Content marketing is crucial to branding, but many businesses fail at it. One of the most common reasons is that they are producing poor quality content. Another problem is they may be using the “spray and pray” method rather than developing a documented content marketing strategy. Furthermore, businesses often fail with consistency in terms of either publishing frequency or messaging across various channels. Failing to do sufficient SEO keyword research is another trouble area. Finally, businesses often struggle due to a lack of patience. Content marketing takes time to deliver results.
Key Takeaways:
- Education of a company’s target audience is the main goal with content marketing.
- It is very important to find a way to gain control of your audience’s attention, because there are so many different things that can pull their attention away.
- When content isn’t consistent, this an cause the content strategy to be unsuccessful.
“The marketing narrative is no longer traditional as we have always known it. Content marketing is now the new face of branding and businesses are grabbing it with both hands. However, as promising as content marketing is, some businesses just can’t determine how to maximize it. So, why do these businesses suck at executing a successful content marketing plan?”
