Tagged as: marketing strategy

May 15

Social Media Marketing: 5 Keys To White Paper Success

Social media marketing has emerged as a highly effective tool for businesses to communicate information about their products and services, with the added benefit of virtual interaction with prospects and customers.

May 09

Key Ways White Papers Can Lower Your Marketing Costs

Marketing and advertising can become very expensive, especially if you are new to the market or launching a new product. One way to help bring marketing costs down is to use white papers. While you can’t market a business exclusively with white papers, they are a valuable tool that is too often ignored.

May 02

Strengthening Your Nonprofit’s Brand Identity With A White Paper Strategy

No matter how compelling the white papers for your nonprofit are, you simply wasted valuable resources if people are not reading them.

Mar 28

White Paper Delivery Methods: Are Yours The Most Effective?

Effective white paper delivery isn’t just about getting your material out into the marketplace. It’s also about doing it efficiently, in a way that reaches the largest possible audience without requiring massive increases in staffing or funding. There are any number of delivery methods for white papers. The question is — which one represents the…

Mar 20

Target Your Customer: Identifying With Your Readers

A well-written white paper can still fail to make a meaningful connection with customers. If your content routinely misses the boat, consider whether or not you’ve taken steps to make your material resonate with readers.

Feb 28

White Paper Marketing: The ABCs (Always Be Closing)

White papers can be tricky. Not because they’re longer than your average marketing material.  And not because they contain complex or detailed product information. White papers can be tricky because they need to strike a balance between adding value and closing a sale. They need to act as a sales tool, but not look like…

Feb 21

Seasonal White Papers Can Boost Your Sales When Business Is Slow

Somewhere in a retail outlet near you, spring has arrived. The merchandise is all there, eagerly anticipating that first sun-starved customer who feels like buying something in pastel today. Seasonal merchandising is nothing new — but seasonal white papers? That just might be an excellent idea. While businesses often time the release of white papers…

Jan 02

B2B Content Marketing vs B2C: The Differences, And Some Tips

Do you differentiate between B2C and B2B content marketing? You should. Although some may argue that the characteristics of a successful marketing effort remain constant regardless of the intended audience, it’s hard to overlook the qualitative differences between B2C and B2B campaigns. 

Dec 22

Social Media Managers: Do You Need One? Defining The Role

Forty years ago, only a few Silicon-valley dreamers speculated that computers would become a major force in our economy and in our day-to-day lives. Today, there are thousands of jobs linked to the computer industry — and countless other positions that rely on computers just to get the work done. Enter the social media manager.

Dec 07

Content Marketing Delivery Vehicles Matter: Do You Need A White Paper Or An Ebook?

Like it or not, the way you deliver your content makes a difference. While the goal of all content marketing — regardless of the vehicle — is to get a product noticed, some approaches are better suited to the message than others. The difficulty, of course, lies in choosing the right one.