Inbound Engine
Inbound Engine
Own your category with content that converts
High-performance inbound content, engineered for category challengers. Inbound Engine builds brand, drives qualified traffic, and fuels the top of your funnel with content that educates, ranks, and converts.
How It Works
How It Works
Inbound, engineered for GTM performance
Inbound Engine is your unfair advantage in the race to own your category.
Get a strategic, search-optimized content program that attracts the right buyers, earns trust at scale, and feeds your pipeline with demand you didn’t have to chase.
Inbound Engine is your unfair advantage in the race to own your category. Get a strategic, search-optimized content program that attracts the right buyers, earns trust at scale, and feeds your pipeline with demand you didn’t have to chase.
Step 1
Ideal customer keyword mapping
We start with a deep search intent analysis, mapping high-value keywords to buyer stages, pain points, and product moments. This creates a roadmap of content opportunities built to attract the right traffic and drive action.
TOFU
ICP Keyword Map
"What is developer experience"
ICP: VP Product, Series A SaaS
"How to reduce dev friction"
ICP: Head of Engineering
"Product velocity strategies"
ICP: Product Managers
"Notion vs. linear vs. cycle"
ICP: VP of Product
“Async product rituals”
ICP: Product Managers
TOFU
ICP Keyword Map
"What is developer experience"
ICP: VP Product, Series A SaaS
"How to reduce dev friction"
ICP: Head of Engineering
"Product velocity strategies"
ICP: Product Managers
"Notion vs. linear vs. cycle"
ICP: VP of Product
“Async product rituals”
ICP: Product Managers
Step 2
Deploy smart GTM content
We launch high-impact assets that anchor your GTM strategy. Each piece is built to educate, differentiate, and equip your buyers with the insight they need to trust you and take action. From how-to's to product explainers, we write with precision, speed, and founder-level clarity.
Speed Without Burnout: How to
Build A Faster Product Org
Shipping fast has become a default expectation for modern product teams. Especially in startups where every sprint feels tied to revenue…
Add internal link
Analyze
Generate Image
research
Speed Without Burnout: How to
Build A Faster Product Org
Shipping fast has become a default expectation for modern product teams. Especially in startups where every sprint feels tied to revenue…
Add internal link
Analyze
Generate Image
research
Step 3
Amplify cross-channel distribution
We design every asset to be modular across owned and earned channels. From LinkedIn posts, to newsletter blurbs, email drips, partner co-marketing, and internal sales collateral—Powerplay gives your content reach without multiplying effort.
Deploying Content…
Website
Newsletter
Blog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demosBlog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demosBlog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demosBlog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demos
Draft
Schedule
Sent
Deploying Content…
Website
Newsletter
Blog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demosBlog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demosBlog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demosBlog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demos
Draft
Schedule
Sent
Step 4
Analyze, automate and compound
We analyze traffic growth, keyword lift, engagement patterns, and page rank. We surface what’s working by funnel stage, persona, and format. Then we use that data to compound and automate your top-of-funnel growth.
Analyzing performance…
Rank tracking
Traffic data
Upper funnel leads
Conversion Rate
Meetings booked
Analyzing performance…
Rank tracking
Traffic data
Upper funnel leads
Conversion Rate
Meetings booked
Step 1
Ideal customer keyword mapping
We start with a deep search intent analysis, mapping high-value keywords to buyer stages, pain points, and product moments. This creates a roadmap of content opportunities built to attract the right traffic and drive action.
TOFU
ICP Keyword Map
"What is developer experience"
ICP: VP Product, Series A SaaS
"How to reduce dev friction"
ICP: Head of Engineering
"Product velocity strategies"
ICP: Product Managers
"Notion vs. linear vs. cycle"
ICP: VP of Product
“Async product rituals”
ICP: Product Managers
Step 2
Deploy smart GTM content
We launch high-impact assets that anchor your GTM strategy. Each piece is built to educate, differentiate, and equip your buyers with the insight they need to trust you and take action. From how-to's to product explainers, we write with precision, speed, and founder-level clarity.
Speed Without Burnout: How to
Build A Faster Product Org
Shipping fast has become a default expectation for modern product teams. Especially in startups where every sprint feels tied to revenue…
Add internal link
Analyze
Generate Image
research
Step 3
Amplify cross-channel distribution
We design every asset to be modular across owned and earned channels. From LinkedIn posts, to newsletter blurbs, email drips, partner co-marketing, and internal sales collateral—Powerplay gives your content reach without multiplying effort.
Deploying Content…
Website
Newsletter
Blog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demosBlog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demosBlog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demosBlog/Website
What Fast Product Teams Know…
Complete
www.cycle.com/blog
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Tone: credible, nuancedFounder-Led LinkedIn
Speed Isn’t a Culture Problem….
Complete
www.linkedin.com
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: TOFU
Goal: drive engagementNewsletter
5 Reasons Why Your Product…
In Progress
Channel: HubSpot
ICP: Product VPsFunnel stage: MOFU
Goal: drive demos
Draft
Schedule
Sent
Step 4
Analyze, automate and compound
We analyze traffic growth, keyword lift, engagement patterns, and page rank. We surface what’s working by funnel stage, persona, and format. Then we use that data to compound and automate your top-of-funnel growth.
Analyzing performance…
Rank tracking
Traffic data
Upper funnel leads
Conversion Rate
Meetings booked
Case Studies
Case Studies
The Powerplay Difference
How Inbound Engine drives dynamic growth for Powerplay customers.
How Inbound Engine tripled qualified traffic for Cycle in 120 days
Cycle, a Series A SaaS startup, needed to create inbound momentum without building an in-house content team. With no consistent publishing rhythm connected to their GTM motion, they weren’t showing up where their buyers were searching. With Inbound Engine, they achieved rapid traffic growth, higher-quality inbound leads, and true brand affinity in a competitive category.
Impact :
3.2x Increase in Qualified Organic Traffic in 120 Days
2.5x More Inbound Demo Requests from Search & Blog Content
28% Shorter Sales Cycle from Educated Prospects
4 Net-New Keywords Ranked on Page 1 for Competitive Queries
How Inbound Engine tripled qualified traffic for Cycle in 120 days
Cycle, a Series A SaaS startup, needed to create inbound momentum without building an in-house content team. With no consistent publishing rhythm connected to their GTM motion, they weren’t showing up where their buyers were searching. With Inbound Engine, they achieved rapid traffic growth, higher-quality inbound leads, and true brand affinity in a competitive category.
Impact :
3.2x Increase in Qualified Organic Traffic in 120 Days
2.5x More Inbound Demo Requests from Search & Blog Content
28% Shorter Sales Cycle from Educated Prospects
4 Net-New Keywords Ranked on Page 1 for Competitive Queries
How Inbound Engine tripled qualified traffic for Cycle in 120 days
Cycle, a Series A SaaS startup, needed to create inbound momentum without building an in-house content team. With no consistent publishing rhythm connected to their GTM motion, they weren’t showing up where their buyers were searching. With Inbound Engine, they achieved rapid traffic growth, higher-quality inbound leads, and true brand affinity in a competitive category.
Impact :
3.2x Increase in Qualified Organic Traffic in 120 Days
2.5x More Inbound Demo Requests from Search & Blog Content
28% Shorter Sales Cycle from Educated Prospects
4 Net-New Keywords Ranked on Page 1 for Competitive Queries
How Inbound Engine tripled qualified traffic for Cycle in 120 days
Cycle, a Series A SaaS startup, needed to create inbound momentum without building an in-house content team. With no consistent publishing rhythm connected to their GTM motion, they weren’t showing up where their buyers were searching. With Inbound Engine, they achieved rapid traffic growth, higher-quality inbound leads, and true brand affinity in a competitive category.
Impact :
3.2x Increase in Qualified Organic Traffic in 120 Days
2.5x More Inbound Demo Requests from Search & Blog Content
28% Shorter Sales Cycle from Educated Prospects
4 Net-New Keywords Ranked on Page 1 for Competitive Queries
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DRAG TO EXPLORE


How Inbound Engine tripled qualified traffic for Cycle in 120 days
Cycle, a Series A SaaS startup, needed to create inbound momentum without building an in-house content team. With no consistent publishing rhythm connected to their GTM motion, they weren’t showing up where their buyers were searching. With Inbound Engine, they achieved rapid traffic growth, higher-quality inbound leads, and true brand affinity in a competitive category.
Impact :
3.2x Increase in Qualified Organic Traffic in 120 Days
2.5x More Inbound Demo Requests from Search & Blog Content
28% Shorter Sales Cycle from Educated Prospects
4 Net-New Keywords Ranked on Page 1 for Competitive Queries


How Inbound Engine tripled qualified traffic for Cycle in 120 days
Cycle, a Series A SaaS startup, needed to create inbound momentum without building an in-house content team. With no consistent publishing rhythm connected to their GTM motion, they weren’t showing up where their buyers were searching. With Inbound Engine, they achieved rapid traffic growth, higher-quality inbound leads, and true brand affinity in a competitive category.
Impact :
3.2x Increase in Qualified Organic Traffic in 120 Days
2.5x More Inbound Demo Requests from Search & Blog Content
28% Shorter Sales Cycle from Educated Prospects
4 Net-New Keywords Ranked on Page 1 for Competitive Queries
Pricing
Pricing
Pricing that scales with you
Strategic inbound infrastructure, priced to scale with your GTM motion.
*Minimum 3-month commitment. No setup fees.*
Inbound Starter
$3,500/month
A lean, high-leverage starter package for teams spinning up their inbound motion and looking for early traction without hiring internally.
What's Included:
2 search-optimized, sales-aware pieces/month
Keyword & topic roadmap
Technical optimization (titles, meta tags, headers, internal links)
Performance dashboard + monthly insights
Basic distribution guide for blog-to-social/email repurposing
Inbound Engine
Popular
$7,500/month
A full-stack content system designed to generate demo-ready leads and reduce CAC with minimal lift from your team.
What's Included:
4 search-optimized, sales-aware blog posts/month
Buyer journey content map across TOFU/MOFU/BOFU
Done-for-you distribution support (social copy, newsletter blurbs, CMS uploads)
Competitive conquest strategy for high-intent terms
Performance reporting + monthly review
Inbound Max
$11,500/month
For aggressively scaling startups looking to leverage inbound as a highly-productive growth channel.
What's Included:
Everthing included in Inbound Engine
6-8 search-optimized, sales-aware blog posts/month
Integrated distribution map (organic + internal teams)
Biweekly strategy syncs + full reporting
Multi-keyword pillar content architecture
*Minimum 3-month commitment. No setup fees.*
Inbound Starter
$3,500/month
A lean, high-leverage starter package for teams spinning up their inbound motion and looking for early traction without hiring internally.
What's Included:
2 search-optimized, sales-aware pieces/month
Keyword & topic roadmap
Technical optimization (titles, meta tags, headers, internal links)
Performance dashboard + monthly insights
Basic distribution guide for blog-to-social/email repurposing
Inbound Engine
Popular
$7,500/month
A full-stack content system designed to generate demo-ready leads and reduce CAC with minimal lift from your team.
What's Included:
4 search-optimized, sales-aware blog posts/month
Buyer journey content map across TOFU/MOFU/BOFU
Done-for-you distribution support (social copy, newsletter blurbs, CMS uploads)
Competitive conquest strategy for high-intent terms
Performance reporting + monthly review
Inbound Max
$11,500/month
For aggressively scaling startups looking to leverage inbound as a highly-productive growth channel.
What's Included:
Everthing included in Inbound Engine
6-8 search-optimized, sales-aware blog posts/month
Integrated distribution map (organic + internal teams)
Biweekly strategy syncs + full reporting
Multi-keyword pillar content architecture
*Minimum 3-month commitment. No setup fees.*
Inbound Starter
$3,500/month
A lean, high-leverage starter package for teams spinning up their inbound motion and looking for early traction without hiring internally.
What's Included:
2 search-optimized, sales-aware pieces/month
Keyword & topic roadmap
Technical optimization (titles, meta tags, headers, internal links)
Performance dashboard + monthly insights
Basic distribution guide for blog-to-social/email repurposing
Inbound Engine
Popular
$7,500/month
A full-stack content system designed to generate demo-ready leads and reduce CAC with minimal lift from your team.
What's Included:
4 search-optimized, sales-aware blog posts/month
Buyer journey content map across TOFU/MOFU/BOFU
Done-for-you distribution support (social copy, newsletter blurbs, CMS uploads)
Competitive conquest strategy for high-intent terms
Performance reporting + monthly review
Inbound Max
$11,500/month
For aggressively scaling startups looking to leverage inbound as a highly-productive growth channel.
What's Included:
Everthing included in Inbound Engine
6-8 search-optimized, sales-aware blog posts/month
Integrated distribution map (organic + internal teams)
Biweekly strategy syncs + full reporting
Multi-keyword pillar content architecture
Testimonials
Testimonials
Why customers love Powerplay
Real results from our growth-stage customers.
"Powerplay came in and made an immediate impact with their outbound automation. We were able to scale by considerably increasing the accuracy of our targeting."

Allen Finn
Founder, Collab
"Powerplay came in and made an immediate impact with their outbound automation. We were able to scale by considerably increasing the accuracy of our targeting."

Allen Finn
Founder, Collab
We'd tried other inbound content services, including building our own team, but nothing came close to the results we got with Powerplay's Inbound Engine. Our top-of-funnel tripled within 90 days.

Lauren Nagel
CEO, FindKeep.Love
We'd tried other inbound content services, including building our own team, but nothing came close to the results we got with Powerplay's Inbound Engine. Our top-of-funnel tripled within 90 days.

Lauren Nagel
CEO, FindKeep.Love
The GTM strategy and automation behind this service are next level. Not only did they get us in front of our dream accounts, they helped us land deals we thought were years away.

Bill Townsend
CEO, Barrett Medical
The GTM strategy and automation behind this service are next level. Not only did they get us in front of our dream accounts, they helped us land deals we thought were years away.

Bill Townsend
CEO, Barrett Medical
We’d been struggling to show proof in a way that actually motivated prospects. Powerplay solved that instantly. Their case studies don’t just look good, they sell. We use them in outbound, nurture, on demos, and with investors. We've seen an impact on conversation rates across the board.

Eric Norman
Marketing Director, PlenOptika
We’d been struggling to show proof in a way that actually motivated prospects. Powerplay solved that instantly. Their case studies don’t just look good, they sell. We use them in outbound, nurture, on demos, and with investors. We've seen an impact on conversation rates across the board.

Eric Norman
Marketing Director, PlenOptika
FAQs
FAQs
Questions we typically get about Inbound Engine
Answers to some of our most common quandries. If you don’t see your question here, feel free to contact us.
What kind of businesses does Powerplay work with?
What kind of results can I expect with Inbound Engine?
How is this different from a typical content marketing agency?
Do you manage publishing and distribution too?
Can we customize the content to our voice or POV?
What if we already have a content or SEO person in-house?
What kind of businesses does Powerplay work with?
What kind of results can I expect with Inbound Engine?
How is this different from a typical content marketing agency?
Do you manage publishing and distribution too?
Can we customize the content to our voice or POV?
What if we already have a content or SEO person in-house?
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