5 Reasons Why Your B2B Marketing Needs To Use SlideShare

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Learn the reasons why your B2B company should use SlideShare as part of its inbound marketing strategy, including off-page SEO and lead generation.

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Your B2B Marketing Needs To Use

5 Reasons Why

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@Square2  

There’s more to social media than just …

There’s more to social media than just …

Facebook,

There’s more to social media than just …

Facebook,

Twitter,

There’s more to social media than just …

Facebook,

Twitter,

Instagram,

There’s more to social media than just …

Facebook,

Twitter,

Instagram,

LinkedIn,

There’s more to social media than just …

Facebook,

Twitter,

Instagram,

LinkedIn,

& Pinterest

There’s more to social media than just …

Facebook,

Twitter,

Instagram,

LinkedIn,

& Pinterest After all, some of those don’t work as well for B2B companies anyway …!

And you know there’s more to content marketing than just …

And you know there’s more to content marketing than just …

•  E-books,

And you know there’s more to content marketing than just …

•  E-books, •  Whitepapers,

And you know there’s more to content marketing than just …

•  E-books, •  Whitepapers,

•  Articles,

And you know there’s more to content marketing than just …

•  E-books, •  Whitepapers,

•  Articles, •  Tip sheets,

And you know there’s more to content marketing than just …

•  E-books, •  Whitepapers,

•  Articles, •  Tip sheets,

•  & Free reports

And you know there’s more to content marketing than just …

•  E-books,

And anything gets boring if you use it too much …!

•  Whitepapers, •  Articles,

•  Tip sheets, •  & Free reports

That’s where SlideShare comes in

That’s where SlideShare comes in

SlideShare is a hybrid platform of

That’s where SlideShare comes in

social media  SlideShare is a hybrid platform of

That’s where SlideShare comes in

social media  & content marketing  

SlideShare is a hybrid platform of

That’s where SlideShare comes in

So, why should you use SlideShare as part of your B2B marketing efforts?

social media  & content marketing  

SlideShare is a hybrid platform of

That’s where SlideShare comes in

So, why should you use SlideShare as part of your B2B marketing efforts?

social media  & content marketing  

SlideShare is a hybrid platform of

Let’s begin …!

Reason #1:

Reason #1: SEO

Reason #1: SEO

(Search Engine Optimization)!

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization Like any other social media platform, SlideShare helps your business build online authority with search engines.

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization Like any other social media platform, SlideShare helps your business build online authority with search engines.

This happens through:

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization Like any other social media platform, SlideShare helps your business build online authority with search engines.

This happens through: •  Building trustworthy inbound links from SlideShare

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization Like any other social media platform, SlideShare helps your business build online authority with search engines.

This happens through: •  Building trustworthy inbound links from SlideShare •  Bene"ting from SlideShare’s (better) domain authority

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization Like any other social media platform, SlideShare helps your business build online authority with search engines.

This happens through: •  Building trustworthy inbound links from SlideShare •  Bene"ting from SlideShare’s (better) domain authority •  Optimizing transcripts of presentations for keywords

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization Like any other social media platform, SlideShare helps your business build online authority with search engines.

This happens through: •  Building trustworthy inbound links from SlideShare •  Bene"ting from SlideShare’s (better) domain authority •  Optimizing transcripts of presentations for keywords

Then, this happens …!

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization When

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization When

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization When

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization When

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization When

=

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization When

= More traffic to your website

Reason #1: Search Engine Optimization When

= More traffic to your website

Which everyone agrees is a good thing!!

Want to learn more about SEO for B2B companies? Click below to read the case study

On to Reason #2! >>>!

Reason #2:

Reason #2: Multimedia

Narrative

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Different people (i.e., buyers) prefer to consume content in various formats and mediums – so the more your B2B company diversi"es into visual and interactive content, the wider your reach.

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Different people (i.e., buyers) prefer to consume content in various formats and mediums – so the more your B2B company diversi"es into visual and interactive content, the wider your reach.

But you don’t need a full-on media division:

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Different people (i.e., buyers) prefer to consume content in various formats and mediums – so the more your B2B company diversi"es into visual and interactive content, the wider your reach.

But you don’t need a full-on media division: •  SlideShare presentations are easy to create in PowerPoint

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Different people (i.e., buyers) prefer to consume content in various formats and mediums – so the more your B2B company diversi"es into visual and interactive content, the wider your reach.

But you don’t need a full-on media division: •  SlideShare presentations are easy to create in PowerPoint •  Repurpose written content into a SlideShare deck

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Different people (i.e., buyers) prefer to consume content in various formats and mediums – so the more your B2B company diversi"es into visual and interactive content, the wider your reach.

But you don’t need a full-on media division: •  SlideShare presentations are easy to create in PowerPoint •  Repurpose written content into a SlideShare deck •  Easily add video, visual content or interactive links

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Different people (i.e., buyers) prefer to consume content in various formats and mediums – so the more your B2B company diversi"es into visual and interactive content, the wider your reach.

But you don’t need a full-on media division: •  SlideShare presentations are easy to create in PowerPoint •  Repurpose written content into a SlideShare deck •  Easily add video, visual content or interactive links

Click here for more on inbound marketing and multimedia narrative

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Different people (i.e., buyers) prefer to consume content in various formats and mediums – so the more your B2B company diversi"es into visual and interactive content, the wider your reach.

But you don’t need a full-on media division: •  SlideShare presentations are easy to create in PowerPoint •  Repurpose written content into a SlideShare deck •  Easily add video, visual content or interactive links

Click here for more on inbound marketing and multimedia narrative

But wait! There’s more …!

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Unlike blog posts or other pieces of written content, SlideShare presentations have to be consumed in a sequential order – just like a narrative or story.

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Unlike blog posts or other pieces of written content, SlideShare presentations have to be consumed in a sequential order – just like a narrative or story.

This puts your business in the position of storyteller:

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Unlike blog posts or other pieces of written content, SlideShare presentations have to be consumed in a sequential order – just like a narrative or story.

This puts your business in the position of storyteller: •  So, when sequence is important to your content,

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Unlike blog posts or other pieces of written content, SlideShare presentations have to be consumed in a sequential order – just like a narrative or story.

This puts your business in the position of storyteller: •  So, when sequence is important to your content, •  Or when skimming is too detrimental,

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Unlike blog posts or other pieces of written content, SlideShare presentations have to be consumed in a sequential order – just like a narrative or story.

This puts your business in the position of storyteller: •  So, when sequence is important to your content, •  Or when skimming is too detrimental, •  Or when you need to control audience emotions …

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Unlike blog posts or other pieces of written content, SlideShare presentations have to be consumed in a sequential order – just like a narrative or story.

This puts your business in the position of storyteller: •  So, when sequence is important to your content, •  Or when skimming is too detrimental, •  Or when you need to control audience emotions …

Then use

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Unlike blog posts or other pieces of written content, SlideShare presentations have to be consumed in a sequential order – just like a narrative or story.

This puts your business in the position of storyteller: •  So, when sequence is important to your content, •  Or when skimming is too detrimental, •  Or when you need to control audience emotions …

Then use

Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative Unlike blog posts or other pieces of written content, SlideShare presentations have to be consumed in a sequential order – just like a narrative or story.

This puts your business in the position of storyteller: •  So, when sequence is important to your content, •  Or when skimming is too detrimental, •  Or when you need to control audience emotions …

Then use

Some inspiration …!

“All  stories  have  a  curious  and  even  dangerous  power  …  You  must  be  very  careful,  or  without  knowing  it  you  can  change  the  world.”  

–Vera  Nazarian  

Reason #3:

Reason #3: No-Risk Content

Reason #3: No-Risk Content

Reason #3: No-Risk Content Gated or form-required content is excellent for driving new leads for your sales team – but what about the visitors not yet ready to convert? SlideShare content is the perfect platform.

Reason #3: No-Risk Content Gated or form-required content is excellent for driving new leads for your sales team – but what about the visitors not yet ready to convert? SlideShare content is the perfect platform.

When visitors don’t want the risk of conversion:

Reason #3: No-Risk Content Gated or form-required content is excellent for driving new leads for your sales team – but what about the visitors not yet ready to convert? SlideShare content is the perfect platform.

When visitors don’t want the risk of conversion: •  Use a presentation to demonstrate your thought leadership

Reason #3: No-Risk Content Gated or form-required content is excellent for driving new leads for your sales team – but what about the visitors not yet ready to convert? SlideShare content is the perfect platform.

When visitors don’t want the risk of conversion: •  Use a presentation to demonstrate your thought leadership •  SlideShare decks also showcase your design and visual skills

Reason #3: No-Risk Content Gated or form-required content is excellent for driving new leads for your sales team – but what about the visitors not yet ready to convert? SlideShare content is the perfect platform.

When visitors don’t want the risk of conversion: •  Use a presentation to demonstrate your thought leadership •  SlideShare decks also showcase your design and visual skills •  Presentations offer meatier content than blog posts

Looking to dig deeper into why your prospects choose to buy – or skip out?

Discover the power of neuromarketing

On to Reason #4! >>>!

Reason #4:

Reason #4: Easy To Share

Reason #4: Easy To Share

Reason #4: Easy To Share For non-gated pieces, you want your content to be easily shared in every way possible. Because they’re easily embedded, SlideShare decks are a perfect platform to share your visual and presentation content.

Reason #4: Easy To Share For non-gated pieces, you want your content to be easily shared in every way possible. Because they’re easily embedded, SlideShare decks are a perfect platform to share your visual and presentation content.

What factors increase shareability on SlideShare?

Reason #4: Easy To Share For non-gated pieces, you want your content to be easily shared in every way possible. Because they’re easily embedded, SlideShare decks are a perfect platform to share your visual and presentation content.

What factors increase shareability on SlideShare? •  Embed code allows any visitor to easily post your content on their

own site – which might just be an industry-leading blog

Reason #4: Easy To Share For non-gated pieces, you want your content to be easily shared in every way possible. Because they’re easily embedded, SlideShare decks are a perfect platform to share your visual and presentation content.

What factors increase shareability on SlideShare? •  Embed code allows any visitor to easily post your content on their

own site – which might just be an industry-leading blog •  When visitors view your content on a third-party site (like

SlideShare), they’re more likely to pass it along to friends

Reason #4: Easy To Share For non-gated pieces, you want your content to be easily shared in every way possible. Because they’re easily embedded, SlideShare decks are a perfect platform to share your visual and presentation content.

What factors increase shareability on SlideShare? •  Embed code allows any visitor to easily post your content on their

own site – which might just be an industry-leading blog •  When visitors view your content on a third-party site (like

SlideShare), they’re more likely to pass it along to friends

For example …!

Reason #4: Easy To Share See for yourself:

Reason #4: Easy To Share See for yourself:

Hit the share button on the sidebar!

Reason #4: Easy To Share See for yourself:

Hit the share button on the sidebar!

Reason #4: Easy To Share See for yourself:

See how easy it is to share this presentation?

Hit the share button on the sidebar!

Reason #4: Easy To Share See for yourself:

See how easy it is to share this presentation?

Hit the share button on the sidebar!

•  The same could be true of your content

Reason #4: Easy To Share See for yourself:

See how easy it is to share this presentation?

Hit the share button on the sidebar!

•  The same could be true of your content •  Your presentation could even show up on

the front page of SlideShare

Reason #4: Easy To Share See for yourself:

See how easy it is to share this presentation?

Hit the share button on the sidebar!

•  The same could be true of your content •  Your presentation could even show up on

the front page of SlideShare •  All it takes is a little effort …

Reason #4: Easy To Share See for yourself:

See how easy it is to share this presentation?

Need more inspiration?!

Hit the share button on the sidebar!

•  The same could be true of your content •  Your presentation could even show up on

the front page of SlideShare •  All it takes is a little effort …

“Start  where  you  are.  Use  what  you  have.   Do  what  you  can.”

–Arthur  Ashe

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On to Reason #5! >>>!

Reason #5:

Reason #5: Lead

Generation

Reason #5: Lead Generation

Reason #5: Lead Generation Remember that bit about no-risk content from Reason #3? Well, it’s still true, but it’s not the whole picture – your SlideShare content still can and should generate leads for your B2B company.

Reason #5: Lead Generation Remember that bit about no-risk content from Reason #3? Well, it’s still true, but it’s not the whole picture – your SlideShare content still can and should generate leads for your B2B company.

Generate more SlideShare leads using these tactics:

Reason #5: Lead Generation Remember that bit about no-risk content from Reason #3? Well, it’s still true, but it’s not the whole picture – your SlideShare content still can and should generate leads for your B2B company.

Generate more SlideShare leads using these tactics: •  Include links to your website throughout your deck to drive traffic –

these site pages should all be optimized for later conversion

Reason #5: Lead Generation Remember that bit about no-risk content from Reason #3? Well, it’s still true, but it’s not the whole picture – your SlideShare content still can and should generate leads for your B2B company.

Generate more SlideShare leads using these tactics: •  Include links to your website throughout your deck to drive traffic –

these site pages should all be optimized for later conversion •  Link directly to landing pages from your presentation slides

Reason #5: Lead Generation Remember that bit about no-risk content from Reason #3? Well, it’s still true, but it’s not the whole picture – your SlideShare content still can and should generate leads for your B2B company.

Generate more SlideShare leads using these tactics: •  Include links to your website throughout your deck to drive traffic –

these site pages should all be optimized for later conversion •  Link directly to landing pages from your presentation slides •  Demonstrate to your audience the value of your gated content

Reason #5: Lead Generation Remember that bit about no-risk content from Reason #3? Well, it’s still true, but it’s not the whole picture – your SlideShare content still can and should generate leads for your B2B company.

Generate more SlideShare leads using these tactics: •  Include links to your website throughout your deck to drive traffic –

these site pages should all be optimized for later conversion •  Link directly to landing pages from your presentation slides

But be sure to keep these factors in mind …!•  Demonstrate to your audience the value of your gated content

Reason #5: Lead Generation

Reason #5: Lead Generation Consider that SlideShare users aren’t the same as the visitors to your website or the readers of your blog – they’re unique.

Reason #5: Lead Generation Consider that SlideShare users aren’t the same as the visitors to your website or the readers of your blog – they’re unique.

If we were to create a SlideShare persona, they’d have the following characteristics:

Reason #5: Lead Generation

•  Interested in more visual content •  Social media savvy – especially for business •  Looking for short, easily digestible content •  Searching for quick solutions or guidance

Consider that SlideShare users aren’t the same as the visitors to your website or the readers of your blog – they’re unique.

If we were to create a SlideShare persona, they’d have the following characteristics:

Reason #5: Lead Generation

So …!

•  Interested in more visual content •  Social media savvy – especially for business •  Looking for short, easily digestible content •  Searching for quick solutions or guidance

Consider that SlideShare users aren’t the same as the visitors to your website or the readers of your blog – they’re unique.

If we were to create a SlideShare persona, they’d have the following characteristics:

Reason #5: Lead Generation

Reason #5: Lead Generation When optimizing a SlideShare deck for B2B lead generation, focus your conversion efforts on pleasing this persona with content like …

Reason #5: Lead Generation When optimizing a SlideShare deck for B2B lead generation, focus your conversion efforts on pleasing this persona with content like …

•  More presentation content,

Reason #5: Lead Generation When optimizing a SlideShare deck for B2B lead generation, focus your conversion efforts on pleasing this persona with content like …

•  More presentation content, •  Quick tip sheets,

Reason #5: Lead Generation When optimizing a SlideShare deck for B2B lead generation, focus your conversion efforts on pleasing this persona with content like …

•  More presentation content, •  Quick tip sheets,

•  Infographics,

Reason #5: Lead Generation When optimizing a SlideShare deck for B2B lead generation, focus your conversion efforts on pleasing this persona with content like …

•  More presentation content, •  Quick tip sheets,

•  Infographics, •  & Video content

Reason #5: Lead Generation

Wrapping things up …!

When optimizing a SlideShare deck for B2B lead generation, focus your conversion efforts on pleasing this persona with content like …

•  More presentation content, •  Quick tip sheets,

•  Infographics, •  & Video content

Your B2B Marketing Needs To Use 5 Reasons Why

Your B2B Marketing Needs To Use 5 Reasons Why

Your B2B Marketing Needs To Use 5 Reasons Why

Reason #1: SEO

Your B2B Marketing Needs To Use 5 Reasons Why

Reason #1: SEO Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative

Your B2B Marketing Needs To Use 5 Reasons Why

Reason #1: SEO Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative

Reason #3: No-Risk Content

Your B2B Marketing Needs To Use 5 Reasons Why

Reason #1: SEO Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative

Reason #3: No-Risk Content Reason #4: Easy To Share

Your B2B Marketing Needs To Use 5 Reasons Why

Reason #1: SEO Reason #2: Multimedia Narrative

Reason #3: No-Risk Content Reason #4: Easy To Share

Reason #5: Lead Generation

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