Social media marketing is all about using social networking platforms to connect with your audience, build brand awareness, drive website traffic, and crank up sales. It’s about creating and sharing content on social networks to hit your marketing and branding goals.

Whatever your business’s goals are, social media is a crucial piece of the digital marketing puzzle. Good social media marketing doesn’t just amp up your business’s overall social presence; it also supercharges all other aspects of your online marketing and brand reputation.

Honestly, this all depends on what your business does and who your target audience is. A simple example is a B2B company: LinkedIn would be a more fitting option than TikTok.

Popular networks to consider include Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and TikTok. Go for the platforms you’re confident your audience is the most active and responsive to messaging.

Good strategies are all about those initial steps and making changes over time. In general, you’ll want to account for the following: 

• The goals you want to smash
• Nailing your target audience
• Choosing the right platforms
• Creating killer content
• Scheduling posts consistently
• Analysing performance metrics regularly

Adjust your strategy based on the data you get. If you see that certain content doesn’t get much love from your audience, tweak that content or try different approaches that work better.

Remember, social media marketing is a marathon, not a sprint. Don’t sweat it if you have to change things up over time.

Content should be diverse and tailored to each platform – for example, focusing on short-form video for TikTok. Mix it up with images, videos, infographics, and text. Focus on storytelling, user-generated content, and running polls to boost engagement. 

Keep your content balanced. Blend promotional posts with content that educates, entertains, and engages your audience.

You’ll find that a mix of content grabs your audience’s attention over the long haul. This keeps your business top-of-mind for your target audience, helping you convert and retain them.

Common go-to solutions to increasing reach and engagement on social media include the following: 

• Post often to keep your business visible and maintain a strong online presence.
• Use relevant hashtags to join broader social media conversations and keep your content on theme.
• Team up with influencers to tap into new audiences who’ll vibe with your message.
• Run contests to score more attention and boost your lead-gen game.
• Respond to comments to build better relationships with prospects and customers and foster long-term connections.

Engaging content and timely responses are the secret sauce to boosting reach and overall interaction. Keep up a strong social presence using these strategies, and you’ll score a growing, engaged audience that’s more likely to interact and do business with you.

An engaged audience means more conversions and sales.

Don’t worry, we won’t leave you hanging!

At Social Status, we aim to respond to all quote requests within 1-2 hours. We provide you with a free quote so you can assess if our services are the right fit for your business. 

You can also give us a call at (03) 9682 6470 if you want to talk shop. We’re happy to shoot the breeze.

You bet! Our services aren’t just exclusive to businesses looking to implement new strategies. 

If you’ve already got a social media strategy in place, it’s no issue! We can do a full audit and give you insights into what you could be doing differently with Social Status.

We’ll show you where the gaps are in your current strategy and how our team can help you crush them.

We live and breathe social media at Social Status. 

Unlike those agencies that try to juggle everything and have things slip through the cracks, we laser-focus on social media to make sure you get the best solutions for your business.

With our all-in, dedicated social media marketing services, we can help your business tackle any challenges that come your way. 

Whether you need help with a few posts or you want us to manage your entire social media presence, we’re the team that can get it done – and we love what we do!

With decades of combined experience and tons of success stories since we launched in 2015, our social media marketing solutions deliver the goods.

Got questions? We’re happy to answer! Get in touch with the Social Status team by emailing josh@socialstatus.com.au or giving us a call at (03) 9682 6470.