Join Jason Miller, Sr. Content Marketing Manager at LinkedIn as he discusses his best-selling masterpiece, Welcome to the Funnel: Proven Tactics to Turn Your Social and Content Marketing up to 11. Chocked full of tactics and strategies that have come together through research, trial and error, expert input, and real world applications, the tangible content marketing and social media tips within this webcast work across the board and can very quickly make an impact.
No frills, no fluff, just useful, practical tactics, strategies and lessons from one modern marketer to another, with a touch or rock n roll flare. Read on to learn:
- Practical ways to create content that delivers a face-melting return on investment
- How marketers can use social to build awareness, trust and drive high quality leads (especially on LinkedIn)
- What the future holds for content and social and what it means for marketers
- The essential resources you need to stay on top of trends in content and social media
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The world’s largest professional network
447M+Members Worldwide
Growing at more than two members per second
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55
90
145
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259
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
10. 41%
of overall respondents say they would consider
ending a brand relationship because of irrelevant
promotions, and an additional 22% say they would
definitely defect from the brand.
RAGE AGAINST
IRRELEVANCE….
41%44%
18. The blog is the social media rug
that ties the room together.
19. The Blogging Food Groups
A steady diet of quality content for your blog
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Raisin Bran
Spinach
Roast
Raisin Bran
Spinach
Raisin Bran
Chocolate
Cake
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MQL
26
Turkey Slices (Non Gated)
Lead Capture
No Yes
RevenueSales
SDR
Sales Qualified?
BIG ROCK
(Gated)
Nurture
No
Yes
27. The Results Out of the Gate
34%
32%
15%
9%
6%
4%
Email
Blog
InMail
Direct/ SEO
Other
Display
AdWords 64%7%
7%
7%
6%
4%
2%
1%
1%
United States
Netherlands
India
Canada
Australia
UK
Germany
New Zealand
Singapore
France
33. “Who I am as a guitarist is defined by
my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.”
– John Mayer
34. What is Thought Leadership?
“…both thought leadership and content marketing can very effectively build your
awareness and brand, but… true thought leadership is much rarer. Thought leadership
consists of ideas that require attention, that offer guidance or clarity and that can lead
people in unexpected, sometimes contrarian directions (think of Seth Godin). Thought
leadership needs to be educational and ideally provocative; content marketing can
simply be fun or entertaining”1
35. As Jeff Ernst, principal analyst at Forrester Research puts it:
“Business buyers don’t ‘buy’ your product or service, they ‘buy into’
your perspective and approach to solving their problems.” 1
36. Three Types of Thought Leadership
SUCCESS
Industry
Leadership
Product
Leadership
Organizational
Leadership
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The most effective platform for marketers to reach audiences,
nurture prospects and acquire customers
Accelerate sales
by reaching the
right people with
helpful content
throughout the
buying process
Share relevant content
and campaigns with
the world’s
professionals
Content & Campaigns
Get to the right people
with precision-focused
B2B multi-channel
marketing
B2B Marketing
49. “People want a thrill,
people want a spectacle
and people love
to be entertained.”
We’re on our way to achieving this mission, with more than 332 million members and growing
But more importantly, becoming known as a thought leader shouldn't be your goal. It's just the icing on the cake of creating something truly innovative. When you're willing to take risks and do things that are unconventional, you'll find other in your industry looking to mimic you and learn from you, and eventually you may earn the respect that labels you a thought leader.
Took blues and rock in a new direction adding their own unique perspectives to it.
A few months ago, LinkedIn acquired Bizo. As a leader in business audience marketing, Bizo has played a significant role in how B2B marketers connect with professional audiences online.
It’s our goal to integrate Bizo’s offerings into our content marketing products to become a more powerful tool for brands that want to build stronger relationships with professionals.
Bizo’s tools make it possible for marketers to reach professional audiences wherever they are online, nurture prospects and acquire them. They have this tremendous nurturing product that we’re getting to use now, it’s performing great for us.
They have also developed innovative products that measure the effectiveness marketing programs.