Social media has never been more important or build your brand and business especially while social distancing and individuals continue to use social to vet and research you.
Here are a few suggestions for what you should do now and going forward when it comes to how you use social media to build your brand
Customers aren’t interested in businesses that publish dry, corporate-style social media posts.
Instead, let your brand’s personality shine through in everything you share on social media.
Be yourself. Be authentic. Be unique. This has been the key to my personal social media success. I also often tell personal stories and I am not afraid to
While social media isn’t a place to be overly salesy, it is a marketing channel and you shouldn’t ignore the opportunity to use it to help you make sales as well as of course to stay top of mind with your target audiences.
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Let’s start with one simple fact: your business needs a social media presence.
It doesn’t matter if you run a small local company or a big national organization. Social media is an essential piece of your business marketing strategy.
Social platforms help you connect with your customers, increase awareness about your brand, and boost your
Quality vs. quantity is one of the questions I get a lot about posting to social media.
I’m also asked how to write posts that will be read and seen by your network.
But what does it mean and how does it impact your posts?
The key is to make every post:
Here’s an idea for you – stop posting items to social media the way you’ve been posting unless you have a clear strategy.
I find that so many individuals who are in charge of posting to social media on behalf of their companies or who post for themselves to build their brand and business get
Every holiday is an opportunity to do something creative and differentiating on social media.
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Do you want to reach the right audience for your social media posts? You should!
If so, get laser-focused.
The very first question you need to ask when creating a social media strategy is “what are your goals?”
This question is important to answer because figuring out your goals will help you develop an effective
It’s not always easy to generate a steady stream of content, which is so important right now as we are social distancing.
Staying top of mind while standing out with our clients, potential clients, referral sources, alumni and other interested audiences is key to effectively building your brand, business and network.
If you work at small or mid-size organization, you know that it is not easy to keep your editorial calendar full or to craft posts each week. And whether you are creating original content of your own or sharing others’ content, the key is to post content that is value-added, helpful and demonstrative of your uniqueness on a consistent basis.
The reason for this is threefold – 1) you will help to build your brand and become seen as a subject matter expert; 2) you will be top of mind when someone in your network has a professional need that fits your background and expertise; and 3) in the current social distancing environment, it’s never been more important to use social media for branding, networking and business development purposes – it’s the most effective and efficient channel we have right now.
All that being said, there are days where you just don’t have a whole lot to say, but it’s imperative to stay on a consistent content posting schedule, following your editorial calendar to ensure that you have the right content mix.
So what do you do?
The many holidays that pop up throughout the year are great opportunities to fill in your content calendar on those days when you don’t have a lot of news as well to showcase the softer side of your organization.
Featuring major holidays is a no brainer, such as Halloween for example (create a compilation of your employees in their Halloween costumes), but lesser known (and quirky) social media holidays can also make for great social media posts (such as National Donut Day or National Dog Day), helping you highlight your culture and people. This kind of content will enable you to stand out and be memorable.
They are called hashtag holidays or social media holidays.
Every holiday is an opportunity to tell a story. Hashtag holidays will help you never run out of content ideas and inspiration for your social media channels. There is a day for almost anything and everything.
In this article, I’ll explore how to utilize them in your content strategy.
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Today we honor and remember our veterans, and we thank them for their service and their sacrifices to our country.
If you haven’t done a social media post in honor of Veterans Day for your organization, you should.
It’s not only the right thing to do, but many of your clients and employees expect it.