Of course, not all social media content is great — or even good. But some B-to-C and B-2-B companies write especially weak social media content.
As Nicole Karlis reports for the Scripted blog:
“Many marketers are turning to content marketing to increase brand awareness, search rankings, boost leads and more — but there’s a dark side that many neglect to talk about. As content marketing continues to increase in popularity in every industry, more marketers are focusing on the value it can bring to the table. It’s true, content marketing is a great way to reach a new audience, generate brand awareness, educate consumers and more — but it also can be very detrimental to a marketing strategy, especially if it isn’t done the right way.”
“In the following infographic, we decided to focus on the part of content marketing that marketers are often hesitant to talk about: the dark side. Scroll through below to learn more about the dark side of content marketing, in addition to advice on how to avoid becoming one of these scary statistics.”
[Note: Scroll to the bottom of this post for some resources on content marketing.]
Resources from Nicole Karlis:
Retailing: From A to Z 