Achieving your marketing objectives hinges on having a solid strategy and a consistent commitment to follow through with your strategy. The problem that arises for many marketers, however, is that they tend to start the process backwards.
3 Keys To Achieve Your Content Marketing Objectives
Posted by Jaco Grobbelaar on Wed, Jun 03, 2015 @ 03:30 PM
Topics: content marketing, Marketing Objectives, Marketing strategy
Most business owners are familiar with the traditional marketing concepts such as the AIDA model of Attention-Interest-Desire-Action for good advertising copy, and the sales funnel. But it may seem that much of these traditional approaches have been turned on their heads with concepts like Inbound Marketing.
Topics: sales funnel, content marketing, inbound marketing
Inbound Marketing Strategy And The Marketing Mix
Posted by Jaco Grobbelaar on Wed, Apr 29, 2015 @ 12:30 PM
One of the questions that often comes up is how does an inbound marketing strategy and the marketing mix work together? Or do they? To some, the old concepts of marketing are no longer valid and everything is simply reliant on social media and having a responsive website. But some principles never change and one of those is that you are trying to reach people, not machines, with your marketing efforts.
Topics: content marketing, inbound marketing strategies, marketing mix
5 Blogging Tips From The Best Business Blogs
Posted by Jaco Grobbelaar on Wed, Mar 18, 2015 @ 01:23 PM
There's more than one way to consider what makes for the "best business blogs." If you are looking for a list of the best blogs for business topics or business people, the jury is still out on that. A quick short-list would probably include Seth Godin's blog, Chris Brogan, and Mashable! among others. For a truly comprehensive list of corporate business blogs you can check out these lists at BlogRank.
Topics: content marketing, Business Blogging, SEO, Blogging
6 B2B Trends In Content Marketing For 2015
Posted by Jaco Grobbelaar on Wed, Mar 11, 2015 @ 10:43 AM
One of the perennial truths about inbound, or content, marketing is that it is never static. Tools come and go, tactics change and evolve, and strategies shift and refine. This is just as true for the B2B marketing space as it is for consumer-focused marketing efforts.
Topics: business blogs, content marketing, inbound marketing, social media marketing, infographic
Five Reasons You Should Be Using Inbound Marketing
You probably keep hearing that Inbound Marketing, or content marketing as it is often called, can do wonders for your business. You might wonder how you can really benefit from using content to promote your company and you would be right to wonder!
Topics: content marketing, inbound marketing, Blogging
3 Common Content Marketing Mistakes To Avoid
Posted by Jaco Grobbelaar on Wed, Feb 18, 2015 @ 10:30 AM
Using social media and publishing content is a must for most businesses today. The old saying that "Content is King" has a great deal of truth to it. Content drives SEO results, attracts visitors, and communicates your brand and your product, or service, offerings.
Topics: brand awareness, content marketing, social media marketing
Business blogs can be the cornerstone of a powerful marketing strategy. The content you publish regularly for your preferred audience can establish your position as an expert or your company as a leader in your industry.
Topics: business blogs, content marketing, inbound marketing, SEO, Social Media, digital marketing
Five Top Objectives of Your Content Marketing Strategy
Posted by Jaco Grobbelaar on Thu, Nov 13, 2014 @ 02:30 PM
Content marketing is a central facet of a well-planned inbound marketing strategy. Quality content, consistently fresh content, is absolutely critical to making that strategy work.
Topics: content marketing, thought leadership, website traffic, information, conversion, Search Engine Optimization, Goal setting, Content Marketing Strategy
A Call-To-Action For Your Inbound Marketing
Posted by Jaco Grobbelaar on Tue, Nov 11, 2014 @ 08:20 PM
What Is Your Call-To-Action?
What is a call-to-action (CTA) exactly? It is typically a virtual button or link that is placed on a website to take prospective customers to either a form to be filled out or a landing page. Once they have completed this action, the prospect becomes a lead.
Topics: landing page, CTA, call-to-action, inbound marketing strategy, content marketing