Content amplification is a crucial aspect of a content marketing strategy, ensuring that your content reaches a wider audience and achieves its intended impact.

In all the conversations and email threads I have with clients (current and potential), we talk a LOT about content production. What should be produced, how often, what frequency, etc.

Creating new content is important. Improving existing content is often even better.

But I feel like we don’t talk enough about amplifying this content: putting a LOT MORE of effort in thinking about how we can make sure it reaches the right audiences (of course!), and on the widest possible scale!

There’s a lot of documentation about performance marketing, making people convert, getting people to act. This is all well, but it most often only touches the bottom of the funnel, when people know about you, their needs, your products, etc.

But what about the top of the funnel? How often have you run campaigns that drive awareness? Campaigns that focus on consumer education?

The answer I get is often “Never…”

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A recent Gartner study on CMO spending showed how the importance of the top of the funnel is and how it is, in 2024, being invested in.

So how strong is your top of funnel content amplification plan?

If you did not answer “We have the most rockstar content amplification in the West!”, let’s fix it.

(You an reach out by booking a meeting with us, I’d be happy to hop on a call to discuss this further and show you what is possible.)

Let’s start with the basics

Content amplification refers to the process of promoting and distributing content through various channels to maximize its reach and engagement. It involves leveraging different platforms, tools, and strategies to ensure your content is seen by as many people as possible.

Although we often think about amplifying content right after it is produced, your content amplification strategy should prioritize your content library (your existing content). When you have top-performing content, keep the ball rolling and ensure it keeps reaching new audiences by promoting it regularly.

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It is not all about producing new content. Content amplification fits perfectly into the RRR strategy we strongly recommend to the teams we work with. It is part of the best performance marketing strategies out there.

The importance of content amplification

  • Increased reach: Amplifying content helps you reach a broader audience beyond your existing followers. Getting to know your target audiences even better can help a lot.
  • Enhanced engagement: More exposure leads to higher engagement rates, including likes, shares, and comments.
  • Improved SEO: Amplified content can generate more backlinks and social signals, boosting your search engine rankings.
  • Better ROI: Effective amplification ensures that your content marketing efforts yield better returns on investment.

“Build it and they will come” does not work in content marketing. Most of the effort towards a piece of content should be about making sure it is seen. Content amplification works towards all the benefits of consistent, high-quality content marketing programs.

Key tactics in content amplification

Content amplification goes beyond showcasing your efforts.

Amplifying high-quality work in an effective manner allows you to not only build brand awareness and strengthen relationships but also maximize the value of your content budget.

Content amplification involves various strategies and techniques to ensure your content reaches a wider audience and achieves higher engagement. Here are some of the key tactics.

1. Social media marketing

  • Organic social media posts: Share content on platforms like Facebook (although it’s getting harder and harder to get organic reach.), Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok to engage with your audience.
  • Paid advertising*: Utilize targeted ads to reach specific demographics and increase content visibility on social platforms.
  • Influencer partnerships*: Collaborate with influencers to leverage their follower base for broader reach through their owned social channels. Creator ads are a great example of what is possible.

2. Email marketing

  • Newsletters: Include your content in regular newsletters to keep subscribers informed and engaged.
  • Segmentation: Send personalized content to different segments of your email list to increase relevance and engagement.

3. Content syndication and guest posting

  • Content syndication*: Share your content on third-party platforms to reach a broader audience.
  • Guest posting: Write articles for other blogs or websites in your industry to build backlinks and reach new readers.

4. SEO (search engine optimization)

  • Keyword research: Optimize your content with relevant keywords to improve search engine rankings.
  • Backlink building: Secure backlinks from reputable sites to enhance your content’s authority and visibility.

5. Paid media

  • PPC campaigns*: Use pay-per-click advertising to promote content on search engines and social media platforms.
  • Sponsored content*: Invest in sponsored posts on high-traffic websites and blogs within your industry.

6. Employee advocacy

  • Encourage sharing: Motivate employees to share content on their personal social media profiles.
  • Provide shareable content: Create easily shareable content for employees to distribute, amplifying your reach organically.

7. Press release distribution

  • Press releases: Use press release distribution services to disseminate newsworthy content to journalists, bloggers, and potential customers.
  • Media outreach: Form relationships with media outlets to gain coverage and enhance content visibility.

By implementing these tactics, you can effectively amplify your content, ensuring it reaches a larger audience and drives higher engagement and conversions.

Struggling to get performance out of your content? If your content team is living through content chaos on a daily basis, schedule a quick call with us to discuss Content strategy and content operations. We can help you get all your ducks in a row.

*These are paid tactics that can have almost immediate impact on the performance of pieces of content (blog posts, editorial, video, audio, etc).

Looking ahead in content amplification

With all that was outlined above, we remain in an industry and in a field that changes and moves fast. There are constantly new and emerging challenges for content amplification teams.

Successful content team members are built different. They are able to adapt and constantly keep an eye out for new trends and approaches that can bring more efficiency to their daily operations.

We outline below a few of these challenges that content teams will have to tackle in the coming years when talking about content amplification.

Video Content Dominance

The growing importance of video content will require teams to develop new skills and strategies. Creating compelling, high-quality video content that stands out in a saturated market will be crucial.

Content Repurposing and Efficiency

With the focus shifting towards repurposing existing content rather than constantly creating new material, teams will need to become adept at reimagining and repackaging content for different platforms and formats.

Omnichannel Marketing Complexity

Implementing effective omnichannel marketing strategies will be challenging due to the need for complex tools and strategies to ensure consistent messaging across multiple platforms.

Personalization at Scale

As audiences expect more personalized experiences, content teams will need to find ways to deliver tailored content efficiently across various channels and segments.

Measuring ROI and Success

Accurately measuring the impact and ROI of content amplification efforts across multiple platforms and formats will continue to be a significant challenge.

Strategies for Success

To address these challenges, content amplification teams should consider:

  1. Upskilling in video platforms usage: Invest in training to leverage vide platforms effectively and improve video content performance. YouTube and TikTok are not the only relevant video platforms out there.
  2. Developing a robust content library structure: Create systems and workflows to efficiently find and leverage existing content for various platforms. As if you had a constant content audit being run.
  3. Implementing advanced analytics: Utilize sophisticated analytics tools (make sure you are leveraging Google Analytics to its fullest) to better measure content performance and ROI across channels.
  4. Embracing agile content strategies: Adopt flexible approaches that allow for quick adaptation to changing trends and audience preferences.
  5. Make the organization aware about content: Have processes in place that make sure all relevant internal stakeholders know about and use the content that is produced.

These are only a few of what we see on the horizon. And the landscape is constantly changing (yep, you read that right, play on words with horizon and landscape!). Content leaders and Chief Content Officers need to make sure team members have the time to look out, and adapt.

How we help

Throughout the years, we’ve helped many brands and content teams make sure that the content produced actually has an impact. From media buying, to SEO, to internally socialization, we are able to work with multiple types of content teams in order to make sure they drive content efficiency and performance.

Although we build strong content strategies that can leverage organic channels, we also maintain and manage paid media and paid campaigns that can have immediate impact on the effectiveness of content assets.

Reach out to us and book a meeting if this is something you might be interested in contracting us for.