These slides describe why creating content that gets shared matters in today's online marketing environment, presents some high level tips for what types of content get shared and walks through a variety of different ways brands can create shareable content.
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Awesome finds awesome! Creating shareable content in a social world
1. Awesome finds awesome!
Creating shareable content in a social world.
Sean McGinnis
Marketing GM, Director of Digital Marketing
http://SearsPartsDirect.com
2. About Me
Marketing GM Sears PartsDirect
14 years digital marketing experience
Dad, Husband, Son, Golfer, Gadfly, Lawyer, Leader, Lunatic
PLEASE Connect with me!
Twitter – @SeanMcGinnis
Facebook - @SMcGinnis
LinkedIn - @SeanMcGinnis
3. Agenda
• Why does share-ability matter?
• What types of content tend to get shared?
• Examples of share-able content + tips & tricks
12. Arousal is the key!
“Content that evokes either positive (awe) or
negative (anger or anxiety) emotions
characterized by high arousal is more viral.
Content that evokes low arousal emotion
(sadness) is less viral.”
- Social Transmission, Emotion, and the Virality of Online Content
Jonathan Berger & Katherine L. Milkman
18. Curate and Re-Share Content!
• Ads of the world
took content from
Neutron. Re-
packaged it.
• Links to Ads of the
World re-shared
post = 471
• Links to the original
post by Neutron = 2
19. Manage & Encourage Ongoing Re-Shares
• Ask for a link back if not provided.
• List yourself or site as creator of work.
• Embed links into content or other works. Many scrapers
take everything whole cloth, including links.
• Encourage sharing through social sharing buttons.
• Have an easy to find policy outlining and encouraging
sharing & re-use with attribution and links back.
• Build a kick-ass community (more on this later).
20. What Types of Content Get Shared?
• Anecdotal examples from my personal Facebook sharing
habits.
31. About Us Page
Hat tip to the amazing
@ShellyKramer
for the find & share on
her blog
http://www.v3im.com
Be Creative! Dare to try something different.
37. We don’t need no stinking ________!
• Let people BRAG!
• I bet we can come up with 20
right now!
• Brainstorm reasons to use a
badge with me!
38. Give of yourself first
Does anyone remember the Blogroll these days?
39. Engage in Your Community
Awesome isn’t JUST about sharing
40. Take a position
• Taking a position feels SCARY
as a brand.
• Fear of alienating half your
constituents.
• Find safe ground to test it out.
• Stay away from religion &
politics, unless that is your
core.
• Will help clarify brand essence
and vision of business!
41. Show emotion
• Be human.
• Do NOT be afraid to do
something different!
• Speak with a human voice
(no matter the company).
h/t Cluetrain Manifesto
• Be remarkable – that’s
what awesome is all
about!