vendredi 7 juin 2013

Content Marketing And SEO

By Arron Vepel


Content marketing is a very popular term, which is being discussed a lot amongst the marketing and business development circles. But what does this actually mean, and how is it relevant to SEO?

What does Content Marketing include?

Basically, content marketing is the art of communicating with your customers and prospects without selling. This can be referred to as a non-interruption marketing technique. When you give your clients valuable information rather than just trying to sell, they have a better knowledge and appreciation for your product. The theory behind this idea is that customers will come back time and again and remain loyal, when business like yours provide useful information to them, reliably.

Customers are more engaged when informed by content, and different consumer types and potential buyers are better served and persuaded to continue their connection with your company.

What is the Result?

Content marketing alone will not generate leads and loyalty, but it can help an organization enhance its positioning as a thought leader and innovator, connect with audiences in a more authentic and personal way, and directly impact its Website's search engine rankings and traffic.

In order to make good use of this kind of marketing, many companies utilize podcasts, webinars and videos to inform and entertain customers, and of course they use blogs, microblogs, and articles. It's being there when consumers need you and seek you out with relevant, educational, helpful, compelling, engaging, and sometimes entertaining information.

How Does SEO Relate To This?

For those who embark on an online marketing campaign, utilizing unique content is an essential aspect of this, especially since the introduction of Penguin updates, and Google Panda. All of this creates very positive signals to search engines, and results in improved representation in the SERPS.

And good content will naturally get shared on Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and Pinterest. This has become a substantial part of search engine rankings, when social networking sites have shared your content.

Each company must look at their audience, and then tailor the content toward what they are expecting and what means the most to them.

A business blog not only gives you a platform to demonstrate expertise in your field, but it also enables you to optimize content around your business name, industry, and products and services so it's found in search engine results. A business blog can also serve as a starting point to share everything from your company, using new features including in the different platforms for blogging.

Content that is more compelling to some consumers comes in the form of videos. Customers are likelier to actually pay for a product or service when they have watched a video on the subject, studies have shown.

And ebooks have become an essential component of most content marketing strategies. Ebooks can be an effective way of relating a lot of data or content to your customers. Because ebooks generally require a download, you can use them as a way to generate new leads and collect important information from your interested prospects.

Every business must constantly research the market to find out what content has the most benefit for consumers, and what will promote the brand the most.




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