This document provides tips and strategies for content marketing on a small budget. It discusses analyzing audiences and competitors, developing a content framework, brainstorming ideas, producing content cost-effectively, and outreach tactics. Key points include using upcoming trends to generate ideas; curating existing content into listicles, mindmaps and infographics; hiring freelancers for research and design; and pitching journalists via email and phone to gain links and shares. The overall message is that high-quality, engaging content can help boost SEO and awareness even with limited resources.
9. KAIZEN
PETE CAMPBELL
/ KAIZEN
â˘âŻ Founder / Managing Director
â˘âŻ Kaizen is a team Content Marketing
& Technical SEO specialists
â˘âŻ âRising Star of the Yearâ (Travolution Awards)
â˘âŻ 6+ Years in Agency & In-House Roles
â˘âŻ Built first website at 11
â˘âŻ Ran several high-traffic video gaming sites
â˘âŻ Proud owner of a Game Boy Colour
11. KAIZEN
THE CONTENT MARKETING DREAM
Audience & Competitor Analysis
Content Calendar
Pitch Cat-Themed Infographic
Production
Signoff
The âBIGâ Launch
Blogger & Journalist Outreach
?????
Earns 1 Million Links
12. KAIZEN
WHAT REALLY HAPPENS
Audience & Competitor Analysis
Content Framework / Calendar
Pitch Cat-Themed Infographic
Production
Signoff
The âBIGâ Launch
Blogger & Journalist Outreach
?????
Earns 1 Million Links
âWhy do we need creative content?â
âHow is this relevant to us?â
âHow will cat pictures help rankings?â
âMake the logo pop more, needs brandingâ
âSandra in accounts wants the text biggerâ
âHow many links will this get us?â
âThatâs the PR agencyâs job. No Thanksâ
âCan you make it go viral. K thx byeâ
âAwesome! Letâs try a Zombie Infographicâ
17. KAIZEN
http://www.semrush.com/ - Domain vs Domain Report
CLIENT
Â
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CLIENT: âWHY DO WE NEED CREATIVE CONTENT?â
YOUR ANSWER: âBECAUSE YOUR MAIN COMPETITOR
IS KICKING YOUR ASS WITH ITâ
20. KAIZEN
4 CURATED CONTENT FORMATS
Listicles
AKA âBuzzfeedâ
Mindmaps Flowcharts DIY Infographics
http://ww.piktochart.com
1.⯠Curate the most relevant information about a topic into one
single location.
2.⯠Add your own unique spin e.g. design, opinion, interactivity
3.⯠Do it right and youâll end up creating something of real
added value
YOUR SOLUTION â CONTENT CURATION
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YOUR CONTENT FRAMEWORK
UPCOMING HOOKS (FEB/MARCH 2015)
â˘âŻ Brit Awards
â˘âŻ Pancake Day
â˘âŻ Valentines Day
â˘âŻ Barbie Doll Day
â˘âŻ Chips Day
TARGET PUBLICATIONS (TIER 1)
â˘âŻ Daily Star
â˘âŻ The Express
â˘âŻ Digital Spy
â˘âŻ Gawker
â˘âŻ Sky
â˘âŻ Mashable
â˘âŻ OK! / Hello
TARGET CUSTOMER
â˘âŻ Aged 25-45
â˘âŻ 80% Female
â˘âŻ They also play the lottery, buy scratch cards and enter
social competitions.
â˘âŻ Employed (low end wages), unemployed or stay at home
parents
â˘âŻ Likely to have children
VALUES & EMOTIONS
â˘âŻ Aspirational
â˘âŻ Big dreamers
â˘âŻ Fun & laughter
â˘âŻ Excitement & pure bliss
â˘âŻ Friendship & family
â˘âŻ TOWIE
â˘âŻ Cereal Day
â˘âŻ Britainâs Got Talent
â˘âŻ Easter
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1.⯠Who is a typical customer? (LOL HAI, A/S/L?)
2.⯠What do they love / hate about your product?
3.⯠What stops them from buying your product?
4.⯠What emotions do they associate with your product?
5.⯠What magazines & websites do they read?
6.⯠What else are they interested in?
ASK YOUR CLIENT THESE 6 QUESTIONS
35. KAIZEN
3) TRY WORD ASSOCATION FOR TOPICS & THEMES
1.⯠Which 25 sites would you really like a link from?
2.⯠Do your homework on those 25 and cut the list to 10
â˘âŻ Do they actually link to third-party sites?
site:dailymail.co.uk intitle:"Infographicâ
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5) MAKE A LIST OF YOUR KEY PUBLICATIONS
1.⯠Which 25 sites would you really like a link from?
2.⯠Do your homework on those 25 and cut the list to 10
â˘âŻ Do they actually link to third-party sites?
site:dailymail.co.uk intitle:"Infographicâ
â˘âŻ Have they linked to your competitors?
site:dailymail.co.uk intitle:"Infographicâ + "Insurance"
â˘âŻ Search your topics
â˘âŻ Make a list of relevant Journalist names
41. KAIZEN
YOUR CONTENT FRAMEWORK
UPCOMING HOOKS (FEB/MARCH 2015)
â˘âŻ Brit Awards
â˘âŻ Pancake Day
â˘âŻ Valentines Day
â˘âŻ Barbie Doll Day
â˘âŻ Chips Day
TARGET PUBLICATIONS (TIER 1)
â˘âŻ Daily Star
â˘âŻ The Express
â˘âŻ Digital Spy
â˘âŻ Gawker
â˘âŻ Sky
â˘âŻ Mashable
â˘âŻ OK! / Hello
TARGET CUSTOMER
â˘âŻ Aged 25-45
â˘âŻ 80% Female
â˘âŻ They also play the lottery, buy scratch cards and enter
social competitions.
â˘âŻ Employed (low end wages), unemployed or stay at home
parents
â˘âŻ Likely to have children
VALUES & EMOTIONS
â˘âŻ Aspirational
â˘âŻ Big dreamers
â˘âŻ Fun & laughter
â˘âŻ Excitement & pure bliss
â˘âŻ Friendship & family
â˘âŻ TOWIE
â˘âŻ Cereal Day
â˘âŻ Britainâs Got Talent
â˘âŻ Easter
43. KAIZEN
CLIENT âHOW IS THIS CONTENT RELEVANT?â
YOUR ANSWER: âBECAUSE WEâRE TALKING ABOUT
RELATED TOPICS THAT YOUR CUSTOMERS LOVEâ
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CLIENT âHOW IS THIS CONTENT RELEVANT?â
YOUR ANSWER: ââŚAND WEâRE MUCH MORE
LIKELY TO EARN BIG LINKS THIS WAYâ
Credit Cards
Technology
â25 Reasons The Apple
Watch Will Suckâ
45. KAIZEN
HOW WILL THIS HELP OUR RANKINGS?
YOUR ANSWER: âBIG LINKS = DOMAIN AUTHORITY &
COMBINED WITH AWESOME ON-PAGE/TECH SEO, WE WINâ
46. KAIZEN
TONS OF NON-KEYWORD
RICH ANCHOR TEXT
HOW WILL THIS HELP OUR RANKINGS?
YOUR ANSWER: âBIG LINKS = DOMAIN AUTHORITY &
COMBINED WITH AWESOME ON-PAGE/TECH SEO, WE WINâ
61. KAIZEN
SUPER BRAINWRITING
â˘âŻ You write 3 ideas down each, in 5 minutes as in a
team of 6.
â˘âŻ No talking allowed, you then pass the parcel and
iterate.
â˘âŻ Weâll stop after 3 rounds as we donât have all day
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LETâS VOTE ON OUR IDEAS
â˘âŻ Pass the paper one more time
â˘âŻ
Now, circle 1 the idea that has the most STEPPS
â˘âŻ In turn, now read your out chosen idea
â˘âŻ As a group, vote on your favorite out of the 6
74. KAIZEN
USERS DONâT READ CONTENT (THEY SCAN IT)!
âWe found 79 percent of our test
users always scanned any new page
they came across; only 16 percent
read word-by-word.â
- JAKOB NIELSEN
75. KAIZEN
SET YOUR RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
1.⯠HTML5, Responsive Design or Go Home
2.⯠Put the Content on a Seperate Micro-Site
3.⯠Unique Look & Feel, No Corporate Brand
Colours/Typography
4.⯠Below The Fold Client Logo
5.⯠Break Content into Digestible Chunks â Lists,
Sub-Headings, Paragraph Breaks
6.⯠Visualise Every Detail (GIFs, Photos, Data Viz)
76. KAIZEN
USE OPEN GRAPH TAGS TO INCREASE CTR
â˘âŻ Open Graph Tags let you pre-populate text &
rich media on Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn
â⯠OG:Type
â⯠OG:Locale
â⯠OG:Title
â⯠OG:Publisher
â⯠OG:Description
â⯠OG:Image (1200px by 630px ideal for Facebook)
â˘âŻ Twitter Card Tags
â⯠Twitter:card (summary_large_image)
â⯠Twitter:site
â⯠Twitter:domain
â⯠Twitter:creator
â⯠Twitter:title
â⯠Validator: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/cards/validation/validator/
http://ogp.me/
77. KAIZEN
ALWAYS HAVE AN EMBED CODE
EVEN IF ITâS JUST AN IFRAME OR EMBEDDABLE THUMBNAIL
http://builtvisible.com/embed-code-
generator/
83. KAIZEN
CLIENT: HOLD RIGHT THERE!
â˘âŻ This needs to have our top & bottom navigation
â˘âŻ Our logo needs to be added top-left
â˘âŻ Needs our brand colors
â˘âŻ Our customers donât use capital letters â get rid
84. KAIZEN
YOUR ANSWERS:
1.⯠Bloggers & Journalists donât link to Advertising for
free (unless itâs truly amazing e.g. John Lewis Xmas
ads)
2.⯠Weâll earn more coverage this way, and still make
more people love your brand
3.⯠If itâs about your product & services, weâll house it in
the main site
91. KAIZEN
3) PITCH THE JOURNALIST WITH THIS TEMPLATE
SUBJECT: Soap Awards Story?
Hey Caroline,
Just wanted to run a idea by you,
Weâve just launched a brilliant list of British Soap Stars When
They Were Young featuring all the classics like Peggy Mitchell
and new favorites like Rosie Webster
Link: http://www.twolittlefleas.co.uk/soap-stars/
I think this would go down a storm on The Metro if youâd like to
share it in some form, especially as itâs the ITV Soap Awards
this Sunday.
Itâs had over 300 social media mentions to date!
Two Little Fleas is an online bingo community with a passion for
creating cute and quirky apps, lists and tools.
Our stuff has been recently featured in the Radio
Times, HuffPost Comedy & Lifehacker.
Thanks Caroline let me know what you think,
Pete
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