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Page 1: Content Marketing Tips: Expert Weigh in on Creating Shareable Content

Content Marketing Tips

Expert Weigh in on Creating

Shareable Content

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Expert Weigh in on Creating Shareable ContentAt this point, most businesses have tuned in and ramped up their content marketing

efforts, with many even churning out fresh content daily. But your focus shouldn’t be solely

on publishing large quantities of content. In fact, top content marketers know its even more

important to consider the quality of your content, as better, more in-depth pieces of

content are more likely to be shared than generic 400-word blog posts.

Recently, Venngage surveyed over 140 different content experts to better understand their

tactics for creating compelling, shareable content—and after taking a look at the tips in their

awesome infographic ourselves, we noticed some recurring themes and trends that

emerged. We’ve compiled these top content marketing tips here to help you boost

audience engagement with your content and extend its reach:

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1. Plan Ahead.

Effective content marketing can’t take place without the creation of a well thought out

strategy. Take the time to plan out the content you want to create and determine the

platforms each piece is best suited for. Experts recommend developing an editorial calendar

as far in advance as a quarter at a time—this way, the “next steps” of content creation are on

your mind well in advance of publication, and you can keep your entire team in the loop.

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2. Focus on the Customer.

One thing effective content marketing is not? It’s definitely not flooding your audiences’

newsfeeds and inboxes with self-promotional materials. Leaders in the content marketing

space understand that branded content needs to add value to readers’ lives, and should use

it to speak to the interests of their potential customers and solve their biggest problems.

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3. Quality over Quantity.

We mentioned this earlier, but it’s so important that it needs to be stated again. Top content

marketers know that businesses should focus their efforts on producing quality content over

creating it with quantity in mind. Videos, infographics, and data-driven eBooks are great

formats to spend time building out as readers are more likely to want to share them across

their own networks.

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4. Remember.

They’re Human. An easy thing to forget is that the consumers you’re writing your content to

attract and convert are human! The most shareable content is created in an effort to start a

conversation with the people you’re trying to reach, so develop materials that tell a story or

spark interaction. You can even get your audience involved in the content development

process by crowdsourcing the topics they want to learn more about.

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