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Social Media's Place in your Marketing Plan

Wondering where to start with your digital marketing plan? There is so many components involved when marketing your business online. Unfortunately it is not quite as simple as putting all your eggs into one basket and relying on one channel, it's too risky but more importantly it's inefficient.

Online trends are changing all the time but your strategy would not be complete without social media. Amongst all generations there is an increase in social media popularity. You are giving the opportunity to bring your brand messaging to them.

According to Global Ambassador, 71% of consumers who have a positive social media experience with a brand will likely recommend it to others.
It allows you to be able to build trust in an authentic way.

So, we understand why it's very valuable to have social media as part of your strategy, lets chat about the best practices and utilising it as much as you can.

If you are only starting out then you should first set all your profile pictures to a simple logo, it's important to be consistent with branding throughout.
Next, down to the gritty stuff - define your tone and target demographics, this is especially important for creating ads. Create a content calendar to help keep you on schedule, like I said above - consistency is key!

But, above all, the most important ingredient is quality content. Mix it up with video, infographics, stories, blog. Above is an example graphic I created for Facebook on Venngage.

It's important to be aware that trends for social media are always changing and you have to keep up with them to keep your audience interested.

And, it's only going to get bigger! Social media will continue to grow, with more and more companies taking advantage of various different tools the platforms have, so don't get left behind!

Epstein, J., 2020. Social Customer Service (Infographic). [online] Getambassador.com. Available at: <https://www.getambassador.com/blog/social-customer-service-infographic> [Accessed 19 June 2020].













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  1. Nice and to the point! Very interesting about Global Ambassadors measurement!

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