@staceycav
Content
Promotion
To Win and Retain Audiences
Stacey MacNaught
Tecmark
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Google? Don’t
they make
t-shirts?
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What my friends think I do…
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What my clients think I do…
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What my Nan thinks I do…
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What my Nan thinks I do…
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What I think I do…
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What I really do…
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It’s hard bloody work.
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And no, I don’t get paid
to “piss around on
Twitter all day.”
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Well, not every day.
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There’s too much
content that gets no
traction
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http://www.ladbrokes.com/cheltenham-infographic/
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http://www.ladbrokes.com/cheltenham-infographic/
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http://www.ladbrokes.com/cheltenham-infographic/
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http://www.ladbrokes.com/cheltenham-infographic/
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http://www.ladbrokes.com/cheltenham-infographic/
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http://blog.monarch.co.uk/top-50-signs-your-
relationship-is-serious/
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http://blog.monarch.co.uk/top-50-signs-your-
relationship-is-serious/
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http://blog.monarch.co.uk/top-50-signs-your-
relationship-is-serious/
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http://blog.monarch.co.uk/top-50-signs-your-
relationship-is-serious/
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And I’ve launched some f***ing
awful content too
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(Sorry).
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Wtf is with the
dinosaur?!
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Fast forward 4 years…
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http://www.tecmark.co.uk/smartphone-
usage-data-uk-2014/
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29570615
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http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jan/26/artificial-intelligence-davos-
humanity-internet-yahoo
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http://www.dronsfields.com/blog/revealed-what-the-british-public-really-
think-of-jeremy-clarkson/
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£££ Direct and Assisted Bookings
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What I really do…
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Treat your content
like your products
or services
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Invest at least as
much into promotion
as production
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http://relevance.com/introducing-the-content-
promotion-ecosystem/
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Win your audience
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It starts before your
content goes into
production
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What are the goals?
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What are the goals?
How will you measure them?
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What are the goals?
How will you measure them?
Who are you promoting to?
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What are the goals?
How will you measure them?
Who are you promoting to?
What makes you think they’ll give a crap?
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Format for your
Audience
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Tier Your Targets
1.Major Influencers
2. Mid Weight Influencers
3. Smaller
publications/Influencers
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Find Your Contacts
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Get in Touch with Tier 1
Before Production
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Get a provisional
agreement to the
concept
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Commitment
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I saw you wrote about people with
their faces in their phones in the
pub!
If I had data suggesting people
spend 3 hours of the day on their
phone, would it be of interest?
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Reciprocity
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Great. While we’re conducting our
research, are there any other
questions you think we should be
asking?
Is there any data we could acquire
that would specifically help you?
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When it’s ready, go to tier 1 first
Individual contact. Phone/Email/Social
2. Mid Weight Influencers
3. Smaller publications/Influencers
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Only then, tier 2
Individual contact. Phone/Email/Social
Individual contact. Phone/Email/Social
3. Smaller publications/Influencers
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And finally tier 3.
Individual contact. Phone/Email/Social
Individual contact. Phone/Email/Social
A small degree of “templating”. Mailchimp.
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Paid Press Release
Distribution
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Paid Promotion
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Paid Promotion
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Nobody’s bidding
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Nobody’s bidding
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Nobody’s bidding
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Nobody’s bidding
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Be sure about your
content before you
spend a thing.
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You can buy the click
but you can’t buy the
action or someone’s
positive sentiment.
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Good Old On Page SEO
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www.answerthepublic.com
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Initial title: “Destination
Inspiration Quiz”
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Nobody’s looking for that.
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Where should I go on holiday?
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And then there’s all the variants
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An asset with relevant
organic presence has
longevity
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Retain your audience
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Soft calls to (inter)action
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Categorise Your Content Audience
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Turn your content
consumers into fans
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Make friends with your PPC
people.
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Retargeting. Retargeting.
Retargeting.
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Retention is cost effective
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Have realistic expectations
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It takes time.
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It might take several
interactions
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Become Familiar
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Map out the journey
from discovery to purchase
and loyalty
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And map your content efforts
to it
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And learn from #epicfails
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Thank you
stacey.macnaught@tecmark.co.uk
@staceycav

Content promotion to win and retain audiences by @staceycav at #learninbound