Social Media Marketing Refers To The Process Of Gaining Traffic

Social media platforms are used daily by the majority of people worldwide. You would be doing your brand a disservice not to use these platforms to boost engagement with your target audience and increase online visibility. Many consumers seek out a brand’s social media pages or profile to review before deciding to purchase. You must create a social presence for your business, so your existing and potential customers can review your online activity and engage with you in a more casual manner. Consumers who are not ready to purchase are likely to engage in a Facebook chat or reach out via Twitter or LinkedIn, as opposed to requesting a consultation via your website form.

Social media is now an integral part of an effective digital marketing strategy. Many brands use social media for top-of-funnel marketing and then utilize paid advertising on social media to drive middle-of-funnel or bottom-of-funnel efforts. It has heavily influenced design and video strategies, as users today expect to get information very quickly.

Above all, social media costs you time. It’s important to spend time creating your assets, writing description copy and participating in community engagement (answering comments, sharing content to your story, etc.). There are true costs associated with social media marketing if you pay for professionally designed assets, hire an agency to manage your channels for you, or utilize advertising or boosting capabilities. Cost varies drastically by vendor, and you get what you pay for if you go too cheap.

To help you focus your efforts on aspects of your social media platforms that will get you the highest return on investment, we recommend auditing your social media platforms. We offer a free social media audit checklist so you can identify your top priorities.

You should post relevant content that is interesting and/or entertaining to your potential customers. Sounds hard? It really isn’t, if you know your target audience.

Imagine you are selling home and kitchen appliances. What is your target audience interested in? In how all these things work; what coffee maker is the best one; why in the world would you need a rice cooker. Besides, maybe, in recipes, nutrition advice, and so on.

If you are stuck for ideas, you can always ask customers directly what they would like to read about. You can also follow influencers in the niche to get inspired and to share their valuable content. Truth is, the more you write, the more you discover unexplored topics or topics that can be looked at from a different angle.

Yes! Users would rarely follow the same brand on a number of networks. By reposting the same content, you reach more people. Besides, it leads to network integration: users might find your content on Twitter and later post it on their Reddit/Tumblr/etc page. Moreover, you can post the same content on the same network multiple times, just in case your followers haven’t seen it the first time. A life of a Tweet, for example, is only about 5 minutes. So only by posting it 3 or 4 times (on different days and different hours) you can be sure that most of your audience have seen it.

When you post content on social media, you are sharing information for your followers and the general public to see organically. However, an ad on social media is paid advertising. You can create your unique ad, target your audience by demographics and interests and ensure your brand is positioned in front of your ideal consumer.

This depends entirely on the platform as each social channel has parameters that need to be met for you to use the platform in an optimized way. Frequency of posting and the time at which to post differ between social platforms. An excellent social media manager will know these best practices. If you are handling your social media yourself, consider doing some research into the frequency and length of your posts and at what time you should publish your posts.

Some social channels offer you the option of boosting organic posts or promoting them for a nominal fee to guarantee more people see your post. This is a good idea for those posts that do particularly well or are promoting a special offer. On different platforms, you can set up an advertisement directly from the post to increase engagement or set up a more advanced ad through the channel’s advertising platform.