The document is a presentation about content marketing and inbound marketing given by Ellie Mirman at the Online Marketing Summit in Orlando, FL on August 3, 2010. The presentation covers how to get found and generate leads through content at a lower cost by following steps to publish content everywhere, optimize content for search engines, engage with audiences on social media, convert visitors to leads with landing pages, and convert leads to customers by cultivating relationships with content. Metrics like total reach, visitors, leads, sales, and content performance are also discussed for measuring marketing efforts.
27. Organic Search is Better Free More traffic Smarter people Longer lasting Pay Per Click – 25% of Clicks Organic Results 75% of Clicks Source: Marketing Sherpa and Enquiro Research
28. Pick Your Keyword Battles Search volume Relevance to your business Competition “event” “community development event” “community development event Bastrop TX” Flickr: saeba
29. How Does Google Decide? 25 % On-Page (Context) 75% Off-Page (Authority)
32. Off-Page SEO (Authority) Recommendations from friends “I know HubSpot” “HubSpot makes great marketing software” You trust the person saying this Links are online recommendations Link: www.HubSpot.com Link with anchor text: Internet Marketing Link from a trusted website
33. How Do You Get Links? Have something worth linking to.
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Hinweis der Redaktion
IntroHubSpot marketing team - marketers today come from diff backgrounds – marketers are content creatorsHubSpot is analyticalHubSpot is very focused on lead gen, content is the key to lead gen
What kind of content do I mean?Traditionally – brochures, collateral, advertisements
Need to break the addiction/connectionThis is the content marketers have been creating for decades, today consumers just tune it all out
You already have the skills - You Just Do It OfflineMeeting peopleBuilding relationshipsAsking questionsAnswering questionsBuilding trustBuilding a reputation
Listen toCustomersProspectsCompetitorsThought leadersPlaces to listenSearch.Twitter.comTwitter.Grader.comGoogle.com/blogsearchTechnorati.comThe conversations are already happening
The first step is content. Content makes you interesting.
CTA best practices:Action oriented & positiveSimple & clearMake it pop with colors & imagesLink both text and imagesTargeted to audience
Provide a clear call to action
A landing page allows you to convert anonymous traffic into leads with names, contact info, and interests.Landing page tipsKeep it simplePeople scan – use bullets, bold, photosShow the value of the offerShorter forms have higher conversion
You have to give to get
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Guy Kawasaki: “If you have more money than brains, you should use outbound marketing. If you have more brains than money, you should use inbound marketing.”