CMC Masterclass
ROI of Content Marketing :
Customer acquisition/Lead generation
Abhishek GP
BUILD A MOAT AROUND YOUR
CONTENT MARKETING
Why do most content marketing efforts fail ?
Short-termism
Hazy objectives
One->Many approach
Broken customer view
Four stages of content marketing
WHO ?
WHEN ?
01
WHAT ?
02
WHERE ?
03
SO WHAT ?
04
CONTENT
DEVELOPMENT
DISTRIBUTION
CHANNELS
ITERATE
AUDIENCE
MARKET
PRODUCT
TIMING
ANALYTICS
Setting the context
• High involvement category, though mostly an
after-thought
• Predominantly offline buying
• A cluttered market, with no clear affinity for brands
Lighting for homes
Build market share in the category of lighting among home consumers
Create brand association with the range of
products
Acquire home customers
• Target RoI of 1:A
Page
views
Repeat
visitor
Time
spent
Incremen
tal
revenue
High intent
web
interactions
Business objective
MARKETING OBJECTIVE KPIs
WHO ?
WHEN ?
01
WHAT ?
02
WHERE ?
03
SO WHAT ?
04
CONTENT
DEVELOPMENT
DISTRIBUTION
CHANNELS
ITERATE
AUDIENCE
MARKET
PRODUCT
TIMING
ANALYTICS
01
AUDIENCE
MARKET
PRODUCT
TIMING
WHO ?
WHEN ?
market research
expensive
sophisticated analysis
timelines
Idea generation
GOOGLE SUGGESTIONS
Google Suggestions (1/2)
Cues for on-page SEO
Customer content
needs Customer lingo
‘What’ do our prospects want ?
On-page SEO -> Earned media
Highest quality visitors
Customer type
- A new home buyer ?
Content format
- Pdf ?
- Tool ?
Customer type
- An Interior designer ?
Google Suggestions (1/2)
‘Who’ are our prospects?
WHO ?
WHEN ?
01
AUDIENCE
MARKET
PRODUCT
TIMING
Google Trends (1/2)
Seasonality
Ride the wave
Google Trends (2/2)
WHO ?
WHEN ?
01
AUDIENCE
MARKET
PRODUCT
TIMING
The obvious…
Beyond the obvious
CAUTION : USE WITH CONTEXT
WHAT ?
02
Content
development
1. DESIGN FOR CONSUMER
2. DIFFERENTIATED
3. HELPFUL
4. BRAND INTEGRATED
‘Optimization’ is Passive
Focus on ‘Extraction’
WHO ?
WHEN ?
01
WHAT ?
02
WHERE ?
03
SO WHAT ?
04
CONTENT
DEVELOPMENT
DISTRIBUTION
CHANNELS
ITERATE
EXTRACT
AUDIENCE
MARKET
PRODUCT
TIMING
ANALYTICS
“Short phrased keyword” 9.04%
“I want to explore”
“I am not sure what to expect as
information”
“I don’t even expect information on this to
pop up”
Create more
content
Opportunity to
upsell
Can you extract more value ?
Go micro.
SO WHAT ?
04
ANALYTICS AS THE
ROCKET FUEL
Search queries CTR% Customer speak Brand action
“Long phrased keyword” 5.10% “I am clear about I want”
Fulfil content
requirement
The era of
Data-driven content
DATA
NOISE
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NOISE
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1. SILOED THINKING Vs ‘SPECIALIST GENERALIST’
2. ‘SILVER BULLET THINKING’ FOR ROI Vs ‘INCREMENTALITIES’
So what stops us ?
‘Moat’ around content marketing
Analytics as rocket fuel vs passive measurement
Ask more ‘whys’ from media & analytics
Recap
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Lead Generation / Customer Acquisition by Abhishek GP

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    CMC Masterclass ROI ofContent Marketing : Customer acquisition/Lead generation Abhishek GP
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    BUILD A MOATAROUND YOUR CONTENT MARKETING Why do most content marketing efforts fail ? Short-termism Hazy objectives One->Many approach Broken customer view
  • 3.
    Four stages ofcontent marketing WHO ? WHEN ? 01 WHAT ? 02 WHERE ? 03 SO WHAT ? 04 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS ITERATE AUDIENCE MARKET PRODUCT TIMING ANALYTICS
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    • High involvementcategory, though mostly an after-thought • Predominantly offline buying • A cluttered market, with no clear affinity for brands Lighting for homes
  • 6.
    Build market sharein the category of lighting among home consumers Create brand association with the range of products Acquire home customers • Target RoI of 1:A Page views Repeat visitor Time spent Incremen tal revenue High intent web interactions Business objective MARKETING OBJECTIVE KPIs
  • 7.
    WHO ? WHEN ? 01 WHAT? 02 WHERE ? 03 SO WHAT ? 04 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS ITERATE AUDIENCE MARKET PRODUCT TIMING ANALYTICS
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    01 AUDIENCE MARKET PRODUCT TIMING WHO ? WHEN ? marketresearch expensive sophisticated analysis timelines Idea generation
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    Google Suggestions (1/2) Cuesfor on-page SEO Customer content needs Customer lingo ‘What’ do our prospects want ?
  • 11.
    On-page SEO ->Earned media Highest quality visitors
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    Customer type - Anew home buyer ? Content format - Pdf ? - Tool ? Customer type - An Interior designer ? Google Suggestions (1/2) ‘Who’ are our prospects?
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    WHO ? WHEN ? 01 AUDIENCE MARKET PRODUCT TIMING GoogleTrends (1/2) Seasonality Ride the wave
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    Google Trends (2/2) WHO? WHEN ? 01 AUDIENCE MARKET PRODUCT TIMING The obvious… Beyond the obvious CAUTION : USE WITH CONTEXT
  • 15.
    WHAT ? 02 Content development 1. DESIGNFOR CONSUMER 2. DIFFERENTIATED 3. HELPFUL 4. BRAND INTEGRATED
  • 16.
    ‘Optimization’ is Passive Focuson ‘Extraction’ WHO ? WHEN ? 01 WHAT ? 02 WHERE ? 03 SO WHAT ? 04 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS ITERATE EXTRACT AUDIENCE MARKET PRODUCT TIMING ANALYTICS
  • 17.
    “Short phrased keyword”9.04% “I want to explore” “I am not sure what to expect as information” “I don’t even expect information on this to pop up” Create more content Opportunity to upsell Can you extract more value ? Go micro. SO WHAT ? 04 ANALYTICS AS THE ROCKET FUEL Search queries CTR% Customer speak Brand action “Long phrased keyword” 5.10% “I am clear about I want” Fulfil content requirement
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    The era of Data-drivencontent DATA NOISE NOISE NOISE NOISE NOISE NOISE NOISENOISE NOISE NOISE NOISE NOISE NOISE NOISE NOISE NOISE
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    1. SILOED THINKINGVs ‘SPECIALIST GENERALIST’ 2. ‘SILVER BULLET THINKING’ FOR ROI Vs ‘INCREMENTALITIES’ So what stops us ?
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    ‘Moat’ around contentmarketing Analytics as rocket fuel vs passive measurement Ask more ‘whys’ from media & analytics Recap 1 2 3