The document discusses designing content for marketing machines. It covers developing personas to understand target customers, deciphering buying cycles, and tips for creating effective content. The key points are:
1. Content should inform, display thought leadership, erect barriers to competition, and sell products/services. However, content creation takes significant time and effort.
2. Personas should be developed to represent target customer profiles, including their titles, roles, concerns, questions, and which products/services would interest them.
3. B2B buying cycles like awareness, research, evaluation, purchase, and support should be understood and content tailored to each stage.
4. Creating impactful content requires a team effort,
Pardot Elevate 2011: Designing Content for your Marketing Machine
1. TM
More Leads. Higher Quality. Lower Cost
Designing
Content
for
your
Marke=ng
Machine
Elevate
November
16,
2011
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3. Eric
Goldman
President
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4. Introduction
•
It’s
a
Process
-‐
CPI
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5. Introduction
•
It’s
a
Process
-‐
CPI
•
Content
is
King
-‐
the
fuel
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6. Introduction
•
It’s
a
Process
-‐
CPI
•
Content
is
King
-‐
the
fuel
•
Context
is
Queen
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7. Introduction
•
It’s
a
Process
-‐
CPI
•
Content
is
King
-‐
the
fuel
•
Context
is
Queen
•
Timing
is
everything
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8. Introduction
This
is
why
we
need
to:
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9. Introduction
This
is
why
we
need
to:
•
Know
our
visitors Personas
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10. Introduction
This
is
why
we
need
to:
•
Know
our
visitors Personas
•
Understand
what
informa=on
they
want
Buying-‐Cycles
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11. Introduction
This
is
why
we
need
to:
•
Know
our
visitors Personas
•
Understand
what
informa=on
they
want
Buying-‐Cycles
•
Know
when
they
want
it
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12. Introduction
This
is
why
we
need
to:
•
Know
our
visitors Personas
•
Understand
what
informa=on
they
want
Buying-‐Cycles
•
Know
when
they
want
it
•
Know
its
value
to
them
and
preferred
format
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13. Agenda
1.
Introduc=on
2.
Content’s
purpose
3.
Developing
Personas
4.
Deciphering
Buying-‐Cycles
5.
Designing
Content
6.
PuUng
it
all
together
7.
Developing
Insight
8.
Conclusion
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15. Content’s Purpose
There
are
4
goals:
Inform
and
Educate
Display
Thought
Leadership
Erect
Barriers
to
CompeFFon
And
the
4th?
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16. Content’s Purpose
There
are
4
goals:
Inform
and
Educate
Display
Thought
Leadership
Erect
Barriers
to
CompeFFon
Sell
!
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24. Developing Personas
Profile
#
1:
OperaFons
Manager
Products/Services:
SoluFon
#1
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25. Developing Personas
Profile
#
1:
OperaFons
Manager
Products/Services:
SoluFon
#1
Titles:
•
OperaFons
Manager
•
Director
of
OperaFons
•
VP
of
OperaFons
(Vice
President…)
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26. Developing Personas
Profile
#
1:
OperaFons
Manager
Products/Services:
SoluFon
#1
Role:
i)
Manages
the
operaFon
of
the
business
funcFon
in
which
your
product/service
will
be
installed/
operated/used.
ii)
Role
in
decision-‐making-‐process?
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27. Developing Personas
Profile
#
1:
OperaFons
Manager
Products/Services:
SoluFon
#1
Concerns:
•
Needs
InformaFon
•
Needs
ease
of
use
•
Conscious
of
costs
•
Wants/expects
high
quality
•
Is
it
swamp
land
in
Florida?
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28. Developing Personas
Profile
#
1:
OperaFons
Manager
Products/Services:
SoluFon
#1
QuesFons:
•
What
is…?
•
How
much
does
it
cost?
•
Who
on
my
team
looks
at
this?
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29. Agenda
1.
Introduc=on
2.
Content’s
purpose
3.
Developing
Personas
4.
Deciphering
Buying-‐Cycles
5.
Designing
Content
6.
PuUng
it
all
together
7.
Developing
Insight
8.
Conclusion
Friday, November 18, 2011
31. Deciphering Persona Buying-Cycles
Classic
B2B:
•
Awareness
•
Research
•
Evaluate
AlternaFves
•
Purchase
Decision
•
Ongoing
Support
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32. Deciphering Persona Buying-Cycles
Classic
B2B: IMA
B2B:
•
Awareness
•
Research
•
Evaluate
AlternaFves
•
Purchase
Decision
•
Ongoing
Support
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33. Deciphering Persona Buying-Cycles
Classic
B2B: IMA
B2B:
•
Awareness •
Identify/define
problem
•
Research •
Research
SoluFons
•
Evaluate
AlternaFves •
Analyze
and
Evaluate
•
Purchase
Decision •
Purchase
•
Ongoing
Support •
Post-‐Sale
Support
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34. Tips 1: It’s a Team Effort
Make
Content
the
Company’s
Problem
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35. Tips 1: It’s a Team Effort
Make
Content
the
Company’s
Problem
•
Orient
Company
Culture
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36. Tips 1: It’s a Team Effort
Make
Content
the
Company’s
Problem
•
Orient
Company
Culture
•
Walk
the
walk
-‐
know
the
value
($5-‐$10k
per
White
Paper
=
CPL?)
Friday, November 18, 2011
37. Tips 1: It’s a Team Effort
Make
Content
the
Company’s
Problem
•
Orient
Company
Culture
•
Walk
the
walk
-‐
know
the
value
($5-‐$10k
per
White
Paper
=
CPL?)
•
Give
prizes
and
peer
recogniFon
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38. Tips 2: Understanding Personas
•
Interview
Sales,
Support,
Field
Service,
AccounFng
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39. Tips 2: Understanding Personas
•
Interview
Sales,
Support,
Field
Service,
AccounFng
•
What
did
you
do
to
help
the
prospect
become
a
client
or
deal
with
an
issue?
Friday, November 18, 2011
40. Tips 2: Understanding Personas
•
Interview
Sales,
Support,
Field
Service,
AccounFng
•
What
did
you
do
to
help
the
prospect
become
a
client
or
deal
with
an
issue?
•
What
informaFon
did
the
client
ask
for
and
when
(stage?)
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41. Tips 2: Understanding Personas
•
Interview
Sales,
Support,
Field
Service,
AccounFng
•
What
did
you
do
to
help
the
prospect
become
a
client
or
deal
with
an
issue?
•
What
informaFon
did
the
client
ask
for
and
when
(stage?)
•
Not
all
Personas
travel
through
all
stages
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42. Tips 2: Understanding Personas
•
Interview
Sales,
Support,
Field
Service,
AccounFng
•
What
did
you
do
to
help
the
prospect
become
a
client
or
deal
with
an
issue?
•
What
informaFon
did
the
client
ask
for
and
when
(stage?)
•
Not
all
Personas
travel
through
all
stages
•
The
progression
is
not
always
linear
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43. Tips 2: Understanding Personas
•
Interview
Sales,
Support,
Field
Service,
AccounFng
•
What
did
you
do
to
help
the
prospect
become
a
client
or
deal
with
an
issue?
•
What
informaFon
did
the
client
ask
for
and
when
(stage?)
•
Not
all
Personas
travel
through
all
stages
•
The
progression
is
not
always
linear
•
Cycles
vary
in
duraFon
-‐
Sales
will
know
yours
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44. Tips 2: Understanding Personas
•
Interview
Sales,
Support,
Field
Service,
AccounFng
•
What
did
you
do
to
help
the
prospect
become
a
client
or
deal
with
an
issue?
•
What
informaFon
did
the
client
ask
for
and
when
(stage?)
•
Not
all
Personas
travel
through
all
stages
•
The
progression
is
not
always
linear
•
Cycles
vary
in
duraFon
-‐
Sales
will
know
yours
•
Pinpoint
campaign
or
source
for
ROI
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46. Tips 3: Deciphering Buying-Cycles
Search
Phrase
Results
“ways
to
speed
up
production”
identi5ied
problem
-‐
no
idea
how
to
solve
it.
(Stage
1)
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47. Tips 3: Deciphering Buying-Cycles
Search
Phrase
Results
“numerical
control”
problem
identi5ied
(quicker
production);
potential
solution
(NC
instead
of
manual),
but
no
machine
or
supplier
yet.
(Stage
2)
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48. Tips 3: Deciphering Buying-Cycles
Search
Phrase
Results
“NC
milling
machine”,
and
phrases
which
include
“comparison
or
compare”,
(Stage
3)
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49. Tips 3: Deciphering Buying-Cycles
Search
Phrase
Results
“Cheap”,
or
“Inexpensive”
(Stage
3),
but
a
sensitivity
to
price
(or
“best,”
or
“high-‐quality”).
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50. Tips 3: Deciphering Buying-Cycles
Search
Phrase
Results
Your
company
name?
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52. Tips 4: Deciphering Buying-Cycles
Talk
to
People
Prospects/Customers
Your
Search
Phrases
Your
Buying
Process
Your
Stage
Now?
#
People
and
Roles
DuraFon?
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53. Tips 4: Deciphering Buying-Cycles
Talk
to
People
Use
Social
Media
Ask
quesFons
online
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54. Agenda
1.
Introduc=on
2.
Content’s
purpose
3.
Developing
Personas
4.
Deciphering
Buying-‐Cycles
5.
Designing
Content
6.
PuUng
it
all
together
7.
Developing
Insight
8.
Conclusion
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56. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem
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57. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
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58. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
•
Research
SoluFons
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59. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
•
Research
SoluFons •
Educate
Only
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60. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
•
Research
SoluFons •
Educate
Only
•
Analyze
and
Evaluate
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61. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
•
Research
SoluFons •
Educate
Only
•
Analyze
and
Evaluate •
Our
Features
(Spec
Sheets)
Friday, November 18, 2011
62. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
•
Research
SoluFons •
Educate
Only
•
Analyze
and
Evaluate •
Our
Features
(Spec
Sheets)
•
NegoFate
Deal
Friday, November 18, 2011
63. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
•
Research
SoluFons •
Educate
Only
•
Analyze
and
Evaluate •
Our
Features
(Spec
Sheets)
•
NegoFate
Deal •
Features/Benefits/Pricing
Friday, November 18, 2011
64. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
•
Research
SoluFons •
Educate
Only
•
Analyze
and
Evaluate •
Our
Features
(Spec
Sheets)
•
NegoFate
Deal •
Features/Benefits/Pricing
•
Purchase
Friday, November 18, 2011
65. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
•
Research
SoluFons •
Educate
Only
•
Analyze
and
Evaluate •
Our
Features
(Spec
Sheets)
•
NegoFate
Deal •
Features/Benefits/Pricing
•
Purchase •
Convince
&
Support
Decision
Friday, November 18, 2011
66. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
•
Research
SoluFons •
Educate
Only
•
Analyze
and
Evaluate •
Our
Features
(Spec
Sheets)
•
NegoFate
Deal •
Features/Benefits/Pricing
•
Purchase •
Convince
&
Support
Decision
•
Post-‐Sale
Support
Friday, November 18, 2011
67. What goes Where…
Stage Pitch
•
Identify/define
problem •
Information
only
•
Research
SoluFons •
Educate
Only
•
Analyze
and
Evaluate •
Our
Features
(Spec
Sheets)
•
NegoFate
Deal •
Features/Benefits/Pricing
•
Purchase •
Convince
&
Support
Decision
•
Post-‐Sale
Support •
Up
Sell
Friday, November 18, 2011
68. Tips 5: Creating Content
•
Follow
the
Process
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69. Tips 5: Creating Content
•
Follow
the
Process
•
Team
Think
It
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70. Tips 5: Creating Content
•
Follow
the
Process
•
Team
Think
It
•
Hire
Experts
-‐
but
remember
YOU
are
the
SME!
Friday, November 18, 2011
71. Tips 5: Creating Content
•
Follow
the
Process
•
Team
Think
It
•
Hire
Experts
-‐
but
remember
YOU
are
the
SME!
•
Quality
is
important
-‐
Digital
Trust
Factor
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72. Tips 5: Creating Content
•
Follow
the
Process
•
Team
Think
It
•
Hire
Experts
-‐
but
remember
YOU
are
the
SME!
•
Quality
is
important
-‐
Digital
Trust
Factor
•
Length
is
not
important,
#
of
pieces
is
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73. And the common theme…
Circle
of
Consistency
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74. And the common theme…
World
Website Email
Circle
of
Consistency
Landing
Page Content
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75. And the common theme…
Your
Keywords
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76. Agenda
1.
Introduc=on
2.
Content’s
purpose
3.
Developing
Personas
4.
Deciphering
Buying-‐Cycles
5.
Designing
Content
6.
PuUng
it
all
together
7.
Developing
Insight
8.
Conclusion
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77. Putting it all together…
Map
The
Content
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78. Putting it all together…
Map
The
Content
To
Buying-‐Cycles
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79. Putting it all together…
Map
The
Content
To
what
they
want
to
know
about
To
Buying-‐Cycles
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80. Putting it all together…
Map
The
Content To
a
persona
To
what
they
want
to
know
about
To
Buying-‐Cycles
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81. Putting it all together…
Map
The
Content To
a
persona
IdenFfy
item
of
content
To
what
they
want
to
know
about
To
Buying-‐Cycles
Friday, November 18, 2011
82. Putting it all together…
Map
The
Content To
a
persona
IdenFfy
item
of
content
To
what
they
want
to
know
about
To
Buying-‐Cycles
Friday, November 18, 2011