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How To Choose The Best Social Media Platform For Your Business

Mick Pacholli
Mick Pachollihttps://www.tagg.com.au
Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.        

Social media now stands out as the most effective digital marketing methods for small businesses. This, unfortunately, leads to the belief that any option is good when trying to find a good social media advertising platform for online branding. This is not actually the case because every single platform has a specific set of users, together with quirks in regards to how content interaction happens.

As a business, you have to be aware of nuances and not just blindly follow digital marketing trends. One of the most important decisions is the social media platform used for promoting services or products. In order to make the best choice, consider the tips below.

The Nature Of The Business

A large part of the choice is the type of company. By this we mean B2C or B2B. For a B2C company, networks like Instagram and Facebook are very good. For a B2C company, a network like LinkedIn is usually better. In addition, all businesses can use some social media platforms, like YouTube.

Consider The Core Target Audience

For a small business, it is very important to properly use the available advertising budget because it is highly limited. Running after the latest hot social media properties is not a good idea. It is far better to spend time to fully understand the target audience. This includes figuring out where ideal buyers spend their time. Also, you should only consider the core of the audience. Do not try to chase all people.

Client Demographics Analysis

Try to learn as much as possible about your customers and focus on demographical data. This includes facts like gender, age, and location. As you dive deeper into demographics, the platform you should use becomes more obvious. Never spread yourself thin by trying to manage too many platforms at the same time. Since your time and money are limited, it is better to focus on a limited number of platforms so that you can take full advantage of what is offered.

Research The Competition

You should always research the top competitors anyway so take it one thing further and check the social media pages used. Then, analyze the content, how often content is posted, and how engaging is the content. Such an analysis can easily help you to choose the best-performing social media platform for your business. Just make sure that you set KPIs and goals for the best possible results.

Build Consistent Strategies For All Platforms

For the small business, it is very important to maximize reach while using minimal effort. It is thus much more important to create a very consistent content strategy for social media than to focus on a single site. You can push content to several platforms at the same time with the use of scheduling tools. For most small businesses, it is actually enough to use the free ones. Schedule at least 2 posts every single week and make sure you adapt the messages used when sharing to better resonate with the audience of the specific social networks.

Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.        

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