Nate Warren
Fusion Marketing Partners
Fusion Marketing Partners is a strategic
                                       B2B marketing and sales consultancy
                                       that specializes in analyzing and
                                       adding value to every part of its clients’
                                       marketing-through-sales processes.


                                       Nate Warren
                                       Marketing/advertising/PR writer and editor
                                       with 20+ years of experience across
                                       newspapers, startups and agencies.
             Nate Warren
http://fusionmarketingpartners.com
1. A strategic view of copy and content


2. Why brand, strategy and copy must align


3. Some tools for approaching content
  strategy and web copywriting
 Better targeting of key audiences
 Communicate differentiators quickly and
  clearly in noisy environment
 Better competitive positioning
 Win credibility and prospect trust
 Make your marketing strategy go
Copy is Brand

Copy is Strategy Distilled

Hazards of the “Homework” Approach

Copy attracts your customers to your
website
Brand
                        Promise

                        Website

                        Collateral
                        and
                        Beyond




Creating Copy from the Inside Out
Scenario
  Replaced image centric website with content centric website targeted for visitors
  and search engines for the company brand and value proposition.
Results
• Traffic Volume Increased: Unique visitors increased by > 500%.
• Traffic Quality Improved: On-message content dramatically transformed Search
  Engine’s interpretation of the website, improving website conversions.
Visitor Traffic
                   Organic Search, Campaigns, Referrals




                                                          Branding,
                                                          Awareness,
                                                          Pull Marketing
A content rich website
                                                          via Content
tuned for visitor
conversions feeds the
sales funnel                                      Sales Enablement/Lead
                                                  Nurturing



                         Sales Opportunities
 Aligns with Core Strategy
 Remains Audience-Centric
 Quickly and Clearly Delivers Benefits and
  Differentiators
 Drives Further Engagement (Calls-to-action)
 Attracts website visitors and leads
 Helps Drive Conversion
 Confuses and Bores the Reader


 Hurts Your Brand


 Costs You Sales
 Step 1: Self-Audit


 Crisp and Clear Differentiation


 Consistent Messaging


 Audience- and Problem-Oriented
Core Messaging: Setting the Guidepost

 Branding and messaging sessions


 Biggest, fastest, best or first


 50- or 100-word boilerplate


 Competitive and audience frames


 Keywords and key identifiers
Strategic Copy Areas

 Website


 Collateral


 Public Relations


 Social Media
Planning to Execute

 Prioritize


 Make a Roadmap


 Gather Your Resources
Levels 1, 2 and 3


Multiple Audiences and Scenarios


Writing for Humans and Google
Information Hierarchy of Home Page


                       What
                       How
                       Why
 The “Aren’t We Cool” Syndrome


 Not Writing for Scanners and
  Scourers

 Not Writing for Humans and Google
 The “Aren’t We
  Cool” Syndrome
Not Writing for Scanners and Scourers
Wow, that’s a whole lot of copy. I wonder what it’s about. I guess I’d have to read the whole thing to find out, but
since I’m busy, I’m going to move on to something else. Sure would be handy if they would hit key points so I could
get it at a glance. Oh, well. I can always go buy someone else’s product.

Wow, that’s a whole lot of copy. I wonder what it’s about. I guess I’d have to read the whole thing to find out, but
since I’m busy, I’m going to move on to something else. Sure would be handy if they would hit key points so I could
get it at a glance. Oh, well. I can always go buy someone else’s product. Wow, that’s a whole lot of copy. I wonder
what it’s about. I guess I’d have to read the whole thing to find out, but since I’m busy, I’m going to move on to
something else. Sure would be handy if they would hit key points so I could get it at a glance. Oh, well. I can always
go buy someone else’s product. Wow, that’s a whole lot of copy. I wonder what it’s about. I guess I’d have to read
the whole thing to find out, but since I’m busy, I’m going to move on to something else. Sure would be handy if they
would hit key points so I could get it at a glance. Oh, well. I can always go buy someone else’s product. Wow, that’s
a whole lot of copy. I wonder what it’s about. I guess I’d have to read the whole thing to find out, but since I’m busy,
I’m going to move on to something else. Sure would be handy if they would hit key points so I could get it at a
glance. Oh, well. I can always go buy someone else’s product.

Wow, that’s a whole lot of copy. I wonder what it’s about. I guess I’d have to read the whole thing to find out, but
since I’m busy, I’m going to move on to something else. Sure would be handy if they would hit key points so I could
get it at a glance. Oh, well. I can always go buy someone else’s product. Wow, that’s a whole lot of copy. I wonder
what it’s about. I guess I’d have to read the whole thing to find out, but since I’m busy, I’m going to move on to
something else. Sure would be handy if they would hit key points so I could get it at a glance. Oh, well. I can always
go buy someone else’s product.
Not Writing for Humans and Google
Keyword Stuffing Example

 If you’re looking for tennis shoes,
 you’ve come to the right place. Our
 website is the best place to buy
 tennis shoes. You won’t find better
 tennis shoes or cheaper tennis shoes
 anywhere else. We invite you to        What human
 check out our great selection of       being would
 tennis shoes.                          want to read
                                        this?
Google interprets copy to
                                      determine the most relevant
                                      keywords




When viewing a webpage, visitors
see the layout, content, and images
1.   Copywriting isn’t “homework”: it’s your
     brand and strategy crystallized.
2.   Effective copy quickly differentiates your
     company and helps you generate leads
     and sales.
3.   Make a plan to systematically execute,
     and remember your audience(s) with
     crisp top-line messaging that focuses on
     their problems
Don’t fogret to proofread!
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