You can maximize social media engagement in many different ways. The list is almost endless, But here are some quick tips you can begin using right away for better communication.
Develop Dynamic Audience Insights
First of all, you need to identify your audience before you begin thinking about an engagement campaign. There are many ways to do this, such as niche research. However, you can spend a lot of time and get nowhere. One method is to make them come to you by engaging with highly personalized emails, ads, and features to specific demographics. Reverse ETL tools such as Census allow you to grab data from a single data point for transformation. This makes it readable by third-party destination apps for better sales, marketing, and ad targeting.
Respond to Negativity as Quickly as Possible
You should respond ASAP to all comments. But especially to negative ones. By reacting quickly, it shows that you are actually monitoring and engaging with your audience rather than posting, sitting back, and hoping for the best. In short, a bit of interaction can go a long way. Quick responding builds trust via engagement, and you can spend time talking with your audience to understand their concerns. They will appreciate this. It is also helpful to stay calm and positive to negative comments and try to assess why someone is feeling that way.
Encourage Social Media Engagement via Your Blog
As a brand or business, you should have a blog. A blog helps get your message across and shows your customers exactly what you can do for them. Videos and articles are excellent for this. But you can also point your audience to your socials via your blog for better engagement since engagement is challenging on a blog alone. A blog generally has comments that must be approved and then replied to. And this can take a while. On the other hand, social media engagement is instant, and you can immediately assess your audience’s sentiments.
Consistently Post Quality Content for Your Audience
Of course, like a blog, you must post quality content worth engaging with. Your audience won’t pay attention to hastily written information already posted elsewhere. Therefore, you should aim to write about something unique to your niche that’s likely to grab attention. You can help grab attention by using inspirational words at the start of a post title, like “ALERT” or “READ THIS NOW!”. These are simple but effective. Additionally, try to post regularly, preferably a few times a day. Users will come back if they know they are getting something new.
Don’t Use Generic Responses to Comments
One of the worst things you can do on social media is reply in a very generic way. Try to stay away from one-sentence replies and put a spin on your answers or comments. For example, Netflix ends every sentence with “eh” on Canada Day on their Facebook and Twitter comments. It’s quirky, fun, and non-offensive. Also, reply to each and every question with a unique response without copying and pasting something you have said previously, even if it requires the same answer. Engaging in real-time and in a playful manner will keep guests coming back.
Summary
You can use ETL tools for data insights about your audience. But engagement is more than demographics. Write relevant content, respond in real-time, and never use generic answers.
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I am looking more into my social media this year so will definitely use some of these 🙂
Sometimes I do feel like a lot of my replies are so generic, because I want to reply to everyone, but often don’t know exactly what to say. There is a lot to consider when using social media!