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The 9 most horrifying content marketing misunderstandings

The 9 most horrifying content marketing misunderstandings

CHRIS MOODY VP MARKETING COMPENDIUM

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JAY BAER PRESIDENT CONVINCE & CONVERT

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#SCARYCONTENT CHRIS MOODY VP MARKETING COMPENDIUM

@CNMOODY

JAY BAER PRESIDENT CONVINCE & CONVERT

@JAYBAER

#SCARYCONTENT Share your scariest content story, costumes, etc.

CONTENT MARKETING is no longer optional.

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FACT: We all create and consume content. Fact: no company can go without content.

However, there are many misunderstandings...

If my content is good enough, it will market itself.

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THE GROWTH OF DIGITAL CONTENT 2008 – 1 trillion indexed pages

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THE GROWTH OF DIGITAL CONTENT 2013 – 30 trillion indexed pages

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You must Deliver relevant content to the right person at the right time on the most appropriate channel.

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“Stop Trying To Be Amazing”

My content should only live on my website.

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3%

56%

34%

31.1%

30.8%

28%

27%

27%

20%

20%

12%

8%

7%

RETAIL SITES

BRAND SITES

BLOGS

FACEBOOK

Groups|forum

YOUTUBE

LINKEDIN

GOOGLE+

Web magazine

PINTEREST

TWITTER

NEWS SITES

INSTAGRAM

ONLINE SERVICES MOST LIKELY TO INFLUENCE A PURCHASE

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Create a hub and spoke model for content.

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My content should be all about my products.

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Use content to market sideways.

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I only need whitepapers and webinars.

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TYPES OF CONTENT 3

High Effort Medium Effort Low Effort Traditional Blog & Paid Content Q&A content User Content (Ugc)

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High Effort Medium Effort Low Effort

9.1%

13.5%

Visits

leads

customers

11.4%

5.62%

Visits

leads

customers

3.8%

3.65%

Visits

leads

customers

Too much content will give away my secrets.

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Be the first to share what customers search for.

Be a trusted source of information, no matter what.

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We don’t have enough people who write.

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Does everyone in your company use email?

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Quickly polish emails to create new content.

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The rules are different in b2b.

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The rules are different in b2b.

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The rules are different in b2b.

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B2b differs only in:

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•  Tactics (some)

•  Sales Funnel

•  Measurement (some)

The home run approach will work for us.

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Go for singles: relevant content to a smaller group.

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Remember email? 208% HIGHER CONVERSION RATE FOR Targeted

EMAILS OVER BATCH-AND-BLAST

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Content curation will solve my content problem.

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Content curation will solve my content problem.

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CHRIS MOODY VP MARKETING COMPENDIUM

@CNMOODY

JAY BAER PRESIDENT CONVINCE & CONVERT

@JAYBAER

#SCARYCONTENT CHRIS MOODY VP MARKETING COMPENDIUM

@CNMOODY

JAY BAER PRESIDENT CONVINCE & CONVERT

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