There is no question that business needs social media.
Every day you turn on the TV you see a commercial or advertisement for a company with a little quote on their page that says, “Because everyone uses social media.”
It’s obvious to everyone why they use social media; they are just not using social media effectively.
Every single business wants more sales and customers, so everyone wants to take advantage of the opportunity that social media gives.
The good thing about social media
All social media platforms are useful for different businesses. Facebook is great for selling ads, because it’s one of the most obvious places to advertise.
Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and LinkedIn are also good social media tools, for different reasons.
Facebook is great for businesses that are looking for new customers. An example of this would be car dealerships.
They would usually reach out to people through local TV, radio, or print ads. Facebook is one of the easiest ways to reach out to people.
They can create ads targeted to specific groups of people and track the reactions of each group, so they can put out new products and special offers to satisfy every person that likes the ads.
Twitter is great for businesses looking for new employees. An example of this would be a small mom and pop coffee shop.
They would usually post an advertisement to their local Facebook page to reach out to local college students. A coffee shop with an employee of college age would be a great place to hire some new workers.
As a company, they can train the new employee and help him or her get acclimated to their daily routines. They can also track all of the communication between the employee and the company in order to improve the employee’s efficiency.
Instagram is a good social media tool for businesses that need some PR. They can reach out to college students on Instagram and introduce them to the products they offer.
If the college student likes the product, then that’s great. The company will then use this idea to create new ads and advertisements for the next time they are looking for an employee.
This would also be a good way for the company to reach out to other businesses, to create collaborations for special promotions.
Pinterest is great for marketing. An example of this would be a clothing store that sells athletic wear.
They would typically post ads on Facebook to reach out to other businesses, asking them to let them promote their products.
They can set up their own profiles to show off what they have. They can even set up coupon codes for the people who buy their products.
LinkedIn is great for businesses that want to stay in touch with current customers. An example of this would be a travel agent or for a restaurant that has an online delivery service.
They would typically email people who have taken one of their trips and give them special offers to go back and take more trips.
This would be a good way for the company to build customer loyalty and continue to develop a relationship with their current customers.
Yes, Facebook is a social media site, but I always compare it to a hotel for business. You’re in one room with many people who share many of your interests.
In fact, the name “Facebook” comes from a term for a room of friends in which you all shared interests.
When I visit Facebook, I’m in my room with my favorite people and my family and I’m looking forward to spending time in the comfort of my own home.
Twitter’s focus is to allow people to send “tweets” to each other in 140 characters or less. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with this concept, I believe many business people use Twitter as an advertisement platform.
They’re trying to get their product in front of the “right” people at the “right” time. This may be true of some people, but I don’t think that’s true of most.
Twitter has helped make it easier to connect with my business partners and family as well as give them a way to follow my work.
Yelp
Yelp’s mission is to make people’s lives easier by helping them find things and services they need.
Yelp is useful to businesses for two reasons: first, it allows you to get the word out about your business, and second, people can leave reviews that people can read about your business.
I like the idea of people leaving reviews because this shows that people are coming to your business.
Cons:
There are a few things that can happen when you use social media. You can either help or hurt your business.
They are really hard to predict.
You can hurt your business by creating a bad first impression. If a customer posts a negative review about your company on a review site, it’s a big blow.
You want to build up a good reputation, because that’s one of the main reasons people are interested in buying your product or service.
Your company’s reputation also depends on your customers. When they post a negative review about your company, they are just acting like another customer.
They can’t affect your business. However, if a customer posts a good review about your company, that’s a huge win.
You want to make sure that all of your customers leave satisfied with the product or service that you provide.
It’s difficult to calculate how much you can gain or lose from social media. If you have to pay for the advertising for your social media accounts, you could lose a lot of money.
However, if you can get a good advertising company to advertise on your social media accounts for free, it’s a huge boost in the right direction.
Once you do gain some customers, you have to remember to maintain them. One of the easiest ways to keep customers is by providing them with outstanding customer service.
The best way to go about providing excellent customer service is by creating an open door policy.
You want your customers to feel comfortable enough to contact you with questions or to ask questions about your products or services.
