King of the Brand | The Art & Science of Brand/Community Building With Visuals

@Matt_Siltala
T H E A R T & S C I E N C E O F B R A N D / C O M M U N I T Y B U I L D I N G W I T H V I S U A L S

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Content with relevant photos
or Infographics see a
increase in page
views versus
content without
images.

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Colored visuals
increase people’s
willingness to read
content by

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Visual content is
more than
more likely to be shared
on social media

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of senior marketing
executives believing
visual assets are core to
how their brand story is
communicated
of online marketers use
visual assets in their
social media marketing

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The National Center for
Biotechnology
Information found in
2015, that the average
attention span had
dropped from 12
seconds in 2000 to

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Luckily, visual
content is
consumed at a
much faster
speed than text

When it comes to
making decisions
we start with our
emotions.
Studies have shown
that people are unable
to come to a decision if
they are not
emotionally influenced
in some way.
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FANATICS
We leverage UGC
we find on social
platforms like
Instagram, and put
the fans into our
social updates.

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We use a tool called Pixlee
to find these images, and
get the permission. The
images showcase the
products we sell, and are
more authentic than
model pictures.
FANATICS

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The WeAreFanatics blog
posts in which we focus
bringing stories for fans
to enjoy. Highly visual
content, as it tells the
story better.
FANATICS

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The jersey evolution posts are
great examples as these
appeal to all sorts of fans.
Especially when it concerns a
team which didn't win the
championship since 1908,
Cubs, fans do like the
nostalgia of the content.
FANATICS

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Learning from what fans are
searching for, we tailor the
content to the search demand
when we find a topic.
Example: What does the GSH
stands for on the Chicago Bears
jersey. We leverage our
Facebook Fan pages to
distribute the content, and get
high engagement on these.
FANATICS

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H’What is
Visual
Content?

Visual content is
blazing the path
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My wife said that she has
not used Google to search
for anything in over 2
years, and that she uses
Pinterest because it gives
her everything she is
looking for in an easy to
consume visual format.
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The need a brand has for a
community that supports
and follows them

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Brands can
no longer
get away
with
“not being
on social”

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Building your brand
goes well beyond just
the “branding” of
your website.
You need to have an
identity on places like
Facebook, Instagram
and Twitter.

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Have a strong
purpose behind
your visual
content

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Identify
needs and
set goals

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Create content
based on those
needs and goals

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Can you
generate
leads
with it?

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Is it helping
you build a
community
or brand?

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Are you
generating
sales?

Are you sparking
a debate,
conversation,
or controversy?
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Earning links for your
visual content is
incredibly important for
branding - Because links
are important focus on
creating visual content
that will earn links.
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Who here
wouldn’t
mind links
from Forbes,
Huffington
Post or even
Allure or
Esquire?
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So that is all
fine and
dandy Mat,
but how can
I do better
with visual
content?
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Don’t
make it
complicated.

Are you
missing
easy
branding
victories
with
visuals?
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Think Instagram,
(Instagram Story)
Snapchat
(snapchat story)
Facebook Live,
Periscope,
YouTube live.

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Can live video
expand your
branding and
community?

Instagram story:
How will you
position
yourself?
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(offer something
unique to this
channel only and
followers will come)

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Richie Norton - (friend of mine shares how to grow business tips on his
Instagram story updates) and you can only get these behind the scene
ideas and tips from him on Instagram.

THINK
How can I
capitalize on
something
like this in
my industry?
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Think about it being
a good place to
build community,
interact with
customers, help
them, answer
questions, share
and grow together -
crowd source them

These visuals
ain’t right
for branding
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Those kind of
examples are
not good for
branding or
community
building

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Good
examples
for
branding

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Speaking of
beards…

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Again - think easy Branding Wins - This is
a personal branding win

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So what does content like
these previous examples do?
It makes me want to follow
them and be a part of their
community.
That leads to more of what
they post in front of me, that
leads to me be very familiar
with them and when I need
(or want) to purchase
something in their
industry - I will go to them.

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Community
building

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Where are we
headed?
What type of
visuals will I start
seeing more of in
the future?

@Matt_Siltala
When you can
build a brand
that the
community
grows,
defends, adds
value to - you
have done
your job.

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