Expert Session: Repurposing Website Content for Ad Creative with Matthew Sciannella
Oct 7, 2024
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Matthew Sciannella, Senior Director of DemandGen at Refine Labs, shares his expertise on optimizing content for ad strategies. He discusses the shift from paid search to paid social, emphasizing the need to understand user behavior. Matthew highlights leveraging existing website content into engaging formats like carousel ads and short videos. He also explores measuring LinkedIn ad engagement through metrics like dwell time and the importance of storytelling. Collaboration with creative teams is essential for effective content repurposing in compliance-heavy industries.
Transitioning from PPC to paid social requires understanding user behavior and tailoring creative messaging strategies effectively.
Repurposing existing website content like case studies and product updates can create engaging social media ads, saving time and resources.
Measuring engagement through metrics like dwell time on LinkedIn helps marketers refine their strategies and enhance campaign efficacy.
Deep dives
The Shift from PPC to Social Advertising
Transitioning from traditional PPC advertising models, such as Google Ads, to social media platforms like LinkedIn and YouTube requires a different mindset and approach. Unlike PPC, where users are actively searching for products, social media users are often browsing passively, necessitating more creative and engaging content. Marketers must avoid the pitfall of measuring social ads with the same metrics as PPC, as this leads to ineffective strategies. A successful social advertising strategy focuses on delivering compelling content that resonates with users' interests, rather than just driving clicks.
Leveraging Existing Content for Social Media
Many companies overlook the wealth of content already available on their websites that can be repurposed for social media advertising. Rich resources such as case studies, product features, and customer testimonials can serve as valuable assets when creating social media campaigns. By strategically combining product marketing initiatives with demand generation efforts, businesses can create a continuous flow of engaging content from their existing resources. This approach not only saves time but allows companies to tap into valuable messaging that has already been crafted.
Enhancing Messaging through Creativity
Creative messaging is vital for engaging potential customers on social media platforms, particularly with complex products that have multiple features. Advertisers should prioritize demonstrating how features work instead of merely stating what those features include. This can be achieved through engaging formats like carousel ads or short demonstration videos that visually convey the product's benefits. By shifting from text-heavy ads to more dynamic content, marketers can capture the attention of their audience and convey their messaging more effectively.
The Importance of Distribution Planning
Successful marketing campaigns begin with thorough distribution planning, particularly when creating impactful content. Companies often create detailed projects, such as high-quality video testimonials or in-depth reports, but fail to consider how to promote them effectively across channels. Planning should involve creating various formats, such as shorter clips for social media, to ensure maximum reach and engagement. By proactively thinking about the distribution strategy from the outset, businesses can ensure that their content performs optimally and reaches the intended audience.
Understanding Audience Engagement Metrics
As audience engagement metrics evolve, marketers must adapt their strategies to include new metrics that offer insights beyond simple click-through rates. One emerging metric is dwell time, which measures how long users engage with an ad before deciding to act. This metric provides a more comprehensive understanding of how persuasive and impactful the content is in capturing attention. By focusing on dwell time, marketers can refine their creative strategies to improve the overall efficacy of their campaigns on social media platforms.
In our August Expert Session, Chris Walker and Matthew Sciannella spent an hour delivering detailed analysis, actionable feedback, and tips on repurposing website content for ad creative.
Key takeaways include:
The transition from paid search to paid social requires a deep understanding of platform user behavior and creative messaging strategies.
Existing web content like feature pages, case studies, and product updates are the best starting points for repurposing into engaging ad formats such as carousel ads and short-form videos.
Use metrics like dwell time on LinkedIn to measure the engagement of your content and adjust strategies accordingly.
If you missed the event, you can access it here on our YouTube page. You can also find previous months' Expert Sessions including