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Social Media Marketing: 6 Suggestions/Tips To Another Level

Posted by Jon Dodson on Mon, Oct 15, 2012 @ 08:10 AM

Unlike established businesses, start-up business have many financial hurdles to overcome. This leads to smarter and more resourceful ways of reaching their desired audiences, such as social media marketing(SMM). Because SMM deals with advertising primarily on popular social networking sites using proven techniques for driving traffic, a campaign like this is very inexpensive. The information in this article will help you learn how to implement social media marketing in your advertising.

Tip #1

Include the names of influential users of Twitter by name-dropping with an "@" symbol preceding the name. By doing this, they receive notification that you have posted about them. This can either lead to a tweet reply, or they will re-broadcast your post to a wider audience.

Tip #2

Interesting and current content will help you bring in more site visitors. Create "how-to" articles which explain a task that many would seek the answer to. Review a favorite product, and add images to keep it lively. When your content is the best it can be, it stands a better chance of being shared by people that visit your site.

Tip #3

Your goal should be to initiate a conversation with your customers. Companies often forget that when a customer offers feedback, they are also opening up a dialogue. Engage your customer base by talking with customers who give both positive and negative feedback. Find out what your customers really like and dislike about your products, and use that information to help move your company forward.

Tip #4

Study the ads on the social media websites and you will find many images that are eye catching and interesting. Using this kind of imagery in your own ads is a great way to make them more notable and draw potential customers' attention. After the advertisement has grabbed their attention, they will be more inclined to visit your site for more information.

Tip #5

When posting videos to YouTube make sure there is a link to click on that takes the viewer to your site. Set the link up where it describes your video, and also have a Twitter and Facebook button near your videos on your channel. Facebook and Twitter followers originating from YouTube are especially useful, as they tend to share videos more often.

Tip #6

By utilizing social media marketing strategies, you no longer have to be concerned about whether you are wasting valuable time and money. Instead of focusing on losing your shirt, you can focus on posting exciting and informative content, including images, video and text. There are many social media websites that you can start utilizing. It is only a matter of time before you become established, and obtain a sizable and dedicated customer base.

Topics: inbound marketing, Social media marketing, YouTube marketing