CONTENT MARKETING MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31732/2663-2209-2021-62-82-91Keywords:
Internet-marketing, traditional marketing tools, content marketing, content strategy, content marketing progress, website content management, content marketing modelAbstract
The current stage of development of the Internet economy has led to an increase in the need for information, which plays the role of a production factor and a strategic resource. New forms of information services for users of Internet resources are being actively introduced with the provision of documented information prepared in accordance with the needs of these users. The market of information products and services is formed as a set of economic, legal, organizational and programmatic relations for the sale and purchase of information products and services, which are formed between their suppliers and consumers. Ways of disseminating information products and information services can be based on both free and commercial principles. The purpose of this article is to develop an understanding of content marketing as a contemporary tool of Internet-marketing, as well as to equip Ukrainian businesses with content marketing model for the effective management of website content. This study made use of qualitative data collection with semi-structured interviews, survey, observation methods, quantitative and qualitative methods of content analysis of regional B2B companies, comparative analysis. The following essential stages of the content marketing process as preliminary search and analysis, website content creation, promotion and distribution, and content marketing progress assessment were identified. The strategic decisions and activities at each stage of the process showed how a company’s on-site and off-site content can be used as a tool to establish the relationship between the brand and its target audience and increase brand visibility online. It has been revealed that the content marketing tasks are to communicate with the audience, distribute information, build trust and rapport with the audience and gain the loyalty of website users. This study offered several useful insights into how website content, social media and various optimization techniques work together in engaging with the target audience and driving website traffic and sales leads.
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