Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight

Using analytics to come up with a directed strategy for developing content has become second nature. Did you know that you also can use analytics for your content auditing? Let’s take an inside look at content audits and how analytics figure into them.

Content auditing involves a detailed analysis of a website’s content to weed out poorly performing pages, identify outdated pages or wrong information, and learn which pages have poor SEO built into them. The aim is to fix these problems to streamline the operation of the site and to keep visitors (both new and returning) happy. Content auditing also allows you to revamp existing content to increase its search ranking or to develop content similar to previously successful pages. It’s one of the best ways to maintain the ongoing quality of your content....

Nine out of ten in-house marketers say that content marketing will become more important, but just 38 percent has a content strategy.

There’s a gap to bridge. The infographic by Pardot.com shows interesting data points, among others the four content marketing metrics categories.

The four types of content marketing metrics can be divided in:

• consumption
• Sharing
• lead generation
• sales.

As shown in another point made in the infographic (most popular metrics), the research behind it shows that marketers are focusing on Consumption and Sharing metrics but by also taking into account Lead generation and Sales it keeps the content aligned with business objectives....

This week in SMToolbox, we review Steady Demand Pro, a good example of a tool that goes beyond data monitoring to provide practical insights and constant prompts to help you improve your performance on Google Plus.

Data is great, but insights that allow you to improve your performance are much more valuable. In my view, successful tools have to give you more than simple data. This week in SMToolbox, we review Steady Demand Pro, a good example of a tool that goes beyond data monitoring to provide practical insights and constant prompts to help you improve your performance on Google Plus....

How does one measure if their content marketing efforts are paying off?

According to this infographic from Brandpoint, there are three major areas one can use to measure content marketing success.

These are: Awareness, Consideration, and Conversion....

Simply put, if you’re not measuring, you’re not marketing.

In fact, if you’re whipping up blog posts and infographics without business objectives, you’re basically partaking in a very expensive version of arts and crafts.

Your job as a content marketer is to show your boss the money — not traffic, not links — mon-naay.

Let’s talk about how to get started effectively measuring your content marketing efforts....

“Content audit” sounds a bit intimidating like something that involves ghastly amounts of time, endless spreadsheets, and dozens of unpaid interns. The word “audit” is so tied up with other unpleasant life experiences that I totally understand if it doesn’t inspire you. But hang on for a second because a “content audit” might be what your site needs to get to the next level.

So, what is a content audit? A content audit is a careful look at your website’s existing content in order to make sure that it’s doing what you want it to do — driving the right kind of traffic, containing the right kind of keywords, and improving conversions.

The reason this is important is because the content of your website is the most important factor in your website’s existence. To be blunt, your content is your website....

When it comes to content marketing, your Chief Marketing Officer wants to see real, metrics-driven results. From storytelling to generating thought leadership, facilitating customer engagement and moving prospects through your sales funnel, it’s imperative that you develop a solid analytics strategy to navigate your content marketing maze and measure success.

Be sure to pinpoint areas of low engagement so you can make improvements, but also look beyond the numbers to fully understand why performance may be weak.

When thinking about virality, look at who made it go viral in the first place and understanding the quality of your audience and those who are reading and sharing your content.Word of mouth is powerful. When people value your services, they are more inclined to make their perspectives known....