How Can Social Media Marketing Work For Business?
Keeping in mind that each social network is slightly different than the other and in some cases approaches may need to differ, the overall objective of social media marketing is to get your customers and prospects to engage with you. The reason you want your customers to engage, is that they then become your advocates and buy from you. They will post and share information about your company to their friends/followers which extends your marketing reach. The more good things they have to say about you and the more recommendations they make of you the more people will buy your product or service.
People do not use social media to buy from you right away.
What they do is check out your company. They get information and feedback from your messages and followers. If they like what they see and get value from your content, they will become your followers. This slow build leads to better engagement with your company and greater loyalty when they become customers. This means that social media is not a quick direct sales forum, but a long term investment.
No social media presence?
Today, if a company does not have a social media presence, they are considered out of date or out of touch with their customers. Your key to social media marketing success is to find where your customers are, what they are looking for and engage with them to help spread your marketing messages. Each network may need a different type of message, but all should stay with the same brand/theme of your organization. The message is just tailored differently for the different audiences.
Tracking social media marketing is key.
As with any other marketing tool, you need to have a way to track your results and benefit from knowing what is working and what needs changes. Social media is very fast and fluid, so make sure you are constantly monitoring it and responding quickly. There are many tools available for you to do this. Just posting information and not following up or starting conversations, will quickly ruin your social media efforts, it is all about engagement. People want to feel as though your company gets them. What is working well for you on social media?
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