Marketers now understand that content creation and distribution are not isolated initiatives. Crafting a successful content engagement strategy means understanding how consumers differ based on social platform and tailoring that content appropriately. For instance, Facebook is the best way to reach women between 18 and 29, and success requires instant responsiveness and availability. Tumblr and YouTube are where Millennials hang out, and they don’t rely as much on real-time engagement. Visual content gets more engagement on Pinterest and Instagram, and Twitter is where most people go to complain. How do brands optimize each channel and customize the distribution of content? This is the battleground that will heat up in 2014.
2. PRESENTORS
Holly Hamann
Co-founder and CMO
TapInfluence
@HollyHamann
Brittney Cooper
Marketing Director
Havertys
@BrittkneeC
Lori Anderson
Social Marketing Manager
White Wave Foods
@LoriAnderson
Danielle Elliott Smith
Digital Corresponent
DanielleSmithMedia
@DanielleSmithTV
3. WHAT WE’LL COVER
THE CONTENT MARKETING
EXPLOSION
WHICH PLATFORMS ARE
RIGHT FOR YOUR BRAND?
CREATING THE RIGHT CONTENT
CASE STUDIESMAKING THE MOST OF YOUR
CONTENT
15. WHAT TYPE OF CONTENT DO CONSUMERS WANT FROM SOCIAL
PLATFORMS? (part 1)
#1 Platform to Kill Time
=
PINTEREST
Pinterest is the #1
platform for killing
time.
16. WHAT TYPE OF CONTENT DO CONSUMERS WANT FROM SOCIAL
PLATFORMS? (part 2)
#1 Platform to Kill Time
=
PINTEREST
Blogs are the #1
platform for product
recommendations
17. WHAT TYPE OF CONTENT DO CONSUMERS WANT FROM SOCIAL
PLATFORMS? (part 3)
#1 Platform to Kill Time
=
PINTEREST
Twitter is the #1
platform for
complaining.
18. What Time of Day To Post?
WHAT TIME
OF DAY IS
BEST?
23. SOCIAL CONTENT IS…
VISUAL VISCERAL VALUABLE VIRAL
It’s creative and
catches the consumer’s
attention
It evokes emotion and
creates a connection
with the consumer and
ultimately affinity for
your brand
It tells your brand story
with personal context to
add value to the target
customer’s life
It gets distributed more
naturally from person to
person via all social
channels
24. Add value to your
audience.
• Determine your audience’s
needs
• Help them solve pain
points and problems.
• Give them the tools to do
their jobs better
Use metrics that will
help your business.
• Reach and branding
• Leads for sales team
• Likes/Follows to increase long
term lead generation
• Engagement with content
• Revenue and customers
25. 3 WAYS TO CREATE GREAT CONTENT
Produce Curate Collaborate
29. WHAT DO
THEY HAVE
THAT BRANDS
DON’T?
1. Trust
2. Very targeted audience
3. Authentic consumer experience
4. Bigger reach than brands
5. Better, faster, cheaper
6. Shareable
30. WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN
AN INFLUENCERLOOK AT CONTENT
RELEVANCE
POST FREQUENCY
AUDIENCE DATA
CONTENT QUALITY
AUDIENCE
ENGAGEMENT
LOOK FOR
PROFESSIONALISM
BUILD A RELATIONSHIP
BE RESPONSIVE
BE CLEAR ABOUT
EXPECTATIONS
COMPENSATE THEM
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31. Let them tell authentic stories
Think of them as partners
Showcase content on various of
Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter,
YouTube
Give proper influencer attribution
Provide clarity on what actions you
want the audience to take
Be “always on”
Increase value (and exposure) of
content by using in ebooks, blog
posts, webinars, email marketing,
advertising, case studies
Compensation
THE KEYS
TO WORKING WITH
INFLUENCERS
36. Post on all appropriate platforms
Make images pinnable
Feed content to brand assets like microsites
Make it easy to share, like, pin, tweet, vote
Extend the value of content by using in ebooks,
blog posts, webinars, email marketing,
advertising, and case studies
Go mobile
41. RESULTS
31%
Overall pages viewed per visit
increased 31% over the same
period last year.
56%
Overall time on site increased by
56% over the same period one year
before.
44%
Increase in "share of voice" in June
(due to the number of mentions of
BBX in blog posts)
223%
Increase in positive mentions of
BBX.