Most discussions around bottom of funnel (BOFU) marketing are about tactics to use, such as:
- Personalized email campaigns
- Retargeting ads
- Demos
- Limited time offers or discounts, etc.
While these are all useful and have their place, there are two issues with labeling these ‘marketing strategies’:
- They are tactics not strategies. A strategy is a long term plan for how you’re going to accomplish something. A tactic is just one (of many) specific actions you can take to progress on that plan. For example, offering a limited time discount is one way of closing deals, but there are many others.
- They are tactics to close leads, not bring them in. The job of marketing is to bring in qualified leads. It’s the sales team’s job to close the deal (with a good product demo, personalized follow-up emails, well-timed discounts, testimonials, etc.)
So, if these commonly shared tips aren’t BOFU marketing strategies, what are?
A BOFU marketing strategy …