{"id":1177,"date":"2017-06-14T15:08:01","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2022-11-24T11:44:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T11:44:06","slug":"4-steps-to-start-with-b2b-content-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/4-steps-to-start-with-b2b-content-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"4 steps to start with B2B content marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content marketing can help your business increase its online presence, attract more traffic and generate leads. If your business is primarily a B2B model, then B2B content marketing is a must. The world-wide public is not your audience, rather, your audience is a niche genre. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, what steps should your organisation take for B2B content marketing? <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Identify the Audience <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine you begin your B2B content marketing. You create content on several topics and post them online. However, your content fails to get any traction. Why did this happen? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a high chance that your content doesn\u2019t interest the audience, or that you have completely misunderstood who your audience is. To identify your audience, you must know: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gender <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Profession <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Income<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interests <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platforms they\u2019re on \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By knowing all of these, you will have a clear idea of who your audience is. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Pick the Medium <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many platforms and mediums that are online. Neither you can be present on all of these platforms, nor your audience will be present all of them. By choosing the medium, you utilize your limited resources to reach out to the audience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are three mediums that you cannot compromise on and which is perfect for a B2B audience: <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blog <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email marketing <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from that, there are several online platforms that you can consider: Facebook, Reddit, Quora, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. You should choose the platforms where your audience is present. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if you operated a business consultation, LinkedIn and possibly Quora would be the platform where your audience is present. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Choose the Content <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know who your audience is and which mediums you should target, you must choose the content. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What topics would your audience be interested in reading? <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What topics would they enjoy reading? <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What topics would be helpful to them? <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the topics provide solutions? <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content you provide, whether on the blog, email or social media, needs to blend all the above four points. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Publish Regularly <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your B2B content marketing is pointless if you don\u2019t publish it regularly. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least once a week for blogging and email marketing <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A daily or bi-daily frequency for social media platforms <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Case Study: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/allerin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allerin<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spacebar assists Allerin in their B2B content marketing. Allerin is a software program company that specifically focuses on integrated technology solutions. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Identify the Audience<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1178\" style=\"width: 669px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1178\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1178\" src=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Step-1-b2b-content-marketing-2.jpg\" alt=\"First step of B2B content marketing\" width=\"659\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Step-1-b2b-content-marketing-2.jpg 659w, https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Step-1-b2b-content-marketing-2-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Target segmentation<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Pick the Medium <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The medium picked is blogging and LinkedIn and Google+ &#8211; because that is where their audience is present. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Choose the Content <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By identifying the audience, we know their interests and problems and craft content accordingly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a look at their blog page:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a look at their social media:<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1180\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1180\" src=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Allerin-2.jpg\" alt=\"Social media marketing for Allerin\" width=\"615\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Allerin-2.jpg 615w, https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Allerin-2-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Social media for Allerin<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Publish Regularly <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blogs and social media content are published on a weekly and daily basis accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Result: Allerin is a growing brand name in the industry known for integrated technology thought leadership, which in turn helps it generate leads. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running a content marketing strategy for a B2B audience is no easy task. These 4 steps can help you jumpstart your B2B content marketing. Your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/blogs\/The-Evolution-of-B2B-Content-Marketing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B2B content marketing should evolve <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to how your audiences engages with it. If one strategy fails, move on to another. Or, take professional help. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content marketing can help your business increase its online presence, attract more traffic and generate leads. If your business is primarily a B2B model, then B2B content marketing is a must. The world-wide public is not your audience, rather, your audience is a niche genre.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, what steps should your organisation take for B2B content marketing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":8016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[106,160],"tags":[177,140],"class_list":["post-1177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-2","category-content-marketing","tag-b2b-content-marketing","tag-digital-marketing","category-106","category-160","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8560,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1177\/revisions\/8560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}