Why is it so easy for companies to spend $1M+ for paid media each and every month but spending $1M a year (or a lot less) for an organic strategy and content is tough? Because you can’t show ROI for organic content. Or can you? I’ll show you how.
Ditch The Marketing Funnel, Build A Flywheel
Organic content is not just 'top of the funnel,', it's also 'customer retention.'
And who came up with a 'marketing funnel' anyway?
Why do you work so hard to convert a customer and then simply let them out at the bottom?
Branded Storytelling: Sell Without Selling
The power of digital media is that it opens up a direct pipeline between you, the brand and… well pretty much the entire world. If you’ve built your destination correctly as described in the previous three chapters and have begun thinking about edutainment as the driving model for your content, now it’s time to think about what does that content actually look like? How does edutainment apply to my brand?
Branded Storytelling: Build Your Destination
Now that you’ve got their attention and they’ve stopped the car, the last thing you want to do is set up a tourist trap. Lots of color and flash, but no substance. Cheap, chintzy trinkets are fun for a few minutes and maybe some selfies to post to your friends, but not someplace you want to visit again. That’s going for the quick buck, not long-term audience engagement. You’ll need to continually lure a new audience to make the tourist trap work. To do that you need a connection.
Branded Storytelling: Social Media Is Like A Billboard.
“Selling” today and for the foreseeable future is about building a story. Actually many stories. Stories that entertain, stories that inform, stories that educate, stories that connect with the audience you are trying to reach.