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Content with relevant photos
or Infographics see a
increase in page
views versus
content without
images.

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Colored visuals
increase people’s
willingness to read
content by

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Visual content is
more than
more likely to be shared
on social media

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of senior marketing
executives believing
visual assets are core to
how their brand story is
communicated
of online marketers use
visual assets in their
social media marketing

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The National Center for
Biotechnology
Information found in
2015, that the average
attention span had
dropped from 12
seconds in 2000 to

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Luckily, visual
content is
consumed at a
much faster
speed than text

8. When it comes to
making decisions
we start with our
emotions.
Studies have shown
that people are unable
to come to a decision if
they are not
emotionally influenced
in some way.
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FANATICS
We leverage UGC
we find on social
platforms like
Instagram, and put
the fans into our
social updates.

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We use a tool called Pixlee
to find these images, and
get the permission. The
images showcase the
products we sell, and are
more authentic than
model pictures.
FANATICS

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The WeAreFanatics blog
posts in which we focus
bringing stories for fans
to enjoy. Highly visual
content, as it tells the
story better.
FANATICS

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The jersey evolution posts are
great examples as these
appeal to all sorts of fans.
Especially when it concerns a
team which didn't win the
championship since 1908,
Cubs, fans do like the
nostalgia of the content.
FANATICS

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Learning from what fans are
searching for, we tailor the
content to the search demand
when we find a topic.
Example: What does the GSH
stands for on the Chicago Bears
jersey. We leverage our
Facebook Fan pages to
distribute the content, and get
high engagement on these.
FANATICS

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FANATICS

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FANATICS

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H’What is
Visual
Content?

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20. Visual content is
blazing the path
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21. My wife said that she has
not used Google to search
for anything in over 2
years, and that she uses
Pinterest because it gives
her everything she is
looking for in an easy to
consume visual format.
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VS

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The need a brand has for a
community that supports
and follows them

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Brands can
no longer
get away
with
“not being
on social”

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Building your brand
goes well beyond just
the “branding” of
your website.
You need to have an
identity on places like
Facebook, Instagram
and Twitter.

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Have a strong
purpose behind
your visual
content

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Identify
needs and
set goals

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Create content
based on those
needs and goals

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Is it
sharable?

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Can you
generate
leads
with it?

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Is it helping
you build a
community
or brand?

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Are you
generating
sales?

34. Are you sparking
a debate,
conversation,
or controversy?
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35. Earning links for your
visual content is
incredibly important for
branding - Because links
are important focus on
creating visual content
that will earn links.
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43. Who here
wouldn’t
mind links
from Forbes,
Huffington
Post or even
Allure or
Esquire?
@Matt_Siltala

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45. So that is all
fine and
dandy Mat,
but how can
I do better
with visual
content?
@Matt_Siltala

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Don’t
make it
complicated.

47. Are you
missing
easy
branding
victories
with
visuals?
@Matt_Siltala

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Think Instagram,
(Instagram Story)
Snapchat
(snapchat story)
Facebook Live,
Periscope,
YouTube live.

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Can live video
expand your
branding and
community?

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52. Instagram story:
How will you
position
yourself?
@Matt_Siltala
(offer something
unique to this
channel only and
followers will come)

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Richie Norton - (friend of mine shares how to grow business tips on his
Instagram story updates) and you can only get these behind the scene
ideas and tips from him on Instagram.

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55. THINK
How can I
capitalize on
something
like this in
my industry?
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Think about it being
a good place to
build community,
interact with
customers, help
them, answer
questions, share
and grow together -
crowd source them

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60. These visuals
ain’t right
for branding
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Those kind of
examples are
not good for
branding or
community
building

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Good
examples
for
branding

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Speaking of
beards…

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Again - think easy Branding Wins - This is
a personal branding win

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So what does content like
these previous examples do?
It makes me want to follow
them and be a part of their
community.
That leads to more of what
they post in front of me, that
leads to me be very familiar
with them and when I need
(or want) to purchase
something in their
industry - I will go to them.

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Community
building

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Community
building

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Where are we
headed?
What type of
visuals will I start
seeing more of in
the future?

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When you can
build a brand
that the
community
grows,
defends, adds
value to - you
have done
your job.

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