Juro: Tom Bangay on building customer personas and creating content for their target market
Jul 15, 2024
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Tom Bangay, Senior Director of Content and Community at Juro, shares his journey from legal journalism to leading content strategies in legal tech. He delves into how Juro uses AI for contract management and the importance of understanding customer personas. Tom discusses the challenges of sourcing subject matter experts and the evolution of content from basic blogging to engaging community-driven resources. He also highlights the role of podcasts and video content in Juro's marketing strategy, particularly in connecting with in-house legal teams.
Understanding the distinct needs of mid-sized in-house legal teams is essential for crafting effective, nuanced content that builds trust.
Juro's content strategy has evolved to focus on aligning content production with revenue generation through data-driven insights and community engagement.
Deep dives
Unusual Strategies Drive Growth
Innovative approaches are essential for significant growth, especially in startups. A basic content marketing strategy often yields mediocre results unless it stands out from the competition. By focusing on unique and unusual tactics, companies can leverage their less-established positions to challenge larger competitors. This unconventional thinking can lead to substantial opportunities in capturing market share and driving revenue.
Importance of Understanding Legal Personas
The primary target customer for the discussed platform is mid-sized in-house legal teams that may have varying levels of legal personnel. Content strategies must adapt to these unique personas, understanding that they often have a high threshold for marketing messages. Building authority and trust within the legal community is crucial, requiring marketing efforts to focus deeply on the specific needs and preferences of legal professionals. Engaging these users effectively calls for nuanced content that resonates with their experiences and challenges.
Content Strategy Evolution and Execution
The evolution of Juro's content strategy reflects an increasing emphasis on aligning content directly with revenue generation. Initially, the focus was on producing lead-generating eBooks, but as the company gathered more insights, the strategy shifted to a robust SEO approach incorporating various levels of content intent. This diversified strategy includes long-form articles, templates, and more accessible low-intent pieces, ensuring a comprehensive marketing funnel. Data-driven insights guide this ongoing strategy, allowing for timely content releases that cater to users' needs.
The Role of Community in Marketing
Building an engaged community has proven vital for nurturing leads and maintaining brand visibility. A Slack community formed during the pandemic has become a crucial platform for interaction among legal professionals, providing a space for discussion and sharing of expertise. This community serves as an 'infinite nurture sequence,' keeping the brand top-of-mind for members even outside of direct marketing outreach. Managing this community allows for continuous engagement, deepening relationships that can eventually lead to conversions.
In this episode of Content Briefly, we’ve interviewed Tom Bangay, Senior Director, Content & Community at Juro, and discussed how Juro targets and engages its audience through a multifaceted content strategy, and more.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro 01:16 Who is Tom Bangay? 02:01 Tom’s Background. 02:42 What’s Juro? 03:53 Using the Juro AI tool to craft first drafts of service contracts. 05:08 Juro’s target customers and use cases. 06:43 Academic background vs hands-on experience as a marketer. 08:27 The challenge of finding subject matter experts in content marketing. 09:44 Juro’s overall content strategy. 15:00 Where does organic search fit in Juro’s top-down content strategy? 17:43 The ‘why’ of creating a Slack community at Juro. 25:10 What the content team at Juro looks like. 26:12 The idea behind the podcasts done at Juro. 28:23 Experimenting with video podcasts. 29:27 Learn more about Tom and Juro and get in touch. 30:25 Outro