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That’s why building continuous demand for your product or service is critical. Growing an audience for your brand can be a slow and tedious process at times, but when done correctly, it can have a tremendous impact on the longevity of your business.  \nIn this guide, you’ll find everything you need to build the foundation of your demand generation strategy. Whether you’re approaching demand generation for the first time or need a refresher course on the subject, the templates, strategies, and principles in this guide are designed to help you build lasting demand in the market.  \nNeed help putting your demand  \ngeneration strategy into action?  Let’s talk.  \nWhat is Demand Generation?  \nDemand generation is a collection of marketing tactics that work together to capture the attention of your ideal customer profile.  \nIt’s the act of making your audience aware of your service or product. There are five stages of awareness: Unaware, Problem Aware, Solution Aware, Product Aware, and Most Aware . Demand generation helps create and drive awareness through each stage.  \nIn order to successfully create and capture demand in the market, your strategy should focus on driving demand in three key areas: Organic SEO, Social Media, and Paid Media . We call this the 3 Pillars of Demand Generation .  \n\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Demand Generation Pre-Qualification Checklist |  |  |  |  |\n| Before we break down each Pillar of Demand Generation (SEO, Social Media, and Paid Media), there are a few pre-qualifications you need to get out of the way before you take on any demand generation strategy. | \u003Cbr>| Audience\u003Cbr>Understanding your audience is paramount to your demand generation strategy. This will inform your messaging, the types of assets you build, and the overall marketing channels you’ll need to leverage in order to reach them . It’s important to lock down both your ideal customer profile and key buyer personas before you start building out a demand generation strategy. (Persona Template)\u003Cbr>Buyer’s Journey\u003Cbr>Once you’ve identified the “WHO’’ from your audience research, you’ll need to understand the “HOW”. A clear understanding of your buyer’s journey will give insight into how your customers discover your product, how they make decisions about purchasing, and why they remain customers . (Buyers Journey Template) | \u003Cbr>| Content\u003Cbr>A demand generation strategy is only as good as the content fueling it, so take an inventory of content assets and determine any gaps . Simply asking people to“Contact Us” without previously providing any sort of value is not enough for people to take action . You need to consistently create content that either educates, entertains, or intrigues your audience .\u003Cbr>Direction\u003Cbr>Remember that when you’re building demand, you’rebuilding an audience or awareness around your brand. This is a long-term strategy that requires you to stay focused on the goal ahead. As technology, algorithms, or trends change, it’s important to be agile in your reaction to these changes, but be careful not to chase the shiny object. Make sure any new marketing tactic that you take on helps to support—not distract—from your demand generation efforts . Be sure to set SMART goals when it comes to your demand generation strategy that mature alongside your strategy. |\n\nThe 3 Pillars of Demand Generation  \nNow that we’ve covered the basics, let’s dive deeper into the three pillars of Demand Generation. We call them the three pillars because if you solely focus on one, you risk a quick fall.  \nFor example, you could be crushing it on social media, but if a platform changes its algorithm (or gets purchased by a new owner), it could impact how your content is shown to your audience on that channel or how your audience uses that channel. 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