Future of Content Marketing
In the mid-1990s, access to the internet introduced the umbrella term ‘online marketing’. The early 2000s revolutionised the way people and businesses connected with each other as social networks were born. And now, with technology being on the cusp of revolutionising many spheres of life, it is difficult to predict the impact of technological advancements on the future of content marketing in 2023 and beyond. With AI and automation in the picture too, marketers and businesses should be ready for the new form of content marketing.
Greater Outreach Through Current Tools
A starting point for this could be an amalgamation of automation and the human psyche. Remember how Microsoft introduced Autocorrect in MS Office? No one could have ever imagined that a computer would be capable of anticipating a user’s needs. And today, we are in an altogether different era where techies all over the world are developing more context-aware software applications to predict our needs. So we can definitely afford to think of out-of-the-box ideas like using our LinkedIn connections as a CRM system. This would imply tagging connections that we hope to convert into future clients and automating outreach and conversations with such prospects over the next few months. Well, this is just one of the zillion such possibilities.
AI and Automated Content for Content Marketing
Gone are the methods that do the bare minimum to engage the audience. It’s time to go above and beyond to get creative to keep your audiences engaged. And for that, AI and automation are definitely going to play a big role in the future of content marketing. With the help of AI, the scope of creating highly personalised and targeted content that speaks directly to the interests and needs of individual customers has increased tenfold. Now, it will be easier to connect with customers and increase engagement and reach your goal, leading to better conversion rates. Additionally, AI is already being used for the content creation process with the rise of some groundbreaking tools such as ChatGPT and Dall.E. Anyone who hasn’t heard of them must know that these AI-powered tools can generate written content, such as blog posts and articles, or to create visual content graphics. However, if everyone churns out AI-generated content, wouldn’t there be a hoard of unoriginal content? This brings us to our next point.
Popularity of Original Content
There is a vast pool of content out there, and at this very second, thousands of words are being published. But to retain originality in your content and what you can do differently from others is the question of the hour. To stand out in the sea of saturated content, you need to make original research your go-to solution. Original content comes from in-depth industry insights and analysing and keeping tabs on how the respective domain is sifting with respect to time. A hypothesis backed by surveys, studies and expert opinions can take you a long way.
Interactive Marketing
Every tech media, news outlet, magazine and other form of content are talking about the one word that has taken the world by storm – Metaverse. Rightfully being the ‘meta’ of numerous things, the Metaverse has also called upon a shift in the way marketers could showcase and market their products. Interactive content will be prominent in the Metaverse as customers can try out new products, such as clothes and cars, among others, in the online world itself.
Varied Media for Content Delivery
In this whole enthusiasm around content, let’s not forget about the medium of communicating this content. Choosing the perfect medium for content distribution is as important as the content itself. Evidence shows that videos are almost as good as being somewhere in person. Therefore, B2B content marketing has got to employ more and more videos as their weapon throughout the selling process. However, the text will always continue to exist, and the right balance between text, imagery and videos will constantly keep us on our toes. The possibilities are immense, and the future of content marketing can easily convert into the future of your business.
Given the scenario, dismissing content marketing as a mere trap of words is the most naive decision your business could ever make. So keep an eye on the trends of B2B content marketing, hire content marketing resources if you lack the time, get rid of obsolete content, and brace yourself for the future scope of content marketing.