On my last last blog post (Socially speaking; Content may be King, but engagement is Queen!) I mentioned that next time I would provide some answers on how to post resonating content to inspire, educate and motivate your target market.
Remember The key to engaging your audience (achieving likes, comments and shares) is to: Post resonating content to inspire, educate and motivate your target market, who will then engage with your social media presence, trust your brand and try you products and services.
Finding out exactly who your target market is, is something I love to do with clients. During mentoring sessions we go through the following steps together and by the end of it, clients have a real understanding of how to use Social Media effectively. Remembering Social Media is not a sales tool. It is a lead tool if anything.
Step 1 – Know Who Your Business is
Knowing exactly what your business stands for is vital. Establishing your business Vision, Mission and Values, comes first. From there your brands personality can be created and you will know exactly how to speak to your audience.
Step 2 – Know your Target Market
It’s impossible to connect with your audience without knowing who they are. I mean really knowing them, their age, gender, family and financial situation. Imagine your ideal customer. Where do they hang out, what do they do for fun, what are their challenges and most importantly, how do you solve a problem for them?
Step 3 – Create or Locate Content to Engage Your Audience
It important you know what to post to encourage engagement. Remember in my last blog post I spoke about posting resonating content to inspire, educate and motivate your target market, who will then engage with your social media presence, trust your brand and try you products and services. To be Seen > Liked> Trusted > Tried > Talked about…
Data (write-up on blog and link to that)
• Facts & figures
• Research, studies, case studies
• Infographics (pin to your Pinterest)
• White papers, eBooks, downloadables
Tips & quotes
• Inspiring words, quotes an sayings using images (pin to your Pinterest)
• Check-lists or tutorials (link to your blog)
Images, video, audio (pin on Pinterest from your blog)
• Text over images (use Canva – it’s free)
• Short loop video (Instagram & Vine) and post to YouTube channel
• Showcase TED or other videos (YouTube)
• Post/tweet from Instagram, Vine (then load onto blog)
• Share to other platforms from Instagram
Events, podcasts and articles/blogs (write-up on blog and link to that)
• Promote markets, festivals, fairs, plays, conferences/seminars, retreats, art shows, exhibitions, launches, fashion parades, activities
• Link to articles, other blogs you read, great podcasts, eBooks, webinars
Personal stories (write-up on blog and link to that)
• Give your audience an insight into you/your business/your brand
• Real stories get great traction and engagement
• Real images, behind the scenes get great results
Polls and competitions (link to blog for competition details)
• Survey your audience using a poll, perfect for market research and product development
• Run a competition to promote followers/likes, engagement and to encourage familiarity and desire for your product/services (using Kontest, Rafflecopter, Tabsite)
Product/service info (write-up on blog and link to that)
• Whilst this content is what you want them to know about (all the time), you will spend the least time posting about it!
• Details of new products/packages/retreats/services with images if possible.
FREE Download: I have created a 2015 Australian Calendar to assist in your content marketing planning (for Victoria). I have included public holidays, school semesters and a few large notable sporting events for 2015. (Microsoft excel file)
If you would like some ideas specific to your business please contact me or leave a comment below I would like to hear from you.
Cheers,
