Chances are if you work in the world of marketing, you have heard the term “Inbound Marketing.” Coined by Hubspot’s Brian Halligan in 2005, Inbound Marketing is a term used to describe creating and sharing content made specifically for your dream customer. By creating this type of content and putting it out into the world, you then naturally attract ideal customers qualified for your product or services. Sound a bit confusing? Not at all! Let’s take a look at this helpful Infographic by The Whole Brain Group, which breaks down Inbound Marketing in 5 easy steps.
Step 1: Create Compelling Content For All Stages Of The Buying Cycle.
The first step in any marketing campaign is attracting customers to your business. Attract your ideal customer by creating unique and informative content specifically tailored for them on numerous different online platforms- blog posts, whitepapers, Facebook, Linkedin and so on.
Step 2: Get Found By People Who Need Your Products and Services.
Make it easy for your future customers to find you by being active on all major social networks and optimizing your website by using industry related keywords.
Step 3: Convert Visitors Into Leads and Nurture The Relationship.
Now that your small business is easily found online, you don’t want to miss any opportunity to turn online visitors into customers! Capitalize on every interaction by making sure all of your content includes a landing page or a call to action.
Step 4: Turn Qualified Leads Into Customers.
Just like your content, your landing pages and call to actions (otherwise known as CTAS) should be tailored to your ideal customer- which means the leads you receive from these have a higher chance of being a qualified customer. Now your beginning to see the magic of Inbound Marketing, eh?
Step 5: Analyze and Adjust Your Marketing Tactics
The success of your Inbound Marketing strategy depends on more than just understand how and why it works. Once you’ve implemented an Inbound Marketing strategy, keep an eye on what tactics are working, whats not, and adjust accordingly.
Source – [SocialMediaToday]
