Ever wonder if your content resonates with your audience? Social engagement can provide positive reinforcement, but how do you know if your content truly has impact? Sarah will discuss what defines good content, provide industry-relevant examples and showcase the top 10 principles every writer needs to know. This session will provide clear takeaways to improve your social, PR and SEO content.
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What is content?
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Campaigns.
TV spots.
Online ads.
Press releases.
Videos.
Tweets.
Articles.
White Papers. 際際滷s.
Facebook posts.
Blogs.
Social ads.
Webinars.
eBooks.
What is content?
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20% of all
time spent
online is
devoted to
reading content.
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Source: Content Marketing Institute
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What is good content?
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Educational, provides
facts or details
Principles of Good Content
#1 Informative
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#1 Informative
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47% of all social
posts contain
content-
sharing links
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Source: MarketingProfs
#1 Informative
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Inspirational, joyful,
heartwarming
Principles of Good Content
#2 Emotional
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#2 Emotional
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Only 4% of women around the
world consider themselves beautiful.
Dove is committed to building
positive self-esteem and
inspiring women.
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#2 Emotional
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#2 Emotional
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#2 Emotional
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Honest and open, easy
to understand
Principles of Good Content
#3 Transparent
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Results
Over 20,000 questions answered
More than 2 million visits to the site
Visitors spend 4:30 minutes (avg.) on the site
Visitors read ~12 questions per visit
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Principles of Good Content
#3 Transparent
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Designed for a practical
purpose, solves
problems, productive
Principles of Good Content
#4 Useful
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#4 Useful
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Causes laughter,
happiness, enjoyment
Principles of Good Content
#5 Amusing
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#5 Amusing
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50% of people
talk with
friends after
watching a video
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Source: Google Think
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Leads to a business
deal, conversion or sale
Principles of Good Content
#6 Transactional
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Posts with photos
attract 120% more
engagement than
the average post
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Source: Wishpond
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Searchable, targeted,
result provides
expected outcome
Principles of Good Content
#7 Optimized
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Relates to the audience,
speci鍖c, personal
Principles of Good Content
#8 Relevant
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Social posts with
less than 80
characters get
66% more
engagement
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Source: Track Social
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Results
250+ total stories
53 million+ media impressions
200+ TV mentions
At least two TV crews covered the event each day
Opening Day: 4 TV crews, 2 news choppers, print feature
1,664,614 Facebook impressions gained during the event
1,260,986 Twitter impressions gained during the event
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#8 Relevant
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Smart, clever and able
to move quickly
Principles of Good Content
#9 Agile
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#9 Agile
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Upholds brand position,
values and voice
Principles of Good Content
#10 Brand-driven
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Results
Grew community from 66,042 to 137,756
100% growth from year to year
56,412 sweepstakes entries
20,000 email opt-ins
Raised $13,000 for community partner (Bucket Brigade)
and developed ongoing philanthropic relationship with
ACGA
Record e-commerce and shelf sales
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Principles of Good Content
#10 Brand-driven
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