4. 67%
of the customer’s journey is now done digitally
Source: Sirius Decisions, The Marketing Organization in 2017
5. 57%
of the purchase decision is complete before a customer even calls a supplier
67%
of the customer’s journey is now done digitally
Source: Sirius Decisions, The Marketing Organization in 2017; Corporate Executive Board, The End of Solution Sales
6. of customers initiate the first step in the buying cycle, not sales
90%
use support forums and technical discussions to inform the purchase decision
60%
of B2B buyers use social media during the purchase process (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook)
85%
Source: ITSMA/CFO 2013, How B2B Buyers Consume Information Study; Hubspot 2012; IDC 2012 EAG Buyer Experience Survey
7. of customers initiate the first step in the buying cycle, not sales
90%
use support forums and technical discussions to inform the purchase decision
60%
of B2B buyers use social media during the purchase process (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook)
85%
10. Secrets for creating compelling content
Relevance
Persona
Journey
Compelling Content
11. Is it meaningful?
Is it timely?
Is it informative?
Is it findable?
Is it inspiring, engaging or provocative?
Is there a clear call to action?
Secrets for creating compelling content
Relevance
18. Building your content factory Recruit an army
Digital
PR
AR
Social
Media
R&D
Events
Engineering
Sales Enablement
Internal Content Pipelines (to name just a few…)
19. Building your content factory Recruit an army
VOC
Cisco
Champions
Conversation
Brokers
Non-Cisco
Social
Non-Cisco
Media
Coverage
Non- Commissioned
Research
Partners
External Content Pipelines
20. Building your content factory Create derivative content
1 information artifact creates 20 reusable pieces of content
•Infographic
•Video interview
•Webinar
•Micro-blog
•Podcast
•Interview with researcher
•Facebook post
•Web banner
•Web article
•Web App
•Assessment tool
•Tweets
•Slideshare
•User Generated content
•Guest blog posts
•Community forum
•Case Study
•Newsletter
•Memes
•eBook
21. Building your content factory Create derivative content
•Project message views: 6710 (6.7x increase vs. source doc)
•Social CTR: 0.229% (10x over expected social CTR)
•Cost per view: $1.04 vs. $10 for source paper (1/10th cost per view)
23. Managing CM Process Get Organized
Project plan – Track all activities and metrics in one place. Make it a single source of knowledge. Keep it updated.
Editorial calendar – Maintain a running schedule of all content and promotions by project.
Budget – Know how much you can spend. Plan accordingly.
24. Managing CM Process Identifying the team
Creators
Multipliers
Packagers
Distributors
25. Managing CM Process Identifying the team
Product/Solution Managers
Marcom
Content Strategy
Social Media
Web Strategy
Social Media
Marcom
Product/Solution Managers
Web Strategy
Social Media
Content Strategy
Social Media
Content Strategy
Product/Solution Managers
Content Vendor
Marcom
26. Managing CM Process Tips & Tricks
•Establish objectives, strategies, tactics.
Follow a roadmap
•Don’t spend excessively to promote low-cost content.
Be frugal
•Examples: Cisco “hero” carousels, content tiles, and native/embedded ads.
Leverage “free” promotions
•Promote content in a cadence of social posts to extend exposure.
Exploit “owned” social media
•Align plans with campaigns, launches, and other priorities.
Keep your eyes open
•Look for “breaking news” & be prepared to respond
Be agile
31. How to measure success?
Sharing
Metrics
Metric Type
Likes
Shares
Tweets
Forwards
32. How to measure success?
Lead Gen
Metrics
Basic Metrics
Form Fills
Downloads
Subscriptions
Advanced Metrics
Conversion rates
Revenue Attribution
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33. How to measure success?
Revenue
Metrics
Metrics
Online Sales
Offline sales attribution