We're in a new era of marketing; one where demand for quality content is so fractured that just doing 'great content' isn't nearly enough. Using a research approach called Content Demand Research, I discuss how to identify the unique role that a brand's content can fulfil for their target audience.
I gave this talk at the September 2019 Aquent/Firebrand/Vitamin T #Digitalks event in Melbourne and Sydney.
9. 77%
23%
It’s great content that
‘creates meaningfulness’
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Source: Havas Meaningful Brands, February 2019
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70% of US consumers
binge-watch TV
The average
duration of each
binge-watch is
five episodes
Six to 10 hours
played per week
on average
Most top 10
posts are 5,000
words or longer
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Search insights
Unlock audience
problems and questions
1
Start with the basics
Really exceptional
keyword research goes a
long way
4
Validation by voice
Using standout questions,
run voice searches and
take note of the answers
2
DIY search engine
Sandbox your site and
competitors’ sites to
better spot opportunities
3
Question mining
Pick a few forums in your
niche and mine for intent-
revealing questions
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Start with the basics
Use first party data to
establish behavioural
trigger baselines
4
Map the ideal journey
Identify the volume of
content that drives ideal
outcomes at each trigger
Behavioural insights
Unlock audience
preferences and triggers
2
Scale your data
Use second party data
and/or targeting tools to
scale your audience pool
3
Segment and test
Create content for key
triggers to test audience
preferences
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Start with the basics
Make a top 20 list of
media and influencers
your audience follows
2
Read and rate
Consume a lot of content,
scoring for relevance,
uniqueness and expertise
Editorial insights
Unlock audience
interests and influences
3
Find true influence
Scrub best performing
sources for fake or
irrelevant audiences
4
Hone in on social
Benchmark competitors’
social content for major
topics of interest
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Content demand statement
What content does the audience demand from your brand?
Content that highlights the positive impact a supportive and inclusive
community can have on your own personal health and wellbeing