Content Marketing Infographic (need in 6-7 hours today)
CONTENT MARKETING
Words, but more often pictures tell the story
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Key Purpose
Tell a story
Create captivating content that businesses, consumers, journalists and organizations find valuable
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How?
Branded Journalism/Native Advertisement:
Ads are baked into content like chocolate chips into a cookie. Except, it’s actually more like raisins into a cookie — because nobody f---ing wants them there.” – John Oliver, Last Week Tonight
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How? cont.
Make sure your content is relevant and of value to your audience, not promotional:
“Contextual relevance and brand reputation are important factors impacting whether respondents would trust sponsored content. And respondents were more likely to trust sponsored business and entertainment content (around 60 percent) than news content (around 40 percent).” -- Via VOCUS, August 2014
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Visuals
Infographics
http://digital.nexsitepublishing.com/i/95591, pg 21
http://digital.nexsitepublishing.com/i/149405 , pg 13
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Examples of infographics
http://blog.bufferapp.com/optimal-length-social-media
http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/Infographics_as_press_releases_3_beautiful_example_16145.aspx
https://s3.amazonaws.com/easel.ly/all_easels/313142/volunteer/image.jpg
Infographic resources
These articles tell you about tools, including free online ones, for creating infographics.
Students have favored Canva and Piktochart. Both have free versions:
http://www.creativebloq.com/infographic/tools-2131971
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/belle-beth-cooper/14-tools-to-create-engagi_b_4804924.html
Assignment
Choose a South Florida business or nonprofit to represent as its PR person and create an infographic for them. This will be your client. Their name should be in the title, or their logo should be at the top.
Add social media icons and or links to website (usually at the bottom of the infographic)
Create a piece of content:
Infographic -- minimum of 6 elements with coordinated graphics
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Deadlines & Submissions
Label file with your name and the format of the content marketing (Example: Firstname Lastname Infographic)
Insert file into Canvas drop box.
Deadline for first draft is July 18 at midnight.
Revise submit revised version as –edit 2 by June 30 at midnight.
Email [email protected] with any questions