Lifecycle Marketing: What It Is & Why You Should Be Doing It

Lifecycle marketing is a strategic approach to customer engagement that focuses on guiding potential customers from first awareness to purchase and beyond—maximizing lifetime value.

Instead of just focusing on one-time sales, you nurture relationships at every stage of the customer journey.

The 6 Stages of Lifecycle Marketing

1. Awareness – Make people aware of your brand and what you offer.

   • Tactics: SEO, social media, paid ads, lead magnets, PR.
   • Example: Your blog posts, LinkedIn content, and Google Ads campaigns.

2. Engagement – Get them interested in your expertise and keep them engaged.

   • Tactics: Email sequences, retargeting ads, community building.
   • Example: Your personal branding content, LinkedIn engagement, and automated follow-ups.

3. Consideration – Show them why you’re the best solution.

   • Tactics: Case studies, testimonials, product comparisons, authority-building.
   • Example: Blog posts that establish you as the go-to expert, social proof.

4. Purchase – Convert leads into paying customers.

   • Tactics: Sales pages, limited-time offers, retargeting, urgency-driven copy.
   • Example: Your content marketing packages page with psychological triggers to drive conversions.

5. Retention – Keep customers happy and turn them into repeat buyers.

   • Tactics: Exclusive content, upsells, personalized follow-ups, loyalty programs.
   • Example: Monthly SEO audits for existing customers, LinkedIn post follow-ups.

6. Advocacy – Turn customers into brand evangelists who refer others.

   • Tactics: Referral programs, testimonials, user-generated content, VIP offers.
   • Example: Encouraging customers to share results from your services on LinkedIn.

Can You Do It?

Yes—you’re likely already doing pieces of it, but if you systematize it, you’ll turn content into a predictable revenue machine.

If you’re like most, your biggest opportunity gaps are:

• Automating engagement & lead nurturing (email sequences, retargeting).
• Adding more authority-building & social proof (case studies, customer results).
• Turning satisfied customers into promoters (referrals, testimonials).

Examples of How I Can Use It In My Own Business (to sell more content marketing packages)

1. Capture leads at the awareness stage (e.g., a free resource on content marketing).
2. Nurture them with strategic follow-ups (LinkedIn posts, email sequences).
3. Hit them with buying triggers at the right time (scarcity, exclusivity).
4. Keep them engaged post-purchase (so they stick around and refer others).

If you implement this with automations & retargeting, you’ll attract more opportunities without chasing them manually.

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