5 Reasons Content Marketing is Best For Leads Generation

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A business that is struggling to advance demands ample buyers who are fascinated by its products/services. The most prevalent solution to this is advertising. But what would you do if you were low on budget?

Is there still a sustainable method to generate leads through content marketing?

After Google’s Panda and Penguin updates, most marketers faced a disastrous website downfall. Do they know the mantra “Content is King,” but was it practical enough?

Content marketing is an informative means to connect with your audience and one of the most budget-friendly methods to reach prospects.

B2B content marketing stats from CMI reveal that 91% of B2B marketers use content marketing to reach their customers.

You probably know all of this, and what you are more likely to learn about is how you can use content marketing for lead generation.

Before jumping to the HOW part, let’s unravel the “WHY.”

First, let’s talk about some renowned worldly reasons why content marketing is best for lead generation.

The Thick Band Amidst Content Marketing and Lead Generation.

Most of you, I am sure, are aware of the concept of lead generation. For the ones who are not, here’s a quick definition –

Lead generation engages and attracts prospects or targeted buyers to know more about your product or service, ultimately driving them to the final purchase.

In one simple line, ‘Content Marketing is the foundation of lead generation and nurturing. None of us can deny this crucial fact in today’s buyer landscape.

5 Reasons Why You Should Opt For Content Marketing for Lead Generation.

Since we know the underlying connection between content marketing and lead generation, let us know why it is best for each other.

1. Economic and Productive.

Finding your target audience and reaching out to them is not a cakewalk.

You must always walk the extra mile to convey the message to your prospects. Advertisements might connect you to a large audience, but let’s talk realistically; the budget is not affordable for all.

On the other hand, content marketing is a cost-effective means to target prospective buyers without saying, ‘Buy this product.

You can say that too, but why would you when this would do the job for you – ‘I have a solution to your problem!’

SEO or Search engine optimization makes it more beneficial since it helps you rank higher on the SERP pages, gauging prospects straight in.

From here on, your content must speak; if you have done the job right – there’s no way your target won’t reach the final stage of the conversion funnel.

2. Leverages The Power of Social Media.

Content isn’t just a means to provide gated information and a silent promoter of businesses. Instead of using highly promotional content that makes a company seem needy, it is always wise to craft content to is friendly to its audience.

Remember- the lesser you market, the more you grab the audience’s attention. But how do you deliver the message if not like that? Well, silently.

Recently, visuals like infographics, GIFs, or videos have been ranking on the charts of traffic magnets. Just draft creative and eye-pleasing social media posts and see the magic unfold.

User-generated content(UGC) gives you the most valuable opportunities to connect with your audience.

Social media is an excellent platform for collecting UGC content. Post surveys, quizzes, and giveaways to know what your readers want from your brand.

3. A Steady Guide to The Final Stage.

Generating leads needs a platform with all the potential resources to help you convert them to buyers. But here, you don’t need one; you make it yourself.

Through content marketing, you can build a steady map of generating leads – first up, attract viewers to your exclusively developed content, and then slowly compel them to sign up for your page, after which you promptly make them contact you.

If you try to muddle them with baseless information, chances are you will lose them in the process – so why take the risk?

4. Offers a Solution to The Audience.

Everyone is looking out for stuff that is varied and remedial. If you promise audiences to give them a remedy to their problems, why won’t they want to know more and connect with your firm closely?

High-quality content that discusses various topics concerning your readers’ problems will drive traffic looking for a solution to a similar issue. Well, that is precisely what you want!

It’s proven that if you showcase your expertise in your playground, you don’t necessarily have to reach out to your audience individually and ask them to buy your product.

The expertise will itself attract interested buyers—the reason why content marketing has occupied a significant portion of every marketer’s plan.

5. Establishes Credibility and Authority.

How many of you enjoy the ads while watching your favorite daily soap?

Practically none of us!

Gone are when you could fool your audience with hunky-dory pictures. Now, the audience is more aware and far more informed.

To reach this new era’s audience, credibility is the only path to lead you there. If your content pieces can prove that you are an expert in your industry or at least well-aware, you are already halfway there to winning them over.

6. Great for SEO and Organic Search.

What do you do when you want something or want to know about something? Simply go to Google, type the most relevant keywords that best explain your question – and pick out the solutions from the first page results.

That is precisely what your target audience is doing. Once Google recognizes that your content is informative instead of just sales, it helps you rank higher on the search ladder.

Of course, you also need to put some SEO efforts into including relevant keywords in your content and adding backlinks and facts.

Search engine algorithms are highly dynamic, but the one thing that remains consistent is that they all want exclusive content.

Apart from that, did you know almost 80% of users ignore paid Ads in search results? Content pieces aim at educating customers to convert more prospects than the content built for sales.

7. Engages Ideal Buyers.

The beauty of content marketing is that it only reaches out to people interested in reading your content.

Unlike Ads, which appear on every TV screen irrespective of the audience. Content is exposed to your ideal buyers, the people who searched keywords that lead them to your blog.

Out of the readers, the ones who were impressed will click through to your landing page. And out of the ones who reached your landing page, only the ones who were genuinely intrigued by your content will fill out a form to keep in touch with you.

Everything is a play of content, only if you know how to make the right moves! Well, 82% of marketers see a positive ROI from their blogs!

8. Serves as The Backbone of Digital Marketing.

Apart from all the benefits content marketing bears, it is the foundation of all your digital marketing efforts.

The same essential content can be tweaked for your website, your social media posts, and sometimes for blogs, too.

Invest time to craft omnichannel content and utilize it to its full potential. Craft emails for your marketing channel, social media ads, and video scripts!

Keep yourself updated with all the new digital media trends and teach them in your strategy unless you want to be left out from the run of making it to the top. Now you know why it is said, ‘Content Marketing is all the marketing that’s left!’

Does This work?

Of course, it does. Marketers rely on content to engage prospects, educate, inspire, and convince them that they are the best in the industry.

So, if you are still rethinking your content marketing game plan, you are already losing out on many quality leads. Stop thinking and start writing.

Wrapping up!

When you are just starting, there is much to consider – both on and off the field. While listing the pros and cons of each marketing technique, keep the cost on top.

Since, at this moment, you can’t afford millions to spend on your advertising plans – I am sure Content Marketing will outweigh all of them because of its unmatchable efficacy in generating leads.

Well, someone rightly said, ‘Content Marketing is the only marketing left!

Author Bio:

Prince Kapoor is a seasoned Marketing Analyst and Blogger. With his skills, he has been helping fellow marketers and brands worldwide. You can connect with him via his Twitter account.