Social Media Marketing

Social media plays a crucial role in content distribution and generating brand visibility, and it is used extensively by marketers to build relationships with customers.

Among the plethora of social platform options, the most important ones are social networking sites like Facebook, microblogging services like Twitter, content sharing services like YouTube and Instagram, and LinkedIn, the business and employment-oriented networking site.

Chapters dedicated to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn provide an in-depth understanding of organic reach and advertising options and formats on these networks. They also offer guidance on best practices for creating content and advice on how to market products on these networks.

In terms of your social media marketing strategy, here are some general guidelines:

• Channel Selection: Choose those platforms where your customers hang out. Also, bearing in mind adjacencies, use those channels that blend with your brand’s image.
• Engagement: Regularly update your content and frequently interact with customers. Encourage associates and customers to engage by creating and sharing their own content, leaving comments, likes, and reviews.
• Channel Discrimination: Distinguish your social networks through choice of content and style of presenting. LinkedIn, for instance, may be used for sharing long-form content to build your company’s reputation as a thought-leader, while Facebook may be more suitable for sharing information about brand-building events and social activities.
• Advertisement: Consider using paid advertising schemes to boost your posts and increase their reach.
• Review: Use analytics to evaluate your performance, refine your marketing plans and tweak your strategies.