Note: Like many of you, we’re safely working from home. And we’re offering our regularly scheduled blogging (plus a few special entries) to help you refine and re-evaluate your marketing efforts for whatever comes next.

By now, you’ve heard it a thousand times: we’ve entered a period unlike any other seen in our lifetimes.

Our lives and businesses have been changed indefinitely. And if you’re a marketer, you’re no doubt feeling the effects of the pandemic in more ways than one. Maybe your retail locations are closed due to a state’s “stay-at-home” order. Maybe the trade show you were planning to attend was postponed or cancelled, or perhaps one of your advertising campaigns was put on hold until this passes.

Note: Like many of you, we’re safely working from home. And we’re offering our regularly scheduled blogging (plus a few special entries) to help you refine and re-evaluate your marketing efforts for whatever comes next.  

In the retail industry, preparedness and strategy have always been vital, but now, they are critical. With customers spending more time at home than usual—and many more shopping online—readying your brand for the influx of traffic and interest is a top priority.

There’s no way around it: your B2B brand needs content marketing. 

It’s how you scale. It’s how you talk about yourself, and it’s how you sell. And most importantly nowadays, it’s the foundation on which other critical components of your business are built, including lead generation and customer engagement. Why? Because content marketing is a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly defined audience.