The common goal of almost every Inbound Marketing effort we've been involved with is increasing a key metric. Increasing sales, increasing donations, increasing registrations, increasing applicants, etc... In almost every case, we need to first focus on how we turn website visitors into leads. Because so many businesses and nonprofits cannot complete an entire sale online (e.g., ecommerce), we need to focus on starting the conversation with high quality content that attracts your buyer persona(s), and converts them into leads. From there, they can be nurtured and developed into an actual sale. Many businesses, whether they are fortune 500 companies or mom & pop shops, fail at getting the first step right - Attracting your buyer persona(s) with excellent content. This requires a clear understanding of your Buyer Persona(s) and their buyer's journey along with a solid content marketing effort that speaks directly to both. Your content marketing strategy is what will fuel the ...
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