M.C.C. Roundup #4

***Man o man am I feeling the love! Thank you ALL so very much for sticking it out with us and I want to truly say that it is my honor to be of service to you in this way.

 

I’m not much for the mushy stuff, but i’m a glowing ball of joy underneath this macho facade, and I just love getting on the phone or getting an email from amazing people like you, from all over the world and hearing how this stuff is helping, learning more about you and your journey, and letting you know that someone is here for you, that has your back, and is cooking you up some more incredibly tasty, secret weapon content served up on a weekly basis.

Your Unique Value Position U.V.P. is Your KEY To Success

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series The Definitive Guide To Content Marketing Strategy

 

WELL WELL WELL. Coming right along, you are. Don’t have much time to dilly dally here cause i’m serving up another CRITICAL piece of training that’s going to help you better TRANSLATE the unique characteristics and professional value that are all YOURS.

 

You’re second function as a Modern Creator is to identify, define, and align, your Unique Value Position. Period. Now you’re going to learn all about this today, and even start developing it-but let’s lay the groundwork first…

 

What Is a Unique Value Position?

 

The 3D Brand: How Brands & Business Evolved

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series The Definitive Guide To Content Marketing Strategy

 

What’s all this talk about the social brand?

 

what does it mean?

 

how does-or did brands and business actually evolve?

 

when people say that brands needs to adapt or die, what does that actually mean? adapt to what, exactly?

 

I believe this article will answer that question.

 

But first, let me tell you a little story about the death of the One Dimensional Brand.

 

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How To Create High Value Content – With A.D.D. in Mind

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series The Definitive Guide To Content Marketing Strategy

 

One of the primary problems with all the advice out there-is that theres no included instructions for how to implement it. Up until this point I’ve largely laid out the foundation and the story of-how content and the SEO industry evolved into the content marketing process.

 

By now you should have a fundamental grasp on the concepts, the tools, the SEO factors and i’ve hopefully kept you engaged throughout the journey. You should also begin to see how the whole picture we’re painting, the entire purpose of all of this is to step up your game and put the power in your hands to connect and communicate in TECHNICOLOR!

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Again, CREATORS Are King In The NEW Economy

I want you to listen to this podcast episode. (A GREAT weekly show by the way with my man Mitch Joel)

 

No, it’s not my podcast… Sorry to disappoint, however mine will be coming out to a earbud near you later this year. icon wink Again, CREATORS Are King In The NEW Economy

 

Although much of the focus of the content is high level, and around the future for big brands and marketing, I want you to read between the lines a bit and recognize some very key insights…

 

They are talking about YOU.

 

BIG BRANDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LEARNING from the originators, the storytellers, the CREATORS.

 

In this episode you will see why it all starts with the CONTENT.

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Advanced Competitive Research

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series The Definitive Guide To Content Marketing Strategy

 

In this lesson you will learn: How to research, analyze, and classify your competitors in terms of SEO strategy, and their business’ USP.

 

1) First we’ll look at how to determine your competitors via keywords and SERPS

 

2) Second, you’ll learn how to research, assess and reverse engineer your competitors SEO

 

3) Third, you’ll learn how to analyze the offering, content, and understand the USP

 

4) and finally, you’ll learn how to classify and label your competitors for future reference and potential coordination.

 

 

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Effective Market Research

In order to get TARGETED traffic, you have to know WHO your audience is, and what they want.

 

You have to know WHERE they are active and HOW to communicate with them effectively.

 

Almost every client and student i’ve ever had has been either slightly unsure of, or completely clueless about how to do market research properly, as well as understanding the REASONS they should do it in the first place.

 

In this lesson you are going to learn: How to map out a picture of your market to gain tremendous insight, gain the advantage of awareness, and identify key websites and businesses online that you can work with to catapult your brand exposure, audience development, and online growth.

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Multimedia Story Telling: Communicate in Technicolor!

Well, now that we’ve covered your mission critical equipment, gotten into the right mindset and covered the concepts of forming a content strategy, now that you’ve got a basic understanding of the content marketing process, how about we discuss what it means to create better content. Then we’ll talk about HOW to create high value content, and communicate in TECHNICOLOR through multimedia story telling.

 

The Evolution of Content Creation

 

Now its time to raise the bar of what quality content means in our global conversation. You are the Modern Content Creator. It’s time to act the part.

 

Actually, I don’t mean to say quality, because we aren’t actually all that interested with any old “well written” piece of content, as grammatically perfect as it may be.

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Creating Content in Technicolor

Well, now that we’ve covered your mission critical equipment, gotten into the right mindset and covered the concepts of forming a content strategy, now that you’ve got a basic understanding of the content marketing process, how about we discuss what it means to create better content. Then we’ll talk about HOW to create high value content.

 

 

The Evolution of Content Creation

 

Now its time to raise the bar of what quality content means in our global conversation. You are the Modern Content Creator.

 

Actually, I don’t mean to say quality, because we aren’t actually all that interested with any old “well written” piece of content, as grammatically perfect as it may be.

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The Content Marketing Tools For Modern Content Creators

 

…You may not know it yet, but there is a CORE set of tools, a CORE set of principles, and a simple yet sophisticated framework for building your brand, your audience, and your assets as a Modern Content Creator. Today you are going to be introduced, or re-familiarized with the Content Marketing Tools. These are the tools you will be mastering through practical application for the rest of your career as a content creator.

 

Your Content Production Toolbox in the Modern World

 

This core set of tools, when combined with your high value content, skills, and progressive mastery over your 5 functions-culminate to equip you with the mission essential equipment and the ability to achieve everything you want, live the lifestyle you want, and most importantly experience unending freedom and fulfillment doing what you love, for those that love what you do.

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