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Why LinkedIn is going “all-in”
with content marketing
Jonathan Lister
VP, North American Sales
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60%
through decision
before they reach
out to companies
Discover
Explore
Select
Advocate
The challenge:
buyers are
Personal networks
invest time
spend time
Professional networks
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Marketers need to
adopt a “members-first”
approach to content
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Influencers
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75% of the neurons in our brains process visual information
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328,000Views!
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The definitive
professional
publishing platform
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Changing the mantra from
always be closing, to
always be helping
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Marketers Audience
Content
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Marketers AudienceContent
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Marketers AudienceRelationship
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87% Use social media
for content
distribution
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Effectiveness
rating50%
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XX%
An opportunity to deliver a
much better content
experience
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The key ingredient to a
better content experience
is relevance
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Customers & Prospects
Revenue
1 Customer A
2 Customer B
3 Customer C
4 Customer D
5 Customer E
6 Customer F
7 Customer G
8 Customer H
Customers and Prospects are More Than Just Numbers in a Database
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Customers & Prospects
Personas mask the richness of your target
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Customers & Prospects
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The Irrelevant
Content
Experience
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Speak to the dog, in the language
of the dog, about what’s in the
heart of the dog.
– Roy Williams
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Groups
Marketing Innovation
with LinkedIn
B2B Online
CM Academy
Standardized
Job Titles
Senior Manager
Function
Content
Marketing
Company
LinkedIn
Industry
Technology
Size
5000+
Connections
2k
Name
Jason Miller
Demographics
Male
Geo
San
Francisco
Endorsements
Social Media Marketing
Blogging
Content Marketing
Publications
Big Marketing
Coloring Book
Awards
Marketo Star
on Fire Award
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Moving from information
to insight creates
content relevance
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information
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insights
connections commonalities
engagements
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Not more content.
More relevant content
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3 types of real time
relevant content
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Waiting for
the moment
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In the
moment
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Anticipating
the moment
Catching
trending topics
Defining
content strategy
Time period
Popularity
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Imagine being able to predict
the next trend that matters to
your customers and prospects
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How do you know if your
content is more relevant?
Increased
referral traffic
Social
engagement
Higher
quality leads
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What is LinkedIn doing
to advance relevance?
Highlight types
of content
Quantify
content influence
Provide
recommendations
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The future of Content marketing is in your hands
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Which path will you choose?

Why LinkedIn Is Going “All-In” with Content Marketing