Author: Larry Weber Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1119513731 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 256
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Engage on a deeper level by disrupting the typical business development script Authentic Marketing offers a forward-thinking approach to achieving an entirely new level of engagement with today’s purpose-driven and skeptical audiences. The heart of this process involves finding the soul of your organization. When moral purpose becomes central to your organization, it can deliver benefits to both the bottom line and mankind: a profit meets purpose proposition. This path requires a reinvention of today’s dated business model, abolishing the inefficient, siloed approach of developing a business strategy first and then later creating separate strategies for marketing, HR, manufacturing, R&D, etc. The new integrated model fuses a tight integration of business, technology innovation and engagement strategies, all of which are bound together by a company’s moral purpose. When moral purpose is central to an organization’s core, everything branches out from a place of authenticity. Rather than a siloed CSR effort, you develop employee and customer relationships based on real—not curated—connections with a brand’s moral mission. You build true engagement, trust and evangelism. And, along the way, your customers will actually help to co-create your brand. This book shows you how to transform your business by putting moral purpose to work for your stakeholders and the planet. Embrace a new model that integrates business, technology innovation, and engagement strategies with moral purpose as the glue that binds them together Learn the key steps to find your moral purpose Discover how to engage audiences with a transparent, authentic marketing approach that forges powerful connections and builds trust. With a world of options at their fingertips, today’s purpose-driven customers want a brand they can identify with and trust. Authentic Marketing shows you how to make your brand more human, more likeable, more genuine and guides you on how to connect with audiences on a moral level. This process will build a new level of engagement that will benefit both your long-term value and the world.
Author: George Kao Publisher: George Kao ISBN: 1521845905 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 94
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What if you could love marketing, by finding a way to do it that aligns with your higher purpose and values... and have more of your ideal clients as a result? This is what you'll learn by reading this book."George Kao simplifies the art of marketing for solopreneurs and small businesses. He has a deep understanding of how to reach out and engage clients in the spirit of caring and generosity. This book, Authentic Content Marketing, is more than a marketing guide -- it's an evolutionary approach to serving in the world with integrity, love and truth." ~ Fiona Moore, Transformative Mentor and Healer"So many marketing programs simply extract value. They are short campaigns that add no value to customers in any way. Authentic Content Marketing presents the exact opposite approach, delivering real value to customers, which create real relationships with customers over time. The concept is simple, straightforward...and the best news is that it works!"~ Joe Pulizzi, Founder of The Content Marketing Institute; Author of four best-selling books about Content MarketingIn this book, you will learn:● Four Principles of Authentic Business● Three Stages of Content Creation● How to get clear on your purpose for creating content...● How to choose which content format (writing, video, audio, etc.) is right for you?● What to say in your content?● Writing your Client Stories / Case Studies● Getting comfortable with making videos● Keyword Research● How I overcame 30 years of writer's block● Creating your Transformational Framework● Which content should be Free versus Paid?● The Path To Awesome Content● Practical Tips for Making Your Content Great● How To Spread Your Content● Keeping Track of Your Best Content● Creating a rhythm of content sharing that works for youBy applying what you learn in this book, you will have a solid plan for doing marketing in a way that feels great to your spirit, and attracts to you the most ideal clients for your business."How do you succeed in business (like, actually) without selling your soul (even a little bit)? George Kao is one of my most trusted colleagues. He constantly tests and experiments and pushes the boundaries of business to figure out how to make it more ethical, honest and generous. I love this man's work dearly and refer to him often."Tad Hargrave, Founder, www.MarketingforHippies.com"George boldly paves the way of the future for internet marketing in a way that dissolves fear and fuels love on the planet. A must read for spiritual entrepreneurs who are here to build community and make a difference with their craft."~ Claire Shamilla, Energy Healer"If you're looking for a truly complete guide to building an authentic and joyful online coaching business then this is the first book you need to read! George has spent years researching, testing and implementing his own authentic business and this book has everything you need to get started. Invest in this book, and give yourself the gift of a business you love!" ~ Andy Burton, Author, Speaker & Dream Goal Coach
Author: Mike Smith Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 1259835693 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 225
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An industry insider reveals the next generation of marketing—and provides the insight you need to use it to beat the competition One of the hottest forms of advertising, native advertising is an extremely effective way to reach customers. Produced by marketers and featured alongside the main content, native advertising breaks down the traditional barrier between advertising and editorial. Industry insider and Hearst ad executive Mike Smith believes that native is not only here to stay, but is the future of marketing. The Native Advertising Advantage reveals why native advertising is an effective tool in any company’s digital marketing strategy—and how to use it to build new revenue streams. Smith explains how native ads are blending in with their surrounding content to blur the traditional “church/state” divide of editorial versus advertising. He shows how publications as diverse as BuzzFeed, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, and The New York Times are attracting readers who are just as interested in the content of these native ads as they are of journalist-written editorial content Gleaned from dozens of interviews with advertisers, marketers, software developers, journalists, and publishers, the book reveals how native advertising fits into the marketing strategies and advertising budgets of successful companies such as GE, Intel, HP, Red Bull, ConAgra Foods, Pepsi, and others.
Author: Margot Bloomstein Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 0123919290 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 181
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Content is king... and the new kingmaker... and your message needs to align with your model and metrics and other mumbo jumbo, right? Whether you're slogging through theory or buzzwords, there's no denying content strategy is coming of age. But what's in it for you? And if you're not a content strategist, why should you care? Because even if content strategy isn't your job, content's probably your problem—and probably more than you think. You or your business has a message you want to deliver, right? You can deliver that message through various channels and content types, from Tweets to testimonials and photo galleries galore, and your audience has just as many ways of engaging with it. So many ways, so much content... so where's the problem? That is the problem. And you can measure it in time, creativity, money, lost opportunity, and the sobs you hear equally from creative directors, project managers, and search engine marketing specialists. The solution is content strategy, and this book offers real-world examples and approaches you can adopt, no matter your role on the team. Put content strategy to work for you by gathering this book into your little hands and gobbling up never-before seen case studies from teams at Johns Hopkins Medicine, MINI, Icebreaker, and more. Content Strategy at Work is a book for designers, information architects, copywriters, project managers, and anyone who works with visual or verbal content. It discusses how you can communicate and forge a plan that will enable you, your company, or your client get that message across and foster better user experiences. - Presents a content strategy framework and ways to implement in both in-house marketing departments and consultancies - Includes case studies, interviews, and lessons learned from retail, apparel, network television, business-to-business, automotive, non-profit, and higher ed brands - Details practical sales techniques to sell content strategy and use content strategy processes to sell other services and larger projects
Author: Mark Schaefer Publisher: ISBN: 9780692816066 Category : Branding (Marketing) Languages : en Pages : 256
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In today's world, there is a permanent advantage to becoming known in your field. Those who are known get the customers, the better jobs, and the invitations to exclusive opportunities. But can anybody become known? In this path-finding book, author Mark Schaefer provides a step-by-step plan followed by the most successful people in diverse careers like banking, education, real estate, construction, fashion, and more. With amazing case studies, dozens of exercises, and inspiring stories, KNOWN is the first book its kind, providing a path to personal business success in the digital age.
Author: Mara Einstein Publisher: OR Books ISBN: 1682190439 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 248
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From Facebook to Talking Points Memo to the New York Times, often what looks like fact-based journalism is not. It’s advertising. Not only are ads indistinguishable from reporting, the Internet we rely on for news, opinions and even impartial sales content is now the ultimate corporate tool. Reader beware: content without a corporate sponsor lurking behind it is rare indeed. Black Ops Advertising dissects this rapid rise of “sponsored content,” a strategy whereby advertisers have become publishers and publishers create advertising—all under the guise of unbiased information. Covert selling, mostly in the form of native advertising and content marketing, has so blurred the lines between editorial content and marketing message that it is next to impossible to tell real news from paid endorsements. In the 21st century, instead of telling us to buy, buy, BUY, marketers “engage” with us so that we share, share, SHARE—the ultimate subtle sell. Why should this concern us? Because personal data, personal relationships, and our very identities are being repackaged in pursuit of corporate profits. Because tracking and manipulation of data make “likes” and tweets and followers the currency of importance, rather than scientific achievement or artistic talent or information the electorate needs to fully function in a democracy. And because we are being manipulated to spend time with technology, to interact with “friends,” to always be on, even when it is to our physical and mental detriment.
Author: Joe Pulizzi Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 1260026434 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 273
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Killing your current marketing structure may be the only way to save it! Two of the world’s top marketing experts reveal the next level of breakthrough success—transforming your marketing strategy into a standalone profit center. What if everything we currently know about marketing is what is holding us back? Over the last two decades, we’ve watched the entire world change the way it buys and stays loyal to brands. But, marketing departments are still operating in the same, campaign-centric, product-led operation that they have been following for 75 years. The most innovative companies around the world have achieved remarkable marketing results by fundamentally changing their approach. By creating value for customers through the use of owned media and the savvy use of content, these businesses have dramatically increased customer loyalty and revenue. Some of them have even taken it to the next step and developed a marketing function that actually pays for itself. Killing Marketing explores how these companies are ending the marketing as we know it—in favor of this new, exciting model. Killing Marketing provides the insight, approaches, and examples you need to understand these disruptive forces in ways that turn your marketing from cost center to revenue creator. This book builds the case for, literally, transforming the purpose of marketing within your organization. Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose of the Content Marketing Institute show how leading companies are able sell the very content that propels their marketing strategy. You’ll learn how to: * Transform all or part of your marketing operation into a media company * Integrate this new operation into traditional marketing efforts * Develop best practices for attracting and retaining audiences * Build a strategy for competing against traditional media companies * Create a paid/earned media strategy fueled by an owned media strategy Red Bull, Johnson & Johnson, Disney and Arrow Electronics have succeeded in what ten years ago would have been deemed impossible. They continue to market their products as they always have, and, through their content-driven and audience-building initiatives, they drive value outside the day-to-day products they sell—and monetize it directly. Killing Marketing rewrites the rules of marketing—enabling you to make the kind of transition that turns average companies into industry legends.
Author: M. Beverland Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0230250807 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 276
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The projection of authenticity is one of the key pillars of marketing. Research reveals that consumers seek authenticity through the brands they choose. Based on extensive research with consumers and brand managers this book offers seven guiding principles for building brand authenticity.
Author: Sonja Jefferson Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers ISBN: 0749473282 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 328
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WINNER: Small Business Book Awards 2016 - Community Choice - Social Media Category WINNER: Small Business Book Awards 2014 - Community Choice - Marketing Category (1st edition) Make sense of content marketing in the digital world with this award-winning, practical guide to using content to grow your business and raise your brand. From websites, white papers and blogs to tweets, newsletters and video, content is king in the digital world, now more than ever before. Get it right and you have a huge opportunity to connect with clients and customers in ways they appreciate and trust - they will be knocking at your door wanting to do business with you. Valuable Content Marketing shows you how to create and share the type of information that clients, customers and search engines really want - on your website, using social media and through more traditional methods. Including new ideas and examples, step-by-step action lists, quick tips and goal-driven chapter summaries, this fully revised second edition will show you how to get better results from your marketing efforts with valuable content that really works. Whether you are starting a business or aiming to grow, this book makes understanding the key concepts easier than ever, providing inspiration from small companies like software development from Desynit to household names like HSBC.
Author: Nripendra P. Rana Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3030243745 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 337
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This book examines issues and implications of digital and social media marketing for emerging markets. These markets necessitate substantial adaptations of developed theories and approaches employed in the Western world. The book investigates problems specific to emerging markets, while identifying new theoretical constructs and practical applications of digital marketing. It addresses topics such as electronic word of mouth (eWOM), demographic differences in digital marketing, mobile marketing, search engine advertising, among others. A radical increase in both temporal and geographical reach is empowering consumers to exert influence on brands, products, and services. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and digital media are having a significant impact on the way people communicate and fulfil their socio-economic, emotional and material needs. These technologies are also being harnessed by businesses for various purposes including distribution and selling of goods, retailing of consumer services, customer relationship management, and influencing consumer behaviour by employing digital marketing practices. This book considers this, as it examines the practice and research related to digital and social media marketing.
Author: Larry Weber
Author: George Kao
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