{"id":990,"date":"2017-02-18T05:37:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T05:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/?p=990"},"modified":"2022-11-24T11:56:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T11:56:58","slug":"different-stages-of-content-marketing-funnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/different-stages-of-content-marketing-funnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Different stages of content marketing funnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you think content marketing for businesses is all about blogging? Well, this is a common myth and not a fact. Blogging is just a <\/span><b><i>crucial<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> part of content marketing. Most entrepreneurs assume that they can convert visitors only through blogging. However, it is important to have a good B2B content marketing plan that includes a content marketing funnel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A content marketing funnel is similar to a sales funnel. It makes use of content to convert visitors into customers. The professionals doing content marketing in India divide the content marketing funnel in three stages. All the different stages of this funnel attract different segments of your target audience. The different stages of content marketing funnel are:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top of the funnel (TOFU) content marketing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top of the funnel content marketing facilitates <\/span><b>awareness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of your target audience. TOFU content marketing includes all the stuff that first-time visitors go through \u2013 the most common type of content that is seen on the web. The type of content that you should use for the top of your funnel are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blog posts <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/packages\/social-guru\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social media posts<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infographics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audio\/video podcasts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Middle of the funnel (MOFU) content marketing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the middle of the funnel, things begin to get more engaging and interesting. The main aim of MOFU is to nurture relationships. When a person has become your blog reader, you should compel him to explore the rest of your B2B content marketing funnel. With the help of MOFU, you can convert your blog readers into email subscribers. In the middle of the funnel, these are the types of content you can use:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Webinars<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discount offers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free reports, e-books, guides<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whitepapers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Software downloads<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educational resources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottom of the funnel (BOFU) content marketing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where you actually transform your visitors to customers. Following are the types of content that BOFU should include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer stories<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Webinars\/events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free trials<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comparison\/spec sheets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mini-classes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to succeed, you should not only focus on blog posts but also on your entire B2B content marketing funnel. You must ensure that your visitors go down the funnel carefully without tripping. . The types of content in your content marketing plan should be different for all the three stages. Also, the voice and tone of writing should change based on the different segments of your target audience. This is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">content marketing plan that you need<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to have in order to convert your website visitors into customers. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you think content marketing for businesses is all about blogging? Well, this is a common myth and not a fact. Blogging is just a crucial part of content marketing. Most entrepreneurs assume that they can convert visitors only through blogging. 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