Nibletz StaffDid you know that 90% of consumers find custom content useful, and that 7 in 10 consumers prefer content campaigns over display advertising? That’s why it’s so important to focus on a content strategy – it builds trust and relationships with your customers.
Even though content campaigns have many shapes and sizes, the main goal is the same — attracting customers to you through quality content. Over at Markerly, we call them STORIES.
Why STORIES are Important
S EO. Stories build your SEO. The more content that you have out there, the higher the chance that Google will feature you.
TRUST. Stories build trust with your audience. Educate your potential customers instead of being overly sales-y.
ORGANIC. Incorporating a pull strategy to attract customers to you, instead of a push strategy attracts customers more organically.
RETARGET. When you use Markerly for your content campaigns, you will target niche audiences that are most likely to engage with your content. If you want to target married women who live on the West Coast that are into fashion, we can run a retargeting campaign to that specific audience.
INSIGHTS. Another benefit of using Markerly for your content campaigns is the ability to run polling within the content. While running your campaign, you can ask the readers questions about your brand and we can collect emails and demographic information .
EVERGREEN. Unlike display ads, content never disappears from the web–it’s always there, searchable, and improving your SEO and thought leadership.
SOCIAL. You’re not going to share a display ad, but you will share a thoughtfully written post.
STORIES and Your Brand
STORIES are the most organic and effective way to build your brand online, and that’s why over 43 billion dollars have been spent on content marketing this year alone! Whether you are already advertising through content, or you are exploring your brand’s options, you’re in good company. Over 39% of marketing, advertising and communications budgets are dedicated to content marketing.
Taking the time to incorporate a pull strategy to attract customers to you through quality content instead of the generic push strategy (spraying ads out that add no value) is the future of advertising and already yields better results and conversion rates. We’re excited that more and more brands are moving towards STORIES so that they can improve their ROI and take their market insights to another level.
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Why can’t I find an original source for the $43 Billion claim?
Content marketers are rarely telling stories.
The twist on the STORY acronym is cool to market your services, but it does not get down to the heart of how brands can tell authentic stories to engage their audience. Not all blog posts do stories make. I help brands tell stories, not write ads disguised as blog posts, press releases, or white papers.