The effective nature of content marketing strategies in branding
When it comes to effective content marketing, there are different view on how to go about obtaining the best results. Some would argue that the focus needs to be in social media where there is a large following and sharing of organic content (Forbes). But focusing just on Social media is Social media marketing and not necessarily content marketing. To be effective content marketing the company must distribute valuable and attractive content to the viewer in order to drive them to make a purchase. As such, companies must focus on both Social Media Marketing as a means of Content Marketing Strategies as well as non-social avenues.
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To expound upon the former article, it should be stated that when a company is first beginning their content marketing and brand building, that it is essential to use the organic reach in order to gain the largest number of possible viewers. This being the case, diversifying over several social media networks is a plus. Think of it in terms of ROI. When a company does not have the revenue in which to put to a targeted campaign, the company must focus on reaching to maximum number of possible clients. Due to the sharing and comment capabilities of social media platforms, the company is more apt to see an increase in visitors if they have relevant and engaging material which is offered to a diverse selection of individuals. True, there will need to be a shift at some point to targeted paid marketing, but for businesses just starting in content marketing this may be the method to …show more content…
It should pull them into the page. Pages which are too saturated with popups and the superficial glamour which seems to saturate the market these days, will quickly be navigated away from to make use of sites which are actually engaging and (dare I say) fun to navigate. Ryan Deiss stated it well in a recent post The First Step Toward Launching (or Relaunching) a Successful Business is a Simple Fill-In-The-Blank Sentence. He stated that visitors want to know what is in it for them. If your landing page does not have a definitive answer to this question, then all of the social media marketing and ads will do little to benefit the overall effectiveness of sales. A company’s site must have content which is engaging and reliable in order to affirm user engagement and interactions on the