Storytellers With an Eye on the Bottom Line
Before people buy your product or service, they need to buy your story.
Great web content sells your expertise, your brand, your trustworthiness and your values to leads.
From blog posts to video scripts, infographics, white papers, website copy and everything in between, great written content underpins everything we do at Brafton – and we’d love to show you the value that professional copywriting can bring to your content marketing.
Blog Posts
Most B2B and B2C content marketers agree: Blog articles are the most effective type of web content for building brand awareness.
Whether short-form blog posts, news articles, in-depth thought leadership content or a listicle, the point is blogs work. But when a new blog post is published to the internet every 0.5 seconds, “good enough” won’t make the cut.
The difference between good and great blog writing lies in how well the content is search-optimised. Your content writer is armed with data from Google Analytics, Semrush, MarketMuse and other platforms to deliver effective SEO content that’s on-brand, on-point and, eventually, on Page 1.
The Brafton team translates search engine intent and keyword research for you, publishing great content that fuels your larger digital marketing strategy.
White Papers
If the goal of blog posts is to spur engagement with readers, white papers are the perfect content form to deepen that engagement. In fact, more than 50% of all content marketers leverage white papers for lead generation, using them particularly for inbound marketing.
Brafton’s professional content writing services hit every stage of the funnel and every marketing channel, increasing the probability of your next potential customer discovering your brand.
When someone provides an email address in exchange for a white paper, they’re demonstrating intent and interest, but they also expect the exchange of contact information for insight to be fair. Don’t let them down.
White papers need to be thoroughly researched and expertly crafted. This is your chance to showcase all the elements of your brand identity, services/products, business goals and values in greater depth and with more creative space than a blog. Brafton writers have the research acumen, data-gathering skills, industry-specific expertise and business writing experience necessary to tell your brand’s story.
eBooks
Another key asset in your content strategy that can be gated for lead-gen purposes, or distributed freely, is an eBook. Did you know that 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual? Our eBooks take full advantage of that fact to present advanced subject matter in a creative and engaging format.
Every eBook page we write and design has the ideal mix of text and formatting to get a point across without overwhelming the reader. This makes it possible to incorporate unique elements that complement the written content, but it also means every word really has to count. Not a phrase out of place.
Our writers work directly with your marketing team to ideate eBook topics, develop an outline and write the copy with word economy and visual cues in mind. The result is a visually stunning, mid- to deep-funnel asset that provides guidance, instruction and thought leadership to prospects.
Infographics
More than 80% of web users skim content in search of specific information. Even the best blog or white paper sometimes isn’t enough to grab the attention of the online reader or social media user – but that’s exactly what an infographic is for.
An infographic is a design-heavy piece that visualises key data points or concepts and is great for sharing on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. While the graphics play a big role, the info cannot be forgotten. These assets need to be written in a way that summarises key information in succinct bullet points that contain quick-hitting facts or numbers, but also complements the illustrations.
Part of professional content writing is knowing when to show restraint, and concision is an ideal our content teams can appreciate and execute on when it comes to infographic copy.
Case Studies
The case study is a cornerstone of any content marketing strategy. At its essence, a case study is word-of-mouth, the most powerful form of marketing: 88% of marketers say case studies are their most effective marketing asset.
A case study is your way of turning satisfied customers into brand advocates. Their stories may then help convert leads who become satisfied customers and eventual brand advocates – quite the virtuous cycle.
Leads expect brands to brag, but when they hear customers singing your praises, it really resonates. Case in point.
Brafton’s writers know how to tell a story that puts your customer at the centre, explaining their challenge, your company’s solution and the positive outcomes. They’re skilled interviewers who can tease out the quote-worthy content that online readers crave and which makes for impactful and persuasive storytelling, deftly weaving the competitive advantages and value propositions of your products and services into an engaging narrative.
Website Copy
Landing page copy lives front and centre on your site – so you have every reason to make sure it’s in the best possible shape. Every visitor who comes to your home page, about page, product and services pages will interact with the copy, so it has to be clean, concise and optimised to rank for high-value keywords. No pressure.
Writing landing page and website copy is half science, half art. The science part entails developing Search Performance Briefs that take the guesswork out of ranking for competitive, commercial-intent keywords. The art is in taking the insights from those briefs and working in secondary keywords and main topics to discuss. The result is scannable website copy that truly represents your brand’s value.
It’s a tall order. Nearly 75% of all businesses struggle with landing page optimisation – but not our professional content writers. With help from our consulting team, we can develop search-optimised copy for everything from a brand values landing page to a total website redesign.
Email Copy & Newsletters
Email marketing yields $44 for every $1 spent, on average, making it a return on investment dream. However, this ROI isn’t served up on a platter. You must have a strong, comprehensive email marketing strategy that uses blog posts, conversion landing pages and gated content designed to build your email list and drive ROI.
Email marketing also requires click-worthy subject lines and punchy writing that gets subscribers opening your messages and clicking on your calls to action. Our writers understand that less is more in email. They can write newsletters to promote your blog posts or one-off lead-nurture emails that plug your latest eBook or white paper. Concise, conversational and memorable language engages recipients.
We can even help you create end-to-end email drip campaigns with the insight of a strategist. If it’s email content creation, we do it.
Copywriting
What separates content and copy? It’s a very thin line, but one that our content teams are able to walk flawlessly.
Direct marketing and advertising requires different strategy and execution than content marketing does. You need copy that informs, entertains and inspires in just a tagline. Our content writing services cover everything from creating embedded CTAs to copy for text ads, display ads, banner ads, paid search listings, social media posts, conversion prompts, asset landing pages and brochures.
There’s a time and a place for direct, action-oriented language – and our writers have a knack for using language that can motivate and galvanise leads into taking the next step.
Video & Animation Scripts
Video content accounts for nearly 80% of all internet traffic. For marketers, a well-made video can work wonders: 97% of businesses say video helps people understand their offerings better. It makes sense: Short, engaging clips are easy to digest and contain lots of information.
But before the lights, the camera and the action, there’s a script. This includes scripts for animated explainer videos, whiteboard videos, video testimonials and video blogs. And drafting copy that lends itself well to voiceover or a reading by a live presenter is a special skill – one that our content writers possess.
A well-executed video script can set the tone for an entire video project. It can also provide guidance to video editors and animators in post production as they bring the written word to life.
Press Releases
Press releases can increase brand exposure and generate new links and traffic to your website. Brafton’s partnership with top press release distribution platforms enables your company announcements to reach wider audiences.
To get your message out quickly, our content writing service includes free distribution, analytics-tracking and reporting on press release ROI.
Custom Content
In nearly any marketing strategy, the need arises for custom content that doesn’t clearly fall in the purview of traditional article writing services. But if it’s content, and it needs writing, our writers can and will do it.
Our clients have asked us for guest posts that appear in industry magazines, webinars, slide decks presented to large audiences, one-pagers, flyers, executive bios, product descriptions, corporate training materials, LinkedIn summaries, speeches and more – and we have delivered.
The secret is our close collaboration with your internal teams. Such projects require tight coordination, and you’ll get that across your dedicated team of writer, strategist, project manager and other stakeholders.