Content Marketing
Content marketing is a strategic approach to marketing that involves creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and engage a target audience. The goal of content marketing is to build a strong relationship with customers by providing them with valuable information, insights, and entertainment, rather than directly promoting a product or service.
Content marketing focuses on delivering content that addresses the needs, interests, and pain points of the target audience. This content can take various forms, including blog posts, articles, videos, infographics, podcasts, ebooks, whitepapers, social media posts, and more. The content is typically published through various online channels such as websites, social media platforms, email newsletters, and other digital platforms.
The core objectives of the campaign were to increase organic traffic and leads via the website in a particularly competitive insurance industry. Additionally, num wanted to improve visibility around the right content and sections, to help drive downloads and sign-ups for content marketing lead generation campaigns. Our focus was to establish num as the leading voice in employee benefits.
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December 15, 2018Category:
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Key principles of content marketing include:
- Audience-Centric Approach: Content marketing centers around understanding the needs, preferences, and challenges of the target audience. By creating content that resonates with them, you can establish trust and credibility.
- Value and Relevance: Content should provide value to the audience by offering solutions to their problems, educating them, or entertaining them. It should be relevant to their interests and needs.
- Consistency: Regularly publishing high-quality content helps keep your audience engaged and coming back for more. Consistency also helps establish your brand as a reliable source of information.
- Storytelling: Incorporating storytelling techniques can make your content more engaging and relatable. Stories have the power to connect emotionally with your audience.
- Quality over Quantity: While consistency is important, the quality of your content should never be compromised. High-quality content has a better chance of attracting and retaining an audience.
- Distribution and Promotion: Creating great content isn’t enough; you also need to effectively distribute and promote it to reach your target audience. Utilize social media, email marketing, SEO, and other distribution channels.
- Measurable Objectives: Set clear goals for your content marketing efforts, whether it’s increasing website traffic, generating leads, improving brand awareness, or driving sales. Track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure your success.
- Adaptation and Optimization: Monitor the performance of your content and be willing to adapt your strategy based on the feedback and insights you gather. Continuous optimization is key to staying relevant and effective.
Content marketing can yield numerous benefits for businesses and brands, including:
- Increased Brand Awareness: Valuable content can help you establish your brand as an authority in your industry.
- Improved SEO: High-quality content that’s optimized for search engines can lead to higher search engine rankings and increased organic traffic.
- Audience Engagement: Engaging content can foster a sense of community and encourage interaction with your audience.
- Lead Generation: Content marketing can attract potential customers and capture their contact information, turning them into leads.
- Customer Loyalty: By consistently delivering value, you can build long-lasting relationships with your audience and customers.
- Cost-Effectiveness: Compared to traditional advertising, content marketing can offer a higher return on investment (ROI) over time.
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Ultimately, successful content marketing requires a deep understanding of your target audience, a well-defined content strategy, and a commitment to creating valuable, relevant, and compelling content that resonates with your audience’s needs and interests.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation,
hard work, and learning from failure.
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Our team worked with num to promote internal spokespeople to journalists through by-lined articles and interviews with the national press. The team also developed and outreached case studies to key target media. These campaigns were often built around popular events and awareness days, such as World Mental Health Day and Financial Capability Week, which the client supported heavily.
