Digital visibility through content marketing remains one of the fastest-growing areas of digital marketing. Content is what defines your brand and lends personality to it. In fact, it’s so important that, without content, you don’t really have an online presence at all.

If your brand is already publishing content of its own, which it should, you might be wondering why sourcing and sharing external content is also important?  In today’s highly social media- and the sharing-driven world, there are plenty of important goals you can fulfill through content curation.

#1. Growing Your Audience through Sharing

Vanity is rife in the world of social media, and the business world is certainly not immune to it either. However, no one likes self-obsessed brands, just as they don’t like self-obsessed individuals. No longer can brands get away with just talking about themselves, and the days when outbound marketing ruled are long behind us.

By sharing content belonging to other brands and individuals, you’ll be in a better position to grow your audience and, of course, encourage reciprocation. One only needs to look towards a good social media company profile for an example of how you can build followers by sharing their posts in the first place.

#2. Developing a Reputation

Thought leadership is more important than ever, and this is best achieved by showing your audience that you know what makes them tick. While your company also needs great content of its own and should also have its own story to tell, it’s also important to carve out a section in the industry itself.

By sharing other people’s content, you’ll be better equipped to showcase your brand in the context of your wider industry. Just as people judge others based on the company they keep, so is your brand’s reputation partly shaped by the content it shares and the people it associates with.

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#3. Establishing Consistency

Consistency is one of the most important attributes of any social media marketing campaign. It’s a highly dynamic and fast-changing world where people can easily forget about your brand if you step out of the limelight. As such, you need to be in the habit of posting consistently and regularly.

No matter how big your marketing team, it’s neither practical nor desirable to do everything on your own and, sometimes, it’s good to have a fresh perspective anyway. By curating and sharing other people’s content that’s relevant to your brand, it allows you to be timely, and relevant, and keep your followers entertained, educated, and engaged.

If you want to know more, talk to a consultant, and/or contact us.