Social media has quickly become an important communication tool for businesses. TMC breaks down the differences between each platform for organic use to help you decide which are the best fit for your organization and how to get the most out of your communication strategy.
POPULARITY CONTEST
Facebook is the largest network by far with 1 billion users worldwide and the ability to translate languages. You can reach whoever you’d like and increase your brand awareness through impressions and engagement.
MONEY TALKS
Because of Facebook’s popularity, the only real way to be seen is boosted posts – which are paid ads.
THE SOCIAL MEDIA DARLING.
Instagram is presently the best place for unpaid social media content, mainly due to multiple media formats (feed, stories, IGTV), and less noise (fewer posts.)
HASHTAG HAVEN
Instagram instantly links up members who post similar hashtags, making your visibility tremendous with just a few simple handles. The more the merrier!
A WIDE NET
LinkedIn has 546 million registered members who are there strictly for business. Imagine the possibilities.
THE EQUALIZER
An equal number of men and women utilize LinkedIn, so your audience is evenly balanced. This is a great place to build repour, widen your company’s outreach, and let your good news shine.
THE CLOSER
On Twitter, 93% of people who follow small- to medium-size businesses plan to purchase from them; 69% already have. Forty characters can be extremely effective.
ELECTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA
With more than 2 billion search inquiries a day on Twitter, its 72 million active users are looking for answers. Be sure to provide info to satisfy curious minds.
TOTALLY TUBULAR
YouTube currently gets the highest engagement rate at 3.7% clicks per video despite the fact that most channels post very little content year-over-year.
CAPTIVE AUDIENCE
The average number of views per video is about 1,500, and when coupled with like, follow, share and cross-promotional features, the potential is so much more.
ENDLESS OPTIONS
Although many are quite small or niched, consider how your brand aligns with other popular platforms such as Tumblr, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Reddit, Mix (Stumble Upon), Quora, Skyrock, LiveJournal, Bubbly, Flickr, We Heart It, Influenster, Vero, TikTok, Tribe, Imgur and Vimeo.
Pro Tip:
To be effective on social media, you have to get creative. Your visual space is similar to out-of-home (i.e. outdoor billboards that are most effective using 10 words or less.) Shorter status updates outperform longer ones, so put in the extra effort to write short, yet meaningful, posts.
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