Does Content Marketing Make Sense For Your Property Flipping Company?

By Charles Rogers


Content marketing has emerged as one of the best tools with which one can build and maintain client relationships. This is true on paper but, in practice, its effectiveness depends largely on the context within which one operates. To elaborate more, not all brands attract the same level of interest from consumers. This is something you're obviously aware of as the manager of a property flipping company Detroit. In your case, it's easy to assume that your industry is too esoteric to allow for the creation of interesting content.

Contrary to popular opinion, no industry can truly be described as a wasteland for marketers. No matter how boring or arcane a subject matter seems, there are always people looking for information on the same. More noteworthy is the fact that there's a larger scope for content marketing in the so-called dry niches. Why? Because not many people see the need to focus their attention on such areas, which means competition is relatively low. Having recognized the opportunity, it only makes sense to see what you could do to make your campaigns work:

Research Your Prospects: Interesting or not, your content needs to be in line with the needs of your audience in order to catch their attention. For this reason, you'll want to spend some time researching your prospects before outlining your strategy. This may not sound like much fun but, the more you know about your audience, the better off you'll be when brainstorming ideas for your content.

Come Up With A Story: Facts about your industry/topic are still important, but the audience won't care if there's nothing to keep them hooked. And what works better in drawing interest than a story full of twists and turns? Just make sure to keep it relevant to the content and, more crucially, the identity of your brand.

Make it Visual: You already know that a picture is worth a thousand words, don't you? Well, your audience also holds the same opinion -- it's been studied that blog posts with visuals receive 94 percent more visits than those without. Your options here range from plain imagery to infographics and videos, but what matters is to use these elements within a relevant context.

Keep it Simple: The whole point of running the campaign is to make yourself accessible to the general public. Part of this includes showcasing your expertise, but it's vastly distinct from writing a college term paper. Try as much as you can to avoid unnecessary industry jargon, or anything else that risks alienating your audience. Otherwise, be sure to explain any complex terms you use in plain English.

Offer Solutions: Your prospects are similar to your customers in the sense that they all come to you with a problem that needs solving. So it only makes sense to center your strategy around this element, ideally by offering actionable solutions in every piece of content. While this won't make an immediate difference in your sales volume, it will help maintain engagement in the long term.

It's worth noting that success won't come overnight no matter how interesting your content is. In fact, it could take a while to figure out what tips are best suited for your campaign. This calls for patience over the period during which your campaign will be active. You'll also want to keep tracking its effectiveness while you're at it.




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