New here? This is Inbox Hacking, a Free Newsletter for Awesome email marketers eager to level up. Email marketing insights, tools, & tactics sent twice per week. Someone forwarded you our Newsletter? Sign up for your Free subscription. Todayās edition covers how to repurpose your content to save time and money in 2023 + more fresh marketing facts and stats.
Greetings Inbox Hackers. Hope youāre crushing this Tuesday and not crumbling under the weight of a fresh week. Mix in some bodyweight squats if itās the latter.
To help you crush the rest of 2023, Iāve got a how-to for repurposing your content (including a great example). Be it newsletters, blog posts, whitepapers, case studies, etc.ā weāre gonna learn to recycle. The goal is to maximize what you already createdā to save money while increasing efficiency.
2023 State of Content Report
This Bynder report has great info if you want the full read.
Repurposing content highlights reported:
- Nearly 10 out of 10 CMOs plan to reuse existing content to maximize efficiency and/or reduce spend
- 83% of marketers across industries are focused on consolidating their technology systems
Digital Asset Management (DAM) can combine those two points above. Compare DAM software here.
HubSpotās deep dive on DAM which mentions such a system saving Motorola about $600,000.
Sifting through photos, templates, logos, NSFW memesš, etc. eats up massive time!
Time-saving can start todayā¦ even without giving a DAM a try.
5 Easy Email Campaign Repurposing Tactics
#1 Choose two campaigns with the most engagement and include links to those in your Welcome Email.
#2 Alternatively, create a lead magnet from those two highly-engaged campaigns.
#3 Resend campaigns to subscribers who donāt open the first send.
#4 Summarize your recent newsletters into an email with an actionable checklist.
#5 Use Fliki.ai to create an audio or video version of your campaigns.
Ask nicely and the Fliki folks may let you test cloning your own voice to use with AI (they let me).
More repurposing toolsā¦
Repurposing / Mass-producing via Canva
Canva (Pro) just rolled out new features that can help repurpose content and produce at scale.
- Brand Hub
- Bulk Create
- Translate
- Auto-match music with video footage
The Translate feature could be super-useful. Wait, yes I know Google can translate text on websites. Butā¦
What about text on infographics or instructions in a PDF? Your lead magnetsā reach just got extended.
Is it all sunshine and unicorns though?
Repurposing Content Haters
Relax. Youāre not cheating your audience by repurposing content.
They need to hear things more than once and from different angles so the message sticks (and converts).
Plus, youāll be saving yourself from burnout. Content creation will wear on you, especially if you try to be 100% original with everything you produce.
āI feel like Iām tapping a keg thatās been empty for a year.ā ~ rando creator (NYT piece)
āItās an unpleasant feeling that shows up when you spend weeks, months, or even years thinking/talking/writing about the same topic.ā ~ConvertKit peep on content fatigue
Avoid burnout by accepting youāll have to repurpose your content. Need proof itās ok, and that it works?
Showing Love to Repurposing
The Dave Ramsey Show is usually in the top 5 radio shows in the U.S. and #1 in business podcasts.
Itās useful info for broke folks (most of us) and catastrophically broke folks.
Thing is – itās the same show over and over.
- Stay out of dad-gum restaurants!
- Save $1,000 for an emergency fund
- Cut up credit cards
- If you aināt working at least 40 hours a week, why not!
- Sell all your crap in the garage
- Thatās just stupid!
See, repurposed. The key? Itās done with personality. Plus, the information has been proven helpful to millions of listeners.
All the content leans into traditional money advice āyour grandma would give ya.ā
The array of repurposed content includes:
- Books
- Courses
- Blogs
- YouTube clips / playlists
- Guest interviews Ramsey and other show talent give on other shows
- Financial counseling
- K-12 money education so kids donāt graduate as broke folks
- Ramsey brand certification
- Social media
Repurposing Content Wrap-up
I could go on but Iād just be repeating what I already told yaš.
Marketers are tightening their belts. And repurposed content is a proven way to extend your marketing budget.
āSecond-hand contentā does not mean cheap. Just like finding a thrift shop treasure in an old baseball card or out-of-print book. Thereās value in content you already have.
Dig into it and use the tools and tactics Iāve laid out to shine up your past content into valuable repurposed content.
Knowledge Base
ā”Knowledge is powerā¦
Slow your roll into content automation with this beginner guide.
šÆEmail marketing newbie? 100 subscribers is a solid goal – start here.
Video: how to create a quiz as your lead magnet (& maximize sharing).
šŗSecret sauce to short-form video ads (TikTok shows top-performing ads).
Together with Inbox Mailersā¦
Thereās a new technology thatās enabling other Inbox Hackers to send perfectly-timed engagement triggers to their email list.
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Brands leveraging this technology are seeing 3x open rates! Plus, Inbox Mailers is also the best solution for re-engaging your inactive subscribers.
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Self Help
š§ Shake anxiety. 2 tools from a neuroscientist (video).
š Reminder: little things youāre building matter (video).
*Shout-out to Inbox Hacking Subscribers ā
š¹Priyaks at DeepZest (data insights)
šAllison at Minot (destination)
Facts and Stats
- Live streamed e-commerce poised to grow 57% in 2023 (USA), to nearly $32 billion (Coresight)
- 90% of tech CMOs & 99% of consumer brands CMOs plan to recycle content in 2023 (Bynder)
- Over 20% of emails are opened within 1 hour of when they’re delivered (GetResponse)
Bonus: Live streamed e-commerce will account for an estimated 17% of all online sales in China by 2026. š¤Æ
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Marketing Musings
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But, please hit reply to send me marketing musings on your mind.
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Hereās an easy way to create some awareness for your business.
Most Welcome Emails contain what? A request for a replyā because it helps with deliverability and gathers data for the mailer. See below.
Use this opportunity to put your small business in front of those mailers.
Copy and paste your signature with a call-to-action to visit your website / landing page in your replies to these Welcome Emails. Or any email that asks for your reply.
Of course, the editors at Forbes newsletters are unlikely to see your reply but smaller mailers will š.
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