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Why Social Media?
Social media overall plays a huge role in our society everyday. Social media is how you find restaurants to eat at, places to shop at, and a place you can make connections. Not only is social media a huge game changer in the digital media marketing world but it also can be a factor in your day to day life as well. Just in the year of 2019 there are over 3.2 billion users in the world daily. Social media allows you to market to multiple age demographics.
Using platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook are just a few examples of how you can reach a variety of audiences with social media.The majority of people love social media, while others are still very skeptical about it. With that being said, social media marketing overall has some myths that people believe. Find out why they are not true by reading below!
Myth #1
In order to have a successful presence on social media you have to be located on all social media platforms.
This is not necessarily true. When it comes to your business the only platforms you need to be on are the ones that relate to your message the most. Instagram is all about photos and videos which would work best for companies trying to best show off their products.
Spending more time on one or two social media platforms will allow for better content overall. Focusing on one or two platforms you can put more effort into making those platforms the best they can be. After mastering one platform, hiring a digital marketing company will help expand your company from one platform to two platforms and then to multiple platforms that are all up to date with content that is unique to your company.
Myth #2
The customers I want to market towards don’t use social media.
This is not necessarily true. Social media is used by ages ranging from about 13 to 80 years old, you just have to know what platforms reach the best audience for your product or service. Certain platforms are used by older generations (Facebook) whereas others are used by younger generations (Snapchat, TikTok). You just have to decide who your audience is and that will determine what platforms will best work for you.
People tend to assume that older generations are not on social media platforms but in reality, there are tons of older generation customers that use social media you just have to know which platforms they are using. Facebook is one of the most popular social media platforms for people aged between 50 and 70 years old. If that is your target market, then you need to be marketing your company on that specific platform over other platforms.
Myth #3
Using the same post on every social media platform is most effective.
You need to create ads or posts based on the platform itself because each platform is aimed towards a different audience. Digital media marketing companies will create ads and keep up to date with posts for you that are based towards the correct audience. With access to the tools needed to create these different posts it will make it easier on you as a business in the end if you take advantage of those resources that a marketing company has to offer you.
Finding a Local Marketing Company
Digital marketing companies in Boise are few and far between. At Social Eyes we specialize in a variety of marketing areas including social media marketing. In fact, we do it all! Be sure to give a call if you’ve gained some inspiration for marketing on social media, and need some help getting it started.
