Developing both – marketing and content strategies can be hard.
Also, we need to re-evaluate our strategy through a fresh pair of eyes frequently. Here are couple of things to consider:
1) Put Your Audience First
What do they want and need? Where do they hang out?
Consider personas, which describe the different customers you’re trying to reach. Personas should include the obvious demographic elements such as age, income, and job title. Take into consideration personal fears, and aspirations.
2) Talk to Your Prospects and Clients
This one goes hand-in-hand with identifying your audience and developing personas. The only way to nail down how to help your audience is to get to know them intimately.
Your ideas need to be in sync with your audience’s reality. What are the biggest frustrations weighing them down?
3) Develop Specific Content Themes
Creating a long-term strategy can seem overwhelming. If you’ve done your homework, this will be easy.
The more you chat with your customers, the more you’ll discover the same themes. You’ll recognize their pain points, problem areas, and resource gaps.
4) Prioritize the Production Process
Have a solid framework. You may have many ideas, but they’re worth nothing if you don’t execute. The consistency of producing content that educates is also important.
Start small, then build on it.
5) Create a Plan for Every Piece
Choose a subject, headline, target audience, angle, pain points and a solution.
6) Focus on Providing Value
Your audience will only find your content relevant if they believe it provides value.
7) Showcase Your Expertise
Demonstrating this through examples and stories is the best way to serve both your audience and your goals. Look for unique stories and approach content as brand publishing.