Social media trend analysis plays a huge role in the planning and execution of a modern day content marketing strategy. The key aspects of social trend analysis for these purposes is identification of key trend setters and real time identification of trending topics.

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Blog article
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5. Today’s Question
How are these blog titles created?
How is the content going to get found?
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6. What your prospects think
about social.
 Get followers
 Post content
 New advertising platforms
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Social
1.0

7. What your prospects think
about content strategy.
 Keyword research
 Paid website traffic
 More traffic = more customers
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Strategy
1.0

8. You need to educate them!
 Strategy : How to attract people
 Social : Data on what people
like
 Social Data  Plan and
execute a content marketing
strategy
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9. Using social to create a
content strategy
Trends and Trend Setters
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10. Step 1: Interview
 Persona
 Triggers
 Questions
 Answers
What if your prospect
doesn’t know how to
attract buyers?
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11. Step 2: Social Trend Analysis
What topics are
trending?
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Who is setting the
trends?

12. Buyer persona question + Expert answer + What’s
HOT
= Killer Content Topic
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13. How social trends and
trend setters are
identified in your CMB.
CMB Version 5.5
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14. Step 1: Topics extracted from
blueprint Q&A
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15. Step 2: Identify the trend
setters
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16. Step 3:
Identify the
trending topics
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17. Step 4: Identify trending
content within each topic.
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18. Content Strategy: “attract”
Questions + Answer
=………..
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+
Hot topics

19. = Content
Topics
Remember! Planning is half
the battle.
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20. Using trends and trend
setters for content
distribution.
Most of the work is already done in the planning stage.
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21. Reference trending material in
your content.
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22. Participate in their
conversations
 Social comments & thank you
messages
 Blog comments
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23. Take the first step to building a
content relationship
Hi [influencer name]
I am reaching out because I have been following your [most influencial medium - Blog, twitter, linkedin, G+] for some time now
and you seem to be particularly interested in [topic of influence]. I have already connected with you on [network of choice], but I
was hoping I could make a contribution to your blog on the subject of [topic of influence].
I have attached an article that I have not yet posted. I thought it would be a great fit as a guest post given the references to
some of your recent material.
If I don't hear from you I will go ahead and post this on my site and assume you are not interested - no worries.
Admittedly you have a much larger and engaged following than I do, and I am sure you know how hard it can be to get noticed
without "help".
Here is a link to another sample of my writing, I would very much appreciate your feedback and/or the opportunity to
collaborate with you.
[link to your best article related to [topic of influence]
Thanks,
-Max
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