TOP SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS: ESSENTIAL TIPS

If you want more eyes on your business and more sales in your bank account social media marketing is the way to go. In this Article, let's talk about how to market your business on social media.

?Here's the thing, I want to let you in on a big secret. There are three main objectives to keep in mind with marketing your business on social media and if you don't have this then your strategy is broken. Then I'm going to share with you three proven tactics for landing clients, growing your business, getting clients that you love to work with and that love to pay you. What are the objectives of social media marketing? I am so glad you asked, there's three of them. You ready for it?

1. Lead generation,

2. lead nurturing

3. lead conversion.

?If you don't have those then your business is broken, and you're just creating content for the sake of content, and you're going to keep running on this hamster wheel, and you and your business deserve way more than that. Every single piece of content you create to market your business on social media should be reaching and accomplishing one of these three or all of these three. Lead generation, lead nurture, and lead conversion. Every single piece of content should be reverse engineering what it is that you have to sell and how is that piece of content either generating, nurturing or converting.

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Sometimes they can even be leading to all three. For example, I might have a post where I'm telling a story about a strategy that I use that changed my life, that changed my business, that helped me to make more money and I could say, "Click the link below to get access to this thing. I'm going to give it to you for free today." That post, because it has a strong call to action is going to generate a lead. Because they can click through that call to action and they can join my email list. Which then, they are going to be nurtured.

When I share a post with an interesting story, I have a goal in mind. I want readers to have a moment where they think, 'I can do that too.' I start building a relationship with them even before they sign up. Once they join my email list, I send them more info. Eventually, they might book a chat with me or buy one of my courses. That's the main goal

?So think about how every single piece of content is accomplishing one or all of those three, lead generation, lead nurture, and lead conversion. I would recommend you actually write that down on a sticky note, put it beside your computer. So that you keep that in mind and never forget that when you're creating content. Because we are not here to create content for the sake of content. That's like throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks. We're not about that. We are doing this intentionally to grow our businesses, right? After hearing that I want to know what you think about that? Have you ever thought about that before? Have you unintentionally been just creating content for the sake of content or have you been using these three? Let me know in the comments below. Having an effective social media marketing strategy is so important, why? Because this isn't a hobby, this is a business. We're not doing this just for fun although, your business should be fun.

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We want to be creating something that is going to give us an ROI, A return on energy, a turn on the money that we invest, and a return on the time that we invest. Ideally, we want to be able to reach more people and you know it's kind of funny when I hear people talk about get rich quick schemes. I'm not trying to help you get rich slowly either. So when you have a strategy that's going to be the fastest path to cash, to growing your business, to reaching more people, and making the impact that you want to make, and social media marketing can be one of the most effective ways. Because our audiences are on social media all the time and if we know how to utilize that to reach them, to give them value, and then to lead gen, lead nurture, and convert them into a customer. That's how we're going to grow and that's how we're also going to be able to make our impact in the world. By allowing them to grow in the ways that our products and services provide.

?So just posting, just creating content, spray and pray, putting it out, throwing spaghetti at the wall. That's not a strategy. Again, go back to lead generation, lead nurture, and lead conversion, that is your strategy.

?So even if you're brand new to business. You might be thinking, "Well, how do I create a strategy if I've never done this before?’’ As a new business or an existing business these following tips are going to be really important for you, to make sure that you have them in place. First of all, is your branding so that people can recognize you. If I were to say to you right now, just do it. What does that make you think of? Nike, right? If I showed you these golden arches. What would that make you think of? McDonald's, right? They have these images or they have this slogan that is recognizable all over the world. Think about how you can create your branding to be memorable for your audience. Something that they resonate with. Something that they get a feeling about. I mean, I don't know about you but I think about Nike, and I think about athleticism, I think about excellence, I think about hard work and determination, and perseverance. I think about McDonald's and I think about happy meals. I loved having meals as a kid. It made me happy.

The other piece of creating your branding is going to be the stories that you tell. Write that down, story inventory. What is your story?. You must be having multiple stories. You have your origin story of how you came to be who you are today. What was the thing that encouraged you to grow or start this business that you have, and what are the pivotal moments along the way that taught you lessons or shaped you into who you are today? I would actually recommend having a google doc or a huge notebook where you just brain dump all of your stories. This might be childhood lessons, it might be experiences with your family, it might be you discovering your expertise or your skills, or what it was that encouraged you to start this business that you have today, and anytime you create a piece of content you can go to your story inventory and share one of those stories in your content, that people are going to resonate with.

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The reason why I urge you to tell stories in your content is because stories stand the test of time. Stories have been brought through from generation to generation. The things that carry on our culture or generations of wisdom is the stories that we tell and that we carry on, and as you tell these stories people resonate with them. They're captivated, they move in closer, they want to hear them. Think about your favorite movies that you love to watch. You're following a storyline. You're connecting with the protagonist the main character. You're on the edge of your seat watching them as they go through their trials and their tribulations and by the end of the movie why do you feel that adrenaline rush or sometimes that like serotonin or dopamine hit? That you just love this character that you fall in love with over the last like an hour and a half to two hours.

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Well, it's because you've watched their journey from start to finish. It's that you watch them hit rock bottom. You watch them climb their way up and because of that, you cheer louder when they win. Whether that means they got the girl or landed the dream job or won the race. You got to see what they went through and you resonate with them. Whether you've been in the same experience or that you can relate to something similar that you've experienced. When you can share that through your content that's going to create this undeniable connection with your audience. You know, I see a lot of new businesses focus too much on fun facts and tidbits, instead of going deep into the stories.

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TACTICS TO LANDING YOUR DREAM CLIENT

If you're an entrepreneur and you're looking to up-level and grow and scale your business, I have three tactics I'm going to share with you. The first one is a strong call to action at the end of every advert. Something "Here's the next step that you can take to get more value from me. Click the link below." Is a strong call to action. By telling them what to do, by inviting them, that is a call to action.

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You have to give your audience a reason to act. So having a strong call to action telling them where to go, that's where you also get to actively pursue that relationship. It's like being on a date with somebody, if you were on a date and you wanted to have that second date. I mean, sure you can play hard to get but they might also be thinking, "Did that even go well? Do they like me? Should this go anywhere?", and then what if that's like a misconnection. Instead, just ask for the second date, ask them to take action click the link below, join your email list and continue that relationship.

The next concept that I love to share is know, like, trust. For Your audience to be able to take that action they’ll ?need to know you, like you, and trust you, and I use this dating analogy to create that image for you. remember ?you're not just going right in for the proposal. You're nurturing your audience through this valuable content. So that when you do have that call to action it's a no-brainer. Because they know you, they like you, they trust you. if you didn't take the effort to date your audience. It would be the equivalent of someone coming up to you on the street and being like, "Hey want to get married?". You're like, "I don't know you. You don't know my last name. You haven't taken me to dinner." You gotta get to know your audience and they need to get to know you, and that's by creating valuable content.

?Now, that's not to say that you can't have calls to action your content right from the get-go. But that you lead with value before you bring them to a call to action, and the way we do that is through the third tactic which is Identify Client Needs and Pain Points: you will basically need to understand the primary needs, challenges, and pain points of your target audience. What are they struggling with? ?And What solutions are they actively seeking?. You can primarily achieve this by

A] Utilizing tools and techniques to monitor mentions of your brand, competitors, or industry keywords across social media platforms. This will give you a clearer picture of current discussions, questions, and potential areas of concern within your niche. Platforms like Brandwatch, Hootsuite, and Sprout Social offer robust social listening capabilities.

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B] Reaching out to your existing followers or potential clients through polls or direct questions on platforms like Instagram Stories or Twitter. This not only gives you direct feedback but also increases engagement and makes your audience feel heard.

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C] Examining the comments and engagement on competitors' posts. What are their followers praising or complaining about? It might indicate a gap in the market or an area where you can excel.

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Alright, I hope this helps you in your entrepreneurial journey. Let me know in the comments below what was your biggest takeaway and what will you implement in your content strategy moving forward. Until next time. Bye!.

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Regards.

Michael Lip

SEO expert

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/michaelip

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