This article was originally published to The Venture Center.
Brands must reach consumers where they are — today it’s all about social media. Consumers want to hear a brand’s social voice, not the cut-and-dried one on TV commercials and billboards. In your quest to grab consumers’ attention in this distraction-heavy media landscape, build that social voice by letting your employees speak for your brand on social media. It’s called social selling and it works.
Topics: content marketing strategy, stats, Social Selling, Employee Advocacy
Don’t settle for average.
In a world buzzing with content, precious few pieces stand out among the masses. Most are skimmed, skipped, and doomed to mediocrity. To ensure your bank’s content actually grabs readers’ attention, you need to check three important boxes. The content must be educational, digestible, and actionable.
Today’s consumers have a very short fuse when it comes to thinly veiled attempts to market products, services or brands. What they crave is authenticity. In fact, 86 percent of respondents in one study reported that authenticity is a major factor when they’re deciding which brands to support. When it comes to content, it’s time to ask what you can give, rather than what you can take.
Topics: content engagement, content marketing, content marketing strategy
Wow. That headline sure has a lot of buzzwords in it… Content. Marketing. Strategy. Put ‘em all together, and we’re talking about a Content Marketing Strategy. So the question of the moment is: do you have one? And more importantly, do you NEED one?
Topics: Business, content marketing, content marketing strategy, content strategy, digital marketing, marketing best practices, marketing tips, social marketing, Social Media, social media content, social media content strategy
