CONTENT FIRST!
How To Launch a Content-First Business
Joe Pulizzi
Founder, Content Marketing Institute
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JEFF ROHRS CHANNELS SLIDE EXAMPLE
90% USE
CONTENT MARKETING
bitly.com/cm-research
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30%
30%
CAMPAIGNS BRAND TALK
NO CLEAR GOALS NO STRATEGY
TREATING CONTENT LIKE ADVERTISING
THERE IS ALWAYS
A BETTER WAY
Thomas Edison
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FIRST, BUILD AN AUDIENCE
THEN, MONETIZE IT
B A C K YA R D P O U LT RY T E A C H I N G
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THE
CONTENT INC.
MODEL
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THE
CONTENT INC.
MODEL
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SWEET SPOT
K N OW L E D G E / S K I L L
PA S S I O N /
C U S TO M E R PA I N P O I N T
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SWEET SPOT
B A C K YA R D P O U LT RY T E A C H I N G
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FARMERS
A G R I C U LT U R E / T E C H
O P E R AT I O N A L
C H A L L E N G E S
O N A FA R M
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The Furrow
By John Deere
CASE STUDY
THE
CONTENT INC.
MODEL
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100 YouTube Subscribers
January, 2012
ANN REARDON
2 Million Subscribers
October, 2015
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EVERYONE STOPS AT
THE SWEET SPOT…
HARDLY ANYONE TILTS
THE CONTENT.
AUDIENCE F O O D S C I E N T I S T E D U C AT I O N
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I M P O S S I B L E F O O D
C R E AT I O N S
CONTENT TILT
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WHAT DO ALL
MEDIA COMPANIES DO
THAT YOU DO NOT
WITH YOUR CONTENT?
CREATE A
CONTENT MARKETING
MISSION STATEMENT
Indium Corp.
Blogs
CASE STUDY
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Indium
Corporation
CASE STUDY
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CASE STUDY
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1. CORE TARGET
AUDIENCE
2. WHAT WILL BE
DELIVERED
3. THE OUTCOME FOR
THE AUDIENCE
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“Welcome to Digital
Photography School – a
website with simple tips
to help digital camera
owners get the most out
of their cameras.”
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CREATE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
• Defined audience
• Deliver
• Outcome YOUR TURN
THE
CONTENT INC.
MODEL
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WAIT FOR IT…
LOADING
(1) Content Type
(1) Main Platform
Long Period of Time
Consistent Delivery
THE BASE
CASE STUDY
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Copyblogger
Jyske Bank
CASE STUDY
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• iTunes Subscribers to
Email Subscribers
• Millions of Downloads
• ZERO to Multi-
Millionaire in 2 Years
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ONE CONTENT TYPE
One Platform
Consistent Delivery
OVER TIME (12+ MONTHS)
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CONTENT INC.
MODEL
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Facebook
CASE STUDY
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Google+
CASE STUDY
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FOCUS ON SUBSCRIBERS
AS A KEY METRIC
CASE STUDY
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Copyblogger
CASE STUDY
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thinkMoney
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YAY!
BOO!
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MUST HAVES
Amazing E-Newsletter
Exchange of Value
(Ebook, Research Report, Etc.)
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CONTENT INC.
MODEL
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RULE OF THREE
• Magic Number is
Over THREE
• BE the OCTOPUS
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DIVERSIFICATION
THE
CONTENT INC.
MODEL
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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THOSE WHO SUBSCRIBE TO MY
CONTENT AND THOSE WHO DON’T?
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MONETIZATION
Advertising / Sponsorship
Increased Product Sales
More Loyal Customers
Data
Events
Cost Savings
Paid Subscriptions
Revenue Ripples
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WARSAW, INDIANA
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HAMILTON, MO
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YOU MUST CREATE VALUE
FOR YOUR AUDIENCE
BEFORE
YOU EXTRACT VALUE
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TAKEAWAYS
• Find a niche where you can be
the leading expert in the world
• Develop your content mission
• Focus on content type, platform
and deliver consistently
• Don’t build your house on rented land
• Build an audience of opt-in subscribers
• Need an amazing E-Newsletter
and remarkable download
• Diversify into the “rule of three”
• What do your subscribers do differently?
• Audience first
• BE PATIENT!!!
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TAKEAWAYS
• Set Your Goals for Sales, Savings or
Sunshine
• Why Are You Using Each Channel?
• Focus On the Reader’s Outcome
• Create the Content Mission Statement
• One Content Type, One Main Channel Per
Audience
• Need an amazing E-Newsletter
and remarkable download
• Don’t Build Your House on Rented Land
• What do your subscribers do differently?
• Think About Buying vs. Building
• BE PATIENT!!!
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THANK YOU!
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For Book & Podcast visit
Content-Inc.com
Joe Pulizzi
joe@contentinstitute.com
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