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Personas & Editorial Planning for Blogging (from Accelerate Your B.L.O.G seminar)
The document outlines essential strategies for effective blogging and content marketing, emphasizing understanding the audience and creating compelling narratives. It suggests adopting a publisher mindset, developing an editorial calendar, and utilizing various tools for content creation and promotion. Additionally, it highlights the importance of SEO and social media engagement in making content discoverable and impactful.
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- 1. B.L.O.G. – LAYINGTHE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS @PolePositionMkg #BLOG-ing
- 2. ARE YOU INIT FOR THE LONG HAUL? @PolePositionMkg #how2blog
- 3. BEFORE YOU STARTTHE MARATHON… Who are you? • Go beyond the labels (B2B, B2C, industry, etc.) and what you sell • Find your story from a human perspective • How does your business make a difference in this world, both for customers and community? • Commit to sharing your story in a human way
- 4. Why do youexist? BEFORE YOU START THE MARATHON… Why How What “We have to understand the Virtually all companies why if we’re going to change understand what they do. Many the culture of the company.” ~ understand how they do it. Marcus Sheridan, The Sales Lion, Inbound & Content However, very few understand Marketing Made Easy why they do it. ~ Simon Sinek, Start with the Why
- 5. BEFORE YOU STARTTHE MARATHON… What are your goals? Start with the why New Customers Awareness Tell Your Story Foster Community, Sharing
- 6. BEFORE YOU STARTTHE MARATHON… Who are you trying to reach? Build personas Priorities Expectations Benchmarks Decision Obstacles Process
- 7. BEFORE YOU STARTTHE MARATHON… How do you find out what your personas want? Listen! Interviews Conferences Reviews Social Media
- 8. BEFORE YOU STARTTHE MARATHON… Inquire Attend Join Buy Subscribe Donate What do you want them to do?
- 9. What is your BEFORE YOU START THE MARATHON… blog focus? Your Story Your Your Personas Stuff Your Expertise “Throw away your work persona. Start being who you really are.” – Heather Meza, Content Marketer for Cisco Systems Your Blog
- 10. Are you preparedto stick with it? BEFORE YOU START THE MARATHON…
- 11. ACT LIKE APUBLISHER @PolePositionMkg #how2blog
- 12. Go beyond thinkinglike a publisher YOU ARE A PUBLISHER
- 13. YOU ARE APUBLISHER Develop a vision for your ideal team! Chart by DivvyHQ.com
- 14. Working with ContentOwners YOU ARE A PUBLISHER Identify information silos Include owners in your new structure Create an environment of sharing
- 15. Working with ContentCreators YOU ARE A PUBLISHER Look beyond the mar-com department Not all contributors have to be writers Fill gaps with outside help, if necessary
- 16. YOU ARE APUBLISHER Workflow by DivvyHQ.com
- 17. Establish Your YOU ARE A PUBLISHER Guidelines • Overall voice • Encourage personality among content contributors that fits within your voice • Style that will govern written content (AP Style is most common) • Principles for building positive online communities • Individual responsibilities • Crisis management
- 18. CHOOSING THE RIGHTTOOLS @PolePositionMkg #how2blog
- 19. Listening Dashboard THE RIGHT TOOLS News Google Alerts Google Insights Social Networks RSS Feeds Bottlenose.com Competitors
- 20. RSS Feed News Trends THE RIGHT TOOLS (BOTTLENOSE.COM) Social Profiles Comments
- 21. Idea Storage Tools THE RIGHT TOOLS Evernote.com Spreadsheet Where will you store your Google Docs WordPress Editorial Calendar ideas for future use? Edit Flow for Wordpress DivvyHQ.com ($) Kapost.com ($$)
- 22. Content Planning /Workflow Tools THE RIGHT TOOLS Publish and schedule posts Draft and pending status options Unscheduled posts visible WordPress Editorial Calendar http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/editorial- calendar/ Drag-and-drop movement Edit Flow http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/edit-flow/
- 23. Distribution Tools THE RIGHT TOOLS HootSuite RSS TweetDeck TwitterFeed Seesmic Ping.fm Bit.ly SocialOomph
- 24. Mobile Tools THE RIGHT TOOLS Ave. time spent per interaction 43 39 30 17 “The only screen that matters is the one in front of me. We will have a one- WPTouch from screen world.” ~ Mitch Joel, author of Six BraveNewCode.com ($) Pixels of Separation
- 25. Get ‘er done! PLANYOUR EDITORIAL CALENDAR @PolePositionMkg #how2blog
- 26. EDITORIAL CALENDAR Don’t wingit! Plan like a publisher.
- 27. EDITORIAL CALENDAR: 3TYPES OF CONTENT Cornerstone Content High Value Content to Content rank for Inform & Evergreen Educate Easy to find, easy to Attract links share
- 28. Connection Content EDITORIAL CALENDAR: 3 TYPES OF CONTENT • Creating content for the smaller, more impassioned groups • Building a sense of energy and community around shared interests or issues • Make it entertaining and useful • Has the potential to spark disagreement
- 29. Customer Content EDITORIAL CALENDAR: 3 TYPES OF CONTENT Content intended to convince personas that they should do business with you. Thought Expertise Leadership
- 30. Start with yourpersonas EDITORIAL CALENDAR: BRAINSTORMING “Listening is the greatest content marketing tool in the world. You will never run out of content.” ~ Marcus Sheridan They ask. You answer. Involve customer service Research Think like a consumer in your industry
- 31. Your marketing plan BRAINSTORMING CATEGORIES & TOPICS Your Brand New products/services New markets Sales: What’s hot? What needs a boost? Seasonal sales
- 32. EDITORIAL CALENDAR: BRAINSTORMING Your competition Their website Their social media presence Google Alerts Their content Google Insights RSS Feeds Alexa.com Their keywords Spyfu.com ($) Compete.com ($$)
- 33. The Myth of‘Special Sauce’ EDITORIAL CALENDAR: BRAINSTORMING • McDonald’s finally reveals that special sauce is Thousand Island dressing. • In most cases, you have no ‘secret sauce.’ “We’re in an age of transparent marketing. If you’re willing to be transparent, you’ll be successful.” ~ Marcus Sheridan
- 34. EDITORIAL CALENDAR: BRAINSTORMING Your keywords Variations that are too numerous for website pages Competitor keywords (Compete, Alexa, Spyfu) Brainstorm “Sitesee” Keyword research tools such as Wordtracker or Google’s Keyword Tool
- 35. Other Sources EDITORIAL CALENDAR: BRAINSTORMING Your analytics Your buying cycle Industry bloggers Industry conferences Breaking news (newsjacking) Your news (flip the release) and events Your vendors and partners
- 36. Blog Post Types EDITORIAL CALENDAR: TYPES OF POSTS Human interest How-to’s Lists Op-Ed stories Seasonal Newsjacking Reviews Guest posts concepts Reimagined Creative Videos Interviews content product uses Partner/Vendor Case studies Series Contrarian highlights User-generated Photos Core values Podcasts content
- 37. CREATE ‘EPIC’ CONTENT (AT LEAST SOME OF THE TIME) @PolePositionMkg #how2blog
- 38. “Creating content iseasy. What is epic content? CREATING QUALITY CONTENT Creating great content is hard.” ~ Ann Handley, Marketing Profs, co-author of Content Rules Enjoyable to take in Demonstrates your experience Contains element of surprise
- 39. CREATING QUALITY CONTENT Your Website Your Blog
- 40. Strong headlines CREATING QUALITY CONTENT Grab attention Compel Use keywords
- 41. 8 Headline Stylesthat Work* CREATING QUALITY CONTENT Direct Approach: Free Diabetes eBook Indirect Approach: Cut the Sweet Talk News Headline: Hospital Opens New Diabetes Clinic How-to Headline: How to Lower Your Blood Sugar Question Headline: Is Your Diabetes Out of Control? Command Headline: Get Help for Your Diabetes Now Reason Why Headline: Five Reasons Why You Need to Get Your Diabetes Under Control Testimonial Headline: “I Got My Life Back, Thanks to the New Diabetes Clinic.” *Adapted from The Copywriter’s Handbook by http://www.copyblogger.com/copy Bob Bly and Copyblogger.com. writing-101/
- 42. 6 Content MustHaves CREATING QUALITY CONTENT 1. Stimulating intro (writing, videos, podcasts). Get to the point with panache! 2. Images. In a social online environment, pictures are a must. But don’t use too many; it makes mobile viewing difficult. 3. Be organized. Stick to the point and don’t meander. Less is usually more. 4. Speak to your reader and talk human! 5. Links or attribution when you use others’ work or ideas. 6. Soft call to action. Let your readers know what to do next.
- 43. Don’t forget videoand podcast CREATING QUALITY CONTENT Some content owners don’t like to write. Allow them to provide information in the way that makes them feel most comfortable. • Audio interviews encourage verbal processing. Talk it out! • Transcription gives you a great deal of raw content to work with. Can be edited and repurposed in many ways. • Try a Google+ Hangout Broadcast to the public Track viewership Record and share automatically on YouTube • Don’t forget to optimize your YouTube video and embed videos on your blog to garner views in both places. Speechpad.com ($) Dragon by Nuance.com ($) Google+ Hangouts Skype YouTube
- 44. MAKE YOUR CONTENTFINDABLE @PolePositionMkg #how2blog
- 45. Balance quality withSEO MAKE CONTENT FINDABLE Epic content that can’t be found or shared might as well be invisible.
- 46. Meta data: titletags MAKE CONTENT FINDABLE When it comes to Search engine on-page results optimization, the title tag of any given web page is the Browser tabs single most important piece of optimizable real Social links estate there is. ~ Stoney deGeyter, that guy who spoke this morning
- 47. How to optimizetitle tags MAKE CONTENT FINDABLE <title>Website Marketing and SEO Strategy Company for Online Businesses</title> <title>Website Marketing | SEO and Web Marketing Strategy Company</title>
- 48. MAKE CONTENT FINDABLE Whereto input title tags and descriptions
- 49. Optimize other aspectsof MAKE CONTENT FINDABLE 1. Use <h1> and <h2> the of post subheads with keywords 2. Integrate keywords naturally 3. Select best categories and tags
- 50. Optimize images MAKE CONTENT FINDABLE Ensure that keywords appear in Alt Tag
- 51. SOCIALIZE YOUR CONTENT @PolePositionMkg #how2blog
- 52. Benefits of socialmedia SOCIALIZE YOUR CONTENT Traffic Links Credibility Conversions
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- 54. For optimal results,social SOCIALIZE YOUR CONTENT media requires…
- 55. Where is youraudience? SOCIALIZE YOUR CONTENT Social giants Industry-specific sites Local sites
- 56. Be great withthe channels you choose SOCIALIZE YOUR CONTENT
- 57. Tips on socializingcontent SOCIALIZE YOUR CONTENT Make each post channel specific while maintaining integrated, cross-channel strategy Use each channel’s features to your best advantage Invite engagement Use images and video Consider contests, giveaways and promos Use site and channel analytics to learn what’s working
- 58. Additional resources RESOURCES FOR FURTHER READING Pole Position Marketing Library & eMarketing Performance Blog Content Rules by Ann Handley and CC Chapman Launch by Michael Stelzner Managing Content Marketing by Joe Pullizi and Robert Rose Buyer Persona Institute at BuyerPersona.com Optimize by Lee Odden New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott Inbound & Content Marketing Made Easy by Marcus Sheridan
- 59. Thank You! FindUs www.PolePositionMarketing.com