Types of content for marketing
The various types and formats of marketing content you can use in your content marketing strategy including blog posts, infographics and videos.
There are many formats and types of content you can use for marketing purposes. Consider what will work best for your business. Use a combination of different formats and try new things for comparison and evaluation.
Blog posts
Blog posts should provide valuable content to your audience. Some examples of formats include:
- lists
- reviews
- how-to guides
- opinion pieces
Experiment with different post lengths, topics and formats to find out what works best. Publish blog posts regularly so your visitors will keep returning for more.
Infographics
Infographics present concepts and information visually. This can be a good way to make a topic more interesting and engaging. It can help you share data in a clear and easy-to-understand way.
Videos
While creating videos can cost you more time and resources, it can be a highly effective format. Videos can be shared across social media. They can include explainer videos, product review or case studies.
Podcasts
Podcasts are becoming an increasingly popular content format for businesses to communicate with their existing customers about products and services and drive traffic back to their websites. It is typically a series that can take place in different formats, including interviews, panel discussions and storytelling.
Ebooks
Ebooks are longer and more in-depth than blog posts. They should contain valuable and comprehensive information about the topic.
Templates
Templates can be extremely valuable to your audience, offering an easy, time-saving solution. This can help build brand loyalty. Like ebooks, they can be used to generate leads.
Other types of content
There are many other content formats you can try, including:
- case studies
- photo/image galleries
- memes (viral content following a particular format)
- FAQs
- checklists
- quizzes
- polls
- research findings
- company news
- competitions
- user generated content
- online tools
- white papers
- LinkedIn articles