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Case Study: Blogging Strategy for a Logistics Newcomer

If you can’t beat ‘em, build your own audience: Choosing a strategic lane in a market ruled by heavyweights

Key results

  • 120.58% month-on-month growth in organic traffic to their country blog.
  • 39.61% month-on-month growth in top 10 organic keywords.
  • Built foundational content that the client can refresh every year and continues to drive a large portion of their blog traffic today.
  • Increased customer engagement based on quick polls for every blog post.

In a crowded and competitive Philippine logistics market, our client leveraged content marketing to reposition themselves: not just a delivery service provider but also a thought leader and collaborative business partner for local small business owners.

Given strong competition and low-to-mid consideration from shippers, our client needed to work harder to distinguish their services from those of their rivals. They also needed to carve a space for their brand where they could compete outside of eCommerce platforms, as competition to serve such platforms was cutthroat.

Our client recognised that there were online sellers in the Philippines who found it difficult to compete on eCommerce platforms too. Sellers also worried that they had little control over the customer experience when they were selling through eCommerce platforms.

We turned both our client’s and their customers’ constraints into a competitive edge by focusing on a customer segment that was underserved by competing logistics services providers. We focused on enabling those customers to build their online businesses outside of eCommerce platforms, and positioning our client as a partner for growth.

Strategic approach

Audience selection

  • Our strategy was to target an audience segment that was underserved by the industry giants and expand the total addressable market within that segment. This means we targeted existing and potential eCommerce sellers who did not yet have their own online stores.

Content mix

  • Adopted a hyperlocal approach to topics and content style to align with local trends and cultural preferences.
  • Promoted a clear, specific, opinionated point of view: Anyone who wanted to do eCommerce shouldn’t just rely on third-party platforms but should have their own online store too.
  • Focused on tactical content with clear tips and takeaways, mindful of the preferences of the target audience for skimmable, practical advice.
  • Included aspirational content to reach potential customers who were very early in their customer journey to introduce them to the possibilities of having their own eCommerce shop.

Deliverables

  • Content strategy tailored to the Philippine market
  • Ideation, production, and execution of six topic clusters comprising pillar pages, blog articles, infographics, and downloadable tools
  • Tailored style guide for local audiences
  • Local trend monitoring

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