Presentation includes an overview of content marketing, why you should be doing it, how to do it well and tips for video, infographics, ebooks, webinars, blogs, images. Also discussed Vine, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest.
2. Michael
Durwin
Engine
East
Who
am i?
Digital Strategist
Early Adopter
Designer
Former Social Media
Club Secretary
Creative/UX Director
Google Glass Explorer
Web-Mobile-Print-Video-Social
Clients:
HBO
Microsoft
GMC
Disney
ESPN
Amazon
ABC
Fidelity
J Jill
Comcast
Press:
CNN
MSNBC
Reader’s
Digest
Mashable
AMEX Open
Forum
4. Content Marketing
Wikipedia: any marketing format that involves the
creation and sharing of media and publishing content in
order to acquire customers.
Synonym: inbound marketing
6. What Is Content?
Blog Posts
Articles
Videos
Infographics
eBooks
Digital Magazines
Website Copy
Product Descriptions
Podcasts
Newsletters
White Papers
Research Reports
Webinars
Slideshows
Case Studies
Reviews
Images
Games
Memes
7. Where to Put Content?
Your Blog
Your Website
Other Blogs
Partner Websites
Facebook
LinkedIn
YouTube
Twitter
Google Plus
Pinterest
Instagram
Podcasts
App Store
Flickr
Press Releases
Newsletters
Dribbble
Live Events
Publications
45. Tip 1
Leverage
A) spread a single bit of content over multiple
content forms: tweets, infographics, images
B) test content effectiveness
C) survey customers about preferred content
format
D) repurpose and repackage assets and data
46. Tip 2
Infographics
A)
B)
C)
D)
use credible sources
create a blog post around your infographic
promote with a press release
break into screenshots for Twitter, Instagram,
Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest then link back to blog
post
E) schedule multiple SoMe posts
F) no designer to agency? Use visual.ly, Infgr.am,
Piktochart
G) submit to StumbleUpon, Delicious, Reddit, or Digg
47. Tip 2b
Infographics
A. submit to infographic aggregators:
dailyinfographic.com
coolinfographics.com
infographicsshowcase.com
submitinfographics.com
infographicsarchive.com
visual.ly
infographicjournal.com
48. Tip 3
Video
A) get a smartphone & video editing apps
B) publish on YouTube, Vine, Instagram, Facebook,
Pinterest
C) use screenshots to promote on sites that don't show
video thumbnails
D) start with HD and scale down
E) don't forget the music
49. Tip 4
Images
A) a picture is worth 1000 words, say more with
less
B) ALWAYS include an image with a SoMe post or
blog
C) NEVER use images from Google image search
D) get a Flickr account and learn about Creative
Commons licensing
E) ALWAYS include image attribution
F) use search relevant file names
50. Tip 5
Webinars & Slide Decks
A) Owning PowerPoint doesn’t make you
a designer
B) use interesting titles
C) use provocative images
D) choose soft sell over hard sell
E) create value through problem solving
F) don't be afraid to advertise
51. Tip 6
Articles & Blog Posts
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
don't overuse keywords
use provocative titles
reference your other blog posts and other blogs with links
include contact info in articles
use images
don't forget the subscribe button
make sure your site/blog allows sharing and comments
60. Content Consumption
Images vs. Text
50% of the
brain is
dedicated to
visual
information
90% of the
information
transmitted to
the brain is
visual
65% of the
population are
visual learners
3M Corporation