Designated Editor

Byron White of IdeaLaunch

Try to talk clients into building true knowledge centers, not places for sales pitches

Build your content marketing assets

• Create knowledge centers
• Write FAQ sections
• Submit articles to other sites

Then what?

• Build internal links!!
• Get the word out; links come back
• Get conversations going, not followers
• Publish a printed book, on demand, and you become an expert

Analyze competition

• Apply expertise
• Position your company
• Find keen insight
• Shed new light
• Offer inside scoop
• Raise awareness
• Progress leads off with knowledge

Find the “essentially contested concepts,” topics with gray areas

• Follow thought leaders
• Find topics to debate
• Chime in
• Contribute
• Put ideas to work
• Stay on topic

Other tools

• White papers
  • Establish expertise
  • Make understandable
  • Infuse personality
  • Showcase insight
  • Can be a bit stale
    

• Video
• eBook     —-> downloads jumped 68% from 2007 to 2008
• Microsites —-> Talk the real talk
• Webinars
• Podcasts
• Slide presentations —-> Slideshare.net

Please rate the following; which technique do you think lends greater credibility?

• Publishing a book, even an eBook
• 
  A full-on FAQ section
• 
  Microsites
• 
  Webinars
• 
  Podcasts
• 
  Videos
• 
  White papers
• 
  Commenting on thought leaders’ posts and articles

Related posts:

1. “Create Great Content” with Byron White of IdeaLaunch and LifeTips @ Boston SEO Meetup
2. John Cass at ideaLaunch “Marketing with Corp blogs: Customers are willing to talk if you’re willing to listen” Part 2 at New England EXPO for Business
3. “Create Dynamic Shopping With Unique Content and Generate Organic Growth and Profit with Jessie Jones – PopShops @ eComExpo
4. What’s new with social media with Chris Bennett @ SMX West 2009 third of three parts
5. What’s new with social media with Gab Goldenberg @ SMX West 2009 second of three parts

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