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How Not to Suck at Working with Bloggers 9.10.2015

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How  Not  to  Suck  at    Working  with  Bloggers    

9.10.2015  

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Who  am  I?  

•  Lo0a  Heikkeri  •  Background  in  journalism  and  publishing  •  MarkeBng  and  CommunicaBons  Manager  at  IAB  Finland,  an  associaBon  of  companies  working  in  digital  adverBsing  and  markeBng  

•  Blogging  since  2007  

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•  Pumpui  since  2011  – Focus  on  CrossFit,  running,  acBve  lifestyle,  eaBng  

•  “a  thinking  person’s  training  blog”    – Things  I  hold  dear:  thinking  for  yourself,  feminism,  enjoying  life,  being  honest  

– Things  I  am  against:  nonsense,  pseudoscience,  quick  fixes  (to  health,  weight  loss…),  sexism  

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Working  with  marketers  

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My  mo0o:  If  you  do  it,  do  it  well  For  example:  bloggers’  reviews  of  the  Garmin  VivoacBve  smartwatch:    Blogger  1:    176  words  (of  which  70  copypasted  from  the  manufacturer’s  website)    Blogger  2:    390  words  (of  which  76  about  how  her  old  watch  sucked)    Me:    820  words,  3  graphs  +  summary            

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Are  you  up  to  date  with  marke;ng?  

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Owned  media  

Paid  media  

Earned  media  

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Content  MarkeBng  and  NaBve  AdverBsing  

•  Wikipedia:  “Content  markeBng  is  any  markeBng  that  involves  the  creaBon  and  sharing  of  media  and  publishing  content  in  order  to  acquire  and  retain  customers.”  –  In  all  the  pieces  of  the  online  markeBng  trifecta  – NaBve  adverBsing:  Your  content  in  someone’s  medium,  ”matches  the  form  and  funcBon  of  the  placorm  on  which  it  appears”  

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Why  work  with  bloggers?  

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Five  good  reasons  for  working  with  bloggers  

1:  Blogger  is  a  friend  and  an  influencer  2:  Info  and  experience  from  a  trusted  source  3:  It  fits  well  in  to  a  bigger  markeBng  campaign  4:  There  is  an  angle  for  everything  5:  The  blog  post  has  a  long  tail  

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If  you  only  learn  one  thing    today,  let  it  be  this:  Working  with  a  blogger    is  like  being  in  a  rela;onship  

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RelaBonships  101:  Don’t  be  a  dick  

•  Don’t  expect  to  get  everything  without  giving  anything.  

•  CommunicaBon  is  the  key  to  success.  •  Be  clear  and  vocal  about  your  goals;  is  it  a  one-­‐off  thing  or  something  to  last?  

•  It’s  not  just  about  the  match,  it’s  also  about  the  Bming.  

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I  really  want  to  do  it!  How  do  I  do  it?  

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Step  one:  Define  your  goals  

•  Doing  it  just  because  “everyone  else  is  doing  it”  is  not  a  reason  enough  

•  What  are  you  trying  to  achieve?  – New  customers?  – Spread  knowledge  about  the  trade?  – Target  a  specific  group  of  people?  –  Improve  your  Google  ranking?  

•  Be  realisBc  about  your  goals    

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Step  two:  Find  the  right  placorm  

•  What  kind  of  a  blogger  do  you  want?    –  You  don’t  always  need  to  go  for  the  obvious  or  the  most  popular    

•  Where  to  find  your  blogger?  – Ask  around,  browse  through  sites,  ask  help  from  blog  portals    

•  Do  your  background  check!  – Does  the  blogger  work  with  marketers?  Who  do  they  work  with  at  the  moment?  What  are  they  for/against?  

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Step  three:  Approach  and  ask  

•  Ask  directly  from  the  blogger  or  from  the  portal    

•  Be  clear  about  your  purposes:  – What  do  you  wish  for  and  why  you  chose  them  – What  are  you  willing  to  pay*  

•  Don’t  be  a  player:  if  you’re  seeing  several  bloggers  at  once,  have  the  balls  to  tell  them  

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*don’t  be  a  cheapskate  •  How  much  are  you  willing  to  pay  to  be  seen?  

–  Three  real  life  examples  from  my  blogging  history:    What  they  wanted      What  they  were  ready  to  give  Blog  post,  IG  and  FB    their  product  visibility  +  pictures      (rrp  49  €)  for  markeBng            Blog  post          a  chance  to  win  a  gip  card      Blog  post          nothing:  they  wanted  me  to        

                         ship  the  product  (rrp  130  €)              back  to  them  -­‐  at  my  own  expense  

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Step  four:  Give  space  •  The  blogger  knows  their  blog  and  their  audience  best  •  Give  inspiraBon  and  the  necessary  background  info  •  Agree  on  what  you’re  doing:  how  many  posts,  when,  social  

media,  can  you  use  the  material,  metrics,  compensaBon…  •  Don’t  go  for  the  obvious  (  and  don’t  se0le  for  the  obvious)  

–  “I  went  to  a  chiropractor’s,  it  was  nice,  here’s  a  discount  code”  isn’t  the  only  opBon    

–  Does  the  blogger  have  a  physical  issue  they  need  to  work  on?  Something  you  can  improve  in  long  term?  

–  Or  some  sport  specific  thing  you  can  help  them  with?  –  Maybe  your  target  is  office  workers?  Stay  at  home  moms?  Fitness  babes?  People  who  drive  cars?  

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Step  five:  Follow  through,  give  feedback  

•  Work’s  not  over  when  the  blogpost  is  out  •  What  are  your  metrics?  – From  the  blogger:  unique  visitors  (maybe  over  the  course  of  one  week  etc.),  Bme  spent  with  the  post,  number  of  comments  and  likes,  engagement  on  social  media?  

– Your  own  metrics?  Engagement  on  social  media?  Leads,  sales,  visitors?  

•  Don’t  disappear:  at  least  have  the  courtesy  to  say  “Thank  you”  before  you  head  out  the  door  

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Key  takeaways:  •  Don’t  be  a  dick  •  Know  your  goals  •  Trust  your  partner  

•  Say  thanks  

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Want  to  know  more?  

•  IAB  Finland  has  published  guidebooks  on  naBve  adverBsing  and  working  with  bloggers  (among  other  topics)  

•  iab.fi  -­‐>  Digimainonnan  ABC  -­‐>  Julkaisut  ja  oppaat  

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Thank  you!  

•  There  are  no  stupid  quesBons!  •  You  can  find  me  here:  –  lily.fi/blogit/pumpui  –  [email protected]  –  Instagram:  @lo0apumpui  – Twi0er:  @Lo0aHeikkeri  

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Image  credits:  Image  taken  from  page  7  of  '[Death's  Doings;  consisBng  of  numerous  original  composiBons,  in  prose  and  verse,  the  ...  contribuBons  of  various  writers;  principally  intended  as  illustraBons  of  twenty-­‐four  plates  designed  and  etched  by  R.  Dagley.]’    Image  taken  from  page  1036  of  'DicBonnaire  des  sciences  anthropologiques  ...  publié  sous  la  direcBon  de  A.  BerBllon,  Coudereau,  A.  Hovelacque,  Issaurat  [and  others],  etc’    Image  taken  from  page  578  of  '[Our  Earth  and  its  Story:  a  popular  treaBse  on  physical  geography.  Edited  by  R.  Brown.  With  ...  coloured  plates  and  maps,  etc.]’    Image  from  page  312  of  "The  book  of  the  horse  :  thorough-­‐bred,  half-­‐bred,  cart-­‐bred,  saddle  and  harness,  BriBsh  and  foreign,  with  hints  on  horsemanship;  the  management  of  the  stable;  breeding,  breaking  and  training  for  the  road,  the  park,  and  the  field”    BriBsh  New  Guinea  ...  With  map  ...  illustraBons,  etc.  J.  P.  Thomson,  (James  Park),  1854-­‐1941.  London  :  G.  Philip  &  Son,  1892.