DO YOU LIKE INTRUSIVE ADS AND PUSHY SALES PITCHES? YEAH, NEITHER DO YOUR CUSTOMERS…
The majority of your customers ignore ads. Instead, they self-educate and find the info they need to make a purchase decision on their own. Often, they’ll have made up their mind long before they ever reach out to your business. Be in the right places, at the right times, with helpful, relevant content that nurtures them in their purchasing decision.
WHAT IS INBOUND MARKETING?
Inbound marketing is a method and philosophy of business development built around attracting, engaging, and delighting customers. Unlike outbound (traditional) marketing, where salespeople reach out to prospects that haven’t expressed interest, inbound marketing focuses on providing prospects with relevant, educational content that they can find on their own (commonly through an online search).
Today’s digital marketplace has put customers in charge of their own buying behavior like never before.
Your business must meet customers where they are, create content they find valuable, and be patient as you build their interest and trust.
Think of inbound marketing as a customer entering a store — whether online or brick-and-mortar — by choice — rather than a salesperson grabbing them by the hand and walking them in.
THE INBOUND MARKETING APPROACH TO DEMAND GENERATION
Demand generation using inbound marketing methods is especially effective because the leads it generates are three times more likely to become customers than outbound leads. What’s more, those leads are more likely to be high quality. Demand generation activities using the inbound method might include:
RARELY DOES A CUSTOMER WANT TO BE A “TARGET”
“I see Lumen Marketing as an extension of my team! Given our limited resources internally, they assist me on marketing projects for some of our most strategic, multi-channel marketing efforts at TalentWave. Lumen understands and is a guardian of our brand, and I trust them to help carry that through all of our various creative executions. Lisa is technical, creative, consultative, responsive and truly my right hand! She’s also nimble in reacting to tight deadlines, and is prudent in making sure what she delivers has been triple-checked and is as perfect as possible! I’m grateful for the partnership we have with Lumen and for the confidence I have in their capabilities as an agency.”
Kristen Schiffner
PUT INBOUND MARKETING TO WORK FOR YOU
Inbound marketing is our specialty — and it really does move the needle. Inbound is especially effective because the leads it generates are three times more likely to become customers than outbound leads.
What’s more, those leads are more likely to be high quality, making 47% larger purchases, on average. With inbound marketing, your business can engage customers more effectively — even delight them — and stand out in the crowd.
OUR INBOUND MARKETING SERVICES
Whether you need to augment your existing team on a single project, or a completely turnkey, outsourced marketing solution, we can help. Our inbound marketing services include:
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