FY 2018

Credentials

Who is Bureau?

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Bureau is a content and audience engagement agency helping brands attract and connect with small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs.

We are the agency arm of SmartCompany, which has more than 450,000 SMEs and startups visit each month. As an established digital publisher of 15 years, our journalists have expert knowledge that is invaluable for our clients’ marketing programs.

We’ll create content for your owned channels as well as content strategies (audits, competitor reviews and multi-channel strategies), events and partnership opportunities and influencer outreach through our network of journalists and business leaders.

SMEs make an important contribution to the Australian

economy, accounting for over half of private sector

economic activity in Australia and over two thirds of

private sector employment. 1

Source 1. Deloitte Economics

Over the past ten years there has been an evolution of digital marketing. No longer is it just about the creation and distribution of content assets.

It’s about having access to an engaged audience and a deep knowledge around how they think and what they’re looking for – insights that go beyond general market research.

In Australia, the top priorities for B2B marketers are lead generation and engagement.2 Not only can we provide access to this audience through lead generation campaigns, but unlike others, we offer insightful research, podcasts and tailored events with access to influential business leaders.

Why is Bureau different from other agencies?

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Having a direct line to the journalists who know this audience better than any other publisher combined with an extensive network of influential business leaders is what sets our content apart.

This is our point of differentiation. We create client content that is not only on brand, but is relevant and informative for your small business customers.

SmartCompany audience snapshots 20182

Source 2. Google Analytics 2018 March, SME Reader Survey 2017

650,000 Monthly impressions

15,000 Daily unique visitors

38,000 SmartCompany newsletter subscribers (Mon-Fri)

28,000 StartupSmart newsletter subscribers (Mon-Thur)

60,000 WeekendSmarts newsletter subscribers (Saturday)

33,000 Solus opt-in subscribers

16,000 SmartCompany Facebook followers

50,000 SmartCompany Twitter followers

4,000 SmartCompany LinkedIn followers

26,000 StartupSmart Facebook followers

30,000 StartupSmart Twitter followers

4,000 StartupSmart LinkedIn followers

61% Business owners & decision makers

49% Employ up to 20 people

40% Started up in the last 10 years

51% Male

49% Female

41% Planning on strategic financial investment in next 12 months

61% Expect their business to grow in the next 12 months

45 - 49 Average age

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When Bureau creates content for your channels, we can design amplification plans that are broadreaching but can also include distribution to the SmartCompany audience through its site, database and social channels.

Audience Engagement Strategy

We’ll review your business objectives and create detailed audience content strategies that are measurable and achieve ROI.

These multi-channel strategies will have tangible examples of best practice so that you can reach your audience with the right content.

Thought Leadership & Influencer Outreach

We have experts in various sectors who can create content in your brand’s tone of voice offering you unique thought leadership opportunities.

Our network of influencers in various industries offers an unrivalled opportunity to leverage your brand further.

Content Creation (Written, Visual, Audio & Live)

We create high quality feature articles, profiles, case studies, eBooks, short courses, videos, infographics, webinars, podcast series and live events.

We also offer solus EDMs to generate leads for your marketing.

Events & Partnerships

SmartCompany and StartupSmart - hosted events, such as the Smart50 awards, are an opportunity to put your brand in front of an engaged, bespoke audience.

Our network of partners will offer you access to new audiences to broaden your brand’s reach.

Distribution & Optimisation

We’ll use the best distribution approach for your audience including SmartCompany, StartupSmart, social media, native platforms – Outbrain, Tabloola and Plista or influencer partnerships.

Our distribution experts will continually optimise your activity and recommend best practice.

Research & Consultancy

Our research will offer unrivalled insights into SMEs and startups informed by owned channels and partnerships.

While we offer access to our audience of SMEs and startups, we also teach brands how to think like publishers to improve their ROI. Owned channels are key to B2B content marketing in Australia, with 72% of B2B marketers actively publishing content on their own channels in 20173. Our services will help you do this and achieve your business and marketing objectives at the same time.

What we do

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Surveys & Content

A survey of our audience based on your brand’s objectives. We then create content for you (ebooks, infographics, socials) with amplification options.

Ebooks & Articles

We create articles and eBooks. These 3,000-word PDFs are downloadable and can be used for lead generation with our audience.

Podcasts & Webinars

Podcast series created for brands using our talent and story expertise as well as distribution strategies. Webinars can involve a panel of guests with pre-arranged questions.

Audits & Strategies

Audits of existing marketing with recommendations for – SEO, UX, social & content. Multi-channel strategies – personas, pillars, content and social approach with distribution.

We work to create content solutions that fit the brief, and this means conceiving of many bespoke executions, however our standard offering is generally comprised of the following:

Format

Short Courses

A short course is a set of up to 10 consecutive email lessons sent to registrants on a daily or weekly basis.

+ more

Branded content hubs, training on best practice for your marketing team, sponsored content on SmartCompany and sponsorships for events such as Smart50.

Infographics

Designed content assets that can be hosted on client channels such as EDMs, website, social and native.

Videos

Bureau can create online video series, animations, pre-rolls, event assets, social media content and more.

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Our work

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Cath VallenceHead of Content Programs & Strategy

Cath was previously Managing Editor at King Content and prior to that, head of content marketing at Sensis, specialising in the small business sector. She has more than 18 years' experience in journalism and PR in Australia and the UK and more recently in content marketing, helping B2B and B2C brands achieve their business objectives with their target audiences.

Zoe DattnerPublisher SmartCompany, Head Advisor

Zoe is the publisher at SmartCompany, Australia’s premiere publication for SMEs and startups. A publishing professional who has been working in the Australian book and digital publishing industries since 2000, Zoe has lectured and consulted extensively in digital media and publishing strategies at universities and for the small and independent press sector.

Carly Greenwood Content Marketing Manager

Carly is a passionate content marketer, who thrives on finding ways to use storytelling to drive brand and commercial outcomes in clever and thought-provoking ways that have an "audience first" focus. Carly has worked in the publishing industry since 2004, ranging in experience from entertainment and news publications through to financial services and most recently B2B publishing.

Eric Beecher Chairman

Eric started his career as a journalist on The Age before moving to The Sunday Times and The Observer in London and The Washington Post in the US. At age 33, he became the youngest-ever editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, before becoming editor-in-chief of the Herald and Weekly Times newspaper group.  He founded the Text Media Group, which was acquired by Fairfax Media in 2003 before forming Private Media Partners, which publishes Crikey, SmartCompany, StartupSmart and the Mandarin. He was awarded the Walkley Award for Journalistic Leadership in 2007 and became a member of the Magazine Hall of Fame last year.

Lana BusbyContent Producer

Lana is a communications specialist with a focus on translating evidence-based insights into engaging and strategically-aligned content that addresses brand challenges. With a combined passion for creative strategy and behavioural science, Lana has worked in publishing and research roles since 2007, with experience spanning the media, academic, health and marketing science sectors.

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Our team

Cath Vallence

Head of Content Programs & Strategy | Bureau

cvallence@engagement.com.au | 0418 795 105

Our partnerships with clients come in all shapes and sizes.Get in touch, we look forward to speaking with you.

Bureau is a part of the Private Media Network