Waypoint Insurance - Risk & Business Magazine Waypoint Insurance Winter 2019 Magazine | Page 25

CONTENT MARKETING 4 Reasons Behind The Growing Popularity Of Content Marketing BY TAMARA CLANDENING C ontent marketing is one of today’s fastest growing tactics to gather sales leads. Brilliantly written content can bring more people to your website. Content marketing is not just advertising; it is a way to show customers your company’s real identity and expertise. Content marketing has changed the way that customers interact with businesses. Content marketing can help boost your business and bring more potential customers in the door. Here are four ways to generate more sales and pull in new customers using content marketing: 1. BUILD VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS Content marketing is a valuable way for businesses to build up a strong relationship with their audience and help them to grow their sales. It leads to increased revenue by meeting prospects wherever they are in the process of purchasing and then cajoling them towards your business by providing them with the necessary knowledge they need to start their next leg of the purchasing journey. 2. ENHANCE YOUR BRAND IMAGE Different sizes and types of business can improve their brand image by sharing high-quality content to current and potential customers. By exposing your audience to consistently high-quality content, you will be able to win their trust and establish your brand name while making your brand an authority in its field. 3. INCREASE THE RATE OF CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT Content marketing is a great way to let marketers see improvement on your social media platforms and increase more traffic to these platforms. This is the most personalized tool available today to make your content more effective. It helps you beat your competitors in a sustainable way. 4. IMPROVE YOUR SEO RANKING High-quality content is more valuable in terms of search engine optimization (SEO). With good quality content, you will be able to increase your SEO ranking, and an excellent SEO ranking will bring more traffic to your website. + Tamara Clandening is a Commercial Account Executive and the Social Media Coordinator for Waypoint Insurance. She has dedicated focus on client needs and understands the importance in looking at things differently and evolving our skills as the business landscape changes. Engaging on social media is a great way to connect with our clients, share information about coverages and what we do in our communities. Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn and check us out online at waypoint.ca 25