{"id":2773,"date":"2011-05-24T01:53:27","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T08:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disruptionblog.com\/?p=2773"},"modified":"2011-05-24T01:53:27","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T08:53:27","slug":"11-ways-to-promote-infographics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerolic.net\/c\/2011\/05\/24\/11-ways-to-promote-infographics\/","title":{"rendered":"11 ways to promote infographics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. Involve credible sources<\/strong> in the data collection and then encourage those sources to help you promote the resulting graphic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Create a blog post<\/strong> for the infographic and  support promotion through the blog&#8217;s social channels (Facebook, Twitter,  email, social news and bookmarking sites).<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Segment the infographic<\/strong> <strong>into screen shots<\/strong> that can be used in blog posts and shared on image hosting sites like  Flickr with links back to the page hosting the full infographic. A week  or two after publishing and promoting the infographic, upload the full  image and unique description to Flickr with a link back to the original  Web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Schedule tweets of specific data points<\/strong> mentioned  in the infographic over time with a link back to the full infographic.  Ten data points\/statistics = 10 tweets. A similar, but more conservative  approach can work with Facebook as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Submit the infographic<\/strong> to aggregators and directories. Here&#8217;s a short list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyinfographic.com\/\">http:\/\/dailyinfographic.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolinfographics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.coolinfographics.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infographicsshowcase.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.infographicsshowcase.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/submitinfographics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/submitinfographics.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infographicsarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.infographicsarchive.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visual.ly\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.visual.ly\/<\/a> (not live yet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6. Promote the infographic with an article\/news release<\/strong> that includes a link to the full infographic and distribute through a news distribution service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Highlight the infographic in an email promotion<\/strong> to your in-house prospect and\/or customer list. Include a segment of the  graphic and a link for readers to see the full image on your website or  blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Pitch relevant industry bloggers and media<\/strong> on the  story behind the data included in the infographic. Focus on relevant,  personalized emails and offer previews or pre-release opportunities for  more influential sources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Share the infographic with influential users <\/strong>of  social news and bookmarking sites: StumbleUpon, Delicious, Reddit, or  Digg. You can also enlist a connected social media marketing service to  do it for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Create a screencast video version of the infographic<\/strong> and promote it through YouTube and other video hosting services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. Deconstruct the infographic into a PowerPoint <\/strong>and PDF document and share on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Slideshare<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scribd<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.docstoc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Docstoc<\/a> or other document hosting services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional tips that can help promotion include: <\/strong>Make  sure the file name includes relevant keywords as well as the text on  the Web page used to describe the infographic. Social sharing buttons on  the page that hosts the infographic should be easy to see and use.  Include a text area form element with code that users can copy to embed  the infographic (with link back to your site) on their own website or  blog.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragan.com\/Main\/Articles\/43005.aspx\">11 ways to promote infographics | Articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Involve credible sources in the data collection and then encourage those sources to help you promote the resulting graphic. 2. Create a blog post for the infographic and support promotion through the blog&#8217;s social channels (Facebook, Twitter, email, social news and bookmarking sites). 3. 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