Blogging is the cornerstone of content marketing and should play a central role in your A/E/C firm’s online marketing and thought leadership efforts. The right kind of blog can drive website traffic, build and nurture relationships, support business development efforts and showcase your firm’s subject-matter expertise.
5. more visitors
more indexed pages
55%
more
inbound
links97%
434%
43%
of companies who blog
have acquired a customer
from their blog.
of B2B companies who blog
generate more leads than
those who don’t.67%
Source: Hubspot; InsideView
#CSSWEBINAR@circlesstudioBLOGGING FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
8. #CSSWEBINAR@circlesstudioBLOGGING FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
AGENDA
1 Getting Started With Blogging
2 Developing Remarkable Content
3 Optimizing Each Blog Post
4 Leveraging Technical Staff
5 Managing for Ongoing Success
Q&A
23. #CSSWEBINAR@circlesstudioBLOGGING FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Aid Their Due
Diligence
2 DEVELOPING REMARKABLE CONTENT
AWARENESS
ClientProspect
INTEREST /
CONSIDERATION
EVALUATION /
SELECTION
24. #CSSWEBINAR@circlesstudioBLOGGING FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
2 DEVELOPING REMARKABLE CONTENT
AWARENESS
Audience Objective:
General education, familiarity
with a topic, understanding of
potential problems and needs.
Search Terms: Broad
What is the topic, problem,
issue, need or service?
INTEREST /
CONSIDERATION
Content Objective:
Introduce topics that your firm
has expertise in.
Content Formats:
EVALUATION /
SELECTION
Audience Objective:
Defining problem and needs,
exploring specific solutions and
becoming aware of providers.
Search Terms:
How can I solve my problems
or address my needs?
Content Objective:
Introduce specific services and
solutions that your firm offers.
Content Formats:
Whitepapers
eBooks/Guides
Webinars
Audience Objective:
etting of potential firms for
selecting best option.
Search Terms:
Why should I select your firm
over your competitors?
Content Objective:
Overcome objections and position
your firm as the best option.
Content Formats:
Website
Audience Objective:
General education, familiarity
with a topic, understanding of
potential problems and needs.
Search Terms: Broad
What is the topic, problem,
issue, need or service?
Content Objective:
Introduce topics that your firm
has expertise in.
Content Formats:
ATTRACT VISITORS CONVERT PROSPECTS CLOSE LEADS
Audience Objective:
Defining problem and needs,
exploring specific solutions and
becoming aware of providers.
Search Terms:
How can I solve my problems
or address my needs?
Content Objective:
Introduce specific services and
solutions that your firm offers.
Content Formats:
Whitepapers
eBooks/Guides
Webinars
Website
Audience Objective:
etting of potential firms for
selecting best option.
Search Terms:
Why should I select your firm
over your competitors?
Content Objective:
Overcome objections and position
your firm as the best option.
Content Formats:
Website
Testimonials
25. #CSSWEBINAR@circlesstudioBLOGGING FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
2 DEVELOPING REMARKABLE CONTENT
What is Integrated Project
Delivery (IPD)?
AWARENESS
Audience Objective:
General education, familiarity
with a topic, understanding of
potential problems and needs.
Search Terms: Broad
What is the topic, problem,
issue, need or service?
INTEREST
CONSIDERAT
Content Objective:
Introduce topics that your firm
Audience Objec
Defining problem an
exploring specific so
becoming aware of
Search Terms:
How can I solve
or address my ne
Content Object
Introduce specific se
26. #CSSWEBINAR@circlesstudioBLOGGING FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
2 DEVELOPING REMARKABLE CONTENT
What Are the Benefits of Using
IPD vs. Design-Build?
ARENESS
e Objective:
cation, familiarity
understanding of
oblems and needs.
erms: Broad
the topic, problem,
ed or service?
INTEREST /
CONSIDERATION
Objective:
opics that your firm
EVALUATIO
SELECTIO
Audience Objective:
Defining problem and needs,
exploring specific solutions and
becoming aware of providers.
Search Terms:
How can I solve my problems
or address my needs?
Content Objective:
Introduce specific services and
Audience Objec
etting of potential
selecting best optio
Search Terms:
Why should I sel
over your compe
Content Object
Overcome objection
27. #CSSWEBINAR@circlesstudioBLOGGING FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
2 DEVELOPING REMARKABLE CONTENT
5 Questions to Ask Before
Selecting An IPD
Construction Partner
TEREST /
DERATION
EVALUATION /
SELECTION
e Objective:
oblem and needs,
pecific solutions and
aware of providers.
erms:
n I solve my problems
ss my needs?
Objective:
pecific services and
Audience Objective:
etting of potential firms for
selecting best option.
Search Terms:
Why should I select your firm
over your competitors?
Content Objective:
Overcome objections and position