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The  Secrets  to  Successful  Content  Campaigns:  

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5  Steps  to  Crea1ng  Content  Programs  That  Convert  to  Revenue  

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Panelists  

Janelle  Johnson  Director,  Demand  Gen  

Act-­‐On  SoFware  

Andrew  Gaffney  Editorial  Director  

Content4Demand  /    Demand  Gen  Report  

Kim  Zimmermann  Managing  Editor  

Demand  Gen  Report  

MODERATOR  

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The  Secrets  to  Successful  Content  Campaigns:  5  Steps  to  Crea1ng  Content  Programs  That  Convert  to  Revenue  

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5  Steps  to  Crea=ng    Content  That  Converts  

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Step  #1  –  Build  the  Right  Founda=on  for  Your  Content  Campaigns  

Where  to  Start:  Ø Profile  buyers  and  iden1fy  pain  points,  common  aEributes,  key  triggers  Ø Map  content  to  buyer  stages    

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                     of  advanced  B2B  marketers  said  content-­‐based  offers  were  their  most  successful  campaigns.      

-­‐  Demand  Gen  Report  Research  

56%  

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                     of  marketers  have  s1ll  not  developed  buyer  personas,  and  30%  have  not  conducted  a  content  audit.      

-­‐  Demand  Gen  Report  Research  

46%  

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Step  #2  –  Iden=fy  Right  Content  Formula  Where  to  start:  Ø Create  content  in  a  variety  of  formats  Ø Consider  shorter,  accessible  content  formats  

*  2012  eMarketer  

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                     of  execu1ves  say  white  papers  are  s1ll  their  favored  type  -­‐-­‐but  more  visual  formats,  such  as  webinars  (72%);  videos  (44%);  and  infographics  (38%)  were  cited  as  emerging  formats.      

-­‐  Content  Preferences  Study  

88%  

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Where  to  start:  Ø Look  for  ways  to  repurpose/reformat  exis1ng  pieces  Ø Break  up  longer  content  assets  into  smaller,  diges1ble  formats  

Step  #3  –  Get  Maximum  Mileage  out  of  Your  Content  

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                     of  execu1ves  recommend  solu1on  providers  condense  content  to  be  shorter,  45%  suggest  not  overloading  content  with  copy.  

-­‐  Content  Preferences  Study  

48%  

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Repurpose  Content  

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Break  Content  into  Smaller  Pieces  10-­‐page  Whitepaper   4  Blog  Posts  …  with  more  to  come  

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Where  to  start:  •  Build  mul1-­‐stage  assets—10  Steps/5  Keys/7  Secrets  •  Tie  related  offers  together  in  a  logical  progression  to  educate  and  accelerate  prospects  through  the  buying  cycle  

Step  #4  –  U=lize  Content  in  Lead  Gen/Lead  Nurture  Campaigns  

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Companies  that  excel  at  lead  nurturing  generate  50%  more  sales  ready  leads  at  33%  lower  cost.    

-­‐  Forrester  Research  

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Whitepaper  Download  

Confirma=on  Email  with  link  

to  asset  

Recorded  webinar  on  same  topic  

eBook  on  similar  topic  

Corresponding  Infographic  

Nurture  Campaigns  

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Nurture  Campaigns  

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Where  to  Start  Ø U1lize  for  SEO  Ø Drive  website  traffic  Ø Increase  database  of  qualified  leads  Ø Accelerate  leads  with  nurture  campaigns  Ø Support  sales  enablement  

Step  #5  –  Measure  the  Impact  of  Your  Content  Campaigns  

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Step  #5  –  Measure  the  Impact  of  Your  Content  Campaigns  

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Step  #5:  Measuring  Social  Media  

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Q&A    //    Panelists  

Janelle  Johnson  Director,  Demand  Gen  

Act-­‐On  SoFware  

Andrew  Gaffney  Editorial  Director  

Content4Demand  /    Demand  Gen  Report  

Kim  Zimmermann  Managing  Editor  

Demand  Gen  Report  

MODERATOR  

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