Examples of Marketing Collateral
The Business Writing Company crafts a variety of copy for businesses. Here are a few examples of the primary types required by corporations. If your company needs something not listed here, contact us and we will work with you to produce what you need.
Our Consulting Service will help you develop a plan for copywriting that fits your marketing needs.
Types of Business Copywriting
The Case Study (PDF) - Let’s begin with the best tool in your arsenal - The Case Study (also called User Studies and Success Stories). The purpose of a Case Study is to tell a story about a success experienced by your client using your product or service. It serves a myriad of purposes, is relatively inexpensive and can be focused on any marketing objective. It pleases your customers, it pleases the sales department, and it pleases the marketing budget because it can be repurposed.
Why Case Studies Are So Important and Why We Specialize
The Whitepaper (PDF) - The well written whitepaper makes difficult concepts or involved technology clear. Because you are established as a knowledgeable source or Thought Leader, it serves to generate leads and educate potential customers and press and analysts.
They are powerful marketing tools and can be offered on the website, given to prospective customers or used to explain concepts to the general public
According to a MarketingSherpa survey, 80% of users were willing to register online for a whitepaper. A whitepaper is, therefore, an excellent tool for prospecting.
Other Types of Marketing Collateral and a Few More Examples
- Analysis of the Marketplace
- Annual Report
- Brochures
- Business Case Documentation (PDF)
- Business Letters
- Business Plan
- By-lined articles
- Corporate Backgrounder
- Executive Bios
- Executive Speeches (PDF)
- Market Data Analysis (PDF)
- Marketing Report (PDF)
- Market Research Report (PDF)
- Media Alerts
- Press Evaluator’s Guide
- Press Releases (PDF)
- Product Announcements
- Product Data Sheets (PDF)
- Product Marketing Sheets
- Reviewers Guide (PDF)
- Sell Sheets
- Technical Proposal to Potential Partner
- User Guide (PDF)


