2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content

MnSearch, The Minnesota Search Engine Marketing Association
MnSearch, The Minnesota Search Engine Marketing AssociationMnSearch, The Minnesota Search Engine Marketing Association
@wilreynolds
Guinness
Content Marketing 1951 style
“If someone took your content from the
web
Would anyone miss it?”
-Ann Handley
@wilreynolds
This Guinness is…
@wilreynolds
Also This Guinness
How Did That Happen?
Started with a hunting trip
June 22nd 2015
How does that sell this?
They
Don’t
Know
Great content wins hearts &
minds
Producing
Good content
requires
faith
& cash
Paid
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
MARKETERS FLOCKED TO PAID
MUHHHHHHAAAHAHAHA
YOU JUST GOT TRICKED!
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
FACEBOOK IS A PAID PLATFORM
Get your bank account ready
Great content requires great
Vision
Talent
Visibility
Data
Investment (Money)
Free traffic
is getting
increasingly
costly
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
Wait?!! My
old content
is my highest
performing
content?
Let’s spend
Some
Money!!
http://bit.ly/10k-test
Go biggeror…
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
1 piece of content,
11 people,
175-300 ish hours,
$1,000 dollars
Learnings:
Retargeting Outreach
Retargeting w. Updates (2 years)
Retargeting w. Scroll depth
Retargeting w. Video Views
Custom audiences who have shared
similar assets and got them to move
Content
Marketing
is Getting
Expensive
http://bit.ly/seerlabs
100k+
3 years
Value,
subsequent content gets easier
Commit to doing less content,
reap the later organic benefits
Would you pay to create content like
this?
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
Scales,yup
Helps people,eh
Share with friends…
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
What do you think the users signals look
like?
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
CYCLICAL CONTENT
What content do you build that is worth
doing every year?
Campaigns vs DNA
NOT A CAMPAIGN
NOT A CAMPAIGNIN THEIR DNA
DEFSENSIBLE
DEFSENSIBLE
DEFSENSIBLE
DEFSENSIBLE
DEFSENSIBLE
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
IS IT IN YOUR DNA TO…
GO THE EXTRA MILE?
You’ll pay to
promote great
content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
PPC DOESN’T WORK
Saving wasted spend
in PPC is how we can
Get budget
to do awesome content and pay for
traffic to it.
BIT.LY/GDNBADSITES
Take care
of the user
Take care
of the user
Take care
of the user
Take care
of the user
LOYALTY > LINKS
@wilreynolds
ROI of a loyal ARMY?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bayat/
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
@wilreynolds
20% of our budget
is NOT tied to ROI
@wilreynolds
The Serendipity Multiplier
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
@wilreynolds
What’s the ROI of your mom??
@wilreynolds
ROI of “felt special”
@wilreynolds
ROI of “felt special”
@wilreynolds
What’s the ROI of your mom??
@wilreynolds
ROI of “felt special”
@wilreynolds
@wilreynolds
ROI of “felt special”
Every time you need to build content you
have a choice…
“You can get with this
Or you can get with That
“Tail” of two pieces of content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
Which business has the most faith in
marketing?
Every Query is an OPPORTUNITY
Strengthen
Your
Brand
Show up for the photo op
This!!!!!!!!
Getting turtles to the beach
That
Replace Brother
with Readers
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
Or Piss people off
Your Content
Long term
effect?
Long term effect?
Long term effect?
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
@wilreynolds
YOU
Want
TRUTH!
@wilreynolds
Brand
Signals
are
Search
Signals
@wilreynolds
Brands
spend
money
on
content
@wilreynolds
What about this?
Grow your branded content!!
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
Wish the world was like this
(it is)
Afraid the world is like this
(it is NOT)
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
Missed Opportunity, retargeting for 2015
Not paying for views/conversions
Paying for an army
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
@wilreynolds
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
@wilreynolds
Pride
Self Esteem
@wilreynolds
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content
@wilreynolds
Think
Different…
Produce content worth
re-using
re-membering,
re-searching, &
re-discovering
1 Question:
If your content was removed from the
web, would anyone miss it?
Isn’t it time we change that
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2015 MnSearch Summit - Wil Reynolds - The Problem with the ROI of Content