how to create compelling content for boring industries

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A talk I have at Marketers Unbound in Toronto about how to create compelling content for boring industries. Great examples include Charmin, GE, Yak and Intercom. Shout out to HubSpot for a few of those.

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HOW TO CREATE COMPELLING CONTENT FOR BORING INDUSTRIES

Hana Abaza, Director of Marketing

@HanaAbaza

The dirty little secret…

You can’t!

You might not love it, but somebody does.

Understand why you think it’s boring…

Think it’s not sexy?You don’t need it?

Suck it up and learn to love it!

How to get warm and fuzzy feelings about a boring industry…

1. Research the Industry2. Understand the customer3. Find the intersect

TELECOM

CRM INDUSTRY

TOILET PAPER

EVERYTHING

General Electric

doesn’t take

themselves too

seriously. And

people LOVE it!

FILE STORAGE

Dropbox keeps

things real by

humanizing the

product, making

people want to click.

Thank you!Hana Abaza, Director of Marketing,

www.uberflip.com

@hanaabaza

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