This document contains a list of 15 links to articles about measuring the return on investment (ROI) for content marketing. It discusses topics like content ROI calculators, why content marketing fails, different types of content metrics, using analytics for content strategy, proving and measuring content marketing ROI, and getting SEO ROI from content. It also includes contact information for Steve Floyd, the founder and CEO of AXZM, who believes content should be one of the first things addressed in digital marketing projects rather than an afterthought.
Content that is geared toward people in your own backyard is a good thing. It’s good for people, it’s good for the engines and when it’s good for both, it’s good for business. Have you ever tried creating and promoting it? It’s not as easy as it might seem, especially if you are promoting a product or service that people are not interested in.
With updates to the local SEO algorithm becoming more in line with traditional SEO ranking signals, the location, activity, quality and context of your content is important now more than ever before.
Small local businesses have limited resources, so having a strategy in place to make each piece of content as effective as possible is critical.
In this presentation learn how you can unlock the power of local content to drive engagement, rankings and sales.
A major convergence is happening on the web that could disrupt the traditional rules of business and it's no surprise it's being driven by data. With cloud hosting available for pennies on the dollar, over 10,000+ APIs in 2015 available to the public and an estimated 60% of internet traffic compromised of bots, getting data is easier (and cheaper) than ever before. This environment is an ideal opportunity for savvy startups, agencies and businesses looking to take advantage of the wealth of data available. The barrier to entry has been removed and those who act quickly will capitalize, compete and even disrupt in ways we can only imagine. In this presentation, find out the best APIs, processes and technology that you can leverage to get an unfair advantage over your competition in 2015 and beyond.
Growth Hacking APIs: What role do APIs play in your growth strategy.
There’s been lots of buzz in the tech startup space about “growth hacking” – what is it? how is it related to development? how is it related to marketing?
At it’s core, growth hacking is about finding a strategy for growth within the parameters of scalability and replicability, driven by product and inspired by data. Growth hacking’s core is based in marketing but driven by product.
Once the definition is clear, the question then becomes: without a UI to lean on, how does one “growth hack” an API?
At last year’s Nordic API conference, Guillaume Balas from 3Scale presented several typologies of an API, namely API is the product, API projects the product, API promotes the product, and API powers the product.
This presentation will elaborate on and reframe those typologies in the context of marketing and growth hacking of an API. We will examine the circumstances where an API is actually a growth hack in of itself, and where it is in need of growth hacking in order to make the business model behind it succeed.
The presentation will use core concepts of strategic marketing – such as positioning, pricing, targeting, promotion, product and distribution – to create a framework for either growth hacking an API or developing an API as a key tactic in a growth strategy.
See Allen Gannett's presentation from Spark 2016, TrackMaven's annual digital marketing summit focused on the intersection of marketing art and science. Learn more at spark.trackmaven.com
The Data of the Future promises to help marketers reach consumers precisely when, where, and how they want to be reached. But how can we make sure more data won't create more confusion? In this keynote,TrackMaven CEO Allen Gannett will break down the gaps in the current state of marketing technology and share how TrackMaven is innovating to build next-generation features for data-driven marketers. It's an opportunity to learn what's just around the corner in marketing tech, and see the big changes the next five years will hold.
LinkBuilding Tactics presented at my Link Building Session at ClickZ Live NYChuck Price
Link Building tactics that are safe and effective for 2014 and beyond. Actionable and scalable Linkbuilding ideas presented at ClickZ Live in New York City April 3, 2014. #CZLNY
Content that is geared toward people in your own backyard is a good thing. It’s good for people, it’s good for the engines and when it’s good for both, it’s good for business. Have you ever tried creating and promoting it? It’s not as easy as it might seem, especially if you are promoting a product or service that people are not interested in.
With updates to the local SEO algorithm becoming more in line with traditional SEO ranking signals, the location, activity, quality and context of your content is important now more than ever before.
Small local businesses have limited resources, so having a strategy in place to make each piece of content as effective as possible is critical.
In this presentation learn how you can unlock the power of local content to drive engagement, rankings and sales.
A major convergence is happening on the web that could disrupt the traditional rules of business and it's no surprise it's being driven by data. With cloud hosting available for pennies on the dollar, over 10,000+ APIs in 2015 available to the public and an estimated 60% of internet traffic compromised of bots, getting data is easier (and cheaper) than ever before. This environment is an ideal opportunity for savvy startups, agencies and businesses looking to take advantage of the wealth of data available. The barrier to entry has been removed and those who act quickly will capitalize, compete and even disrupt in ways we can only imagine. In this presentation, find out the best APIs, processes and technology that you can leverage to get an unfair advantage over your competition in 2015 and beyond.
Growth Hacking APIs: What role do APIs play in your growth strategy.
There’s been lots of buzz in the tech startup space about “growth hacking” – what is it? how is it related to development? how is it related to marketing?
At it’s core, growth hacking is about finding a strategy for growth within the parameters of scalability and replicability, driven by product and inspired by data. Growth hacking’s core is based in marketing but driven by product.
Once the definition is clear, the question then becomes: without a UI to lean on, how does one “growth hack” an API?
At last year’s Nordic API conference, Guillaume Balas from 3Scale presented several typologies of an API, namely API is the product, API projects the product, API promotes the product, and API powers the product.
This presentation will elaborate on and reframe those typologies in the context of marketing and growth hacking of an API. We will examine the circumstances where an API is actually a growth hack in of itself, and where it is in need of growth hacking in order to make the business model behind it succeed.
The presentation will use core concepts of strategic marketing – such as positioning, pricing, targeting, promotion, product and distribution – to create a framework for either growth hacking an API or developing an API as a key tactic in a growth strategy.
See Allen Gannett's presentation from Spark 2016, TrackMaven's annual digital marketing summit focused on the intersection of marketing art and science. Learn more at spark.trackmaven.com
The Data of the Future promises to help marketers reach consumers precisely when, where, and how they want to be reached. But how can we make sure more data won't create more confusion? In this keynote,TrackMaven CEO Allen Gannett will break down the gaps in the current state of marketing technology and share how TrackMaven is innovating to build next-generation features for data-driven marketers. It's an opportunity to learn what's just around the corner in marketing tech, and see the big changes the next five years will hold.
LinkBuilding Tactics presented at my Link Building Session at ClickZ Live NYChuck Price
Link Building tactics that are safe and effective for 2014 and beyond. Actionable and scalable Linkbuilding ideas presented at ClickZ Live in New York City April 3, 2014. #CZLNY
Advanced AuthorRank: 25 Tactics, from the individual to the enterprise levelMike Arnesen
Behold, my deck from my 4/16 Mozinar for SEOmoz!
Very soon, Google AuthorRank will no longer be the "next big thing in search," but the "current big thing" in search. Mike Arnesen will go over specific tactics that you can use to boost your AuthorRank as an individual agent, help enterprise-level sites benefit from AuthorRank, sell the idea into your clients and/or bosses, and creative use-cases from the trenches at SwellPath. This advanced foray into AuthorRank building assumes familiarity with Google Authorship.
Presentation by Wil Reynolds of SEER Interactive on how to create a strategic plan for link building as part of your search engine optimization (SEO) campaign. Discussing how social is (or is not) impacting rankings / seo results.
We review tools like export.ly and others to show how you CAN use social to drive rankings today, while not waiting for google to figure it out.
Content personalisation is becoming more prevalent. A site, it's content and/or it's products, change dynamically according to the specific needs of the user. SEO needs to ensure we do not fall behind of this trend.
Success Beyond Links: How To Make Your Content More ValuableVicke Cheung
The line between advertising and marketing has become increasingly blurred, and branded content is everyone's business. Content for link building has long been a staple of search strategies, but how does it fit into the bigger picture of marketing in 2017? Vicke has been researching ways in which content can play a more direct role in adding value to a business beyond SEO gain. Putting linkbait aside, she will be offering insights into what it takes to make content that serves both a brand and those it wishes to convert.
AI-powered SEO - Structured Data & Semantics - WordLift for SMXL Milan 2017Andrea Volpini
This is the presentation delivered at SMXL Milan at the Structured Data & Semantics panel. Learn how to automate your digital marketing tasks using natural language processing and linked data technologies. This presentation has been created in collaboration with WooRank 🙌 Read more 👉 https://wordlift.io/blog/en/entity/smxl-milan-2017/
SearchLove London 2017 | Kirsty Hulse | The Campaign Flop: What to do When Yo...Distilled
It's the nature of the work we do that some content sticks...and some doesn't. Kirsty will provide tips and recommendations on what to do when your content doesn't achieve the results you were expecting; how to manage stakeholders, secure budget after a campaign fail, and how to breathe new life into flopped campaigns.
Find out how one campaign generated 1,200 links, and how two campaigns resulted in a 750% increase in our clients organic search traffic over six months. Review Fractl's Viral Emotions study, and data Google is presenting on The Engagement Project.
Relevance - How to successfully create audiences that drive action for your b...Ned Quekett
How do you create audiences that drive action for your brand? In this talk we explore the ways in which you can profile and build advertising audiences to drive action for your your brand and make digital advertising effective.
How you can use social media to impact the worldSean Si
My presentation about How you can powerfully use social media for reaching out to people and impacting the world on Feb 26, 2013 for DLSU's Leadership youth conference.
Through The Looking Glass: Overcoming Organizational PerspectivesSteve Floyd
You should view the whole thing here - http://axz.mx/looking-glass-ux
Traditionally, UX has viewed SEO as being disruptive to design and communication, and SEO believe UX overlooks searchability. But in order to make our campaigns successful, we need to be empathetic to each other. Steve Floyd, CEO and Founder at AXZM, walks through how designers think and what they value, understanding contrasting and differing language and tools in SEO and UX communities, and how to better integrate and add value to design workflows as an SEO.
I was very excited and honored to present a 3-hour workshop at the Viterbi Hacker House at USC, which is where I went to college, around growth hacking and marketing for startups. Always fun connecting with students and being able to give back to my school.
We answered:
Is growth that important?
What is growth hacking?
How do I get started with marketing and growth hacking?
How do I prioritize everything?
What is product/market fit?
What is the customer lifecycle?
Why do growth hacks fall into either acquisition, activation, retention, revenue, or referral buckets?
What are growth hacking and marketing examples from work?
What are 100+ examples of growth hacks at each stage?
How can they implement some of these today? Including onstage breakdowns of USC companies, including EnvoyNow.co and Bezalel.co
I know I’ll forget some tools, people, and resources, but....
Tools I mentioned you should check out:
Google Analytics
Qualaroo
Survey.io
MailChimp
Zapier
IFTTT
LeadIn
KISSmetrics
CrazyEgg
SumoMe
Gumroad
BuiltWith
Kimono
PrimeLoop
PerfectAudience
Odesk
Connectifier
Rapportive
Buffer
People I mentioned who you should follow (in no particular order):
Patrick Vlaskovits
Neil Patel
Hiten Shah
Sean Ellis
Samuel Hulick
Morgan Brown
Taylor Miles
Paul Graham
Dave McClure
Geoff Ralston
Marc Andreesen
Bing Gordon
Gabriel Weinberg
Justin Mares
Brian Balfourr
Zack Onisko
Greg Isenberg
Maud Pasturaud
Annie Cushing
Thomas Knoll
Ivan Kirigin
Noah Kagan
Andy Johns
Elliot Shmukler
Iris Shoor
Brian Dean
Jimmy Daly
Ramit Sethi
Brendon Burchard
Jeff Walker
Robert Cialdini
Resources I mentioned:
(definitely forgetting many, but a good start....)
Startup = Growth: http://growth.so/pgGrowth
Startup Priorities: http://growth.so/StartupPriorities
Blake Masters’ Notes: http://growth.so/BlakeMasters
Andy Johns’ Answers on Quora: http://growth.so/AndyJohnsQuora
Find A Growth Hacker For Your Startup: http://growth.so/FindGrowthHacker
The Only Thing That Matters: http://growth.so/Productmarketfit
Developer Content Marketing & Growth Hacking: http://growth.so/HitenShah
Gaining Early Traction by Doing Things that Don't Scale: http://growth.so/Zack415
Cialdini's Six Principles of Influence: http://growth.so/Robert-Cialdini
Startup Metrics for Pirates: http://growth.so/Pirate-Metrics
Traction vs. Growth: http://growth.so/TractionGrowth
AirBNB Growth: http://growth.so/AirbnbGrowth
Getting Launch Press for Your Startup: http://growth.so/MturkHack
Mobile Popups: http://bit.ly/QualarooGH
TripAdvisor’s Unfair Email Marketing Advantage: http://growth.so/TripAdvisorEmails
How to Gather 100,000 Emails in One Week: http://growth.so/PrelaunchEmails
The Medium Is The Message: http://growth.so/MediumIsMessage
Daily Growth Strategies: morganbrown.co
User Onboarding: useronboard.com
Hitenism: hitenism.com
Backlinko: backlinko.com
GrowthHackers: growthhackers.com
Advanced AuthorRank: 25 Tactics, from the individual to the enterprise levelMike Arnesen
Behold, my deck from my 4/16 Mozinar for SEOmoz!
Very soon, Google AuthorRank will no longer be the "next big thing in search," but the "current big thing" in search. Mike Arnesen will go over specific tactics that you can use to boost your AuthorRank as an individual agent, help enterprise-level sites benefit from AuthorRank, sell the idea into your clients and/or bosses, and creative use-cases from the trenches at SwellPath. This advanced foray into AuthorRank building assumes familiarity with Google Authorship.
Presentation by Wil Reynolds of SEER Interactive on how to create a strategic plan for link building as part of your search engine optimization (SEO) campaign. Discussing how social is (or is not) impacting rankings / seo results.
We review tools like export.ly and others to show how you CAN use social to drive rankings today, while not waiting for google to figure it out.
Content personalisation is becoming more prevalent. A site, it's content and/or it's products, change dynamically according to the specific needs of the user. SEO needs to ensure we do not fall behind of this trend.
Success Beyond Links: How To Make Your Content More ValuableVicke Cheung
The line between advertising and marketing has become increasingly blurred, and branded content is everyone's business. Content for link building has long been a staple of search strategies, but how does it fit into the bigger picture of marketing in 2017? Vicke has been researching ways in which content can play a more direct role in adding value to a business beyond SEO gain. Putting linkbait aside, she will be offering insights into what it takes to make content that serves both a brand and those it wishes to convert.
AI-powered SEO - Structured Data & Semantics - WordLift for SMXL Milan 2017Andrea Volpini
This is the presentation delivered at SMXL Milan at the Structured Data & Semantics panel. Learn how to automate your digital marketing tasks using natural language processing and linked data technologies. This presentation has been created in collaboration with WooRank 🙌 Read more 👉 https://wordlift.io/blog/en/entity/smxl-milan-2017/
SearchLove London 2017 | Kirsty Hulse | The Campaign Flop: What to do When Yo...Distilled
It's the nature of the work we do that some content sticks...and some doesn't. Kirsty will provide tips and recommendations on what to do when your content doesn't achieve the results you were expecting; how to manage stakeholders, secure budget after a campaign fail, and how to breathe new life into flopped campaigns.
Find out how one campaign generated 1,200 links, and how two campaigns resulted in a 750% increase in our clients organic search traffic over six months. Review Fractl's Viral Emotions study, and data Google is presenting on The Engagement Project.
Relevance - How to successfully create audiences that drive action for your b...Ned Quekett
How do you create audiences that drive action for your brand? In this talk we explore the ways in which you can profile and build advertising audiences to drive action for your your brand and make digital advertising effective.
How you can use social media to impact the worldSean Si
My presentation about How you can powerfully use social media for reaching out to people and impacting the world on Feb 26, 2013 for DLSU's Leadership youth conference.
Through The Looking Glass: Overcoming Organizational PerspectivesSteve Floyd
You should view the whole thing here - http://axz.mx/looking-glass-ux
Traditionally, UX has viewed SEO as being disruptive to design and communication, and SEO believe UX overlooks searchability. But in order to make our campaigns successful, we need to be empathetic to each other. Steve Floyd, CEO and Founder at AXZM, walks through how designers think and what they value, understanding contrasting and differing language and tools in SEO and UX communities, and how to better integrate and add value to design workflows as an SEO.
I was very excited and honored to present a 3-hour workshop at the Viterbi Hacker House at USC, which is where I went to college, around growth hacking and marketing for startups. Always fun connecting with students and being able to give back to my school.
We answered:
Is growth that important?
What is growth hacking?
How do I get started with marketing and growth hacking?
How do I prioritize everything?
What is product/market fit?
What is the customer lifecycle?
Why do growth hacks fall into either acquisition, activation, retention, revenue, or referral buckets?
What are growth hacking and marketing examples from work?
What are 100+ examples of growth hacks at each stage?
How can they implement some of these today? Including onstage breakdowns of USC companies, including EnvoyNow.co and Bezalel.co
I know I’ll forget some tools, people, and resources, but....
Tools I mentioned you should check out:
Google Analytics
Qualaroo
Survey.io
MailChimp
Zapier
IFTTT
LeadIn
KISSmetrics
CrazyEgg
SumoMe
Gumroad
BuiltWith
Kimono
PrimeLoop
PerfectAudience
Odesk
Connectifier
Rapportive
Buffer
People I mentioned who you should follow (in no particular order):
Patrick Vlaskovits
Neil Patel
Hiten Shah
Sean Ellis
Samuel Hulick
Morgan Brown
Taylor Miles
Paul Graham
Dave McClure
Geoff Ralston
Marc Andreesen
Bing Gordon
Gabriel Weinberg
Justin Mares
Brian Balfourr
Zack Onisko
Greg Isenberg
Maud Pasturaud
Annie Cushing
Thomas Knoll
Ivan Kirigin
Noah Kagan
Andy Johns
Elliot Shmukler
Iris Shoor
Brian Dean
Jimmy Daly
Ramit Sethi
Brendon Burchard
Jeff Walker
Robert Cialdini
Resources I mentioned:
(definitely forgetting many, but a good start....)
Startup = Growth: http://growth.so/pgGrowth
Startup Priorities: http://growth.so/StartupPriorities
Blake Masters’ Notes: http://growth.so/BlakeMasters
Andy Johns’ Answers on Quora: http://growth.so/AndyJohnsQuora
Find A Growth Hacker For Your Startup: http://growth.so/FindGrowthHacker
The Only Thing That Matters: http://growth.so/Productmarketfit
Developer Content Marketing & Growth Hacking: http://growth.so/HitenShah
Gaining Early Traction by Doing Things that Don't Scale: http://growth.so/Zack415
Cialdini's Six Principles of Influence: http://growth.so/Robert-Cialdini
Startup Metrics for Pirates: http://growth.so/Pirate-Metrics
Traction vs. Growth: http://growth.so/TractionGrowth
AirBNB Growth: http://growth.so/AirbnbGrowth
Getting Launch Press for Your Startup: http://growth.so/MturkHack
Mobile Popups: http://bit.ly/QualarooGH
TripAdvisor’s Unfair Email Marketing Advantage: http://growth.so/TripAdvisorEmails
How to Gather 100,000 Emails in One Week: http://growth.so/PrelaunchEmails
The Medium Is The Message: http://growth.so/MediumIsMessage
Daily Growth Strategies: morganbrown.co
User Onboarding: useronboard.com
Hitenism: hitenism.com
Backlinko: backlinko.com
GrowthHackers: growthhackers.com
This is an overview of some of the latest tools and considerations to achieve better load times in Wordpress that I presented at the Pubcon Austin regional conference.
Building Better Experiences With Content PersonalizationSteve Floyd
The days of painting your content with broad brush strokes over over. With a fractured market and even more people and brands rushing in to become publishers every day, personalizing your content will give you an edge over your competition.
Developing a 1:1 communication strategy with your customers, users, audience, etc... will not only improve their experience and build loyalty, but it will differentiate your content among the sea of mediocrity.
Framework Thinking - 7 Frameworks To Skyrocket Your CareerSean Johnson
Discover how to leverage frameworks to become more effective and gain influence in your organization.
Learn more about Framework thinking here: http://www.sean-johnson.com/framework-thinking
The Definitive Guide to Customer Success 2017Lincoln Murphy
The Customer Success movement has taken the SaaS industry by storm, even requiring an updated SaaS Business Model definition.
But what exactly is Customer Success? Is it an organizational mindset? Is it a corporate strategy? Is it a set of tactics designed to produce happy, successful customers that in turn creates success for you, the SaaS vendor?
The answer is... all of the above.
In this guide I've enumerated 17 key elements of Customer Success for SaaS companies. I hope it helps you reach your goals.
Through The Looking Glass: The Value of Good DesignSteve Floyd
Our professional lens often shapes how we perceive value. The larger UX / IA and Content Strategy community have always looked at us (Search Engine Marketers / Digital Marketers) as disruptive to the communication goals of the organizations we work for, and rightfully so. We are notorious for undervaluing design, but it doesn’t have to be that way! We need to be more empathetic to those who make our campaigns a success.
In this presentation I provide actionable resources that search engine marketers / digital marketers can use to better integrate into the design process as well as how they can add value and insights to the people on the other side of the house. The key takeaways from this presentation for attendees would be:
– Understanding how designers think and what they value
– Understanding the language and tools UX / IA / CS professionals use in contrast with the language and tools search engine marketers use
– How digital marketers can add value to the workflow of the people we work with (how, when and where to integrate)
Growth Hacking and Full Stack Marketing For StartupsCasey Armstrong
Growth Hacking and Full Stack Marketing for Startups
Here are the slides for the growth hacking and full stack marketing events that Patrick Vlaskovits and I hosted across Europe:
- Wayra (Madrid)
- NDRC (Ireland)
- Rainmaking Loft (London)
- Rockstart (Amsterdam)
- Hub:raum (Berlin)
- Werk1 (Munich)
- Sektor5 (Vienna)
- Design Terminal (Budapest)
- Beta-i (Lisbon)
We broke the events into the following 6 sections:
- What is growth hacking vs. marketing? And why is that important?
- Psychology
- Partnerships
- Search Engine Optimization
- Paid Marketing
- Growth Hacking Examples
A majority of our examples throughout the day came from personal experiences that we had not written about nor spoke about prior.
If you have any questions, please contact me (@CaseyA) or Patrick (@Pv).
Selling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-InSteve Floyd
Creating, managing and distributing useful, usable content on a regular basis is hard enough, but have you ever tried to sell it?
Agencies and in-house teams alike are having a hard time getting buy-in for meaningful content initiatives that provide tangible value for their target audience. All too often decision makers tie our hands, focusing too heavily on what competitors are doing instead of highlighting their unique value in a way that resonates with the people that matter most: Customers.
This presentation was presented at Big Design Conference 2013
Planning for Responsive: Why Your Developers Hate YouSteve Floyd
Bad planning and rushed projects are at the heart of bad responsive websites (and most bad websites for that matter). Find out why your developers hate you and what you can do to make them love you. This is a presentation for Pubcon Vegas 2013
Advanced Content Creation, SEO & StorytellingCasey Armstrong
Advanced Content Creation, SEO & Storytelling
Here are the slides for the content marketing, SEO, storytelling, and growth hacking events that Patrick Vlaskovits and I hosted with our partners below across Europe in 2016:
- Beta-i (Lisbon)
- Porto Design Factory (Porto)
- Founders (Copenhagen)
- EIT Digital (Helsinki)
- Mosaik (Budapest)
We broke the events into the following 5 sections:
- What really is growth hacking?
- State Of The Industry
- Advanced Content Marketing & Creation
- Advanced SEO
- Storytelling
All of our examples came from personal experiences that we had not written or spoken about prior.
If you have any questions, please contact me (@CaseyA - casey@fullstackmarketer.com) or Patrick (@Pv).
All too often we overlook the things that will help us provide value for our customers. In this presentation I provide an overview of the key components of a stakeholder interview and the importance of qualitative and quantitative content audits.
4 Ways to Use Content Marketing to Influence Buying Decisions on LinkedInBernie Borges
LinkedIn has become a valuable content channel. It presents a tremendous opportunity for B2B businesses to influence buying decisions. A recent study shows that 85% of LinkedIn users say that LinkedIn is the most valuable social network to deliver content.
Using this slide deck, Bernie Borges of Find and Convert and GetLinkedInHelp.com's Kristina Jaramillo co-hosted a recent webinar for marketers, business development professionals and business executives interested in learning how to combine content marketing with LinkedIn to influence buying decisions.
In this webinar, attendees learned:
1. How to integrate conversation-based content marketing into your LinkedIn marketing strategy.
2. Easy ways to add content to your LinkedIn profile to attract decision-makers and influencers.
3. What it means to be an influencer - and why most B2B companies are not!
4. How to become an influencer to attract the type of business opportunities you seek.
Contact information for Bernie and Kristina is featured within this presentation for you to connect and follow them to learn more.
20 steps to drive content marketing success with SEOKevin Gibbons
This presentation is about what I feel is the right way to do content marketing. A strategy first approach is essential to making sure you're not just going from campaign to campaign, instead you're building short-term impact into longer success.
The presentation explored the most effective internet marketing strategies to make domain names more valuable.
Topics covered:
- New ways to drive domain traffic through internet advertising and website promotions
- Facebook Marketing strategies with Facebook Fan Pages and Facebook Likes
- The most effective tactics for search engine marketing
- Web site marketing tips
- New strategies to make money using social media
- Rapid content development strategies
- New awareness building techniques
- Article Marketing with ezinearticles.com
- Video and YouTube Marketing
- Create a Tribe or Community on your website
From SourceIn 2013, learn how search and staffing firms can leverage content marketing to attract and find candidates for clients.
Learn more about LinkedIn Talent Solutions for recruitment firms: http://linkd.in/1iTsTH5
Subscribe to the LinkedIn Talent Blog: http://linkd.in/18yp4Cg
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Creating Winning Content: How local businesses can tell their story and win b...Kara O'Halloran
White paper about the benefits of content marketing strategies for local businesses to tell your story and promote your brand. Time is one thing small businesses are not usually blessed with. Learn how to use the time you have to create engaging content that tells your story in a variety of media.
Time is one thing small businesses are not usually blessed with. Learn how to use the time you have to create engaging content that tells your story in a variety of media. This white paper is brought to you by Elon University's Interactive Media graduate program.
Technical SEO is so many things -- canonicals, parameters, hreflang, schema, robots.txt. Crawlable code and appropriate markup are part of an SEO's job, but they aren't where the competitive advantage lies. Google says content and links are the top ranking factors. So where should an SEO spend 80% of their time to beat the competition? An SEO's top priority should be content. Stories from Jeff Bezos and WaPo, Rand Fishkin and Pricenomics illustrate the case.
10 Characteristics of a Kick-Ass Franchise Sales WebsiteRachael Wachstein
Learn how to improve your franchise sales website from a content and development perspective from the industry experts. Rachael Wachstein, VP of Content Marketing at Fishman PR and Andy Garner of Higher Visibility join forces to bring you this informative hour long webinar.
Contact Rachael at rwachstein@fishmanpr.com & Andy Garner at andy@highervisibility.com to learn more.
10 Characteristics of a Kickass Franchise Sales WebsiteFishmanPR
Have you been wondering why your franchise sales website isn't helping you with lead generation? Rachael Wachstein, VP of Content Marketing at Fishman PR, and Andy Garner, Director of Business Development, share their expertise in content marketing and website development to explain how to do it right with your franchise sales site.
10 Ways to Calm The Chaos of Content Marketing by Oracle Marketing Cloud:
As more and more businesses produce content for customers, adding order to the process is critical. Here’s some history, insights, and a wealth of practical advice.
Chapter 8 : SEO Content Marketing Strategy by Pagelocus.comPage Locus
In this module we cover areas such as how to approach SEO Content Marketing for any niche. We also cover misconceptions about content marketing and tips to get better conversion or Improving ROI
Selling Guns to Gandhi: Getting Content Buy-In - Pubcon New Orleans 2014Steve Floyd
Creating, managing and distributing useful, usable content on a regular basis is hard enough, but have you ever tried to sell it?
Agencies and in-house teams alike are having a hard time getting buy-in for meaningful content initiatives that provide tangible value for their target audience. All too often decision makers tie our hands, focusing too heavily on what competitors are doing instead of highlighting their unique value in a way that resonates with the people that matter most: Customers.
This presentation aims to provide actionable tips, tactics and real world use cases for selling strategic content to the people who write the checks.
The session includes a brief history of the evolution of search before diving into the roles technology, content, and links play in developing a powerful SEO strategy in a world of Generative AI and social search. Discover how to optimize for TikTok searches, Google's Gemini, and Search Generative Experience while developing a powerful arsenal of tools and templates to help maximize the effectiveness of your SEO initiatives.
Key Takeaways:
Understand how search engines work
Be able to find out where your users search
Know what is required for each discipline of SEO
Feel confident creating an SEO Plan
Confidently measure SEO performance
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
A.I. (artificial intelligence) platforms are popping up all the time, and many of them can and should be used to help grow your brand, increase your sales and decrease your marketing costs.In this presentation:We will review some of the best AI platforms that are available for you to use.We will interact with some of the platforms in real-time, so attendees can see how they work.We will also look at some current brands that are using AI to help them create marketing messages, saving them time and money in the process. Lastly, we will discuss the pros and cons of using AI in marketing & branding and have a lively conversation that includes comments from the audience.
Key Takeaways:
Attendees will learn about LLM platforms, like ChatGPT, and how they work, with preset examples and real time interactions with the platform. Attendees will learn about other AI platforms that are creating graphic design elements at the push of a button...pre-set examples and real-time interactions.Attendees will discuss the pros & cons of AI in marketing + branding and share their perspectives with one another. Attendees will learn about the cost savings and the time savings associated with using AI, should they choose to.
Most small businesses struggle to see marketing results. In this session, we will eliminate any confusion about what to do next, solving your marketing problems so your business can thrive. You’ll learn how to create a foundational marketing OS (operating system) based on neuroscience and backed by real-world results. You’ll be taught how to develop deep customer connections, and how to have your CRM dynamically segment and sell at any stage in the customer’s journey. By the end of the session, you’ll remove confusion and chaos and replace it with clarity and confidence for long-term marketing success.
Key Takeaways:
• Uncover the power of a foundational marketing system that dynamically communicates with prospects and customers on autopilot.
• Harness neuroscience and Tribal Alignment to transform your communication strategies, turning potential clients into fans and those fans into loyal customers.
• Discover the art of automated segmentation, pinpointing your most lucrative customers and identifying the optimal moments for successful conversions.
• Streamline your business with a content production plan that eliminates guesswork, wasted time, and money.
Core Web Vitals SEO Workshop - improve your performance [pdf]Peter Mead
Core Web Vitals to improve your website performance for better SEO results with CWV.
CWV Topics include:
- Understanding the latest Core Web Vitals including the significance of LCP, INP and CLS + their impact on SEO
- Optimisation techniques from our experts on how to improve your CWV on platforms like WordPress and WP Engine
- The impact of user experience and SEO
AI-Powered Personalization: Principles, Use Cases, and Its Impact on CROVWO
In today’s era of AI, personalization is more than just a trend—it’s a fundamental strategy that unlocks numerous opportunities.
When done effectively, personalization builds trust, loyalty, and satisfaction among your users—key factors for business success. However, relying solely on AI capabilities isn’t enough. You need to anchor your approach in solid principles, understand your users’ context, and master the art of persuasion.
Join us as Sarjak Patel and Naitry Saggu from 3rd Eye Consulting unveil a transformative framework. This approach seamlessly integrates your unique context, consumer insights, and conversion goals, paving the way for unparalleled success in personalization.
Top 3 Ways to Align Sales and Marketing Teams for Rapid GrowthDemandbase
In this session, Demandbase’s Stephanie Quinn, Sr. Director of Integrated and Digital Marketing, Devin Rosenberg, Director of Sales, and Kevin Rooney, Senior Director of Sales Development will share how sales and marketing shapes their day-to-day and what key areas are needed for true alignment.
Financial curveballs sent many American families reeling in 2023. Household budgets were squeezed by rising interest rates, surging prices on everyday goods, and a stagnating housing market. Consumers were feeling strapped. That sentiment, however, appears to be waning. The question is, to what extent?
To take the pulse of consumers’ feelings about their financial well-being ahead of a highly anticipated election, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey. The survey highlights consumers’ hopes and anxieties as we move into 2024. Let's unpack the key findings to gain insights about where we stand.
The What, Why & How of 3D and AR in Digital CommercePushON Ltd
Vladimir Mulhem has over 20 years of experience in commercialising cutting edge creative technology across construction, marketing and retail.
Previously the founder and Tech and Innovation Director of Creative Content Works working with the likes of Next, John Lewis and JD Sport, he now helps retailers, brands and agencies solve challenges of applying the emerging technologies 3D, AR, VR and Gen AI to real-world problems.
In this webinar, Vladimir will be covering the following topics:
Applications of 3D and AR in Digital Commerce,
Benefits of 3D and AR,
Tools to create, manage and publish 3D and AR in Digital Commerce.
10 Video Ideas Any Business Can Make RIGHT NOW!
You'll never draw a blank again on what kind of video to make for your business. Go beyond the basic categories and truly reimagine a brand new advanced way to brainstorm video content creation. During this masterclass you'll be challenged to think creatively and outside of the box and view your videos through lenses you may have never thought of previously. It's guaranteed that you'll leave with more than 10 video ideas, but I like to under-promise and over-deliver. Don't miss this session.
Key Takeaways:
How to use the Video Matrix
How to use additional "Lenses"
Where to source original video ideas
SMM Cheap - No. 1 SMM panel in the worldsmmpanel567
Boost your social media marketing with our SMM Panel services offering SMM Cheap services! Get cost-effective services for your business and increase followers, likes, and engagement across all social media platforms. Get affordable services perfect for businesses and influencers looking to increase their social proof. See how cheap SMM strategies can help improve your social media presence and be a pro at the social media game.
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
34. 1. Content ROI Calculator by Ann Rockley – Link
2. Why Content Marketing Fails by Rand Fishkin – Link
3. The 4 Types of Content Metrics That Matter by Jay Baer– Link
4. Data Sets You Free: Analytics for Content Strategy by Jonathon Colman – Link
5. Content ROI Is a Myth by Kieran Flanagan– Link
6. How to Prove ROI Potential of Content Campaigns by Mike King – Link
7. Prove Content Marketing ROI with a Performance Scorecard by Taylor Radey– Link
8. 4 Keys to Calculating ROI for Content Marketers by Sam Petulla – Link
9. Six case studies that prove content marketing ROI isn't fictional by David Moth – Link
10. Measure the ROI of a Content Marketing Strategy by Shane Snow – Link
11. Measuring and Increasing the ROI of Your Content Resources by Mike Pantoliano – Link
12. Prove Content Marketing ROI to Your CEO: 4 Values to Communicate by DJ Miller – Link
13. 11 Must-Measure KPIs for Content Marketing Success by Dave Snyder – Link
14. How to Get SEO ROI From Content Marketing by Ross Hudgens– Link
15. Content to Commerce: Engaging Consumers Across Paid, Owned & Earned by Avi Savar– Link
35. Steve Floyd
Founder & CEO of AXZM
twitter: @nawlready
phone: (214) 272-9109
www.axzm.com
For the last decade I have been creating
digital marketing solutions for businesses
large and small. In that time I’ve learned a
few things about the governance and
creation of web content and how that
content ties into other marketing channels.
Content is often swept aside as the last
part of a project, when I believe it should
be one of the very first things addressed.
Editor's Notes
Catching Fireflies: Measuring The Value of Content by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
When I was a kid, I vividly remember chasing fireflies at Whiterock Lake in Dallas where I’m from. I wish my childhood was as grand this stock image.
This is probably more accurate as I remember my childhood during the 1980s in East Dallas.
I remember countless summers in that zero hour right after dusk trying to capture as many as I could.
The first few years (around 80-81) I chased every blink I saw in the horizon and didn’t end up getting many at all. A few years later I had a make shift net tied to a stick, a jar and a whole strategy.
A little later than that, I guess around 8-9 years old I was just happy if one landed on me. The thrill of catching them was gone, I enjoyed and appreciated just being in the moment.
This memory reminds me a lot of the problems I see in our space. Many still can’t see the forest through the trees. We (Content Marketers) often rush out to capture customers based on signal and demand without fully understanding the journey. In the new content ecosystem tactics and keywords will get you traffic, but it’s not going to win over and convert customers - and it certainly won’t create loyal brand advocates. People’s attention is short and fleeting, like the light from a firefly.
This is the part of the presentation where I stop and rant. There are some ideas out there that I have some opinions on that may not be popular, but it’s the way I see it.
Stop trying to force your visitors into a funnel. This is part of a mindset of marketers who often push content that serves a sales goal over the goals of the users. Help your customers / visitors to a conversion, stop trying to push them there.
Start giving your website visitors the type of content they need exactly when and where they need it. Never lose site of the why. When you look closely at the kind of signals that are winning in the search engines right now, user experience is at the forefront. We are seeing the principles of user experience, content strategy and information architecture become more important to content marketers because it’s quickly becoming a necessity to get results. Put the user first, and more often than not, you will come out ahead.
Ben Chestnut Co-Founder of MailChimp had a great post last year called Why I Hate Funnels that I really agree with. Basically he explains the traditional sales funnel is broken. This just does not work anymore
The reality is, you prove your value over and over by actually giving a shit about your customers and if you are lucky, they repeat their business and refer a few friends. Some do, some don’t even when you do everything right. I‘ve heard a lot of Content Marketers talk a lot about mapping content to each stage of the sales funnel. And while this can be effective in league with behavorial targeting and marketing automation, the actual experience of the end user / customer is often muddled with sales speak and crap they don‘t want / need.
From awareness, interest, consideration, conversion and advocacy, map each channel along your customers / users journey and create content that is consistent across all of them. There is a lot of disjointed messaging brands push out, creating mixed signals and frankencontent in the process. Adopting a unified content strategy across all channels would serve them and their customers / users well.
JOE PULIZZI - Content Marketing Institute To this day, social and articles are the most used tactics. There is a lot of opportunity out there through other channels besides social and blog content. When you do an audience analysis, document the channels, communities and platforms the target audience frequents. Take that into consideration when you are developing your editorial strategy.
I see a lot of absolutes in B2B content marketing. Maybe it’s just because I’m from Texas and businesses there are just super old school, but there is a ton of opportunity in understanding what makes a B2B prospect tick beyond just firmographic and role based data. Demographic and pyschographic data are a prime opportunity to genuinely connect with them on a personal level. This is instrumental in building advocacy as well.
According to CMI (JOE PULIZZI - Content Marketing Institute ), 49% of B2C Marketers don’t even have a documented content strategy. I know everyone is all about Content Strategy these days, but just a few years back most Content Marketers didn’t even know it was a discipline and half of them to this day still don’t have one. It’s no wonder a lot of Content Marketing fails.
They also published a criteria for measuring content marketing success (JOE PULIZZI - Content Marketing Institute), with 56% of respondents citing web traffic as the biggest KPI and Direct Sales and Lead Quality close behind. I don’t think web traffic is a coincidence. Conversions / sales and quality leads are the result of good content. Truly good content gets web traffic plain and simple.
Great, how do I do all that though?
Start with documenting your content strategy. You can download the Super Awesome Content Strategy Worksheet I created to help you get started.
About Me
For the last decade I have been creating digital marketing solutions for businesses large and small. In that time I’ve learned a few things about the governance and creation of web content and how that content ties into other marketing channels. Content is often swept aside as the last part of a project, when I believe it should be one of the very first things addressed.