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10EVERYMARKETER SHOULD KNOW
Hi, I am Mark Fidelman@MARKFIDELMAN
-Harry HoudiniI get more advertising space without paying for it than anyone in the country. "
One of the early marketing hackers was harry houdini
I’m going to teach you3 marketing Lessonsand10 hacks from Houdini:
Houdini: GOBIG
Houdini: Give them a story
Houdini: GiveawayfreeMedia
Let’s apply Houdinitricks in the digital age
How to Become a Digital Houdini@MARKFIDELMAN
Everything houdinidid was engineered (including the marketing)
Because he needed to rise above the noise
Because Houdini had thousandsof competitors
And today, You’re competing with a 
$500b 
Global Marketing spend
So you must use every trickat your disposal
The Move to Digital 
79% 
61% 
Feel better about company that delivers custom content 
Marketers shifting to digital branded content
You’ve got heavy competition too

What tricks do you haveUp your sleeve?
Magic Marketing 
3 Campaigns & 10 marketing hacks
CAMPAIGN @MARKFIDELMAN
Needed signups 
Got this result 
Tried theseACME CORPORATION
So we did something huge

THE FUSIONLaunch STRATEGY How to launch a product, website, or service simultaneously with viral content
GO BIG 
STORY 
MEDIA 
OPERATION 
THE REVEAL: WHAT WE DID

Hack #1 
CREATEA VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY SURVEY TO CREATEINDUSTRY NEWS
PARTNER WITH PRESS, BLOGGER OR CONFERENCE SEND EMAILS TO DATABASESCREATE INFOGRAPHIC 
#1 
#2 
#3
THE USE OF INFOGRAPHICS 
38% 
51% 
2014 
2013 
Year over year increase 
SOURCE (Content Marketing Institute)
Hack #2 
LEVERAGE INFLUENTIALPEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY TO PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE
How DO YOU find influencers? 
GETLITTLEBIRD.COM 
BUZZSUMO.COM
We took survey data and influencer recommendations to

Create an ebook

Hack #3 
WHEN USERS DOWNLOADED eBOOKTHEY SIGNED UP FOR SITE SIMULATANEOUSLY
RESULTS 
1.57Blog posts from influencers quoted in the book 
2.5.5million unique page views 
3.7500+ eBook downloads 
4.7500+signups for the site
The cost was minimal

$324 
$175 
FREE 
eBook 
infographic 
Influencer promotions
Why thESEhackSwork
LESSONS LEARNED 
1.Go Big 
2.Start 60 days out 
3.Get Influencers and Press Buy-In 
4.Hire talented designers on elanceor Odesk($22 an hour) to create stunning designs 
5.Use Google trends to find most searched issues in your industry
CAMPAIGN @MARKFIDELMAN
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
CREATE Social proofCREDIBILITY 
&
A Campaign that snowballed into a globalphenomenon
HOW IT STARTED

People started calling each other out on social media
GO BIG 
STORY 
MEDIA 
OPERATION 
WHAT ALS THEN DID

TOOK CONTROL 
TOLD PEOPLE HOW THEY WOULD USE FUNDS 
ENLISTED CELEBRITIES
Hack #4 
CREATESOCIAL PRESSURE BY CALLING OUT PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
SHARE YOUR __________ 
CRAZY DANCE 
BEST “FROZEN” SONG
Example: DO YOUR BEST IMPRESSION OF THIS DANCE 

Hack #5 
ALSHIJACKED MOMENTUM BY SETTING UP A WEBSITE AND ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION
Hack #6 
APPEAL CAMPAIGN TO CELEBRITIES WITH STAKE IN OUTCOME
FOUND CELEBRITIES WITH ALS IN FAMILY HAD THEM APPEAL TO OTHER CELEBRITIES CREATED A VIRAL LOOP
Once celebrities and influencers started calling each other, the campaign went viral
RESULTS 
‱Since July 29, 2014, The ALS Association has received$125 millionin donations! 
‱2,350,000videos created on YouTube 
‱Over 50political figures 
‱200notable actors 
‱200+athletes 
‱Over 220musicians 
‱Raised over 40Xamount for ALS compared to same period last year.
Why thESEhackSwork
LESSONS LEARNED 
1.Pay attention to what’s trending 
2.You don’t need a big budget to make a big splash 
3.Create media that entices others to take on a challenge 
4.Find celebrities with same challenges
Small budget Ideas 
WANT TO REPLICATE THE ALS CHALLENGE? 
GOOD LUCK 
Like ALS did, you can hijackother campaigns or stories

EXAMPLE: APPLE’S BENDGATE
CAMPAIGN @MARKFIDELMAN
SKULPT.ME 
BUILD A COMMUNITY BEFORE YOU LAUNCH A PRODUCT
Offer freecontent or Product samples
Houdini drummed up publicity by organizing freedemonstrations
And if done strategically you can benefit too

GO BIG 
STORY 
MEDIA 
OPERATION 
THE REVEAL: WHAT WE are doing

BMI IS DEAD! 
HIRED 100 INFLUENCERS TO REVIEW PRODUCT 
CREATED BMI IS DEAD STORY 
PARTNER WITH MAJOR SPORTS YOUTUBER
Hack #7 
HIREVIRAL YOUTUBE 
INFLUENCER TO CREATE VIDEO ABOUT YOUR PRODUCT/SERVICE
‱Show viral youtubershere These twoHave millions of subscribers
VIDEO SELLS 
90% 
64% 
Website visitors more likely to buy product after watching video 
Prospects say watching a video helpful in decision process
There are people on youtubethat can guarantee a million views

Hack #8 
GIVE50-60 MID-TIER 
INFLUENCERS PRODUCT TO REVIEW –THEN PROMOTE MAJOR INFLUENCER CONTENT
VIRAL CONTENTMAGNIFIED BY 100 PEOPLEPROMOTED BY PRESS
RESULTS 
Estimated 
‱87,983,00 impressions 
‱From 0% to 10% Target Market Customer Awareness
Why thESEhackSwork
LESSONS LEARNED 
1.Find viral content creators on YouTube, Vine, Instagram 
2.Get 50-60Mid-Tier influencers to review your product (Free Sample) 
3.Get Media to cover your campaign (since it’s viral)
#9 #10 
HACKS
Hack #9 
BECOME THE PRESS 
CREATE CONTENT THAT YOUR CUSTOMERS WANT
The N.OseyCOLUMN
Houdini penned his own column – n.osey

BECOME A GUEST CONTRIBUTOR FOR A HIGH PROFILE WEBSITEHAVE INFLUENCERS PROMOTE YOUUSE COLUMN TO MEET NEW PEOPLE
Several news sites allow permanent contributos
Becoming the press has several advantages
Hack #10 
USE FREE 
TWITTER CARDS TO GENERATE QUALIFIED LEADS
Twitter card 
https://ads.twitter.com
As soon as a user clickson a twitter card, you get their email address!
Shhh
 And you can use them for free
CONCLUSION 
REMEMBER HOUDINI: 
‱Almost all PR & marketing is engineered 
‱Use word-of-mouth to build up your business (through reciprocal relationshsips) 
‱Know your "audience" 
‱What are they most interested in seeing? 
‱What can you show them that will leave them wanting more? 
‱And, what can you do to constantly improve, to get better?It's not magic.It's just good business.
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10 Digital Hacks Every Marketer Should Know