#CMWorld Twitter Chat with Mitch Joel on Financial Content Marketing

#CMWorld
FINANCIAL
CONTENT MARKETING
TWITTER CHAT
Featuring Twist Image’s Mitch Joel @MitchJoel
and Content Marketing Institute’s Joe Pulizzi @JoePulizzi
#CMWorld • contentmarketingworld.com

Financial Content Marketing #CMWorld • Twitter Chat
Q1: Let’s get started! What unique
content marketing challenges do you think
the financial industry has? #CMWorld

They are regulated. They have hard time due to the recession and more.
It’s a complex sale. #cmworld
@mitchjoel
A1: Lack of consumer faith/trust. #CMWorld
@RickLiebling
Talked to a Sr. Financial Marketer recently...said #financial much more regulated
than healthcare #cmworld
@JoePulizzi
A1 the legal and compliance components can be uniquely onerous in financial
services, especially when social media is involved #CMworld
@SFerika

Q2: Which financial institutions
are using content marketing well? How?
What is working? #CMWorld

Search & Social #CMWorld • Twitter Chat
@mitchjoel TD Ameritrade’s ThinkMoney magazine one of the best corporate
magazine’s out there...period. #cmworld
@JoePulizzi
A2 I am a fan of the #iShares blog and social media presences
http://t.co/NFlzDtmYuL they’re doing it right #CMworld
@SFerika
@joepulizzi Ohh, I really like AMEXopenForum and they do really well in
other aspects of using Social #CMWorld
@lttlewys
A2: Thrivent is good. And I like what Seeking Alpha is doing. #cmworld
@SusynEliseDuris

Q3: How do you bridge the gap between
a traditionally conservative
industry and innovative
content marketing? #CMWorld

@CMIContent A3. It isn’t about conservative industry. Gap is individuals
that want to control broadcast message vs help. #cmworld
@wittlake
A3: Education, not only the consumer but also the companies themselves,
train & encourage discussions. Take away the fear #CMWorld
@lttlewys
A3: Hire great storytellers. Financial services companies are notorious for
creating “me-too” content. #cmworld
@JoePulizzi
A3 I am not a fan of little tests and skunkworks in this instance. Hard to prove
and easy to shut down. Time to move :) #cmworld
@mitchjoel

Q4: With regulations and privacy,
how do you generate content from
clients, customers and employees?
#CMWorld

Q4: with caution and care. The heart of the matter is actually finding the heart
of the matter and not the PR spin. #cmworld
@mitchjoel
@CMIContent IMO regulation contributes, but it’s also a convenient screen.
Look at Fidelity, iShares or USAA. #CMWorld
@wittlake
People have pain points and questions about finances. Answering those can
help - as long it fits with rules/regs #cmworld
@rschneiderSO
@nenadsenic #CMWorld Bear in mind banks regulated differently in different
countries. Therefore content must be able to be tailored.
@heidicohen

Q5: What is your goal of financial
content marketing? Sales/acquisition,
or reputation & trust? #CMWorld

@mitchjoel Correct...historically, #financial content has focused on loyalty/retention.
Now seeing more at top of funnel. #cmworld
@JoePulizzi
@CMIContent A5 Reputation & trust should be 1st priority. If you have that,
you’ll get sales & customers. #CMworld
@brassMedia
@CMIContent A5. Does anyone believe you CAN focus on sales/acq in
FI content without seeing education as key? #CMWorld
@wittlake
Not to disagree with @JoePulizzi, @wittlake but I think you can. If you know your
consumer and it’s upsell, new products. Maybe. #cmworld
@mitchjoel

Q6: One thing financial services
doesn’t lack is data. What are some
great ways data is used for
#contentmarketing? #CMWorld

A6: FI has been historically great at data. And they continue to be.
Everything you see is/should be data driven. #cmworld
@mitchjoel
A6: My favourite, Infographics ;-) Case studies, white papers. Don’t think
financial services even use a 1/4 of their data, tho #CMWorld
@lttlewys
A6: Infographics, eBooks leveraging data, Expert Blogs, Research Reports,
Podcasts, etc. #cmworld
@JoePulizzi
@cmicontent In finance data in apps/simulators work well if personalized - loans
students, insurances parents, etc. #cmworld
@conversionation

Q7: In content marketing,
we often focus on digital,
but do you think print can be
particularly effective in
financial services? #CMWorld

A7: It’s not digital only. All marketing requires a proper mix based on strategy that
can be optimized. Period. #cmworld
@mitchjoel
@CMIContent People still often get print statements, reports, etc. That’s an opportunity
to include additional content. #cmworld
@rschneiderSO
A7: We use digital because of the overwhelming benefits, like trackability and reach
over print. Not because print doesnt work #CMworld
@ThatsNickQ
@cmicontent Q7: print effective anywhere, not about the media/channels,
about how you connect the dots right #cmworld
@conversionation

Q8: Do traditional social platforms
(Facebook, Twitter, etc) work to
distribute content for the
financial industry? #CMWorld

A8: Social Doesn’t work well when robotic which is what I see most w/Banks
in SoMe - Need to learn to converse #cmworld
@ardath421
A8 social works for distributing short financial content + driving folks to online tools
& for social motivation (savings goals) #CMworld
@SFerika
@CMIContent Holy heck, YES. Facebook & Twitter are the most used
#socialmedia platforms for FIs. #cmworld
@brassMedia
A8: Where are your customers hanging out on the web? That’s where we need
to be. #cmworld
@JoePulizzi

Q9: How can the financial industry
use mobile or podcasts for
content marketing efforts? #CMWorld

A9: I think the key is thinking about “consistent” content, not campaigns for
#financial #contentmarketing #cmworld
@JoePulizzi
A9 - I would suggest poll to see how many first, then try mobile site before going
mobile app. Seems mktrs want mobile app first. #cmworld
@SusynEliseDuris
A9: Mobile content for the financial industry should be more than optimizing for
mobile. Must be tailored, personal, relevant #CMWorld
@SamBrennand
#Education really undervalued as a part of financial #marketing. Huge opportunity
to gain customer trust thru education. #cmworld
@brassMedia

Q10: Last question: How can financial
institutions repurpose research and
published material for content
marketing efforts? #CMWorld

A10: Think about how to tell stories in different ways UP FRONT...not repurposing
content after the fact. #cmworld
@JoePulizzi
A10: Turn it from 2D content into 3D content by embracing digital, social and
mobile for all that it can do : #cmworld
@mitchjoel
A10: I’m getting a whiff of #infographics #CMWorld
@SamBrennand
@CMIContent Like @littlewys said, MORE INFOGRAPHS! Repurpose research
into other types of content for customers to consume. #cmworld
@brassMedia

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• July 16: Financial Content Marketing with Mitch Joel @mitchjoel
• July 23: Social Media Marketing with Joe Chernov @jchernov
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• August 6: Small Business Content Marketing with Brian Clark @copyblogger
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