5 Reasons To Invest In Content Marketing For Your Startup

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I’m sure many of you have heard the buzz about Content Marketing and have read about success stories from more established startups such as Buffer, Hubspot, Kissmetrics and Moz who are all directing very effective campaigns. Here are 5 reasons your startup should use it too!

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5 REASONS

YOUR STARTUP SHOULD USE
CONTENT MARKETING

MOST STARTUPS
DON’T HAVE MUCH

To Splash

SO HOW DO YOU
MARKET YOUR
Product?

SOCIAL
MEDIA

SEO
SEM

ADS

I’M SURE YOU
HAVE HEARD OF
Content Marketing

But what the hell is it?

“Content marketing is a marketing technique of
creating and distributing relevant and valuable
content to attract, acquire, and engage a clearly
deﬁned and understood target” CMI

THESE CATS
DO CONTENT
MARKETING
REALLY WELL

Recent research From the CMI in the US shows that
9 out of 10 B2B companies incorporate content
marketing as part of their strategy

SO HERE ARE 5
REASONS YOUR
BUSINESS SHOULD USE
IT TOO

THROUGH QUALITY
CONTENT, STARTUPS
CAN SHOWCASE

Expertise &
Skills

Building…
CONFIDENCE AND
TRUST IN POTENTIAL
CLIENTS

Kapost & Eloquea found that…
CPL’s FOR CONTENT
MARKETING DROP BY 80%
AFTER THE FIRST 5 MONTHS

“

INBOUND MARKETING
(OF WHICH CONTENT
MARKETING IS A PART) IS
60% LESS EXPENSIVE
THAN PAID CAMPAIGNS
FOR LEAD GENERATION

SEARCH ENGINES
ORIGINAL
QUALITY CONTENT LINKED TO OTHER
WEBSITES AND SHARED VIA SOCIAL
MEDIA

BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS

& CUSTOMER RETENTION

CONTENT
MAKTETING
GIVES YOU A CHANNEL TO STAY
CONNECTED WITH YOUR
CUSTOMERS, STAFF AND
PARTNERS

THANKS TO…
1

Jon S – NS Newsflash (Flickr)

2

Stepan Radibog – Neonihil (Flickr)

3

Melanie Davies – Burwash Caligraphger (Flickr)

4

Contrast.ie/blog & The Noun Project

And to Illiya Vjestica for style inspiration

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5 Reasons To Invest In Content Marketing For Your Startup

1. 5 REASONS YOUR STARTUP SHOULD USE CONTENT MARKETING

2. MOST STARTUPS DON’T HAVE MUCH To Splash

3. SO HOW DO YOU MARKET YOUR Product? SOCIAL MEDIA SEO SEM ADS

4. I’M SURE YOU HAVE HEARD OF Content Marketing But what the hell is it?

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6. THESE CATS DO CONTENT MARKETING REALLY WELL

7. Recent research From the CMI in the US shows that 9 out of 10 B2B companies incorporate content marketing as part of their strategy

8. SO HERE ARE 5 REASONS YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD USE IT TOO

9. 1

10. CREDIBILITY & EXPERTISE

11. THROUGH QUALITY CONTENT, STARTUPS CAN SHOWCASE Expertise & Skills

12. Building… CONFIDENCE AND TRUST IN POTENTIAL CLIENTS

13. 2

14. BRAND AWARENESS & VISIBILITY

15. MORE ENGAGING & RELEVANT CONTENT = >>

16. & MORE

17. 3

18. IT’S CHEAPER! So you’ll save…..

19. TONS OF THIS

20. Kapost & Eloquea found that… CPL’s FOR CONTENT MARKETING DROP BY 80% AFTER THE FIRST 5 MONTHS

21. “ INBOUND MARKETING (OF WHICH CONTENT MARKETING IS A PART) IS 60% LESS EXPENSIVE THAN PAID CAMPAIGNS FOR LEAD GENERATION

22. 4

23. SEO

24. GOOD CONTENT MARKETING Improves SEO!

25. SEARCH ENGINES ORIGINAL QUALITY CONTENT LINKED TO OTHER WEBSITES AND SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

26. 5

27. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS & CUSTOMER RETENTION

28. CONTENT MAKTETING GIVES YOU A CHANNEL TO STAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS, STAFF AND PARTNERS

29. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON BARCINNO

30. THANKS TO… 1 Jon S – NS Newsflash (Flickr) 2 Stepan Radibog – Neonihil (Flickr) 3 Melanie Davies – Burwash Caligraphger (Flickr) 4 Contrast.ie/blog & The Noun Project And to Illiya Vjestica for style inspiration

5 Reasons To Invest In Content Marketing For Your Startup

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