Content marketing may be the flavor of the past few years, but it's still far too common for companies to launch a blog or write one white paper before running out of steam. They rarely see results -- not for lack of trying, but likely for lack of planning, infrastructure, and process. This webcast will dig deep into the steps every company must take to set up a sustainable, successful content marketing strategy.

1. Content marketing may be the flavor of the past few years, but it's still far too common
for companies to launch a blog or write one white paper before running out of steam.
They rarely see results -- not for lack of trying, but likely for lack of planning,
infrastructure, and process.
This webcast will dig deep into the steps every company must take to set up a
sustainable, successful content marketing strategy.
Content Marketing: How to sustain it, find
success and scale.

2. Seriously, How Do I
actually execute
Content Marketing?
JAY ACUNZO | @JAY_ZO

3. Jay Acunzo | @Jay_zo
(BosContent.com)
(+ VC world soon)

4. Agenda:
• Why Content?
• How to Execute
– Revealing Patterns
– Lean on Three Things
– Visual Playbook
• Resources
• Q&A
(More)
(Less)
Outcome:

5. A Story…

6. A Story…
Sit through THIS,
sucker!

7. @Jay_zo
Make Stuff
People Want
Make People
Want Stuff
Modern Marketing:
(via Smithery.co)

8. My Goals For Today
@Jay_zo

9. My Goals For Today
•Help everyone visualize & understand
@Jay_zo

10. My Goals For Today
•Help everyone visualize & understand
•Inspire some to execute better
@Jay_zo

11. My Goals For Today
•Help everyone visualize & understand
•Inspire some to execute better
•Improve .0000001% of the web
@Jay_zo

12. My Goals For Today
•Help everyone visualize & understand
•Inspire some to execute better
•Improve .0000001% of the web
@Jay_zo

13. Why
Content?
(ASIDE FROM THE BUZZ DU JOUR)

14. To be a great modern
marketer is to accept
1 simple truth:
@Jay_zo

15. To be a great modern
marketer is to accept
1 simple truth:
Consumers have
all the power.
@Jay_zo

16. To be a great modern
marketer is to accept
1 simple truth:
Consumers have
all the power.
Period.
@Jay_zo

17. Three Causes
@Jay_zo

19. @Jay_zo
Make Stuff
People Want
Make People
Want Stuff
Modern Marketing:
(via Smithery.co)

20. How to
Execute
(OR, “HELP! HELP! MY BOSS WANTS ME TO,
LIKE, WRITE STUFF NOW!”)

21. @Jay_zo
At HubSpot…
• 5-8 blog posts/day
• 4-6 premium resources/month
• 1.5M views, 250K subscribers
• 50K monthly leads

22. Title and Content Layout with List
• Add your first bullet point here
• Add your second bullet point here
• Add your third bullet point here
@Jay_zo
Holy Scale, Batman!

23. @Jay_zo
Process, Infrastructure, & Foundation

24. How to Execute:
2 Revealing Patterns

25. @Jay_zo
Pattern 1:
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Pattern 1:
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Pattern 1:
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Pattern 1:
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Most views when it launches
Pattern 2: Helpful vs. “Thought Leadership”
Crashes over time, but not to zero
@Jay_zo

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Most views upon launch
Pattern 2: Helpful vs. “Thought Leadership”
Crashes
to zero
Unpredictable
traffic
@Jay_zo

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Pattern 2: Helpful vs. “Thought Leadership”
Grow this by
building inventory.
@Jay_zo

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Pattern 2: Helpful vs. “Thought Leadership”
(Boosted by old
posts and inventory
of helpful content.)
@Jay_zo

33. On HubSpot’s Blog
• 70% of traffic from posts older than 1 month
• 50% of top 10 most viewed monthly posts older than 1 month
Huge inventory.
Huge ROI.
@Jay_zo

34. How to Execute:
Lean on 3 Things
PEOPLE | PERSONAS | PROCESS

35. @Jay_zo
1. People (Not HubSpotter.)
(PhotoBomber.)

36. @Jay_zo
2. Personas
Fictional representations of your
ideal customers based on real data
about demographics and behavior,
along with educated speculation
about their personal histories,
motivations, and concerns.

37. @Jay_zo
“Create content for
marketers.”
“Create content for
Mary.”
?

38. @Jay_zo
2. Process

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2. Process

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2. Process

41. What’s This Process
Actually Look Like?

42. Planning Production
Analysis Distribution
Goal
3. Process
Content Team Workflow
@Jay_zo

43. Planning Production
Analysis Distribution
Goal
3. Process
Content Team Workflow STOP! Get These First…
• Personas
• Visual workflow tool (my
favorite: Trello)
• Editorial calendar
(spreadsheet or Google
Calendar)
• Idea pipeline (Trello or
Evernote)
• Match metrics to content @Jay_zo

44. 3. Process
Blog +
“Atomize”
Email +
Social
Paid & Partner
Promotion
Audience
Outposts
Core
Content
Campaign Playbook
@Jay_zo

45. 3. Process
Blog +
“Atomize”
Email +
Social
Paid Promotion
Partners +
Outposts
Core
Content
Campaign Playbook
@Jay_zo
Turning This Wheel…
• Core content first
• Blogging as distribution
• Email lists nurture, but
also GROW reach
• Outposts = organic
audience acquisition
• Paid: Taboola, Outbrain,
etc.

46. Planning Production
Analysis Distribution
Goal
3. Process
Blog +
“Atomize”
Email +
Social
Paid & Partner
Promotion
Audience
Outposts
Core
Content
Content Team Workflow Campaign Playbook

47. @Jay_zo
Recap

48. Thank You! Questions?
@Jay_zo
Resources
Boston Content (local focus)
• boscontent.com
Buyer Persona Template
• tiny.cc/persona
Editorial Calendar Template
• tiny.cc/edcal