Chris Grant Optimise Oxford 20016

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• Content & Differentiation

• Who should be involved & how to involve them

• Content Iteration

The Hero, Hub, Hygiene Content Pyramid

Hero

Hub

Hygiene

Hero ContentThe big project: the white paper, big research piece…

Hero Content tips

•Must be valuable to the reader

•Must be different

•Must be shareable

• Ask for something in return!

For example:

•Must be valuable to the reader

•Must be different

•Must be shareable

• Ask for something in return!

Hygiene Content: Always there: The brochure website, about us, address and profiles.

Global law firm committed to providing excellent service,

fostering a culture of cooperation and mutual respect, and creating

opportunities for lawyers of all backgrounds. We have over

3000 lawyers worldwide

A global legal practice. We provide the world’s

pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3800 lawyers based

in over 50 cities.

A committed firm of globally minded lawyers. A strong

culture and strong leadership means that we stay entirely focused on our clients and their business.

Differentiation – Company versus Company

Differentiation - People versus People

Hub Content – the differentiator! Relevant and timely: expert-led, audience focused, regular.

HUBCONTE

NT

HUBCONTE

NT

Hub content tips

•Keep it Fresh •Keep it Relevant & on-message•Keep it Regular•Timely - or - Evergreen•Expert led•Shareable!

What makes content shareable?

• Is it interesting or engaging (to your audience)?• Is it expert-led?• Is it current or new?• Is it useful, helpful  or beneficial to the reader?•Will sharing your  content benefit the sharer?•Did you ask anyone to share?

•Does the title inspire interest/curiosity

What makes content shareable?

• Is it interesting or engaging (to your audience)?• Is it expert-led?• Is it current or new?• Is it useful, helpful  or beneficial to the reader?•Will sharing your  content benefit the sharer?•Did you ask anyone to share?

•Does the title inspire interest/curiosity

Boring Content?

Boring Content?

Who should be involved & How to involve them?

Mr Expert Mr Leader Mr Salesperson

Mr Expert Mr Leader Mr Salesperson

Qualified lead

Conversion Rate Analysis

SEO

Cost per Acquisition

Channel-Specific TrafficBounce Rate

Speak Their Language

Mr Expert Mr Leader Mr Salesperson

Speak Their Language

Thought leadership

High Profile Projects

Interview in the Press

Knighthood

More customers!

More money!

How to involve them - A story about accountants

Be seen as the “Go To” Firm

Create more content

Become more visible online

Business as usual

Make it easy

•Remove the shackles – Trust your people• Interviews •Videos – talking heads, Video presentations •Commentary and Insights•Not everyone needs to create the content – but everyone can share

Make it easy – Microblogging platform

•Remove the shackles – Trust your people• Interviews •Videos – talking heads, Video presentations •Commentary and Insights•Not everyone needs to create the content – but everyone can share

Make it easy – the Accountants

Incentivise

• Make it about them• Speak their language• Ask for commitment

Incentivise

• Make it about them• Speak their language• Ask for commitment

Incentivise

• Make it competitive• Make it a team

game • Short term

incentives

Incentivise

• Make it competitive• Make it a team

game • Short term

incentives

Incentivise – the Accountants

Feedback - vital

Feedback - vital

Feedback - vital

Simplicity + Incentive + Feedback

Now you have lots of content, but how can you make the most of it?

Analyse

Adapt

RepurposeRepeat

Engage

Content Iteration

Engage - Short form blogs about B2B content marketingAnalyse – Interest from the Legal Industry Adapt – The Legal Industry Content Marketing Report Repurpose – Downloadable Content Marketing Reports for top 200 UK Law firms

Repurpose – Slideshare presentation/Webinar/Youtube video

Repurpose – Multiple blog posts about the report findings

Repeat - • Accountants• PR Firms • Tech Companies

Quantity can lead to quality: it gives you more data to work with and allows you to learn from your mistakes.

Test, track and collect data

Adapt and repurpose the content that works

Use multiple platforms - share snippets of it to platforms such as Medium or LinkedIn Pulse linking back to your site. If using video, upload it both on video networks and as a native video on other platforms.-

A short blog post can lead to a White paper, research piece, Video, Webinar, Slide share, Meetup group.

Content Iteration Tips

Thank you!

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