Content, conversion and the integration of search, social and email marketing

Marketers need to have teasing and effective content on their web sites and blogs to attract visitors and customers. They need persuasive content in their emails. And, after all, that’s what search engine marketing is about as well: getting visitors to your website or to a specific landing page by offering consistent and relevant content. Blog marketing, search engine optimization, social media marketing, content marketing, they all have one thing in common: they aim to attract, be found and persuade. But is it any different than in email marketing and what skills do we need?

We all know that content is crucial in SEO and that the words in a search engine ad are key to conversion. We also know that content is essential in the post-click process, email marketing and in social media.

Valuable and relevant content is what makes people click a link, take action, download something, further discover your site or blog and share information with others over social networks. The content that matters, however, is the content you need for your – prospective – customers and business goals.

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Galen De Young : “the smartest B2B marketers will master how to leverage and optimize content across search, email, and social”

Galen De Young Contributor Ambal Balakrishnan from Click Documents, recently interviewed Galen De Young, managing director of Proteus B2B and Proteus SEO. Ambal asked Galen’s view on the role and rise of content in B2B marketing.

According to De Young, content marketing will become the first priority of top B2B marketers because of its powerful role in positioning, lead generation & nurturing, social media, and organic search.

The focus and investment on SEO will increase sharply as B2B marketers seek to leverage content marketing across multiple search channels, he says.

However, according to De Young, B2B marketers will struggle to source people who can write well and effectively package content marketing.

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