3. AGENDA#1
1. What is Content Marketing
2. Content Marketing Cycle
a) 7 stages
3. Review our content process (Trello)
4. Optimize your content for promotion
41. Micro Content.
The next 5 slides are one
example how we created
multiple content promos
from one blog post, titled…
“How much does
scuba diving cost?”
Raise your hands if you understand what content marketing is.
OK, Raise your hands if you don’t fully understand what content marketing is
Raise your hands if you understand what content marketing is.
OK, Raise your hands if you don’t fully understand what content marketing is.
Let’s review what content marketing is.
Content marketing is a type of marketing that involves the creation and sharing of online content
(such as articles, videos, and social media posts).
It’s intent is to stimulate interest in its products or services.
**Next** Lets look at some examples.
This graph does a good job illustrating content marketing.
**Next** Does the term “Content Marketing” make more sense now?
- Lets look at some online resources to hep you create content.
Raise your hands if you understand what content marketing is.
OK, Raise your hands if you don’t fully understand what content marketing is
Discovery (finding the right content)
Create (canva, 99designs, spark)
Localize your business to get found in search
Publish (blog/keywords & social)
Promote (google and social)
Analyze (ga, Fbmetrics, excel, costs, audience and engagement)
Refine and Repeat
Listen to your customers questions. Write them all down. Rank them? Now, Answer in the form of content.
EXAMPLE: customer “I want to go diving”. Me: “that’s a problem I can help. -
you would then write out the steps needed to go diving. Publish that to your blog. Promote on social.
**ASK** – What’s a re-occuring question you get? Answer them with a piece of content.
If you wanted to boil internet marketing down to single starting point, keywords are it.
Google Keyword Planner
Answer the Public - free visual keyword research & content ideas tool. Enter your keyword & he’ll suggest content ideas in seconds, based on what questions people search in google and bing. The best sources for content ideas.
The power of a good keyword strategy coupled with content. One good article will bring you a ROI for ever!
If you purchased a magazine ad or billboard, would you see any benefit after its shelf life expired?
We published this drysuit vs wetsuit article 4 years ago. Its still giving us a ROI today.
Do you see the power of article marketing and its long term ROI?
Once you’ve discovered your customers wants and pain points, you will want to address them in the form of content.
Raise your hands if you are creating content now?
**Next**
I’m not affiliated with these companies, Here are some online resources to help you create great content if you do not have the staff to do so.
Google Bus is a free and easy tool to organize your online presence across google, including search and maps. Verify your page to help customers find you.
Reviews promote trust and confidence in your business
Reviews promote trust and confidence in your business
Reviews promote trust and confidence in your business
Reviews promote trust and confidence in your business
Raise your hands if you have a blog. Keep them up if you regularly publish to them.
Here are a few publishing sites you can use.
Does anyone have a value ladder mapped out for their business?
Paid Ads on Facebook. Define who you want to see your ads.
There are 2 primary advertising avenues on Google. Search and Display.
SEARCH = Great Copy that gets attention
DISPLAY = Great imagry that gets attention
Equally as important to your ads, is your landing page.
Review your campaign. How much did you spend? What was your ROI? How well did your target audience resond to your content?
Did you get high engagement or low engagement? Look at each of these elements and see what worked and what didn’t work.
** Next ** Apply what you learned to your next campaign.
Here are a few tools to help you measure your results.
Facebook Metrics
**Next* lets look at some memorable content we created this year.