How to Create and Sell a
Digital Marketing Asset
@hannahjthorpe
generating ideas is
a process, not an
accident
Create & Sell Digital Marketing Assets @hannahjthorpe
...understand the business strategy
Colonel Tom Kolditz:
Head of Behavioural Science, West Point
Commander’s
Intent
Be the lowest cost airline in the US
Business
Tactics
Should we offer an extra bar service each
flight?
Should there be more choice on the menu for
all flights?
Should we provide more leg room for
travellers?
Create & Sell Digital Marketing Assets @hannahjthorpe
Problem Solving Content Industry Content Analysis
find data to support an idea
What’re people talking about?
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Problem Solving Content
DataMiner
Chrome Extension
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Problem Solving Content
Educational Value
Must-See
Family Holiday
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Industry Content Analysis
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Story
Clusters
Source
Materials
Idea
Pipeline
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Develop data into a creative idea
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Q & A on
holiday
activities
High Search
Volume
“UNESCO
sites”
High volume
of content
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Create & Sell Digital Marketing Assets @hannahjthorpe
Explain, demonstrate, Q &A
Create & Sell Digital Marketing Assets @hannahjthorpe
Create & Sell Digital Marketing Assets @hannahjthorpe
Create & Sell Digital Marketing Assets @hannahjthorpe
Create & Sell Digital Marketing Assets @hannahjthorpe
Image Credits
Process Commander’s Intent Sell Data Creativity Discussion
Chip Heath & Dan Heath: Made to Stick
Joe Pulizzi: Epic Content Marketing
Rod Judkins: The Art of Creative Thinking
Simon Sinek: https://www.startwithwhy.com/
Avinash Kaushik: http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/web-
analytics-101-definitions-goals-metrics-kpis-
dimensions-targets/#objectives

Ideation to Impact: How tro Create and Sell a Digital Asset #BrightonSEO