Marketers start thinking like a publisher and socializer

Reed Overfelt

MARKETERS:

START THINKING LIKE PUBLISHERS &

SOCIALIZERS

Yesterday’s approach:

“GET IN THEIR FACE” when they’re not looking. Today’s approach:

“GET FOUND” when they are looking.

That means you need to be here…

…and here

…and here

…and here

…and don’t forget here

HOW?

thinking like a

marketer or

advertiser…

…START thinking

like a publisher and

socializer.

Understand

your buyer! 1

Have unrelenting demands on their

time

Spend most of their day in meetings

Hate being pitched

Need to sell decisions internally

Trust their peers and inner circle

Are very quick studies

Understand why executives are different

Return on time invested

Outcomes-based content and

conversation

Prescriptive value and case-based

discussions

Peer input and relationships

Connection to experts and high-value

thinking

And what executives value

Outline your basic

buying cycle!

1

2

Awareness (TOP) Prospect knows there’s a problem

that needs to be solved

Consideration (MIDDLE) Prospect recognizes a need for a

solution like yours

Purchase (BOTTOM) Prospect seeks solution to their

need; ready to buy

VAGUE NOTION

OF ‘POSSIBLE’

SOLUTION

INTERESTED IN

A SOLUTION

RESEARCHING

VENDORS

EVALUATING

PRODUCTS

NARROWING

FIELD

REFERENCE

CHECK

NEGOTIATING

PURCHASE

SUBSCRIBE

OPEN

VIEW

SHARE

FOLLOW

DOWNLOAD

PARTICIPATE

INQUIRE

ENGAGE

PIPELINE STAGE B

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KEY OUTCOMES

Map your content

to your buying

cycle!

3

Conversion is a process, not an event.

Awareness (TOP) Prospect knows there’s a problem

that needs to be solved

Consideration (MIDDLE) Prospect recognizes a need for a

solution like yours

Purchase (BOTTOM) Prospect seeks solution to their

need; ready to buy

VAGUE NOTION

OF ‘POSSIBLE’

SOLUTION

INTERESTED IN

A SOLUTION

RESEARCHING

VENDORS

EVALUATING

PRODUCTS

NARROWING

FIELD

REFERENCE

CHECK

NEGOTIATING

PURCHASE

SUBSCRIBE

OPEN

VIEW

SHARE

FOLLOW

DOWNLOAD

PARTICIPATE

INQUIRE

ENGAGE

PIPELINE STAGE B

UY

ER

’S O

BJE

CT

IVE

KEY OUTCOMES

DEMOS

eNEWSLETTER Q&A

EBOOKS ARTICLES

STEP-BY-STEP

WEBINARS

DEMO

VIDEOS

FAQ

SHEETS

DATA

SHEETS

ANALYST

REPORTS

ROI CALCULATORS

FEATURE

GUIDES

Q&A

WEBINARS

TREND

REPORTS

STEP-BY-STEP

EBOOKS

CASE

STUDIES

CUSTOMER

TESTIMONIALS

PRICE

GUIDES

CHECKLISTS

Create an editorial calendar

4

People process information better in bite-sized chunks.

Schedule your content a little bit at a time…

Content Progression Schedule Outcome

Email industry trend report Day 1 Open, Share, Download

Publish industry trend report messages to Twitter, Facebook Pages, and LinkedIn

Groups

Day 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 21,

22, 23, 24, & 25 Share , Download

Send weekly e-newsletter Day 7 Open , Share

Send weekly e-newsletter Day 14 Open, Share

Send personal invitation to attend industry trend webinar Day 20 Attend

Publish industry trend webinar messages to Twitter, Facebook Pages, and LinkedIn

Groups

Day 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28,

29, & 30 Share, Attend

Send weekly e-newsletter Day 23 Open

Send link to recorded industry trend webinar Day 30 View

Publish industry trend webinar recording messages to Twitter, Facebook Pages, and

LinkedIn Groups

Day 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, &

40 Share, Listen

Send weekly e-newsletter Day 30 Open

Personal invitation to attend product demo webinar Day 60 Attend, Convert

Publish product webinar messages to Twitter, Facebook Pages, and LinkedIn Groups Day 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70,

71,72, 74, &74 Share, Attend, Convert

Create amazing content your buyers care about!

5

Your target buyers have interests, problems, questions.

Speak to them!

Tip #1

Get to the point.

Tip #2

Make it matter.

“THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON

WHAT WE DO IN THE PRESENT.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

Tip #3

Tell stories.

Tip #4

Push beyond the normal.

Optimize your content for your buyer & search engines

6

On average, 8 out of 10 people read a headline.

But only 2 will decide to read the full copy.

of online users first use search engines to look for services and products

92%

f(n) = Authority + Relevance

Ranking Algorithm

Off-Page SEO On-Page SEO

Publish and socialize your content in the right places

7

?

Disclaimer: Use of social media company icons is for instructional purposes only and in no

way implies an association or partnership with any of the individual companies, or approval,

sponsorship, or endorsement by any of the individual companies.

Channel #1: Blogging

Blog, and blog often.

Channel #2: LinkedIn

Disclaimer: Use of social media company icons is for instructional purposes only and in no

way implies an association or partnership with any of the individual companies, or approval,

sponsorship, or endorsement by any of the individual companies.

LinkedIn is a must

for B2B marketers.

Disclaimer: Use of social media company icons is for instructional purposes only and in no

way implies an association or partnership with any of the individual companies, or approval,

sponsorship, or endorsement by any of the individual companies.

Channel #3: Facebook

Facebook is an effective B2B

marketing tool. It’s just not

as good as some of the

others (yet!). Disclaimer: Use of social media company icons is for instructional purposes only and in no

way implies an association or partnership with any of the individual companies, or approval,

sponsorship, or endorsement by any of the individual companies.

Channel #4: Twitter

Disclaimer: Use of social media company icons is for instructional purposes only and in no

way implies an association or partnership with any of the individual companies, or approval,

sponsorship, or endorsement by any of the individual companies.

SOURCE: EMARKETER, APRIL 2011

Twitter = influence. Start tweeting relevant, original

content you want to be shared!

Channel #5: Paid Search

Paid search is a great way to get your content found fast.

Organic is still best long term!

Channel #6, 7 & 8: Google+ Pinterest Instagram

Disclaimer: Use of social media company icons is for instructional purposes only and in no

way implies an association or partnership with any of the individual companies, or approval,

sponsorship, or endorsement by any of the individual companies.

Keep score and measure everything!

8

If you cannot measure it, You cannot improve it.

- Lord Kelvin

14%

Conversion

Rate

22%

Conversion

Rate

32%

Conversion

Rate

25%

Conversion

Rate

9%

Conversion

Rate

Landing Page

Social Media Social Media Email Organic PPC Display

8 Measure Everything

7 Publish and Socialize

6 Optimize Your Content

Create an Editorial Calendar 4

Map Your Content 3

Understand Your Buyer 1

2 Outline Your Buying Cycle

Create Amazing Content 5

Let’s recap

ARE YOU READY TO

YOUR COMPANY?

GROW

CONNECT WITH ME TODAY

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