Little-Known Secrets about Garyvee’s Strategy

How often do we get to use a 6000-year-old technique?

The answer to that, for some of us, is “way too often”.

This prehistoric technique is known as Content Marketing.

Cavemen paintings indicating how hunting and, farming should be done are classified as some of the earliest forms of Content Marketing.

GaryVee, a firm believer in this technique proves to us that it works and, also teaches us why it works. Gary Vaynerchuk is the C.E.O of Vaynermedia and is known for his best-selling books and keynote speeches.

Gary has an estimated Instagram following of 6.2 million and he posts at least 3 times a day.

Now the question is; How does he run a company that’s grossing hundreds of millions in revenue yearly and manages social media profiles that spill out hundreds of content each week?

Remember that 6000-year-old technique.

Gary’s design is deeply connected to this method.

In the sense that he uses a Hybrid method, coined from the Fundamentals of Content Marketing and another popular method of marketing, Inbound.

What is Content Marketing?

Content Marketing Is the art of creating and passing out relevant, quality, and actionable content to a specific audience or niche —often for free- to attract them and drive profitable customer action.

If you’ve known Gary for a while, you can bear witness to the fact that he posts a lot of fun and interesting content.

He also goes as far as splitting up this content into various channels such as Audio, Video, and Writing, this way, he serves content to a multitude of people.

where does Inbound Marketing Fit into this equation?

Inbound Marketing, according to Hubspot, is all about providing a helpful, human, and holistic experience to anyone who interacts with your business in any way.

Inbound presents a much more reliable way to know more about your customer, their goals for their business and their personalities.

When customers find out that you are human and you want to help with their goals rather than sell a product to them, they are more likely to call you when they need help.

I’ll use an excerpt from one of Gary’s Bestsellers to explain.

I spoke directly to potential customers through a video blog and developed relationships with them on twitter and facebook, inviting a direct one-on-one engagement that had previously existed only between merchants and customers in the tight-knit communities and neighbourhoods of the last century.

You might be thinking this is way too over the top, but this approach to customer relationship is ingrained in the principles of Inbound Marketing.

How do you apply Gary’s Strategy?

One thing you should know is that Content and Inbound Marketing go hand-in-hand.

Below I list ways that would help implement this strategy into your marketing plan.

1. Blog
Blogging is a great way to provide relevant and entertaining content for your audience.

Your blog should be focused on educating readers.

Try providing insights, tips and, techniques that you’ve found useful.

2. Social media.
Being where your customers are is essential to the “Inbound-Content” Methodology.

Social media is not only a way to advertise your products, but It’s also a medium of communicating with your audience, asking them questions and touching pain points.