This past year has been the year of gratitude – it seems like lots of folks have held 30 day gratitude challenges recently. Thanksgiving is certainly a great time to participate in showing your gratitude. Here at WebStores, we’d really like to express our thanks and appreciation for you and wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.
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Case Study: A True Content Marketing Pioneer
I realize not everyone who reads my blog is as passionate about skiing as I am, but as I was attending the most recent Warren Miller film last night, I thought about what an amazing job Warren Miller did to not only create the ultimate life-style business, but how he has been using content marketing longer than the term has been in existence. For the past 68 years, Warren Miller has produced a minimum of one feature length film each year about skiing. That is a lot of content. the films are sponsored by other companies: ski areas, equipment companies, lodging, transportation, clothing, etc. The admission price to the movie includes a couple of free and 2-for-1 lift tickets and a subscription to Ski magazone. At each showing of the film, they give away prizes, including drawings for ski vacations as well as specific products. As a result, the Warren Miller team probably has the single largest database of skiers anywhere. This is a company that is absolutely worth emulating.
You can view the trailer to his most recent film above. As usual, the film is targeted a very specific buyer persona: die hard ski and snowboard fans. Warren Miller Entertainment is the most respected name in action sports video, creating the best ski and snowboard movies since 1949. They are a content creation company and perhaps the biggest influencer on the ski industry anywhere. They don’t sell physical products (well, for the most part – you can get Warren Miller t-shirts and other fa-related gear). If you really want to see influencer marketing in action, study Warren Miller. I for one, am in awe.
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