Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Content marketing workshop: notes and ideas

great ideas Mike, indeed

About (buying) personas, I would talk more about creating profiles of
a targeted user (groups).
When talking about a typical user, it may be (miss)read as already
existing existing users.
But there may be a discrepancy between users ("buyer") already
acquired and those we target to convince them into buying the product.

And a side note - inbound marketing may be a "thing" to look at

S-)

2018-11-26 11:55 GMT+01:00, Mike Saunders
<mike.saunders@documentfoundation.org>:
> Hello everyone,
>
> A couple of weeks ago I attended a great "content marketing" workshop in
> Munich. As one of the goals of TDF is to share and spread information,
> I'm pasting my notes here! There are various tips and ideas, and we can
> discuss how to implement them to promote LibreOffice and FOSS:
>
>
> OVERVIEW
>
> * Traditional marketing approach is: talk about how great a product is
>
> * Content marketing approach is different: create useful or entertaining
> articles, tutorials, infographics, videos, that ALSO raise awareness of
> a product (usually at the end)
>
> * Example: https://www.makeup.com -- looks like a blog with beauty tips
> and trends, but leads people to buy products
>
> * Another classic example: "Will it Blend" videos -- people watch them
> NOT because they're interested in blenders, but because it's fun:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAl28d6tbko -- but the videos go viral,
> good for brand awareness
>
> * Steps to take (1) entertain/inform/generate buzz, (2) raise awareness
> of product, (3) then sell the product
>
>
> AUDIENCE RESEARCH AND TARGETING
>
> * Create "personas" for typical users -- invent a couple of typical
> users of the product (age, gender, job, income, hopes, fears...) Give
> them names and use stock pictures to make them seem real!
>
> * Then think of how to reach these people -- what websites do they use?
> How do they get recommendations? What may put them off trying a new product?
>
> * Customer journey to buying/using a product: awareness, interest,
> consideration, purchase, loyalty
>
> * Each step requires different content (for instance, for
> "consideration", use reviews or customer testimonials)
>
> * Test new content ideas for 3 - 6 months. Think of holidays, and what
> people are doing at different times of the year. Build on "Today is the
> day of X"...
>
>
> VIDEOS
>
> * Use different videos for different audiences. Very short videos for
> Facebook and Twitter, longer for YouTube channel
>
> * So for LibreOffice "New Features" videos, consider breaking them up
> for social media
>
> * For Facebook, ALWAYS upload videos directly there -- don't just put
> YouTube links! Facebook wants more content for itself
>
> * Average video attention span on Facebook: 17 seconds
>
> * Some people watch videos with sound turned off (eg at work or on the
> train), so use subtitles appropriately
>
> * Consider audience: slower videos for older users (or children)
>
> * Consider devices: smart TVs, smartphones...
>
>
> WRITING
>
> * Humans generally lose attention with sentences longer than approx. 17
> words
>
> * Words like "sale" seem overused, but they are still very effective and
> the brain perceives them as a picture
>
> * Text is important, but the web (especially social media) is moving
> towards text and pictures, then videos
>
> * Infographics are effective, but don't use too much text -- social
> media platforms recognise text-heavy images and don't promote them as much
>
> * Useful website: canva.com for creating viral images and infographics
>
> * Another website for checking (German) text quality:
> wortliga.de/textanalyse
>
>
> --
> Mike Saunders, Marketing & PR
> The Document Foundation
>
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