Social Media

Organic Reach & Paid Ads

Why you should integrate Social Media Marketing

When it comes to holistic Marketing, Social Media is extremely powerful. Not only because it influences how consumers view your brand but also due to its vast amount of possibilies. Social media is where your customers come in their free time, when they relax and when they consume and egage with content. Our clients have seen their best results when combining organic campaigns with paid ones. This has allowed them to expand their reach, get virtually free publicity and generate tons of leads.

Benefits of Social Media

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Build and shape a Brand - Awareness and Loyalty

Among all the marketing channels, social media is the most effective when it comes to building your brand. Creating content and interacting with your target group builds trust and creates familiarity which leads to more brand recognition and loyalty.

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Organic Reach and Direct Communication

Once you have established an audience, social media will give you a platform to reach and communicate directly with thousands or even millions of people - for free. Along with SEO, social media is the best way to generate organic leads and customers.

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Effectiveness

Social media marketing is extremely effective for gaining visibility and awareness, shaping your brand, and generating leads and customers. The reason lies in the way users consume social media content. Consumers use social media when they are free and have a surplus of time and attention. When consumers scroll through their feeds, they have an open mind and are just waiting for something new and interesting to catch their attention. This allows you to reach them at a great time and convey your message effectively.

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Better rankings and Visibility on Google

One of the great synergistic benefits of social media marketing is they way it improves your SEO and Google Ads campaigns. Social media will drive traffic straight to your website and increase the number of Google Searches for your brand. Google then rewards your popularity by ranking you higher on the search results page.

Which Channels should you chose?

When getting started on social media, it can difficult to decide which apps, platforms, and networks to be active in. There are hundreds to chose from and often just going with the most common ones is not the right desicion. Investing into the wrong channel will waste your time, and money. This guide will help you identify the right channels for you. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!

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Facebook

  • 2.5 Billion monthly users
  • Massive reach and influence
  • Target broad or specific audiences

Use if you:

  • Target consumers (B2C)
  • Want to reach a broad and diverse audience
  • Have a specific interests-based target group
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Instagram

  • 1 Billion monthly users
  • Share photos and 60s videos
  • Very consumer and lifestyle oriented

Use if you:

  • Target consumers (B2C) < 35 years
  • Are in fashion, art, entertainment, lifestyle, hospitality etc.
  • Promote a personal or consumer-centric brand
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LinkedIn

  • World’s largest professional network
  • Business and career-oriented content
  • Best place for B2B marketing

Use if you:

  • Target business people (B2B)
  • Are an agency offering a service
  • Want to promote your personal brand
  • Want to hire people
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Snapchat

  • Images dissapear after 10s
  • Users are very young
  • Best place for B2B marketing

Use if you:

  • Target teenagers (B2C)
  • Have a personal brand
  • Are an Influencer
  • Offer FMCGs
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Twitter

  • Content has 140 characters
  • Focus on news and current events
  • Target broad or specific audiences

Use if you:

  • Target B2B, B2C, and journalists
  • Are in entertainment, sports, politics, or media
  • Target Americans or Japanese
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YouTube

  • 2 Billion monthly users
  • Second largest search engine
  • Second largest social media platform

Use if you:

  • Target consumers (B2C)
  • Are in education, self-development, entertainment, coaching etc.
  • Have a skill and offer a service
  • Promote a personal or consumer-centric brand
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Tiktok

  • Almost 1 Billion users
  • Rapidly growing
  • Short, creative, often musical videos

Use if you:

  • Target teenagers (B2C)
  • Are in entertainment
  • Want to hire young talent
  • Are a young and creative brand / company
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Pinterest

  • Virtual bulletin board for pictures
  • Lifestyle-oriented
  • 81 % of users are female

Use if you:

  • Target women (B2C)
  • Are in fashion, lifestyle, or travel
  • Target Americans
  • Have visual products or services

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