2. CONTENT MARKETING
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The essence of Content Marketing
is sharing information with prospects
and clients.
What information, how and when?
That is all a matter of the right timing.
E-MAGAZINE 01
3. CUSTOMER JOURNEY
3
COMPANY A
COMPANY B
COMPANY C
2
EVALUATION
COMPANY B
4 COMPANY B
CUSTOMER
3 Prospects are looking for different kinds
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of information, depending on the phase
in their buying cycle.
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RESEARCH
4. RESEARCH
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What exactly do I need?
What companies
can deliver this?
Who are the authorities
in this area?
4 COMPANY B
QUESTIONS
What questions are relevant at the
start of the Customer Journey.
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COMPANY A
COMPANY B
COMPANY C
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EVALUATION
COMPANY B
CUSTOMER
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3
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5. RESEARCH
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CONTENT
What information do you want to
share in this phase?
This is the problem and
how we solve it.
Here’s why we are good
at our job.
This is new and trending
in our line of business.
6. RESEARCH
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FORMS
Here are the most suitable forms
for sharing content.
• 60’ Animation
• White paper
+ summary
• Infographic
• Press release
• Presentation slides
• E-magazine
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7. EVALUATION
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4 COMPANY B
QUESTIONS
What information do prospects
need at this point?
COMPANY A
COMPANY B
COMPANY C
Who can help me choose?
What does each company
have to offer?
What are roughly the costs
and benefits?
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COMPANY B
CUSTOMER
BUYING
3
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RESEARCH
8. EVALUATION
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CONTENT
What information is relevant to
share in this phase?
COMPANY A
These points are important when
purchasing.
Let’s show you how our product
or service works.
These are recent customers
and projects.
This is the estimated ROI.
COMPANY B
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9. EVALUATION
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FORMS
Most suitable forms for sharing content.
• 120’ product demo
• Product sheets
• White paper
+ summary
• Infographic
• Presentation slides
• Quick scan
10. BUYING
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QUESTIONS
What information do prospects
need at this point?
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COMPANY B
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COMPANY B
CUSTOMER
4
RESEARCH
COMPANY A
COMPANY B
COMPANY C
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EVALUATION
Do I want to do business
with this company?
What do other customers
and analysts say?
What are the exact costs
and ROI?
11. BUYING
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CONTENT
Relevant content to share in this phase.
COMPANY B
This is who we are and how
we work: corporate info.
See what customers, references
and analysts think of us.
This will be the ROI in your
specific situation.
12. BUYING
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FORMS
Most suitable forms for sharing content.
• Corporate brochure, pdf
• E-magazine
• 60’ video’s: CEO,
custo mers, references
• Analysts reports
• Proposal (sales dept.)
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13. CUSTOMER
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QUESTIONS
Your prospect has become a customer.
What questions does he have?
COMPANY B
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RESEARCH
COMPANY A
COMPANY B
COMPANY C
2
EVALUATION
COMPANY B
BUYING
3
Is my company still the
best choice?
What else do they have
to offer?
Why would I need this?
14. CUSTOMER
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CONTENT
Relevant content to share in this phase.
This is new and
trending in our field.
Here’s how we are doing.
These are new products,
services, applications,
possibilities etc.
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FORMS
Most suitable forms for sharing content.
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CUSTOMER
• E-magazine
• Press release
• Product sheets
• Infographic
• Presentation slides
16. CONTENT MARKETING TOOLSET
Is your company sharing the right content
in all phases of the Customer Journey?
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17. CONTENT GAP ANALYSIS
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1. RESEARCH
• 60’ Animation
• Infographic
• Presentation slides
2. EVALUATION
• White paper
• Product demo
• Quick scan ROI
3. BUYING
• Corporate brochure
• Reference video’s
• Analysts reports
4. CUSTOMER
• E-magazine
• Press releases
• Product sheets
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Start by analyzing what you need
versus what you already have.
18. SEEDING
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Choose the proper channels
to make your content available.
YouTube
LinkedIn
Twitter
Slideshare
Trade magazines
E-magazine
Blogs on website
Direct email
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19. BOOSTING
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Let the customer know that your
information is out there.
Note: We focus on advertising to boost
content marketing. This is why traditional
advertising media like RTV, Out of Home
and DM are not included.
Google AdWords
Boosted posts on
LinkedIn, Twitter,
Slideshare
Trade magazines
Trade fairs
20. RESPONSE
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Make it easy for the customer to
get in touch with your company.
Annotation
Landing page
Website
Email to marketing or
sales department
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21. CONTENT CALENDAR
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Then make a schedule to develop
and share your content. Also plan
when to monitor, evaluate and tune
your campaign.
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