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9 Ways to Use Your Content to Attract Leads

November 25, 2021 by Beth Rimmels

A good business website is more than just a digital Yellow Pages® listing. It provides information to help convert prospects into paying clients through lead nurturing.

Good content can even attract customers through lead generation.

What Is Content Marketing?

Content Marketing is a strategy that involves creating and distributing (which can be as simple as posting it on your website) useful information that is relevant to your business, making them an educated consumer. That builds trust in your business… positioning your brand as an authority and making prospects more likely to buy from your business without a “hard sell.”

Good content marketing also answers pre-sales questions, further improving lead generation. Continued content moves them through your lead nurturing funnel.

How Does Content Marketing Work?

Content marketing works by providing a stream of interesting, useful content to keep them engaged, attract prospective customers, and move them through your sales pipeline. This content can include blogs, e-books, videos, webinars, podcasts, white papers, infographics, and more.

Another purpose is content marketing for organic search. Google likes fresh content so good material combined with a solid marketing strategy can boost your organic search results.

What Is Lead Generating Content Marketing?

Lead generating content marketing is about packaging content into lead magnets. That can be your existing content – like packaging older blogs into an e-book.

Another option is new content made specifically for lead magnets. Either way, you’re turning your content into a direct marketing tool to attract prospects and pull them through your sales funnel. Evergreen content is a great option for lead magnets.

How Do You Generate Leads Through Content Marketing?

The first step is to create a strategy. You need to know what clients you’re targeting and develop buyer personas to match them.

Next, figure out what platforms they prefer and what types of content they prefer. One target audience might prefer downloaded guides while another prefers YouTube or TikTok videos. Targeting a corporate audience? Maybe white papers are the desired format.

The next part of the strategy is to determine the type of content – as in topic, not medium or form – that your target audience wants or needs. Generally, top of funnel information is the right place to start… like a “101” or overview manual. Then you follow up with content that provides the next step in the learning process to answer their questions. Marketing and SEO research can provide the exact keywords to include in the content.

Attract leads through content like:

  • E-books
  • Videos
  • Blogs
  • Podcasts
  • Training/classes by email or pre-recorded video
  • White papers
  • Case studies
  • Webinars
  • Worksheets/datasheets

Let Efferent Media Handle Your Content Marketing

Producing high quality content marketing material on a consistent basis that highlights your business and expertise involves a lot of work. Let our expert content marketing team do the work for you. If you need blog writing services or general SEO services, call Efferent Media’s marketing experts at (631) 867-0900 to get started.

Filed Under: Content, LEAD GENERATION

5 Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Digital Marketing Efforts

April 8, 2021 by Beth Rimmels

With spring right around the corner, scheduling some spring cleaning for your digital marketing is just as crucial as sprucing up your house. Digital marketing encompasses many techniques and strategies to increase your product’s visibility or services, across a wide array of channels.

Many online guides offer conflicting advice for increasing traffic, which can be overwhelming and confusing. Luckily, we have created a condensed, informative list of ways to polish up your marketing efforts.

How Can I “Spring Clean” My Marketing?

  1. Be Specific When Targeting Consumers

  2. Data is the most crucial element to pay attention to when trying to increase conversions, and according to Emarsys.com, data should influence every decision that a digital marketing team makes. When reading and interpreting your data, use it to find ways to tailor the marketing experience that your consumers have.

    Platforms, such as Google Analytics, allow you to organize your audience by creating audience segments. Data makes it possible to develop more specific marketing for an audience segment based on their purchase history, demographics, and even the channel they found you through. Based on this information, you can make product recommendations for similar products… driving increased conversions.

  3. Make Customer Service a Priority

  4. If you are serious about increasing traffic to your website through digital marketing, you must focus on excellent customer service. When customers are treated well and feel comfortable shopping with your company, they are more likely to become repeat customers.

    A vital element of customer service is communication, which includes responding to customer questions and concerns. According to VoyMedia.com, including a chatbot on your website provides an added way to address any issues or hesitation that consumers may have. The more information you give your consumers, the more confident they will be and the more likely they are to purchase your product or service.

  5. Ensure That Your Website is Mobile-Friendly

  6. BroadbandSearch.net reports that mobile traffic has continuously surpassed desktop traffic on the Internet since 2016. The growth of mobile traffic means that having a website optimized for both desktop users and mobile users is essential for your company or risk high bounce rates for mobile users. Ways to improve the mobile experience include having slightly different website layouts for mobile and desktop and modifying your mobile website to decrease clutter and improve site speed.

    A responsive website design would be the best option to ensure an optimal user experience. If your customers can easily navigate your website and find what they’re searching for, this positive user experience improves the chances of completing a purchase.

  7. Update Your Website Regularly

  8. According to Forbes.com, a key to improving your digital marketing efforts is to update your website often. Improvements can include regularly adding new products to your website or uploading unique content that your audience can find useful.

    Regular blog posts, tutorials, FAQs, and other informative content can answer important customer questions and help improve your website rankings for desired search terms. However, be sure not to sacrifice the quality of your content by keyword stuffing. Only incorporate target search terms when it makes sense, so your audience receives the intended message.

  9. Increase Your Social Media Presence

  10. A strong social media presence is another overlooked but critical element for reaching your target audience. PopUpSmart.com states that using social networks is a great way to grow and maintain your brand’s popularity by connecting with existing and prospective customers.

    Depending on the platform you choose; you can provide product tutorial videos, answer questions, notify your audience of giveaways, and more. It will boost audience trust in your brand and your authority within your industry. These are both likely to increase conversions.

Final Takeaways

Many methods are available to attract more attention to your products and increase conversion. Gaining insight on your audience will unlock new ways to enhance your digital marketing efforts, such as targeting audience segments based on demographics and behavior.

Customers are the backbone of your business, so keep customer service in mind to bring in repeat customers. Additionally, attract new customers on social media and retain them by having an optimal website for mobile phones and computers. Lastly, keep your website fresh with updated information, content, and keywords.

Let Efferent Media Help You Spring Clean Your Site

If you are looking to spruce up your website or spring clean your marketing efforts this year, look no further than Efferent Media. Our staff includes experts in content writing, SEO, SEM, Social Media Management, and more. To get started maximizing your site’s potential, contact Efferent today.

Filed Under: Content, SEM, SEO, SOCIAL MEDIA

Why is Inbound So Important During the Pandemic?

March 11, 2021 by Beth Rimmels

COVID-19 has been brutal for a lot of businesses and some industries have been hit especially hard. The common response to revenue downturns is to stop or drastically curtail marketing. That is a big mistake and at Efferent Media we have the evidence to prove it. Our clients who have maintained and – in some cases – expanded their marketing have had normal or better than normal revenue during the pandemic… and inbound marketing is the key.

What Are Examples of Inbound Marketing?

Inbound marketing refers to content and material that attracts your target audience, more specifically drawing them with things they want to know. Examples of inbound marketing can be blog posts, videos, e-books, email courses, social media, and more which answer questions your prospects have, educates them, provides useful information, and so forth all geared to topics they’re interested in and that positions you as the authority.

What Are Outreach Strategies?

Outreach strategies are used to target your preferred audience. These strategies can work in a number of ways depending upon your goals and resources.

Here is one basic outreach strategy incorporating inbound marketing:

  1. Determine your goal(s). Let’s say you want to grow or expand your sales funnel by improving your email list.
  2. Define your target audience or customer personas.
  3. Figure out what topics interest this audience and what questions they have.
  4. Create content that appeals to that audience – including something you can give away for free that they will find useful: such as an e-book, a guide they can download, an email course, etc.
  5. Set up automation to securely process the incoming emails and send out the free e-book and other materials, preferably with audience tracking and segmentation for proper targeting of future communication.
  6. Add the offer to your website.
  7. Create a landing page for the offer.
  8. Use social media to drive traffic to the landing page.
  9. Use PPC and social media advertising to reach your target audience for the landing page.
  10. Create a steady stream of content to send on a regular basis to those who sign up, focusing on topics that encourage them to complete a goal or conversion (such as booking an appointment).
  11. Monitor and analyze your results. You may need to adjust your strategy and content accordingly to maximize results and keep going.

As you can see, such a strategy has many steps yet it is well worth the time and, if you hire a marketing agency, worth the money spent on it. A good inbound marketing strategy can boost revenue and keep prospects within your sales funnel until they are ready to buy.

It also prevents a “leaky funnel” in which you attract prospects but lose them while they are still deciding. Continuing to provide content of interest keeps them in your sales funnel, improving the odds that when they are ready to buy, they buy from you.

How Does Inbound Marketing Help During the Pandemic?

The Rule of 7 indicates that it can take an average of seven “touch points” or contacts before a person is ready to buy. People rarely make significant purchases as a snap decision. They want to do research and feel like informed consumers – especially for large purchases.

An inbound marketing strategy, such as the one detailed above, provides those contact points while also positioning you and your business as the authority in your field. Further, the initial freebie provided engenders good will.

Whether the inbound marketing strategy was in place before the COVID-19 outbreak began or if you decide to start one during it, inbound marketing is an invaluable tactic during the pandemic and moving forward. If they are delaying their purchase for any reason, it keeps your product or service in front of them until they are ready and able to buy.

More importantly, they are a captive audience as you customize your services and products to adapt to life during COVID. For example, let’s say you’re a party rental business. The cancellation of events during pandemic is an unexpected blow, however having an email marketing list means that you can switch gears and suggest fun home-based activities that involve your rentals such as a backyard movie projector for summer night screenings or a weekend bouncy castle rental to give the kids something different to do.

Have you instituted new safety protocols for your services? Your email marketing list can be utilized to give current clients and prospects the peace of mind that your business is following CDC guidelines. You could also offer special deals on gift cards and COVID-inspired services this same way.

Because of inbound marketing strategies such as these, Efferent Media‘s clients have not only been surviving the pandemic – they’ve been thriving. While some industries have been hit harder than others due to mandatory shutdowns or limited capacity, Efferent Media’s clients have had an average revenue year (instead of a slump) thanks to our marketing strategies. Our other clients have had an above average year, which is phenomenal in a pandemic-ravaged economy.

Find out what Efferent Media can do to grow your business.

Efferent Media’s Inbound Marketing Strategies Create Sales

Efferent Media develops and executes marketing strategies that maximize your sales funnel and drives revenue. We work closely with our clients to create a custom-tailored strategy for inbound marketing, and lead generation to maximize the potential of your business. Contact us today and let us get to work for you.

Filed Under: Content, LEAD GENERATION, SEM, SOCIAL MEDIA

Mixing Evergreen Content Into Your Blogging Schedule

March 4, 2021 by Beth Rimmels

Evergreen content is an important part of any content marketing strategy. Yet people often misunderstand the meaning and purpose of “evergreen” content and accidentally sabotage their overall marketing strategy. So, let’s take a look at the right way to mix evergreen content into your blog schedule.

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Filed Under: Content, PAID & ORGANIC SEARCH, SEO

9 Tips for Creating Google-Friendly Content

February 15, 2019 by efferent-2022

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As anyone who makes any part of their living by writing will tell you, it’s imperative that you write for your intended audience. You wouldn’t write at a doctoral level for a children’s book, and you wouldn’t leave out industry-specific terminology in a technical manual. Website copy is no different, only there is a twist. You’re not only writing for your intended audience, but you’re also writing for Google.

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