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Oh my, ads! Did you know that as early as 2014, people were seeing approximately 5,000 advertisements every day!? With all this noise, how can your business, products, and services stand out from the crowd? Today, it’s not enough to grab your prospects’ attention with the occasional blog post or Instagram story.
To succeed as a business today, you need to consistently engage your clients and prospects by creating content. Good thing we have the secret sauce at Digital Storyteller! Let’s chat about how you can implement organic content creation to grab your clients’ attention.
What is Organic Content and Why Should I Care?
There are two types of marketing available to businesses today: organic marketing and paid marketing. Both forms of content creation and marketing are ways to get people interested in your business, the services you provide, or the products you sell. So what’s the difference?
According to Brafton, an organic marketing strategy, also known as content marketing or inbound marketing, “generates traffic to your business naturally over time, rather than using paid advertising or sponsored posts.” Let’s take a little quiz to see if you get the idea.
That banner ad for Chick-fil-a? Paid marketing. A killer blog post you wrote and shared to your LinkedIn profile? Organic content creation. That GEICO YouTube ad that seems to interrupt every video you watch? Or even worse, TurboTax? Paid marketing. That monthly email newsletter you blast? Organic content creation. Right on—it seems like you’re getting the hang of it!
As a brand, the reason why organic social media should be at the base of your marketing strategy is “because it’s the best way to nurture a connection with your customers at scale.” Bottom line? You need great content to catch the eyes of your target audience.
We’re not here to mislead you. Just because your company is only focused on organic content creation, as opposed to paid, doesn’t mean that organic marketing is completely free. Organic marketing takes time and effort.
Think: how long did it take you to craft that marketing newsletter? How much do you pay annually for the related CRM software you used to send it out? For example, at Digital Storyteller, we pay a pretty penny to use HubSpot as our trusted CRM!
Content marketing is a long-term marketing strategy, averaging from at least six months to a year to see results. Your business’s personal results timeline, however, may depend on multiple of the following factors:
If you’re curious about whether or not content marketing is the right fit for your business and what the process looks like, check out this article we wrote on content marketing and how long the process takes!
With this new insight, organic simply means you’re not paying to boost your content for people to see and engage with it. Not that it is completely free. However, it is much more cost-effective than paid advertising.
Our philosophy here at Digital Storyteller is “save money on ads so you can spend it on wine.” We think you should live by this motto too.
Why Invest in Organic Content Creation?
“No amount of paid media is going to turn bad creative into good content.” These are the recent and brilliant words of Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia.
Consider your content creation strategy now, if you have one. Are you providing information and answers to questions that your target demographic is asking? Or, are you pumping out poorly written blog posts, posting on occasion to Instagram, and so on?
The simple adage returns: Quality over quantity. The failure to recognize and implement the difference is “the difference between catching the attention of a new customer and going completely unnoticed,” according to SocialMediaToday.
By carefully crafting organic content and implementing an organic content marketing strategy, you bring prospects to your business naturally over time. Organic marketing is focused on providing value to clients, then supporting it with a continued presence (like an awesome and active Instagram account on social media!)
Although organic marketing takes longer than paid advertising, once you achieve the high level of performance that you desire, you stay there. No, seriously… For life! That’s the amazing thing about organic marketing. As Brafton put it, “effective organic marketing creates permanent traffic sources to your website.” What more could you want?
Let’s dig into some research about paid marketing and its costs. Is paid marketing worth it? The answer: sometimes. We think it can work nicely if you’re supplementing your organic marketing efforts with the occasional boosted post.
But aren’t paid ads always at the top of Google? Well, yes.
But research shows that between 70% and 80% of clients ignore paid ads, focusing solely on organic results they receive in searches. Why is this? People simply have more trust in organic results than paid.
Think about the last thing you google searched. If it was, “best chardonnay” like us, did you scroll past the top ads? Yeah, we did too.
In fact, the top organic search results that appear on Google have an average click-through rate (CTR) of 31.7% whereas paid ads have a mere CTR of 1.91%. All we’re saying is given the statistics, we know which marketing approach we would choose.
People tend to think of gaining clients as a very transactional relationship. But this, however, is where businesses go wrong. When it comes to marketing, your goal is to build trust and connection while establishing a loyal client base.
Think about a brand you really admire. Consider for a minute why you admire them.
Do they provide you with valuable information? Does their story for why they founded the company tug at your heartstrings? Are they dedicated to a greater social or political cause?
Chances are, your favorite companies provide you with content that either informs, describes, or entertains—if done well, without you even noticing.
Organic Content Creation YOU Can Actually Use!
So, organic content creation sounds like the road to success… But how do you do it? Here we’ll provide elements you can (and should!) take advantage of right now in crafting your organic marketing strategy.
If you’re not already aware of what video marketing can do for your business, then you’re already behind the curve. Utilizing video is a great medium to implement in your organic content creation for many reasons:
Google LOVES Video: Like no… Seriously, Google LOVES video. In fact, did you know that according to Moovly, you’re 53 times more likely to show up first on Google if you have a video embedded on your website? Fifty-three percent! You better be rushing to open your camera app as we speak!
Video is highly shareable: How many times have you DMed your friend or family member a TikTok dance you wanted to try or sent them a link to an informative YouTube video? Video is what makes the world (wide web) go ‘round. People especially love it because video is the best medium for people to explain things with!
It’s Simple: Video is easily digestible, even for the laziest consumer! Point blank.
Fosters a Business-Consumer Relationship: Video is a great way to build trust and to begin building relationships between consumers and prospects with your business.
It would be a disservice to not mention the importance of utilizing TikTok and/or Instagram reels in your organic content marketing strategy. Right now, TikTok and Instagram are going head to head in the video space—favoring those who post video content.
In fact, Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram and former Executive at Facebook announced that despite Instagram’s 11 year-long history, it is “no more a photo-sharing app.” While you can still post photos, of course, Mosseri’s comment shows that Instagram’s algorithm will favor those who prioritize video moving forward.
“Take it from me!” Testimonials provide prospects with a stamp of approval (or lack of one!) Just think, how many times have you gone onto Amazon, impressed with a product until you go and read the various two and three-star reviews?
Humans are heavily swayed by the opinions of others, and when it comes to business, reputation is everything.
Testimonials and reviews allow you to build trust and credibility, more so than you could do yourself. In fact, BigCommerce tells us that 72% of consumers say positive reviews and testimonials make them trust a business more. As a business owner, you need to leverage this component to your advantage.
YOUR Organic Content Marketing Strategy!
In a world that wants what they want when they want it, organic content creation and marketing can be a long process. But the payoff is worth it! Don’t believe us? Get in touch today to see how we’ve moved the needle for our clients.
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