gated content

Definition

Valuable content locked behind a form requiring users to surrender their contact information before access. The digital equivalent of 'you must be this tall and provide your email to ride.'

Example Usage

We gated our whitepaper and got 500 leads, though 480 used fake emails like nope@nothanks.com.

Origin

Lead generation and content marketing practices, 2000s

Source: B2B content marketing and lead generation terminology

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