating Content and Only 20% on
Distribution and Engagement
3. Content Marketing Positively Effects ALL Inbound Conversion
Channels
44. TAKEAWAY RECAP
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4. Expect Demand Generation to Create Demand for Your
Content and NOT for Your Products or Services
45. TAKEAWAY RECAP
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4. Expect Demand Generation to Create Demand for Your
Content and NOT for Your Products or Services
5. The Inbound Campaign Structure is a Conversion and Nurture
Process
46. FINAL TAKEAWAY
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Right Content + Right Person
+ Right Time + Right Channel =
Wider Sales Funnel + Acceleration Through It!