building influence with great experiences - mathew sweezey at wistiafest
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Mathew spoke about how great companies are building influence with their consumers through better experiences, including video engagements.TRANSCRIPT
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See how the best brands are driving serious Engagement by focusing on the experience Surrounding their content
Experience is the real king of content
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Mathew “Sweezey” = @msweezey
Marketi
ngIs my love, work, passion, and what I think about all
day every dayAuthor of: Marketing Automation For Dummies – 2014
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What is the current State of affairs?
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Digital discoveryMore power in a google
search, than required to land a man
on the moon@msweezey
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Content consumption
2/3
People are 63% thought their buying cycle before they talk to sales
@msweezey
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Content consumptioncontent consumption chart for professional development/entertainment over time =
Flat line@msweezey
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Content consumption
content consumption when a person is
researching a topic = spikes in content
consumption@msweezey
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Content consumption
77%
Want different content at each stage of their journey
@msweezey
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Stage 1 • No Pain • Have no clue
Stage 2 • Pain but• No BANT
Stage 3 • BANT• evoke
Sale
s ta
kes
It f
rom
here
Marketing must build rapport, Help build a business case, Get short listed
@msweezey
The stages
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Content should be
Helpful Jay Baer – author “Youtility”
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Helpful contentContent For supporting the sales cycle
3xFor a follower of your brand, the helpfulness of the content you share with them is 3x more important in their decision to buy from you than their trust in your employees. @msweezey
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Volatility Is a key factor of you are forgetting
71%Say that they have been disappointed by content they have read before
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Volatility Is a key factor of you are forgetting
100%Of those fans who are likely to share your content said the negative
experience significantly affected their trust in your brand
@msweezey
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Volatility Is a key factor of you are forgetting
1/4Of your readers will never read your content again if disappointed once
@msweezey
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Volatility Is a key factor of you are forgetting
64%Of all surveyed said if they had been disappointed, they are only
Slightly likely to ever read content from you again
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Experience needs to be:
Authentic
Joseph Pine – Ted Speaker/ author
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Authenticity Is a key factor of your writing
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Authenticity Is a key factor of your writing
83%would significantly change their trust of your brand if found out you used a ghost writer
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What is HELPFUL?
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STATE OF MINDWill consume content which is beneficial to their state of mind
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3 States of engagement
Learn: People wanting to learn are looking on ways to do their job better. This can also take place during an escape. May be an early sign of sales readiness if they move to research.
ESCAPE: People wanting to escape will lean on self discover and social channels. They are looking to escape their work, life, job, and take a short break. No barring on sales readiness. Research: People wanting to research will dedicate time to search, learn, and solve. They are looking for content to help them solve for a problem. Shows sales readiness
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What is authentic?
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Primary research
Say primary research is more
credible
66%
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The writing itself It’s ability to teach: 42% of people say the ability of a piece of content to teach them something is a significant factor affecting it’s authenticity The tone: 42% of people say the tone of a piece has a significant affect on their view of it being authentic
The look/presentation: 44% of people say the look/presentation of a piece of content has a significant affect on their view of it being authentic.
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How they find it
Say how they found the content is very important
50%
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Distribution is the biggest factor you’re not considering
Marty Weintraub Author – Speaker
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TIP #1 for creating
Mapping your content to Your demographic world
Get m
ore
leads
Be creative Show
valu
eTrend tracking
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EXAMPLES IN REAL LIFE
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ExamplesContent For supporting the sales cycle
Authentic &
helpful
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Good ExampleHow self discovery is helping intel
Paid for by intel
but publishe
d by mashabl
e
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ExamplesContent For supporting the sales cycle
What is helpful will depend on the channel you are using. For Facebook a consumer wants to escape. This content to the left is “helpful” because it allows me to further my interest in discovering new things. So it is helpful to me in this regard.
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Bad exampleBoth paid – but one has higher conversion
& engagement
You are more likely to die in a plane crash than click these
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“SELF DISCOVERY will always be the
NEW BLACK”
Marty Weintraub/ author - speaker
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Conversions should feel like the consumers idea!
Tip #2
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ExampleDrives you to this inspirational experience
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ExampleLook at their call to action – self discovery
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Social media will be the next big seo playground. Learning how to use paid social targeting to drive traffic to your website will Be the next big lead driver.
Tip #2
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Experience vs memory
Memory is your recollection ofThe experience:
Daniel KahnemanNobel Laureate
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Inline experienceShare the stat: tweet 54% of buyers don’t use social..
Helpful to the reason they Are engaging: • If it is
entertainment use a CTA which will help them share the fun factor.
• If for PRO development share how it helped them.
• If for research share thought leadership quote.
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At engagement points
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Choose your own adventure
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Choose your own adventure
Helpful to the reason they Are engaging: research? Or entertainment
IF Entertainment: SameIf pro dev: Teach more If Research: Move them along
Cta for sales conversion
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#BONUS ROUND
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SOCIAL PROOF& Conversions
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SOCIAL PROOF& Conversions
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“IS the ruler your content is judged by”
experience
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“distribution is key, not only to getting found, but how they feel about what they find”
experience
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questions• What is a grit?
• How would you spend 1k on video?• what beer do you brew?• What’s your astrological sign?• Length of time to run a campaign?
reach me at @msweezey