Blog Draft Day Making it into the Big Leagues Aaron Brazell :: Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial

Making it into the Big Leagues

That’s cool, but why are you here?

Challenges facing Bloggers Marketing Message Brand

Marketing

Message

Brand

Marketing

Social Media Marketing Am I connecting with ACTUAL people?

Am I connecting with ACTUAL people?

Technosailor.com Stats 8.68% are return visitors!!!

Converting Drive-bys Evergreen Related Content Findability

Evergreen

Related Content

Findability

Converting Drive-bys (con’t) Remember that readers don’t care about you. They care about what you can give them. Use stats. Read stats. Understand stats. Give readers what they want

Remember that readers don’t care about you. They care about what you can give them.

Use stats. Read stats. Understand stats.

Give readers what they want

Message

Know Your Audience Am I giving them what they are asking for in a consistent and expected way?

Am I giving them what they are asking for in a consistent and expected way?

Scoble’s Starfish Theory

Brand

Protecting Brand Is my brand controlled by me or my fans, customers or readers?

Is my brand controlled by me or my fans, customers or readers?

Knights of the Round Table

Doug Haslam Personal brand and professional brand are intertwined. Any communications an employee makes, whether on behalf of the company or not, affects the company brand in ways small and large.

Personal brand and professional brand are intertwined. Any communications an employee makes, whether on behalf of the company or not, affects the company brand in ways small and large.

Cathryn Hrudicka A brand is more than an identity or logo. It is the sum total of how you communicate in writing, design and graphics, audio, video, print collateral, online, in your blog, everything.

A brand is more than an identity or logo. It is the sum total of how you communicate in writing, design and graphics, audio, video, print collateral, online, in your blog, everything.

Marshall Kirkpatrick The word brand has negative connotations for me, but let’s pretend it doesn’t for the moment. If your brand is all based in the reality of your actions, then you should have enough staff capable of acting that way and who are actively engaged in social media.

The word brand has negative connotations for me, but let’s pretend it doesn’t for the moment. If your brand is all based in the reality of your actions, then you should have enough staff capable of acting that way and who are actively engaged in social media.

Marc Orchant I think that the key to brand protection is earning the trust (or loyalty if you prefer) that can only come from an established pattern of delivering on promises made. These companies promote... me as an evangelist

I think that the key to brand protection is earning the trust (or loyalty if you prefer) that can only come from an established pattern of delivering on promises made. These companies promote... me as an evangelist

Brian Solis In the era of social media, companies have no choice but to relinquish control, somewhat, to those who choose to discuss it openly in public forums that are... Actively contributing to the extensive influence enabled by social media.

In the era of social media, companies have no choice but to relinquish control, somewhat, to those who choose to discuss it openly in public forums that are... Actively contributing to the extensive influence enabled by social media.

Thank You! Aaron Brazell [email_address] http://technosailor.co m

Credits Marketing Slide Picture by Dave Boudreau Brand Slide Picture by bawoodvie Doug Haslam photo by Nevon Cathryn Hrudicka and Marshall Kirkpatrick photos by Randy Stewart Marc Orchant and Brian Solis photos by Brian Solis All photos used under Creative Commons

Marketing Slide Picture by Dave Boudreau

Brand Slide Picture by bawoodvie

Doug Haslam photo by Nevon

Cathryn Hrudicka and Marshall Kirkpatrick photos by Randy Stewart

Marc Orchant and Brian Solis photos by Brian Solis

All photos used under Creative Commons