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Using blogs, content and social media to drive business results for your brand

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Content and StrategyUsing blogs, content and social media to drive business results for your brandPriit Kallas, www.dreamgrow.com

Concrete! Measurable!Number! Unit! Dollars!

Goals

most visitors don't come to buy

98%

What do you offer?What problem do you solve?Why should I care?

Who are you?

Bad goals Fan count

Visitors

Etc.

Good goals

Steps1. Bring them in

2. Get a permission to interact

3. Convert

General modelProspect activities

Internet marketing activities

Sale(Lead)

Money

(View)(Click)SharingPermissionLead

bit.ly/48smkpi

Image http://www.sxc.hu/photo/840748

Sale!(action)

Model?!

Offer in Facebook

Landing page

Blog post Mailing-list

Landing page

Facebook

Twitter

Blog post Email from prospect Meeting

Sale

Search Service/product

Landing pageAd

Facebook wall post

Facebook ad

Landing page

SALE!

Action to measure!

Google Analytics: Goal

Thankyou

Actionpage

1000 123

-877

123 converts

goo.gl/V3WYD

Model?! Consistency, predictability, and repeatability

are the foundation of great results:►Experiment with different models.►Find out what works for you.

Experiment Works?

Repeat!

Target groupWhom are you selling to?

What do you know about them?

What can you do for them?

What are the interests of your target group?

Model: what are the realistic steps from interest to action?

Hands on

Content strategy1. Give value

2. Grow your opt-in list

3. Become a resource/expert in your filed

Give value Knowledge and help

Money, free, deals

Entertainment

Low participation ratelifestyle, fun, deals, action

Participate and win 2500 euro New Years Eve party

High participation rateknowledge, community, lifestyle, expert/guru

Solve a problem orsatisfy a need!

Which gadget to buy?!

Continuous participation (B2B)knowledge, partner, colleague, help, expert/guru

Where to store contentAll content must be stored on your website.

Videos can be stored on YouTube and slides on SlideShares, but present them embedded into your website!

„No matter what I hear, read, or find on TV, radio, or in a magazine or newspaper, I can verify it on the

Internet.“ -- Forrester Research

Your website isthe Foundation Value SEO

Content typesTextImagesVideosPresentationsAudioTools and widgetsConsumer generated content

TextPosts/Articles

White papers

Press releases

Facebook wall

Tweest

Comments

VideoAdviceWebinarsTestimonialsCase studiesInterviewsEntertainment

Youtube/Vimeomax 100sec

Slides Presentations Webinars/Lists

ImagesProduct pictures

Infographics

Statistics

Processes

Events

ToolsHelpful

Fun

Consumer generated content

Comments

Reviews

Ratings

http://bit.ly/REASIZ

RegularcontentInformation that can be

updated regularly:

week, month, quarter, year

Best ads of the month

Weekly top of X

Quarterly earnings report

Best Practices What works? Lists Top10 How-to's Resource lists Statistics and trends Case studies Regular posting

Recycle once is not enough!MAX strategy:

If you have createa a big piece of valuable content, spread it through all your available channels.

Present your content in different formats and channels.

Write 20 headlines with a short lead for your content.

Come up with 5 repeatable topics.

What 2 tools/widgets would your target audience want to use?

Hands on

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5s on page SEOTitleAddressH1 – HeadlinesMeta descriptionXML sitemap(sitemap.xml, robots.txt)

Content planning What content

How often

Dealing with comments, reviews, and ratings

What tools to offer?

The more content you have, the more visitors

you get!

Google keyword toolhttp://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

advice, news, interview, events, ask questions, reviews, top 10,

guest blogger, +/-, books, resource list, link list, answer comments, post series, list of

best posts, explain complicated, image (of the day), X for

beginners, statistics, how-to, recommendations, leagal

aspects, mythbuster

Promotion

Make it easy to share!

Give permission to share everything

Encourage to share and comment

EngagingCall-to-action

Highlighting top content

Email and RSS signups

http://bit.ly/RHhj2I

Links• Partners, friend, people you know• Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, etc.• Topical blogs and forums• Relevant directories• Who links to comeptitors?

Who links to you/competitor: Bing.com"dreamgrow.com" -site:dreamgrow.com

Create a link building plan (X quality links per month)

Hands on

Driving conversionsGoal:

Drive people from social networking sites to your website.

Convert people on your website.

BlogPost 2-3 times a week

Ask colleagues to comment

Answer all comments

Find out who links to posts and communicate

Visit commenters blogs and reciprocate

FacebookPost relevant content

1 post per day

Answer psots and comments

Participate on related pages

TwitterFind and retweet 5 relevant tweets

Answer to others

Find and follow influsencers in your topic

Follow new followers (if not spam)

LinkedInAccept new connections

Find influencers

Join relevant groups

Find discussions to participate

Write recommendations

Add content to your profile: slides, books, blogs

PinterestPin content as you find it

Find relevant boards to follow

Accept new board invitations

Find content to repin

Comment and like on other pins

Planning resources

Pople Who's involved?

C-level support

Time

It takes more time than you think. Get commitment from people who will help you. Prioritize content creation.

MoneySalary expenses

Ads and other bought media

Web dev and tools

Agency/consultant

Content creation

1

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Tactical steps20 Steps to Write a Blog Post

http://bit.ly/20blogsteps

When to Tweet, Email, and Post on Facebook? http://bit.ly/dIpS4A

How to Write Long-Lasting Blog Posts http://bit.ly/pPtq9N

The Content Grid: Content Marketing in a Blink [Infographic] http://bit.ly/uLPMCf

Create content strategy and plan

Who's involved and what they do?

How often?

What channels?

Hands on

ResultsAnalytics (referral, search, social)

Post's life spanCommantsSharingLinksLeadsSales – Dollars – Euros