Content Writing:

The process of creating content that improves a business's marketing strategy. The goal of this content is to build connections with a company's target audience and offer value to readers.

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Content writing can be done by anyone on a marketing team. This includes content marketers, social media managers, and marketing assistants.

Examples include:

  • Web Pages
  • Blog Posts
  • Email Newsletters
  • Product Pages
  • Press Releases
  • Case Studies
  • White Papers
  • Social Media Posts

Content writing is sometimes confused with copywriting. The venn diagram below shows the differences between them.

As you can see, content writing focuses more on educating readers. Copywriting focuses more on pushing prospects down the sales funnel.

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