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2nd in Our 3-Part Series
Content
Marketing 102
In this guide we’ll cover:
Goals for your content
Different content formats
Creating the right content mix
Creating your ‘Voice’ - Tone & Style
Goals for your content:
Ultimately, we’ll assume we want 
leads and customers
But interim goals might include:
•  Building awareness for your brand
•  Building Trust
•  Engaging your target audience through:
•  Informing
•  Educating
•  Entertaining
Goals for your content:
Other Purposes:
•  Content designed for a particular
marketing campaign
•  Content designed for a particular customer
segment
•  Or even one particular customer
Different Content
Formats:
Video/
Audio!
Written
Different Content
Formats:
Written
	
  
• Web Pages
• Blogs
• eBooks
• Checklists
• Cheat sheets
• Expert Guides
• Tip Sheets
• FAQ’s 
• Industry Reports
• White Papers
• Full length Books
	
  
	
  
	
  
Different Content
Formats:
• Visual slide
decks
• Infographics
• Podcasts
• Webinars
• Videos
	
  
	
  
	
  
Different Content
Formats:
Video/
Audio!
Content expert 
Ann Handley
of Marketing Profs
uses the analogy of 
food groups, 
to help think through 
What a balanced
mix of content 
looks like:

	
  
Creating the right
content mix:
Types of
Content:
POT
ROAST
large content 
piece like a large eBook,
or definitive guide
Types of Content:
CUPCAKE
fun, entertaining
indulgent -
infographics, videos
Types of Content:
HOT
SAUCE
spicy, provocative
asks hard questions;
usually in a blog post
Types of Content:
SPINACH
nutrient-rich
thought- leadership –
industry reports
high-level eBooks
Types of Content:
Types of Content:
RAISIN
BRAN
fast and easy,
checklists
best practices
Creating a recognizable brand voice
will help you stand out 
from the noise
	
  
	
  
	
  
Creating your ‘Voice’
Tone & Style
Your brand persona
is the tone or
feeling you want
your brand to
convey.

It depends you your
company, how you
want to represent
yourself.
Also may depend
on your industry.


Source: Dayna Rothman, 
from Marketo
C o n v e r s a t i o n a l 
Humorous
Informal
Use Jargon
Direct!
Formal
Technical
Voice can be:
Your brand persona
is the tone or
feeling you want
your brand to
convey.

It depends you your
company, how you
want to represent
yourself.
Also may depend
on your industry.
Harendra Kapur of 
Velocity Partners 
(a leading content agency in London) 
wrote a recent blog post
about voice.
She says that our writing
voice comes from our 
opinion
about what we’re writing
about.
So we need to develop an
opinion to be able to
develop a voice.
Where ‘Voice’ comes from:
https://velocitypartners.com/blog/b2b-writing-aint-just-writing/
“Voice is a demonstration of how you
feel about something.
It’s a way of signaling what’s important
to you and what isn’t. ”
Where ‘Voice’ comes from:
To learn a lot more, check out the 
Content Marketing
Institute
especially their really cool documentary, here:
youtube.com/watch?v=dBnpr3pkFlk

.com
This wouldn’t be complete without a word about us:
M Source Ideas helps
services.
marketingB2Bandstrategythroughchannelsgrowthnew
accessbrandsconsumerandfood


	
  

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Content Marketing 102

  • 1. 2nd in Our 3-Part Series Content Marketing 102
  • 2. In this guide we’ll cover: Goals for your content Different content formats Creating the right content mix Creating your ‘Voice’ - Tone & Style
  • 3. Goals for your content: Ultimately, we’ll assume we want leads and customers But interim goals might include: •  Building awareness for your brand •  Building Trust •  Engaging your target audience through: •  Informing •  Educating •  Entertaining
  • 4. Goals for your content: Other Purposes: •  Content designed for a particular marketing campaign •  Content designed for a particular customer segment •  Or even one particular customer
  • 6. Different Content Formats: Written   • Web Pages • Blogs • eBooks • Checklists • Cheat sheets • Expert Guides • Tip Sheets • FAQ’s • Industry Reports • White Papers • Full length Books      
  • 7. Different Content Formats: • Visual slide decks • Infographics
  • 8. • Podcasts • Webinars • Videos       Different Content Formats: Video/ Audio!
  • 9. Content expert Ann Handley of Marketing Profs uses the analogy of food groups, to help think through What a balanced mix of content looks like:   Creating the right content mix:
  • 11. POT ROAST large content piece like a large eBook, or definitive guide Types of Content:
  • 13. HOT SAUCE spicy, provocative asks hard questions; usually in a blog post Types of Content:
  • 14. SPINACH nutrient-rich thought- leadership – industry reports high-level eBooks Types of Content:
  • 15. Types of Content: RAISIN BRAN fast and easy, checklists best practices
  • 16. Creating a recognizable brand voice will help you stand out from the noise       Creating your ‘Voice’ Tone & Style
  • 17. Your brand persona is the tone or feeling you want your brand to convey. It depends you your company, how you want to represent yourself. Also may depend on your industry. Source: Dayna Rothman, from Marketo
  • 18. C o n v e r s a t i o n a l Humorous Informal Use Jargon Direct! Formal Technical Voice can be: Your brand persona is the tone or feeling you want your brand to convey. It depends you your company, how you want to represent yourself. Also may depend on your industry.
  • 19. Harendra Kapur of Velocity Partners (a leading content agency in London) wrote a recent blog post about voice. She says that our writing voice comes from our opinion about what we’re writing about. So we need to develop an opinion to be able to develop a voice. Where ‘Voice’ comes from:
  • 20. https://velocitypartners.com/blog/b2b-writing-aint-just-writing/ “Voice is a demonstration of how you feel about something. It’s a way of signaling what’s important to you and what isn’t. ” Where ‘Voice’ comes from:
  • 21. To learn a lot more, check out the Content Marketing Institute especially their really cool documentary, here: youtube.com/watch?v=dBnpr3pkFlk .com This wouldn’t be complete without a word about us: M Source Ideas helps services. marketingB2Bandstrategythroughchannelsgrowthnew accessbrandsconsumerandfood