SXSWV2V Supercharged Storytelling for Startups

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Supercharged Storytelling for Startups

Martin WaxmanJuly 14, 2014

What a weird and wonderful world we live in

Good to meet you IRL

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A perfect storm

Search me…

Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny

Is semantic search the end of serendipity?

The new generation gap

Mobility means never having to say you can’t reach me

The face of new media

We do the programming but we don’t get paid

You’ve got a great idea and want to break through

What’s your elevator pitch?

What is social media?

Relationships and connections!

How about new PR?

It’s not just this…

Or this…

Community management is the new PR

And there’s another important ‘C’ word

What is Content?

Your entire web presence and all your offline assets

Start by listening

Engage

Listen

Connect

Act like a newsroom

Think like a publisher and a publicist

•3Es of content▫Educate▫Entertain▫Engage

Develop an editorial calendar

•Series vs. one-off

•Reuse in the extreme

Create remarkable stories…but don’t pollute

We’re all in showbiz

Help, don’t sell

Own the long tail of search

Tie it into measurable goals

Hub and spoke model

Traditional marketing & PR

Getting started:10 things to do

1. Change your mindset

2. Find and refine your story

3. Build your hub

4. Pick your channels

5. Get organized

6. Be brutally honest about what’s news

7. Lights, camera, action

8. Syndicate

9. Ditch the press release

10. Build relationships from the ground up

A life of its own

1. Mobile mindset2. Story3. Hub4. Channels5. Honesty6. Organize7. Video8. Syndicate9. Ditch the release10. Relationships

Start on the inside with a publishing strategy – an approach to content that’s based on what you do better than anyone else.

Then find, engage and listen to customers and build a community based on helping and trust.

Once that’s in place, think about the kind amplification you get from publicity - as in making your story public - and how to get your community involved.

Thank you!

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