Longform or Shortform? How to Decide on the Right Format of Content
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Longform or Shortform?
How to Decide on the Right
Format of Content
BASED ON AN ARTICLE THAT ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON MY WEBSITE
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I'm a Content Marketing Consultant and CEO of Honigman Media.
HI!I’m Brian Honigman
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MARKETERS
ALL THE TIMEARGUE
!@#$
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?or
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?or
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BUT RECENTLY,ONE DEBATE HAS
INSPIRED STRONG VIEWS ON BOTH SIDES
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?LONGFORM
SHORTFORMor
content
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LONGFORM
SHORTFORMor
HOWEVER, THIS ARGUMENT
IS ALL WRONG…
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BOTHYOU SHOULD BE CREATING
SHORTFORM + LONGFORM CONTENT
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WHICH TYPE TO CREATE?GREAT, BUT HOW DO I DECIDE
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I’VE CREATED A DECISION-MAKING
FRAMEWORK BASED ON THE
CONSUMER DECISION JOURNEY
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CONSUMER DECISION JOURNEY?
HUH? WHAT EXACTLY IS THE
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THE CONSUMER DECISION JOURNEY
is a revised model for understanding how consumers make purchasing choices
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FORGET THE FUNNEL!!
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THE CONSUMER DECISION JOURNEY IS MUCH MORE RELEVANT
INITIAL CONSIDERATION
SET
TRIGGER
LOYALTY LOOP
ACTIVE EVALUATION
MOMENT OF PURCHASE
POST-PURCHASE EXPERIENCE
Information-gathering, shopping
Ongoing Exposure
Source: McKinsey
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CHOOSE CONTENT TYPE BASED ON POSITION WITHIN THIS JOURNEY
INITIAL CONSIDERATION
SET
TRIGGER
LOYALTY LOOP
ACTIVE EVALUATION
MOMENT OF PURCHASE
Information-gathering, shopping
LONGFORM
Ongoing Exposure
SHORTFORM
POST-PURCHASE EXPERIENCE
LONGFORM 40% SHORTFORM 60%
Source: McKinsey
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CHOOSE CONTENT TYPE BASED ON POSITION WITHIN THIS JOURNEY
INITIAL CONSIDERATION
SET
TRIGGER
LOYALTY LOOP
ACTIVE EVALUATION
MOMENT OF PURCHASE
Information-gathering shopping
LONGFORM
Ongoing Exposure
SHORTFORM
POST-PURCHASE EXPERIENCE
LONGFORM 40% SHORTFORM 60%
IN ADDITION, CONSIDER THE
PLATFORM YOU ARE PUBLISHING ON
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SOCIAL PERMANENCE SPECTRUM
TEMPORARY PERMANENT
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choose content form depending on where the platform falls on the permanence spectrum*
*facebook can go either way
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BOTHNOW TIME FOR AN EXAMPLE OF USING
SHORTFORM + LONGFORM CONTENT
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Shortform Copy + Photo
Shortform Copy + Photo
Shortform Photo
Longform Video + Copy + Photo
BLEND OF SHORT/LONGFORMMen’s Shoe Retail Brand
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NOT ONLY DO THEY VARY SHORT/LONGFORM CONTENT,EACH PIECE LINKS LOGICALLY
TO THE NEXT IN THE CHAIN
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VARY LONG/SHORTFORM CONTENT TO KEEP CUSTOMERS INTERESTED
DECIDE WHICH PHASE OF THE CONSUMER DECISION JOURNEY YOU ARE TARGETING.
CHOOSE WHAT PLATFORM WOULD BEST FIT THE CONTENT TYPE AND NEED.
LINK THE CONTENT TO THE NEXT PHASE IN THE JOURNEY IN A LOGICAL PROGRESSION.
SHORTFORM OR LONGFORM?A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
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