PageLines- iStock_73663239_MEDIUM.jpgAccording to the Content Marketing Institute, Content Marketing is the marketing and business process for creating and distributing relevant and valuable content to attract, acquire, and engage a clearly defined and understood target audience – with the objective of driving profitable customer action. In order for your content creation efforts to be successful, it’s important to understand this new form of marketing, also known as inbound marketing, and where each new content deliverable fits into a larger strategy for building brand awareness, influence and conversion rates for MarkLogic. In this module, you will step through six lessons designed to enhance your understanding of how we can better leverage content to reach our enterprise goals.

Lesson 1

Lesson 1

How Customers Use Content
Objective: In this lesson, you will learn why compelling content is a critical asset to your marketing strategies.

Lesson 2

Lesson 2

CEB Customer Buying Journey
Objective: In this lesson, you will learn about using content to engage with customers based on where they are within the buying journey.

Lesson 3

Lesson 3

Inbound Marketing
Objective: In this lesson, you will learn how content is used in inbound marketing, aka content marketing, to increase brand awareness and conversion rates.
Lesson 4

Lesson 4

Good Stories Don't Matter
Objective: In this lesson, you will learn about the only aspect of content marketing more important that a well-written story.

Lesson 5

Lesson 5

Messaging Types
Objective: In this lesson, you will learn about the various types of messaging that companies employ as a foundation for content development.

Lesson 6

Lesson 6

Collaborate and Promote
Objective: In this lesson, you will learn why collaboration is crucial to successful storytelling and promotion.

What Have You Learned?

Test Yourself on Module 1