Using Your Expertise To Grow The Brand (& New Revenue Streams)

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In today’s business landscape, brand image and reputation are key features that you cannot afford to ignore. Modern consumers aren’t only interested in the product. They want to work with companies who are experts in their chosen fields and can prove that they have the consumer’s best interests in mind.

So, while product ads are important, learning to grow brand visibility and authority is essential. Here’s how you can lean on your experience and expertise to do this in style while creating new revenue streams in the process.

Embrace Content Marketing
Content marketing has come a long way in recent years, and virtually all modern businesses can benefit from it. Blogs and related content are a great way to highlight your understanding of the industry. Educating readers also helps them make informed decisions. 

Crucially, it can be a great way to create multiple touchpoints and keep users engaged with your brand for longer. Once you have built a podcast studio, for example, you can produce content that keeps listeners locked into your brand for hours. Of course, there will be opportunities to naturally promote your products or services in the process.

Revenue streams can be created through ads and sponsorships or by having paid subscription content. Another option is to rent out your podcast spaces. Perfect.

Host Events
Exhibitions, conferences, and other hosted events can play a telling role in building brand reputation. Moreover, it is an opportunity to do this with a target audience. Depending on the nature of the event, guests may even pay to attend it.

Even when they don’t, it is a chance to leave a huge impression on your guests. Moreover, a dedicated event photographer can capture the magic of the event. It can then be used for promotional purposes and press coverage. This will make others who didn’t attend take note, thus encouraging them to place greater trust in your brand.

Recording the event as audio or visual content could open another revenue stream. Whether it’s looking at the trends in your field or revealing your product evolutions, the impact can be huge.

Work For Others
As well as hosting events, there are plenty of opportunities to educate others and create revenue as a result. Ebooks, online coaching, or one-to-one tutoring are fantastic options. However, they only work on audiences already aware of the business.

When hoping to build brand visibility and spread awareness, working for others could be the key to success. Guest blogging or media appearances can help you tap into another brand’s existing audience. In some cases, you can even get paid for your work. Even when you don’t, it’s a great branding strategy. Not least because you can include hyperlinks to boost SEO.

People are the biggest USP that any brand possesses. When new users discover you through a platform that they already trust, they will inevitably work the way over to your brand.

The Final Word
Most marketers and entrepreneurs now agree that brand awareness is the most important metric to measure. Build it through your expertise and consumers will be more likely to jump aboard as you sail off to success. You’ve got this.