Content Marketing

Advocacy, Bright Ideas Blog, Content Marketing, Messaging, Solar Marketing, Sustainability Marketing

How do we talk about climate change? New study sheds light for clean energy advocates


Do our political affiliations influence our perspectives on climate change? According to a study by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, they certainly do. While this may not come as a surprise, what’s remarkable is the degree of unity among Americans on the urgent issue of climate change.

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Bright Ideas Blog, Content Marketing, Solar Marketing

Clean Energy Content Marketing for Each Stage of the Sales Cycle


Purchasing clean energy is a complex decision. Consumers and business decision makers need trustworthy information to address the many questions that come up on each customer’s journey. And it is a journey. As a clean energy provider, you can be an indispensable resource by crafting highly credible content for every stage of the sales cycle.

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Branding, Bright Ideas Blog, Content Marketing, Messaging, Sustainability Marketing

A Three-Step Guide to Improving Clean Energy Content Marketing


Why are you in renewable energy? Why do you believe in this industry? In clean energy, it’s not about what your selling, it’s about why. This is what your customers want to know. And if you tell that story well, those customers will follow you from education and consideration to purchase and even advocacy.

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Bright Ideas Blog, Content Marketing, Marketing, Solar Marketing

Clean Energy Marketing: What to Do in Urgent Times


It’s no secret that the future of energy lies in harnessing renewable sources, like solar, wind and energy storage. The recent IPCC report highlighted the urgency of the clean energy transition. For those of us involved in marketing the solutions of that transition, our jobs just went from challenging…to critical. How can you make your marketing efforts more effective when the planet’s clock is so relentlessly ticking? 

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Bright Ideas Blog, Content Marketing, Renewable Energy, Solar Marketing

Writing with Light: Ten Tips for Solar Photography with Great ROI


Shining the best light on your renewable energy projects is imperative when trying to convey an effective marketing message. Investing in professional, creative photography and video will pay for itself many times over in the highly visual world we live in today. Here are some tips on how to create visual assets with great ROI.

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Bright Ideas Blog, Content Marketing, Lead Generation, Solar Marketing, Solar Sales

Six Ways to Keep Commercial Solar Stakeholders Interested (and Close the Deal)


Many companies are in the position to consider commercial solar. But the people involved in making the decision have day jobs. And they don’t have time to make solar a side project — together with all the issues in financing, design considerations, and all the rest. How can we make the process easier for them?

So how can you keep your commercial solar prospects engaged and eager for solar throughout the sales process?

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Bright Ideas Blog, Content Marketing

How to Turn a Great Customer Experience into Powerful Solar Content Marketing


In solar, when a commercial customer has a positive experience with your company or service, it can sometimes be tricky to turn that experience into effective inbound marketing. But if you nurture that relationship, even a large commercial or industrial customer can become a powerful influencer and advocate. Here’s how to turn those experiences into compelling and evergreen solar content marketing. 

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