Content Marketing 10 Ways You May Be Failing and How to Fix it Joe Pulizzi Executive Director, CMI Co-Author,  Get Content Get Customers
Content Marketing About Joe Pulizzi (@juntajoe) 6-8 September, 2011 joepulizzi.com/bio
Content Marketing Agenda What? Why? Who? 10 reasons why you might be failing at content marketing and how to fix them.
Are You a   Publisher?
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Publishing: Publishing  is the process of production and dissemination of  information  – the activity of making information available for public view.  http:// en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Publisher
Former Barriers to Entry Content Acceptance Talent Technology Databases
 
The Difference? Marketers  Publishers
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“ Content Marketing  Is the Only  Marketing Left” - Seth Godin
Yes, we are all  PUBLISHERS…
 
 
Search Engine  Optimization Lead Generation Social Media STORYTELLING
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REASONS YOUR CONTENT STINKS AND HOW TO FIX IT
GOALS  Too Many Content #1
The Goal of Content? Customer Retention Lead Generation Thought Leadership Lower Customer Service Costs Open New Markets Inspire Former Decision Makers Content to Pay for Itself Solve World Hunger Somebody Thought It would be Cool CEO Wants It
The Goal of Content? Customer Retention Lead Generation Thought Leadership Lower Customer Service Costs Open New Markets Inspire Former Decision Makers Content to Pay for Itself Solve World Hunger Somebody Thought It would be Cool CEO Wants It Prioritize and Choose
Objective Convert Porsche and other sports cars to Corvette Buyers!
 
CALL TO ACTION Think first about your
 
From Debbie Weil Download our white paper Join us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc. Ask us a question Download our e-book Sign up for our free webinar Request our toolkit Sign up for our e-newsletter Request a demo
EVERYTHING  Your Content is about #2
 
Get SUPER NICHE Pets Issues pertaining to pet owners who like to travel with their dogs.
YOU YOU YOU Your Content is about #3
 
Be the Solutions Provider The TRUSTED EXPERT Give your customers relevant, compelling information  and/or Show them a good time…
FIND Customers’ Pain Points KEYWORD ANALYSIS
 
GOOD ENOUGH  Good Enough is NOT #4
Your Content Competition
Great Content Marketing UNIQUE USEFUL OR FUN WELL EXECUTED MATCHES THE MEDIA CHANNEL
STAND FOR?  What does your content UNIQUE CONTENT W/ A POV
 
Grew Business from FIVE TO 70 MILLION
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU SELL   (Wine) IT’S WHAT YOU STAND FOR   (Everyone deserves to understand the wine experience)
CATEGORY  Create Your Own The Timeout Experience –  “Giving people what they really didn’t know they wanted.” - Abe Peck, Medill School of Journalism
 
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CALENDAR Lack of a Content #5
1-7-30-4-2-1 Plan 1=Daily (Twitter, Blog) 7=Weekly (eNewsletter) 30=Monthly (Webinar) 4=Quarterly (eBook, Magazine) 2=Bi-Annually (User Event) 1=Yearly (Large Research Project)
Podcasts (2) Print Article Digital Article Tweet Schedule Facebook Posts Blog Posts Guest Posts White Paper Case Study
 
 
EMPLOYEES Not Leveraging Your #6
 
 
 
Average 24 posts per week/90% participation. Over 30,000 visits in six months. 3,000 enewsletter subscribers with 25% open rate. Over 700 published blogs, articles, videos and podcasts.
 
ENGAGE IN CONTENT That People Will Magically #7
 
Target the top 10 – 15 blogs or websites in your niche Read and get active…start commenting Where else are your customers online? Be the LinkedIn/Yahoo! Answers expert Where are your customers  HANGING OUT?
 
Blog is NOT ENOUGH BEST off-line content
OWNER Your Content Has NO #8
Jenny Cisney Chief Blogger/Sr. Social Media 3 Blogs (Thousand Words, Plugged In, Grow Your Biz). 17 Twitter Accounts Kodak Community Exchange
EXPERIENCE You Don’t Have Content #9
 
What to do? Hire or freelance a journalist? Hire a content agency? Search out your internal content producers.
 
SUPPORT You Don’t Have Internal #10
300%  Less Chance of Success
How to Get “C”upport Read this (blatant pitch)……. Do the Competitor Test Easier to Show Savings over Revenue (Wasted Salesperson Time)
The PATH to PUBLISHER Specific Blogging  Goals Your Blog is SUPER  Niche Blog focuses on  Customer Pain Points Blog content is among the  BEST in the industry You stick to your publishing  schedule Employees  are a key part of your blog You build  online relationships  and great  off-line content  to spread your message. You have a  Chief Content Officer You  Insource or Outsource your content  to experts You have  C-Level support  for content marketing and blog.
Joe Pulizzi [email_address]   •  @juntajoe on Twitter  THANK YOU!

Content Marketing Strategies Conference: Joe Puizzi 10 Ways You May Be Failing at Content Marketing

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    Content Marketing 10Ways You May Be Failing and How to Fix it Joe Pulizzi Executive Director, CMI Co-Author, Get Content Get Customers
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    Content Marketing AboutJoe Pulizzi (@juntajoe) 6-8 September, 2011 joepulizzi.com/bio
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    Content Marketing AgendaWhat? Why? Who? 10 reasons why you might be failing at content marketing and how to fix them.
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    Are You a Publisher?
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    Publishing: Publishing  isthe process of production and dissemination of  information  – the activity of making information available for public view. http:// en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Publisher
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    Former Barriers toEntry Content Acceptance Talent Technology Databases
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    “ Content Marketing Is the Only Marketing Left” - Seth Godin
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    Yes, we areall PUBLISHERS…
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    Search Engine Optimization Lead Generation Social Media STORYTELLING
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    REASONS YOUR CONTENTSTINKS AND HOW TO FIX IT
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    GOALS TooMany Content #1
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    The Goal ofContent? Customer Retention Lead Generation Thought Leadership Lower Customer Service Costs Open New Markets Inspire Former Decision Makers Content to Pay for Itself Solve World Hunger Somebody Thought It would be Cool CEO Wants It
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    The Goal ofContent? Customer Retention Lead Generation Thought Leadership Lower Customer Service Costs Open New Markets Inspire Former Decision Makers Content to Pay for Itself Solve World Hunger Somebody Thought It would be Cool CEO Wants It Prioritize and Choose
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    Objective Convert Porscheand other sports cars to Corvette Buyers!
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    CALL TO ACTIONThink first about your
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    From Debbie WeilDownload our white paper Join us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc. Ask us a question Download our e-book Sign up for our free webinar Request our toolkit Sign up for our e-newsletter Request a demo
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    EVERYTHING YourContent is about #2
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    Get SUPER NICHEPets Issues pertaining to pet owners who like to travel with their dogs.
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    YOU YOU YOUYour Content is about #3
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    Be the SolutionsProvider The TRUSTED EXPERT Give your customers relevant, compelling information and/or Show them a good time…
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    FIND Customers’ PainPoints KEYWORD ANALYSIS
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    GOOD ENOUGH Good Enough is NOT #4
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    Great Content MarketingUNIQUE USEFUL OR FUN WELL EXECUTED MATCHES THE MEDIA CHANNEL
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    STAND FOR? What does your content UNIQUE CONTENT W/ A POV
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    Grew Business fromFIVE TO 70 MILLION
  • 49.
    IT’S NOT WHATYOU SELL (Wine) IT’S WHAT YOU STAND FOR (Everyone deserves to understand the wine experience)
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    CATEGORY CreateYour Own The Timeout Experience – “Giving people what they really didn’t know they wanted.” - Abe Peck, Medill School of Journalism
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    CALENDAR Lack ofa Content #5
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    1-7-30-4-2-1 Plan 1=Daily(Twitter, Blog) 7=Weekly (eNewsletter) 30=Monthly (Webinar) 4=Quarterly (eBook, Magazine) 2=Bi-Annually (User Event) 1=Yearly (Large Research Project)
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    Podcasts (2) PrintArticle Digital Article Tweet Schedule Facebook Posts Blog Posts Guest Posts White Paper Case Study
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    Average 24 postsper week/90% participation. Over 30,000 visits in six months. 3,000 enewsletter subscribers with 25% open rate. Over 700 published blogs, articles, videos and podcasts.
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    ENGAGE IN CONTENTThat People Will Magically #7
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    Target the top10 – 15 blogs or websites in your niche Read and get active…start commenting Where else are your customers online? Be the LinkedIn/Yahoo! Answers expert Where are your customers HANGING OUT?
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    Blog is NOTENOUGH BEST off-line content
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    Jenny Cisney ChiefBlogger/Sr. Social Media 3 Blogs (Thousand Words, Plugged In, Grow Your Biz). 17 Twitter Accounts Kodak Community Exchange
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    EXPERIENCE You Don’tHave Content #9
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    What to do?Hire or freelance a journalist? Hire a content agency? Search out your internal content producers.
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    SUPPORT You Don’tHave Internal #10
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    300% LessChance of Success
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    How to Get“C”upport Read this (blatant pitch)……. Do the Competitor Test Easier to Show Savings over Revenue (Wasted Salesperson Time)
  • 80.
    The PATH toPUBLISHER Specific Blogging Goals Your Blog is SUPER Niche Blog focuses on Customer Pain Points Blog content is among the BEST in the industry You stick to your publishing schedule Employees are a key part of your blog You build online relationships and great off-line content to spread your message. You have a Chief Content Officer You Insource or Outsource your content to experts You have C-Level support for content marketing and blog.
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    Joe Pulizzi [email_address] • @juntajoe on Twitter THANK YOU!

Editor's Notes

  • #14 We have to focus on what would make us interesting to our customers. Clearly, not our products and services (for the most part). In order to create a magnet to attract customers and prospects to us, we have to market differently than we have in the past.
  • #28 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #33 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #36 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #39 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #40 Now, all of this should be common sense, but the majority of content we create as companies still revolves around our products and services. Just look at your events, brochures, press releases. Are you creating more interesting information or more content about you you you.
  • #41 So, in order to be successful in social media, we have two choices (see above). Can anyone think of any others?
  • #44 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #47 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #50 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #51 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #56 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #61 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #67 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #69 Identify where your customers are hanging out at…
  • #72 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #74 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.
  • #78 And let’s start by discussing how we help buyers make better purchasing decisions. Because before we can truly understand what we do for vendors like you, it’s critical to understand what we do for the buyer community.