033 - Top Five Tips for a Great Alexa Flash Briefing - Daniel Hill

Beetle Moment Marketing Podcast

What makes a great Flash Briefing? Daniel Hill, creator and host of The Instagram Stories Flash Briefing is our guest. Daniel and Emily Binder, creator and host of Voice Marketing - Daily Beetle Moment Flash Briefing discuss the top five tips for creating a popular Flash Briefing.

Why Daniel has the #1 Alexa Skill for search term “Instagram”:

“Others are doing similar things [marketing tips for small businesses] on Instagram, but no one was doing it on Alexa.” -Daniel Hill

1. Length - 10 seconds, 90 seconds, or 3 minutes? Don’t waste time on your intro and outro. Use markers. (Emily uses Pippa - click here for a $25 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for a year of audio hosting). Include sonic branding - be consistent.
2. Schedule / cadence - how often to publish your Flash Briefing? Make a commitment. How many days per week? 5 weekdays, or all 7 days? Should you publish on weekends? Whatever you do, be consistent and let listeners know what to expect. Listenership for Flash Briefings diminishes on weekends but you may want to post at least one or two weekend posts for the ones who stay engaged (Daniel). Consider a weekend edition (something short and simple). Survey your listeners: Daniel used a Google Form, created a bit.ly link to it, and announced it on his briefing - and he gave away an Echo to incentivize listeners to take the survey. Batch record - don’t leave this until the night before (Emily). Daniel: Fresh news briefings require recording daily most of the time. Consider recording early after the gym or whenever you feel most energized. Listeners can hear fatigue in your voice.
3. Content: what to talk about? Daniel: It has to be newsworthy. Emily: Don’t be obvious and basic. Don’t make a briefing about something basic. Add value: “What do I know that other people don’t?” And add your take on the news you share. INSERT - HERE IS A SAMPLE OF NEWS AND EMILY’S TWO CENTS: (Why: this demonstrates authority and subject matter expertise).
4. What to name your Flash Briefing: Daniel: Look for a name or word people are talking about. Capitalize on popular search terms because this platform is so uncrowded. Emily: Look at Google Search Trends or Amazon’s list of top product searches. https://twitter.com/emilybinder/status/1117167808851382274.
5. What’s the point of your briefing? Emily: Public speaking should make your audience feel something, remember something, and do something. Look at your briefing as a body of work over time. You need a central theme or idea that is the backbone of all your content. Daniel: Make a Flash Briefing that is niche: example: not just fishing, not just deep sea fishing, but Sustainable Deep Sea Fishing!

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