See on Scoop.it – Gabriel Catalano the name of the game
This piece is from Convince&Convert, I selected it because it addresses a challenge that those of us who create or curate content face on a daily basis – how do we make our content socialable?
Here’s an excerpt:
We know how difficult it can be to find balance between intrigue and usefulness. We understand that it is much easier to talk about or simply develop a tool than it is to create a talkable tool.
Meanwhile, there is a realization that we need to develop a hybrid content marketing solution – one that is social and has substance.
Socialable content has to invite discussion, create a call to action, while informing people.
Here are some highlights:
Give your content youtility:
**Answer common questions. Does your website have a FAQ section?
**Why not translate that into useful, shareable content?
**Ask your consumer base what they need. What better way to find out what appeals to your customers than simply asking them.
Make Your Content Talkable:
**Make your content human. Sometimes utilities can fall flat if we don’t offer a way to show how they can and have impacted others
**Provide testimonials and attach real stories to your utilities so your audience can identify with their purpose.
**Add bits of entertainment, humor, fun. Is your content just boring?
**Give it elements that people would actually want to share and talk about. Simply add the ability to share. Creating something useful is more than half the battle. Often times, we just forget to let our audience spread the word.
**Allow and encourage your customers to share.
**By combining the effects of content that is worthy of chatter and extremely useful, we can create a harmonious content marketing program.
**Above all, try to avoid creating drab content that lacks both utility and appeal.
Reviewed by Jan Gordon covering “Curation, Social Business and Beyond”
Read full article here: [www.convinceandconvert.com
Etiquetado:Content Management, Content marketing, Convince & Convert, E-book, Gabriel Catalano, Joe Chernov, Marketing, Site Management
