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Growth Hacking with Content - 20 Ideas In 20 Minutes - UnPluggd 2016
My presentation from UnPluggd 2016 Summer Edition by NextBigWhat. This covers growth hacking strategies with the use of content and how to capture user interest in different ways.
My presentation from UnPluggd 2016 Summer Edition by NextBigWhat. This covers growth hacking strategies with the use of content and how to capture user interest in different ways.
Growth Hacking with Content - 20 Ideas In 20 Minutes - UnPluggd 2016
1.
PRATIK DHOLAKIYA
www.e2msolutions.com @DholakiyaPratik
GROWTH HACKING
YOUR CONTENT MARKETING
20 IDEAS IN 20 MINUTES
2.
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SO, WHAT IS
GROWTH HACKING?
3.
“A process of rapid experimentation
across the full funnel to learn the
most effective ways to scale
sustainable customer adoption.”
- WIKIPEDIA
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Growth Hacking
5.
Growth Hacking
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“Increasing the number of users for
a specific product.”
- Mattan Griffel (via Quora)
6.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE
MARKETING!
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7.
BUT HOW CAN YOU “MARKET”
YOUR CONTENT MARKETING?
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8.
I’LL TELL YOU IN A MINUTE...
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9.
“MUST FOLLOW”
SEO EXPERT
TOP 100 CONTENT
MARKETING BRANDS
RECOMMENDED
AGENCY
C O N T R I B U T O R
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10.
20 IDEAS IN 20 MINUTES.
LET’S BEGIN…
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11.
BLOG ABOUT YOUR
CUSTOMERS’ PAIN POINTS
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#1
12.
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KNORR: What’s for dinner?
13.
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Tools That Will Help
Google Alerts : Find topics
SocialMention : Sentiment
Google : See if someone has already
written about it
14.
USE CALLS TO ACTION
IN STRATEGIC PLACES
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#2
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NEIL PATEL: CTAs in the middle of posts
16.
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Tools That Will Help
Content Upgrades PRO : WordPress plugin to offer
extra content to users who
subscribe to your emails
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HOOK THE READER
WITH EMOTION
#3
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Use emotions in headlines as well as post content
When’s The Last Time A Cute Girl Checked You Out?
Emotional Benefit: feeling attractive & sexy
Learn How To Stand Up To Your Boss
(And Force Him To See How Much You’re Really Worth)
Emotional Benefit: feeling assertive & confident
Your Grandkids Will Struggle To Keep Up With You!
Emotional Benefit: feeling vital & energetic
19.
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#4
TRY AT LEAST
3 HEADLINES PER POST
20.
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1. This One Trick Will Boost Your Email Open Rate
2. How To Make Your Email Subject Lines Irresistible
3. These Emails Will Kill Cats But Appeal To Humans
21.
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#5
USE MORE IMAGES
26.
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#7
TELL A
GREAT STORY
27.
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DISNEY: Real world storytelling
28.
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#8
JUMP INTO
CONVERSATIONS
29.
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Comment on blogs & reply on social media
30.
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Tools That Will Help
Mention : Social media monitoring
Brandwatch : Analytics on conversations
about your brand/industry
31.
RE-SHARE OLD, EVERGREEN POSTS
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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#9
32.
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This is a post from 2014
33.
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#10
PAY TO PROMOTE SUCCESSFUL
POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
34.
Over-Optimized Anchor Text
Facebook’s “Boost Post” feature
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35.
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GIVE AWAY VALUABLE
RESOURCES FOR FREE
#11
38.
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Longer posts get more shares, links and rankings
39.
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WRITE BETTER POSTS USING THE
SKYSCRAPER TECHNIQUE
#13
40.
Brian Dean
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1. Find proven, linkable, shareable content assets.
2. Make something even better.
3. Reach out to the right people to promote it.
41.
VERO: Email Marketing Post
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8,300 Shares, 644 Links
Ranks 2nd on Google for
“email marketing best practices”
42.
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MAKE
INFOGRAPHICS
#14
43.
M Participation in Link Schemes
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Our annual Google algorithm updates infographic
45.
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MAKE
VIDEOS
#15
46.
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Dollar Shave Club
47.
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Results
DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB
Founded: 2011
One Great Video
Views: 22 million
GILETTE
Founded: 1901
YouTube Videos: 628
Total Views: 83 million
48.
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A / B TEST YOUR COPY
AND LANDING PAGES
#16
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Test changing any one on-page element
VS
50.
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Tools That Will Help
Optimizely : A/B testing for websites
and mobile apps
VWO : A/B testing for websites
51.
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MAKE BEST USE OF YOUR
THANK YOU PAGE
#17
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KISSMETRICS: After you subscribe to their blog
53.
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WORK WITH INFLUENCERS
ON VARIOUS PLATFORMS
#18
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Top Big Data Influencers
55.
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Tools That Will Help
Klout : Social media influencers in
various industries
Forbes : Publishes annual lists of top
influencers
56.
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PICK A COMMUNITY
AND BECOME
THE MOST ACTIVE MEMBER
#19
57.
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INBOUND.ORG: Top Members
58.
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MEET PEOPLE IN PERSON
#20
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No Promotion Like Personal Promotion!
60.
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A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE...
Finally,
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BUFFER
“Solely through guest blogging
we’ve acquired around 100,000
users within the first 9 months
of running Buffer.”
- Leo Widrich, Co-Founder
“Increasing the number of
users for a specific product.”
(growth hacking)
62.
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THANK YOU… AND KEEP IN TOUCH!
Twitter
@dholakiyapratik
Facebook
facebook.com/dholakiyapratik
Email
web@pratikdholakiya.com
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