The Secret to Success Is Context, Not Just Content | Sydney Keynote 2018

Our reading notes on Gary Vaynerchuk

• The #1 Secret to B2B Growth on LinkedIn

  With Poppi co-founder Allison Ellsworth, Vaynerchuk questions the use of a post’s potential audience as a result. He pairs distribution on LinkedIn and TikTok with the work of replying to comments. A reply can reveal who saw the post and why it interested them, two things a follower total cannot tell an editor.

• How to Start Creating Content

  Vaynerchuk discusses taking part in smaller shows and collaborating with other creators as ways to begin publishing. A guest appearance can supply a useful exchange that neither participant has to invent alone. Republishing any of it still depends on permission and enough context to preserve the guest’s meaning.

• An Unconventional Content Marketing Strategy: Getting 7M+ Views

  Vaynerchuk follows a substantial piece of content into shorter pieces distributed across different platforms. Community reactions supply material for subsequent decisions, including how to title a piece. The figure in the headline belongs to the author’s case, where an established audience and a production team were already in place.