The topic map: which page answers which question
This site already answers most of what a data buyer types. Campaigns fail here by commissioning new content instead of routing the right existing page to the right intent — which costs a quarter and usually performs worse.
01 The shape of it
Five intents, five page families
A buyer moves through these in order, and skipping one is why a strong ad lands on a page that answers a question nobody asked yet.
Definitional — what is this thing?
Early, wide, and mostly not commercial. Owned by encyclopaedic content and product names, so it is worth answering and not worth chasing.
/data-hub-vs-data-fabric-vs-lakehousePattern — is this the right shape for us?
The buyer has a problem and is choosing an architecture, not a vendor. This is where the commercial term actually lives.
/data-hubVendor — how does this compare?
High intent, low volume, and the page has to be fair to be credible. Seven comparison pages exist, each leading with the real distinction rather than a feature grid.
/vs-informatica, /vs-collibra, /vs-clouderaRole — what does this mean for my job?
The buyer is convinced of the category and needs to see their own week in it. Five checklists, one per executive, each built on the numbers they defend.
/for-cfo, /for-coo, /for-cmoProof — has anyone like us done it?
The last question before a meeting is granted, and the one most sites answer with logos instead of figures.
/impact02 Questions
Six questions before a campaign goes live
Every one of these has cost somebody a quarter at some point.
- Which of the five intents is this campaign aimed at, and does the landing page answer that intent rather than the one after it?
- Does the page we are routing to have a next step that suits how early the buyer is?
- Are we bidding on a definitional head term that a product name already owns?
- Does the ad promise something the page delivers in the first screen, or two scrolls down?
- Is there an existing page that already covers this, and are we about to build a second one that competes with it?
- If this works, which page picks up the traffic next — and does it link there?
03 Sequence
Building a campaign from what exists
The whole point of this sequence is that step four is usually empty.
04 Reference
The routing table
What they are trying to find out, where to land them, and what to offer when they get there.
| They want to know | Land them on | Offer |
|---|---|---|
| What a data hub actually is, versus a lake or fabric | /data-hub-vs-data-fabric-vs-lakehouse | Keep reading — no form |
| Whether the hub pattern fits their estate | /data-hub | Readiness assessment |
| How to connect SAP without an ABAP team | /sap-integration | Demo |
| What governance has to cover before AI | /governance | Evaluation guide |
| How much cash is trapped in their cycle | /academy-cash-calculator | The result itself |
| How we differ from a named incumbent | /vs-informatica and the six others | Demo |
| What their own role should be asking for | /for-cfo and the four others | 90-day plan |
| Whether anyone comparable has done this | /impact | The full study |
05 Language
Say this, not that
Ad copy fails in the same three ways every time.
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06 Questions
Frequently asked
Should we write content for head terms like "data hub"?
Answer them, but do not build the campaign on them. Definitional queries are dominated by encyclopaedic results and by a vendor product with the same name; the buying intent sits in the longer, more specific phrasings underneath.
How do we know if a page is missing rather than just weak?
Ask what the buyer typed and read the first screen of the page you would send. If it answers a different question, the page is weak. If nothing on the site answers it at all, that is a gap worth writing — and it is rarer than it feels.
See what the buyer sees
Every claim in this module traces back to a page the customer can read for themselves.