If you’re a marketer, you know that messaging is key to your success. You spend a lot of time, energy, and resources working on brand positioning and calibrating your marketing messages for your target audience. You create ads and social media content about your services all designed to drive traffic to your website.
But what about leadership messaging? Are you leveraging content created by your company’s leaders to drive return on investment (ROI)? In this blog article, I discuss the importance of leadership messaging and how to use it to achieve your marketing goals. Stay tuned!
Defining Leadership Messaging and Its Role in Driving ROI
LinkedIn has become the go-to platform for business professionals looking to build their personal brand and connect with like-minded individuals. Given its reputation as the best platform for relationship marketing in the business world, it’s no surprise that LinkedIn has also become a popular platform for leaders to share their ideas and insights.
As more and more leaders turn to LinkedIn to share their thoughts on the latest industry trends, it’s important to make sure your leadership messaging is on point. After all, the LinkedIn profile of your company’s leader is often the first point of contact between your organization and potential clients or customers.
Sure, potential customers might stumble upon your company page, but they’re heading straight for that “people” button to see who they’re actually working with. And if your leadership messaging doesn’t set you up as a credible expert, you could miss out on a valuable opportunity to make a connection.
Fortunately, crafting an effective leadership message isn’t as difficult as it may seem. By following a few simple tips, you can ensure that your leader’s LinkedIn profile showcases their unique perspective and drives ROI for your company.
3 Types of Leadership Messaging and How They Impact ROI
ROI is an important metric for any business leader to track. After all, it’s the bottom line when it comes to evaluating the success of a company. But what many people don’t realize is that ROI is not solely about financial gain. In fact, ROI can also be used to measure the impact of content such as a company leader’s messaging.
Let’s break down leadership messaging into three buckets: growth, engagement, and promotion. Each type of leadership messaging has its own distinct benefits and ROI potential.
Growth messaging is used to introduce a leader to their audience. It can be highly effective in generating buzz and excitement around an innovative idea or brand. Because growth messaging is typically focused on the future, it can be a great way to attract the attention of investors and build long-term shareholder value too.
Engagement messaging is all about building relationships with your existing audience and cultivating loyalty. When done well, engagement messaging can lead to lifelong clients who are emotionally attached to a brand. This type of “raving” customer is extremely valuable, as they are more likely to make referrals and continue doing business with a company even in tough times.
However, engaging with clients requires ongoing effort. If client relationships are neglected, they will quickly deteriorate. So it’s important to have a plan for deepening leaders’ engagement with clients.
Promotional messaging is primarily focused on driving sales and increasing revenue. This type of leadership messaging can be massively effective, but it can also have negative consequences if the tone isn’t just right. Overly promotional messages can come across as pushy or inauthentic, which can damage a brand’s reputation. This is one reason I recommend an 80/20 split with LinkedIn content – 80% of your leader’s posts should be about growth and engagement, while the other 20% should be promotional.
Leadership messaging is a powerful tool that can have a major impact on ROI. However, it’s important to choose the right type of message for your goals; otherwise, you could end up doing more harm than good.
How to Develop a Leadership Messaging Strategy that Drives Results
Having a leadership messaging strategy is more important than ever before. The way leaders communicate can have a profound impact on organizational results. But what leadership messaging strategies are most effective in driving results?
Some leadership experts believe that the best leadership messaging strategies are those that focus on creating a personal connection with clients. Others believe that the best leadership messaging strategies are those that focus on inspiring others to take action. Still, others believe that the best leadership messaging strategies are those that focus on both of these objectives.
The truth is, there is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. The best leadership messaging strategy for your organization will depend on your unique circumstances and objectives. However, there are some general principles that you can use to develop an effective leadership messaging strategy for your organization.
Here are 3 tips for developing a leadership messaging strategy that drives results:
1. Define your audience.
Before you can develop an effective leadership messaging strategy, you need to define your audience. Who is it important for your leaders to reach? What are their needs and wants? What motivates them? Once you have a clear understanding of your audience, you will be better equipped to develop a leadership messaging strategy that resonates with them.
2. Develop targeted messages.
Once you have defined your audience, you need to help your leaders develop targeted messages that address their needs and wants. Your leadership messages should be clear, concise, and compelling. They should also be tailored to the specific situation or problem you are trying to solve. Remember, generic leadership messages are less likely to resonate with prospects than targeted messages that speak directly to their needs and wants.
3. Choose the right channels.
Finally, you need to choose the right channels for delivering your leadership messages. The channels you use should be based on your audience and your goals. For example, if you want to reach a large number of prospects quickly, mass communication channels like email or LinkedIn may be a good choice. If you want to create a personal connection with clients, one-on-one communication channels like face-to-face conversation or small group webinars may be a better choice. Ultimately, the goal is to pick communication channels that will help you achieve your desired results.
Implementing Leadership Messaging to Achieve Success
Successful leaders know how to communicate their vision and messages effectively. This means being able to articulate their thoughts in a way that inspires and motivates others to take action. It also means being able to connect with their audience on a personal level.
The problem is that leaders often don’t have the mental space or time to devote to creating high quality content. This is where having a content creator who can dip into the mind of your leaders and pull out content gold is a great investment.
Here’s how our LinkedIn Content Creation + Strategy service works:
- Our team spends 30 minutes with you and your leader once per month to talk about your content needs and goals
- We create 12 LinkedIn posts in your leader’s voice per month
- We teach you our engagement strategy
- With your help, we keep an eye on your metrics and tweak our strategy as needed
- You implement the strategy and publish the posts
With this service, you’ll be well on your way to developing the kind of leadership messaging that gets results. Contact us if you think you’re a good fit for this service.
The Benefits of Effective Leadership Messaging
There’s no denying that leadership messaging is important. 88% of customers say that the experience provided by a company is just as important as the product or service and a big part of that experience is their perception of a company’s leaders. But what are the benefits of effective leadership messaging? Here are a few:
- It can help to build trust and credibility.
- It can help to inspire and motivate others.
- It can help to promote a positive image of the leader and the organization.
- It can help to build unity and cooperation within a team or organization.
- It can help to create a sense of purpose and direction.
Clearly, there are many benefits to effective leadership messaging. So if you’re a marketer, make sure you’re leveraging the content created by your company’s leaders!
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