Growth Everywhere is one of my favorite podcasts where Eric interviews successful entrepreneurs, founders, CEO, marketing leaders and venture capitalists. There is a lot of valuable information and insights on how those companies achieved customer and revenue growth and what marketing strategies and tactics they used to get there. I often hear that founders emphasize the importance of content marketing and SEO and how those channels played the main role in company success and growth. In one of the interviews, Eric Siu chatted with Ian Blair who is the CEO of BuildFire. BuildFire is the mobile app......
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There are generally three different types of how startups approached their content marketing: some thought of content marketing as secondary and so it’s not the focus of the early days of the startup. Some others, know that content marketing is important and implements it, but doesn’t really have a strategy and so it’s not fruitful. Only a select few startups properly plan their content marketing strategy, executes it well and so they can reap the long-term, sustainable benefits. In this guide, we will learn how we can become the third group. After......
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Content marketing is a very important aspect of the SaaS business. In fact, in a SaaS space, probably your content is just as important as your product. So, how can we effectively implement content and inbound marketing for a SaaS business? In this guide, we will learn how. We will divide this guide into three big sections: keyword research, content development, and content promotion. All three are equally important for a successful SaaS content marketing campaign, and let us begin with the first one. Keyword Research for SaaS Business 1.......
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Content marketing is certainly one of the most effective marketing channels available today, but on the other hand, it’s also a very competitive field with virtually every business today is publishing their content. So, it’s important to get as many advantages as you can to stay ahead of the competition, and fortunately nowadays there are many marketing tools designed for content marketing that can help you in various areas. Here, we will discuss five of the best content marketing tools available. Each has their own specific feature set, and will cater to......
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The center of SEO is good content. You can implement all the advanced optimizations and even ‘buy’ the highest-quality backlinks out there. But, if your content is low-quality, you won’t get far with your SEO. On the other hand, SEO is also very important for content marketing. Ranking on the first page—or better, top 3 spot—of Google SERP remains one of the most reliable organic traffic sources for your content. In short, content marketing and SEO are inseparable, and it’s best to plan the two together as an integrated strategy to get......
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Many companies are deeply related to the online environment and the digital economy. Thus, making sure the target audience can find the company online is often the most important factor in determining the company’s success. SEO, on the other hand, is one of the most effective channels in generating organic traffic and building online awareness, making it a very important aspect of a company’s digital marketing strategy. In this guide, we will learn about how we can use SEO strategy to improve organic traffic, generate leads, and ultimately, drive revenue. But first, let......
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Content marketing in a B2B environment can have its unique challenge due to the common misconceptions and perceived limitations compared to the B2C counterpart. For example, the common perception is that B2B content should always be technical and informative, limiting creativity. However, that isn’t always the case, as we will discuss in this guide. Here, we will discuss all the ins and outs of B2B content marketing strategy, and how to generate more leads with it. First, however, let us discuss the differences between B2B and B2C content marketing strategies. B2B......
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Content marketing for technology, startup and software companies is a very challenging thing, especially because B2B audiences simply demand more value and information from you. On the other hand, communication is the core aspect of B2B marketing, and so content marketing is arguably even more important in a B2B setting compared to B2C. So, in this guide, we will cover all aspects of the content marketing strategy for technology, startup and software companies: from figuring out your audience to planning your topics to creating conversion devices for your content pieces. Yet, let us first discuss the main differences between......
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If you really stop to think about it, the average person probably spends most of their waking hours connected to the internet. And with the smartphone becoming more and more sophisticated, it’s really easy to see why. Companies are jumping on the bandwagon and making themselves more visible to potential audiences using a mobile device. But what happens when everybody starts to join the smartphone party? The end result is a chaotic mess of information crammed into such a small screen. You may have experienced this yourself: you check your email......
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BuzzSumo is certainly one of—if not the—most popular content marketing and influencer marketing tool out there. It’s a very powerful tool to find out what and who are currently trending in the internet, allowing us to plan a strategy around the insight. However, BuzzSumo is certainly not a perfect-for-all tool, and it’s certainly not cheap. This is why many people are looking for BuzzSumo alternatives, either to get a cheaper option or to get different features where BuzzSumo is lacking. Here, we will discuss five of the best BuzzSumo alternatives available, but......
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