Using keyword research and KOB to help inspire content. How to bake in your keyword research into your content production to ensure you always have success.
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Chris Bennett delves into answering questions with content and using data to free up your time to spend on what really matters, creating awesome content.
Discomfort is the mother of all conversion killers.
The chief conversion officer: the copywriter.
Appealing to a desire that already exists.
You need to get your customer to agree this is the time and place to take action.
You need to get your customer into a comfort zone.
When readers don’t feel good, they’re gone.
Lack of trust Mystery Common Causes of Discomfort
The key to overcoming confusion is clarity.
Write a clear headline.
We have a disconnect Twitter ad Landing page
A clear connection Twitter ad Landing page
The key to overcoming distraction is focus.
Keep it simple. An effective web page has one job to do.
Landing page: Get the form filled
Build your case
Write what needs to be written. Don’t count characters, but make every character count.
Overcome apathy by making sure nothing begins to feel optional, less urgent. irrelevant.
Application: A selling proposition articulates how your offer applies to the reader’s needs.
Benefits: Answers the question: what’s in it for me? How to __________________ .
An example of how to (blank)
Context: Qualify and disqualify.
Difference: What can you deliver unlike anyone else?
Emotions: Tap into pleasures and pains with power words.
Context: marketers Difference: focused budgeting Emotions: love
You can’t bore people into buying. If attention is the web’s golden goose, boredom is its rotten egg.
Make it fun. • Lighten up • Tell a story • Push emotional buttons • Ask questions • Introduce characters • Speak to memories, values, dreams • Use your sense of humor • And remember who you are talking about… The reader
Your copy stops working when it feels like work.
Mystery Common Causes of Discomfort
Desire - Friction = Conversion rate Give readers what they are looking for: ease.
Introduce ease. • Shortcuts • Fast tracks • Templates • Cheat sheets • Checklists • Assure readers you’re leading them down the fast and easy path
Reduce risk. • “What if” always lingers in the reader's mind • Introduce safety nets • Address fears with reasons to be fearless
Write conversationally. • Casual • Caring • Direct • Simple • Break rules
We talk too much like marketers because we’re not listening to our customers.
Develop pathological empathy for your customer. ~ Ann Handley Empathize
Use first and second person voice.
Actual landing page: marketing jargon
My fix: voice of the customer
The source of the headline idea comes from a customer testimonial.
Actual landing page: marketing jargon
My fix: voice of the customer
The source of the headline idea comes from a customer testimonial.
Offer proof.
Give your reader ultra-clear directions.
One choice wins.
Use compelling verbs. Start… Try… Reserve… Buy… Get
If you’re not creating a landing page, you’re creating a leading page.
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Are you looking for help to develop your content marketing strategy? In this presentation delivered at Content Marketing World, I'm offering all the tips, tools and templates you need to go from wherever you are in your content marketing journey to being a world class content brand.
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How to quickly (and easily) discover great visual content that your Facebook (and social media) audience will LOVE
The key to creating images that stand out and get noticed in the Facebook Newsfeed
How to design optimized images for your Facebook cover, profile and ads
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Chris Bennett delves into answering questions with content and using data to free up your time to spend on what really matters, creating awesome content.
Discomfort is the mother of all conversion killers.
The chief conversion officer: the copywriter.
Appealing to a desire that already exists.
You need to get your customer to agree this is the time and place to take action.
You need to get your customer into a comfort zone.
When readers don’t feel good, they’re gone.
Lack of trust Mystery Common Causes of Discomfort
The key to overcoming confusion is clarity.
Write a clear headline.
We have a disconnect Twitter ad Landing page
A clear connection Twitter ad Landing page
The key to overcoming distraction is focus.
Keep it simple. An effective web page has one job to do.
Landing page: Get the form filled
Build your case
Write what needs to be written. Don’t count characters, but make every character count.
Overcome apathy by making sure nothing begins to feel optional, less urgent. irrelevant.
Application: A selling proposition articulates how your offer applies to the reader’s needs.
Benefits: Answers the question: what’s in it for me? How to __________________ .
An example of how to (blank)
Context: Qualify and disqualify.
Difference: What can you deliver unlike anyone else?
Emotions: Tap into pleasures and pains with power words.
Context: marketers Difference: focused budgeting Emotions: love
You can’t bore people into buying. If attention is the web’s golden goose, boredom is its rotten egg.
Make it fun. • Lighten up • Tell a story • Push emotional buttons • Ask questions • Introduce characters • Speak to memories, values, dreams • Use your sense of humor • And remember who you are talking about… The reader
Your copy stops working when it feels like work.
Mystery Common Causes of Discomfort
Desire - Friction = Conversion rate Give readers what they are looking for: ease.
Introduce ease. • Shortcuts • Fast tracks • Templates • Cheat sheets • Checklists • Assure readers you’re leading them down the fast and easy path
Reduce risk. • “What if” always lingers in the reader's mind • Introduce safety nets • Address fears with reasons to be fearless
Write conversationally. • Casual • Caring • Direct • Simple • Break rules
We talk too much like marketers because we’re not listening to our customers.
Develop pathological empathy for your customer. ~ Ann Handley Empathize
Use first and second person voice.
Actual landing page: marketing jargon
My fix: voice of the customer
The source of the headline idea comes from a customer testimonial.
Actual landing page: marketing jargon
My fix: voice of the customer
The source of the headline idea comes from a customer testimonial.
Offer proof.
Give your reader ultra-clear directions.
One choice wins.
Use compelling verbs. Start… Try… Reserve… Buy… Get
If you’re not creating a landing page, you’re creating a leading page.
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Are you looking for help to develop your content marketing strategy? In this presentation delivered at Content Marketing World, I'm offering all the tips, tools and templates you need to go from wherever you are in your content marketing journey to being a world class content brand.
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How to quickly (and easily) discover great visual content that your Facebook (and social media) audience will LOVE
The key to creating images that stand out and get noticed in the Facebook Newsfeed
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Whether you're ready, or not, Google is doing away with standard text ads as ETAs are becoming the way of the future. The big change is right around the corner - so get prepared now!
This live webinar will cover:
- Strategies to handle the migration to ETAs (without losing your mind)
- Best practices for creating ETAs
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What did the participants think? Follow their thoughts in these tweets: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23microconf&src=hash
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How to connect with (and work with) influencers
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During the webinar, you'll learn:
-How the customer journey has evolved
-How to capture more conversions through paid search
-How to identify if you should implement a live chat function
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- Strategies to handle the migration to ETAs (without losing your mind)
- Best practices for creating ETAs
- How to migrate to Bing ETAs
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How to connect with (and work with) influencers
How to form and run small groups that push you up the learning curve fast
The single biggest factor in turning strangers into acquaintances and acquaintances into friends
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-How to capture more conversions through paid search
-How to identify if you should implement a live chat function
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You can probably guess how we will answer that question but we will spend this time together to discuss the challenges that come with cold calling and what to do (and not do) to make it work for you.
The Incite Summit East 2013: Conference BrochureNick Johnson
This brochure was developed for the first Incite Summit East, which took place on September 18 - 19 in NYC.
The brochure highlights:
THE C-SUITE EXECUTIVES CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUMMIT:
Including L'Oreal USA, Sears, MetLife, Chobani, and 7 more), and the other major brands participating (including McDonald's, Coca Cola, Siemens, Mastercard, HP and many more)
THE KEY ISSUES THE AGENDA COVERS:
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2) Success over multi-channel: Operate in a fragmented marketing landscape. Build a strategy that reaches customers at the right time, in the right place
3) Build unique customer experiences: New opportunities to build increasingly relevant and personalised messages. Create seamless, engaging customer experiences
4) Measure to learn: Leverage the flood of data to deliver a lean, precise and effective marketing function - and confidently track your ROI
5) Seamless internal collaboration: How to break down internal silos to co-ordinate external messaging, and share relevant data better. Then deliver seamless experience, no matter the customer touchpoint
For more information on the Incite Summit, head to www.incitemc.com/summits
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LinkedIn is one of the best places to find prospects and generate leads. But what you don’t want to do is send invites to connect and then follow up with “product pushing” sales messages.
We have a different approach and we will take you step-by-step through it in our webinar recording “How to Find Prospects and Generate Leads on LinkedIn”. In this webinar, we will discuss:
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Lead Gen Best Practices by Andy CrestodinaAnton Shulke
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Click! You have a new visitor. What happens next? Do they barf and bounce or smile and stay?
The answer depends on a lot of little things, some obvious, some not.
This session is a breakdown of the best practices for B2B lead generation websites, based on hundreds of website projects. You will learn:
What are the key elements of high-performing service pages?
What features are common to blog templates but probably shouldn’t be?
What three elements determine if visitors sign up for emails?
From social proof to CTAs, videos to contact forms, we will break down the options for UX elements and how they work with (or against) the psychology of your visitors.
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Whether you’re presenting internally to your company or if you are thinking about speaking at the next community group meeting, community conference or even Dreamforce, use these resources to learn best practices for developing an awesome presentation and demo that keeps your audience engaged, focused, and inspired.
This webinar focuses on how to reach and build your audience. Jakob Fenger of Mirabel Technologies discusses the most popular tools that are being used. He will show an example of how you can present audience knowledge to prospects/advertisers and how that can help create revenue.
Lead generation express the marketing process of challenging and apprehend interest in a product or service for the ambition of advance sales pipeline.
Don Graff Automotive's Inbound cross-functional Marketing services take your dealerships Internet, Business Development and new social media exposure to higher levels. Executing your dealerships plan making your brand more profitable is the Don Graff Automotive mission. Don Graff Automotive creates a customized solution drawn from careful analysis of your needs. We build a comprehensive plan for implementation, and assist in the execution.
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- Understanding the latest Core Web Vitals including the significance of LCP, INP and CLS + their impact on SEO
- Optimisation techniques from our experts on how to improve your CWV on platforms like WordPress and WP Engine
- The impact of user experience and SEO
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
Is AI-Generated Content the Future of Content Creation?Cut-the-SaaS
Discover the transformative power of AI in content creation with our presentation, "Is AI-Generated Content the Future of Content Creation?" by Puran Parsani, CEO & Editor of Cut-The-SaaS. Learn how AI-generated content is revolutionizing marketing, publishing, education, healthcare, and finance by offering unprecedented efficiency, creativity, and scalability.
Understanding
AI-Generated Content:
AI-generated content includes text, images, videos, and audio produced by AI without direct human involvement. This technology leverages large datasets to create contextually relevant and coherent material, streamlining content production.
Key Benefits:
Content Creation: Rapidly generate high-quality content for blogs, articles, and social media.
Brainstorming: AI simulates conversations to inspire creative ideas.
Research Assistance: Efficiently summarize and research information.
Market Insights:
The content marketing industry is projected to grow to $17.6 billion by 2032, with AI-generated content expected to dominate over 55% of the market.
Case Study: CNET’s AI Content Controversy:
CNET’s use of AI for news articles led to public scrutiny due to factual inaccuracies, highlighting the need for transparency and human oversight.
Benefits Across Industries:
Marketing: Personalize content at scale and optimize engagement with predictive analytics.
Publishing: Automate content creation for faster publication cycles.
Education: Efficiently generate educational materials.
Healthcare: Create accurate content for patients and professionals.
Finance: Produce timely financial content for decision-making.
Challenges and Ethical Considerations:
Transparency: Disclose AI use to maintain trust.
Bias: Address potential AI biases with diverse datasets.
SEO: Ensure AI content meets SEO standards.
Quality: Maintain high standards to prevent misinformation.
Conclusion:
AI-generated content offers significant benefits in efficiency, personalization, and scalability. However, ethical considerations and quality assurance are crucial for responsible use. Explore the future of content creation with us and see how AI is transforming various industries.
Connect with Us:
Follow Cut-The-SaaS on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Medium. Visit cut-the-saas.com for more insights and resources.
It's another new era of digital and marketers are faced with making big bets on their digital strategy. If you are looking at modernizing your tech stack to support your digital evolution, there are a few can't miss (often overlooked) areas that should be part of every conversation. We'll cover setting your vision, avoiding siloes, adding a democratized approach to data strategy, localization, creating critical governance requirements and more. Attendees will walk away with actions they can take into initiatives they are running today and consider for the future.
First Things First: Building and Effective Marketing Strategy
Too many companies (and marketers) jump straight into activation planning without formalizing a marketing strategy. It may seem tedious, but analyzing the mindset of your targeted audiences and identifying the messaging points most likely to resonate with them is time well spent. That process is also a great opportunity for marketers to collaborate with sales leaders and account managers on a galvanized go-to-market approach. I’ll walk you through the methods and tools we use with our clients to ensure campaign success.
Key Takeaways:
-Recognize the critical role of strategy in marketing
-Learn our approach for building an actionable, effective marketing strategy
-Receive templates and guides for developing a marketing strategy
Mastering Multi-Touchpoint Content Strategy: Navigate Fragmented User JourneysSearch Engine Journal
Digital platforms are constantly multiplying, and with that, user engagement is becoming more intricate and fragmented.
So how do you effectively navigate distributing and tailoring your content across these various touchpoints?
Watch this webinar as we dive into the evolving landscape of content strategy tailored for today's fragmented user journeys. Understanding how to deliver your content to your users is more crucial than ever, and we’ll provide actionable tips for navigating these intricate challenges.
You’ll learn:
- How today’s users engage with content across various channels and devices.
- The latest methodologies for identifying and addressing content gaps to keep your content strategy proactive and relevant.
- What digital shelf space is and how your content strategy needs to pivot.
With Wayne Cichanski, we’ll explore innovative strategies to map out and meet the diverse needs of your audience, ensuring every piece of content resonates and connects, regardless of where or how it is consumed.
Monthly Social Media News Update May 2024Andy Lambert
TL;DR. These are the three themes that stood out to us over the course of last month.
1️⃣ Social media is becoming increasingly significant for brand discovery. Marketers are now understanding the impact of social and budgets are shifting accordingly.
2️⃣ Instagram’s new algorithm and latest guidance will help us maintain organic growth. Instagram continues to evolve, but Reels remains the most crucial tool for growth.
3️⃣ Collaboration will help us unlock growth. Who we work with will define how fast we grow. Meta continues to evolve their Creator Marketplace and now TikTok are beginning to push ‘collabs’ more too.
When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.\
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
How to Run Landing Page Tests On and Off Paid Social PlatformsVWO
Join us for an exclusive webinar featuring Mariate, Alexandra and Nima where we will unveil a comprehensive blueprint for crafting a successful paid media strategy focused on landing page testing.With escalating costs in paid advertising, understanding how to maximize each visitor’s experience is crucial for retention and conversion.
This session will dive into the methodologies for executing and analyzing landing page tests within paid social channels, offering a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical insights.
The Pearmill team will guide you through the nuances of setting up and managing landing page experiments on paid social platforms. You will learn about the critical rules to follow, the structure of effective tests, optimal conversion duration and budget allocation.
The session will also cover data analysis techniques and criteria for graduating landing pages.
In the second part of the webinar, Pearmill will explore the use of A/B testing platforms. Discover common pitfalls to avoid in A/B testing and gain insights into analyzing A/B tests results effectively.
10 Video Ideas Any Business Can Make RIGHT NOW!
You'll never draw a blank again on what kind of video to make for your business. Go beyond the basic categories and truly reimagine a brand new advanced way to brainstorm video content creation. During this masterclass you'll be challenged to think creatively and outside of the box and view your videos through lenses you may have never thought of previously. It's guaranteed that you'll leave with more than 10 video ideas, but I like to under-promise and over-deliver. Don't miss this session.
Key Takeaways:
How to use the Video Matrix
How to use additional "Lenses"
Where to source original video ideas
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
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