the dark side of content marketing
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Eric MacCollMarketing Director
Nicole KarlisContent Manager
Miles GotcherLead Gen Manager
@GetScripted
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Develop Content Around These Personas
Scripted’s Editorial Calendar
Buyer Persona
Editorial Calenda
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Create Content
Content Marketing Generates 3X More Leads Per Dollar
source: Demand Metric
Segmentation
Demographics Behaviors
Geography Personality
Stage
The Buyer Journey
Keep Testing!
“Only 21% of marketers think that they are
successful at measuring the ROI of their content marketing efforts.”
Step Back: What Are Your Goals?
ROI Is More Than ‘Sales’
Focus on Engagement and Quality First
“The one metric I really look at is comments per post. It tells me how engaged an audience is. No matter how much traffic you have, if you can’t cultivate an engaged audience you won’t be able to convert those visitors into customers.”
- Neil Patel, Founder of Quick Sprout
How Evernote Focuses on Engagement
Can You Answer These Questions?
Are people sharing your content?
Are people commenting on your posts?
Are people liking your content?
Do people read your content?
Can You Answer These Questions?
Are people sharing your content? - Buffer, Sharedcount.com, SimpleReach, Buzzsumo
Are people commenting on your posts?- Disqus, Livefyre, Google+, Facebooks
Are people liking your content?- Facebook, LinkedIn
Do people read your content?- Google Analytics, Kapost, CrazyEgg, Scroll Depth Plugins
Stats to Measure Engagement
• Traffic
• Time on Site
• Bounce Rate
• Social Shares per Post
• Pages Per Visit
Time to Grow Subscribers, Leads, and Sales
Fill Top Of Funnel Through Content
TrafficLeadsMQLsOppsW
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Fill Top Of Funnel Through Content
TrafficLeadsMQLsOppsW
ins
B2C Content
Traffic
Sales
Turning Traffic to Leads
1. Newsletters
1. Overlay
2. Top right sign up
3. SumoMe Bar
2. Gated Content
1. eBooks
2. WhitePapers
3. Webinars
How HubSpot Turns Traffic To Leads
How Udemy Turns Traffic To Signups
Cost of Content Creation
Cost of Content Promotion
Traffic Generated
Leads Acquired
Sales Opportunities
Pipeline Generated
Sales and Revenue
B2B Metrics for Content Marketing Success
B2C Metrics for Content Marketing Success
Takeaways
1.Document Your Content Strategy
2.Know Your Audience
3.Segment Your Audience
4.Test!
5.Measure Your ROI
Questions?