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What Is Our Social Media Marketing Strategy?

8/6/2024

This is juicy!
This just might be our secret sauce!
Maybe it is, maybe it isn't but we feel it's important to share our strategy and how we apply it to every client.

Understanding Social Media Marketing Strategies
A social media marketing strategy is a plan that outlines goals, tactics to use to achieve them, and the metrics to track to measure success. It helps to stay focused and organized, ensuring that our efforts on social media are effective. Let’s break it down into simple steps.

Key Elements of our Social Media Marketing Strategy

Set Clear Goals
- What does our client want to achieve? Our clients' goals might include increasing brand awareness, driving traffic to their website, generating leads, or boosting sales.
- Be specific. Instead of saying “I want more followers,” we encourage goals such as “To receive (fill in the blank) private messages about products/services over the next three months.”
Know Your Audience
- Who is the customer? Understanding the audience is crucial. We consider their age, gender, location, interests, and online behavior. Sometimes, the audience on social media is not the ideal customer so we strategize how to communicate through them to the target customer. For example, our client may sell hearing aids but their followers are not their target marketing. However, they may be the child of our target customer.
- Create buyer personas. These are detailed descriptions of the ideal customers, helping us tailor content to their needs and preferences.
Choose the Right Platforms
- Where does the audience hang out? We focus on Facebook, Instagram and Google but not necessarily all three for our clients. We determine which platform is best.
- Don’t be everywhere. It’s better to be strong on a few platforms than to have a weak presence on many. That's why we stick with three!
Create Engaging Content
- Content is king. Social media posts should be interesting, valuable, and relevant to the audience. This can include blog posts, videos, images, info-graphics, and more. We utilize our graphic design skills, website information and feedback from customers and so much more to create content.
- Mix it up. We use a variety of content types to keep the audience engaged. For example, we share behind-the-scenes photos, customer testimonials, how-to videos, and industry news just to name a few.
Consistency is Key
- Post regularly. Consistency helps keep the audience engaged and improves visibility.
- Maintain a cohesive brand voice. The tone and style should be consistent across all social media channels. The tone and style is different for each client - the way we communicate for a car repair shop is different than the way we speak to a surgery center's audience.
Engage with the Audience
- Be responsive. Replying to comments, messages, and mentions promptly shows that the business values the audience and helps build relationships.
- Encourage interaction. Questions, polls, and interactive content to encourage audience to engage with the posts are all goals of our marketing strategies.
Use Paid Advertising
- Boost reach. Social media ads can help reach a larger audience and achieve goals faster. While v2 specializes in organic social media, we encourage ads as well. Most platforms offer targeted advertising options based on demographics, interests, and behaviors.
- Test and optimize. We experiment with different ad formats and targeting options to see what works best. We monitor ad performance and make adjustments as needed.
Track Performance
- Measure the success. Analytics tools to track key metrics such as engagement, reach, conversions, and ROI (Return on Investment) is one of the key factors to marketing on social media. The insights are provided in real time. That data is invaluable!
- Adjust the strategy. Based on performance data, we make changes to the strategy to improve results over time.

There you have it! Our strategy. Honestly, it's not exactly a secret. We like to be transparent with our clients and happy to share our strategy and how we can help. We also understand, not everyone is in a position where they can work with us right now so if this helps you with your own strategy for awhile - we consider that a win!

If you are interested in working with v2 and having us create a social media marketing strategy and implementing it for your business, send us a message!

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The Evolution of Facebook and Instagram and Why They Are Important to Business Owners

7/24/2024

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Social media is everywhere these days, and two of the biggest names are Facebook and Instagram. These platforms have changed a lot since they first started, and they’ve become super important for business owners. Let’s take a look at how they’ve evolved and why they matter so much.

The Start of Facebook
Facebook began in 2004 as a way for college students to connect. It was simple: you could share updates, photos, and messages with your friends. As it grew, more people joined, and Facebook started adding new features like pages for businesses, events, and groups. Now, it’s a place where people of all ages connect, share, and discover new things.
Instagram’s Beginnings
Instagram launched in 2010 as a photo-sharing app. It was all about capturing moments and sharing them with your followers. People loved the filters that made their photos look amazing. Over time, Instagram added features like stories, direct messaging, and shopping options. It quickly became a favorite for people who love visual content.

Why Facebook is Important for Businesses

Huge Audience: Facebook has billions of users. That means your business can reach a lot of people.
Advertising: Facebook’s ads are powerful. You can target specific groups based on their interests, age, location, and more. This helps you reach the right people with your products or services.
Engagement: You can interact with customers through comments, messages, and posts. This helps build a relationship and trust with your audience.
Insights: Facebook provides data about how your page and posts are performing. This helps you understand what works and what doesn’t.

Why Instagram is Important for Businesses

Visual Appeal: Instagram is all about photos and videos. This makes it perfect for showcasing products in a creative way.
Stories and Reels: These features allow you to share short, engaging content. Stories disappear after 24 hours, which creates a sense of urgency, while Reels can reach a wider audience with fun, short videos.
Shopping: Instagram has built-in shopping features. Customers can buy products directly from your posts. This makes shopping easy and quick.
Hashtags: Using hashtags helps people discover your content. When you use the right hashtags, your posts can reach more people who are interested in what you offer.

How They’ve Changed Over Time
Both Facebook and Instagram have added many new features to help businesses. Facebook introduced things like live video, marketplace, and business suites to manage pages better. Instagram added IGTV for longer videos and improved its shopping features.

The Bottom Line
Facebook and Instagram are powerful tools for business owners. They help you reach a large audience, advertise effectively, engage with customers, and showcase your products. As they continue to evolve, they will offer even more ways to connect with people and grow your business.
So, if you’re a business owner, make sure to use Facebook and Instagram to their full potential. They can help you succeed and reach more customers than ever before.

Not sure if you are using social media to your full potential? v2 offers Social Media Synergy Sessions - One-on-one, power hour conversation, reviewing one of your social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, or Google Profile) and v2 answering your toughest questions. Our Synergy Session is ideal for business owners and managers that are currently managing their own social accounts and need some help to improve their strategy.

Send us a message to schedule a session.

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