5. Content isn't 'stuff we write to rank higher'
or 'infographics' or 'long-form articles.'
Content is anything that communicates a
message to the audience. Anything.
— Ian Lurie, CEO, Portent, Inc.
6. What Content Marketing Is?
Content marketing is a strategic marketing
approach focused on creating and distributing
valuable, relevant, and consistent content to
attract and retain a clearly-defined audience —
and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer
action
9. PHASE ONE
What is your Business Objectives for
Content Marketing ?
Are you a small business that needs to gain awareness?
Are you trying to distinguish your business from other competitor?
Do you want to attract leads for your new products/service/program to
convert to paying and repeated customers?
CLEARLY WRITE DOWN THE MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS OF
YOUR BUSINESS
10. Who are you creating this content for?
Who is this content meant
for?
How can we provide value
for them
How can we use our
content to support them
through their buyer’s
journey?
12. BUILD PERSONAS FOR YOUR TARGET AUDIENCES
Job/Role/Occupation:
Typical challenge:
Needs Gap:
What gains are they looking for
What they care about:
13. Tell Your Story
Ask questions like:
Why is this topic
important?
Why should they care
about this story?
What is in for them?
14. Remember….
Put your audience first
Help, don’t sell
Give away valuable information for free
Tell a good story
Commit to quality
Be Conversational
15. What resources do you have at your disposal?
The formats
Frequency, and
Overall Workflow
Who is writing - You or ghost write What
expertise do you have?
16. Content Marketing
Guidelines for Social Media
Be there
Be helpful
Be generous
Be interesting
Be human
Be on message
Be polite.
17. Channel Plan
Your website/blog
Mobile
Guest blogging on others’ sites/publications
Social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram,
etc.)
Podcasts
Video
Webinars
Live events