Some highlights from our June 14 Webcast, B2B Content Creation and Syndication: Secrets of Success
Speakers: Maria Pergolino, Director of Marketing, Marketo
Manny Rivas, aimClear
Maria kicked off – talking about what content marketing is, why it’s important and some of the types of content used in content marketing:
- Content marketing is more than just putting up content and driving leads, it’s about mitigating risk and building trust
- Content marketing gives us something to talk about in social media
- It’s more than just whitepapers – it’s news, blogs, images, maps, book, surveys, videos, demos, widgets, micro-sites, case studies — she listed 28 types of content we can use
- Good content is not enough — you need to promote, promote, promote, via email, social media, press, events, content syndication, and more
- People read content differently depending on where they are in the buying cycle
- Follow the 6 rules of content marketing – it’s non-promotional, relevant to the reader, closes a gap, well-written, relevant to your company, and gives proof
- Ask for registration information at the appropriate point in the buying cycle
- Longer the form, lower the conversion rate — ask only what you need to know
- Create a content library — and don’t forget to share on social media sites, and repurpose it to get the most out of each piece of content
Manny followed with a summary case study of aimClear used the Third Door Media e-Solution Spotlight to promote a new piece of research that aimClear produced on video SEO. They chose to work with a content partner to
- gain additional exposure to an established network
- reinforce thought leadership positioning
- build unaided brand recognition
- develop the right audience
aimClear developed a multi-pronged campaign that included a post on the aimClear blog, the e-Solution Spotlight on Search Engine Land, and advertising on LlinkedIn. aimClear created a WhitePaper for download, that became part of the overall campaign and captured an audience that was further down the funnel. The results were incredibly positive, including a 26% download rate, with visitors from 250 cities, and a noticeable increase in keywords searches using the term ‘video.’
B2B Content Creation and Syndication: Secrets of Success is available in its entirety in our on-demand webcast section.