Originally presented at the 2013 Content Marketing World conference in Cleveland, OH, Melissa Harrison, CEO at Allee, presents tactical information and templates for organizing your social media content in a way that makes keeping tabs on your comprehensive content marketing strategy a breeze.
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Social Media Strategy One Sheet
⢠Mission and Tactics
⢠Target Audience
⢠Key Partners, Affiliates, Brand Ambassadors
⢠Content Categories
⢠Key Words and Phrases
⢠Other Important Notes
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4. Spend Time with Your Fans
âYou learn a lot about people
when you listen to the songs that mean
Something to them.â - Unknown
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5. Read the Reviews
âMusic is everybodyâs possession.
Itâs only publishers who think that people own it.â
- John Lennon
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ENCORE!
(You know where Iâm going with thisâŚschedule your encore
performance!)
âThereâs a certain line
in every song that sticks out because it
reminds you of a person that you just canât
forget.â - Unknown
Now, maybe weâre not always out to change the world, but content doesnât lie either. Your audience is way to smart to be fooled by marketing speak and robo-content. Be original. Be engaging.
AKA: Your brand voiceâŚwho are you going to be online? Does this jive with your overall brand voice and messaging? If it doesnât, your audience is going to spot the lip syncing from a mile away.
Youâre going to need to get out your business plans for this oneâor at the very least, your marketing plan.Create a list of words that:You think describe your organizationYou think others use to describe your organizationYou want people to think about your organization Target Market and CompetitionWho is your target market?CurrentThe âperfectâ client/customer/memberWho is your competition?DirectIndirect Brand VoiceWhat is the tone of your brand?How do you want to âtalkâ to your customers?
You can make your social media strategy as in-depth and complication as you want, and sometimes itâs warranted. But if you want a quick, simple start, be succinct in what youâre trying to achieve and make it easy to get everyone on board. Develop your âone sheetâ as a way to keep track of your voice, your goals, and your overall tactics for what youâre going to utilize the social media channels for. This will drive your engagement as wellâwhen you have a plan and know what youâre doing, it fees up your time to just enjoy the showâto talk to you fans.
**additionally in the Mission/Tactics area, add notes such as how many times to post on each channel, various âfunâ tactics such as âfeatured listings,â âreal estate wisdomâ, âaround the office candid picsâ etc.(example does not currently show key partners/brand affiliatesâŚor âsource listsâ which are important to research and include).Also can add: content âownersâ in the sense of who is responsible for what.
AKA: What channels will you use?All channels serve a purpose and can be a beautiful place to house your content as well. You need to determine if they fit your goals and audience needs as well.
Sometimes we need reminding that every channel is not for everyone, nor are they intended to be used for the same purposes across the board.Utilize short descriptions and easy-to-handle copy to get your team (or clients) knowledgeable. Do your researchâwhere is your audience? Does it even make sense for you to be on Pinterest? Itâs better to be great at one or two than to be mediocre at them all. Because once you start the content marketing game, you canât stop. It doesnât turn off. Our audiences expect repeat performances.
AKA: Content CalendarsYou arenât putting content together for youâitâs about your audience. What do they want to hear? Make it all about them.
Go over content calendar example.How long do they take? Are they âlivableâ âbreathableâ YES!Blog calendars vs. SM calendars vs. full-blown content calendars with all the channelsâwhat is best for you/your clients?
Go over content calendar example.How long do they take? Are they âlivableâ âbreathableâ YES!Blog calendars vs. SM calendars vs. full-blown content calendars with all the channelsâwhat is best for you/your clients?
AKA: Engage!Once your content is out there, monitor, comment and respond to your audience as they engage with you.They will tell you a lot about what they like, donât like, and want more of. But you have to listen.Example: International consulting company; engagement and conversation/influence increases as the time was amped up for spending time (talking back to) fans. Show the real numbers here.
AKA: AnalyticsYes, we are all publishers, but you do not own much of your content once it appears online. Your audience can love it, share it or stomp all over it. Itâs up to us to use what they tell us about it and switch it up so thatâs itâs more to their liking.
Roger Fazendin REALTORS example of listening to analytics and moving content to days, times, areas where their audience is most active.
What to look for, how often, what to do with the information, how to compare to business goals/infoFirst is website/blog example(second slide is SM exampleâwe like to keep one spreadsheet and make tabs for all channels; easy to see change over time)There are MANY ways to organize; find out what is important to know about your audience and your content and track that first. Make it simple. Use âreal talkâ when presenting to the C-Suite or others who are interested in ROI (everyone should be interested in ROI!)
What to look for, how often, what to do with the information, how to compare to business goals/infoFirst is website/blog example(second slide is SM example)There are MANY ways to organize; find out what is important to know about your audience and your content and track that first. Make it simple. Use âreal talkâ when presenting to the C-Suite or others who are interested in ROI (everyone should be interested in ROI!)
AKA: tweak, review and make each (week, month, year) better than the last.Be the brand that is unforgettable.