There is no doubt that social media tools offer today’s business a unique opportunity to use every sales and marketing strategy to attract and engage millions of potential customers. Let’s look at a few reasons why embracing social selling in the digital age is just smart business.
Social Selling Is No Longer A Luxury But A Necessity
You are probably already beginning to realize the need to integrate your social media efforts. It is important to understand that social media can provide you with the best of both worlds. It allows the speed and the reach to engage your target audience and it allows you to build long lasting customer relationships.
Social Selling Brings Back The Art of Conversation
Traditional business websites are critical to business success, but there is a downside. Your website is fairly static and is primarily intended to push information in only one direction – from your company to current and potential customers. Social media establishes a two-way conversation that allows you to actually build good customer relationships. If your product or service requires an in-home or business presentation, you will have the advantage of knowing your prospects before you meet with them.
Social Selling Promotes Word-of-Mouth Advertising
Social networks are open to you and the content you’re posting may be leaving a good first impression, but you could make a better impression if you were introduced to someone by a friend. People want to buy from a company they can trust as being honest and transparent. Your positive and social interactions in social media networks will go a long way in establishing the credibility of your brand. The more people feel they can trust you, the more people they will tell about you.
Establishing the social image of your brand is the main goal of social media marketing strategy. It can sometimes be difficult to determine the right social network for your particular business. Where should you devote the most time and money? The most realistic answer to that question is to just pick the one that best fits the goals of your business and focus the majority of your efforts on that one.
Once you have mastered that network, move on to the next one, because no one knows who will be the premier social network by the end of the year. At the present, Facebook is number one, with Google Plus moving very quickly. LinkedIn is currently the top professional social network. No matter where you start, social selling must be a part of your marketing strategy, because it’s just smart business.
If you need to understand more about social selling or social media networks in general, contact us today and we’ll help make sure your business presents the right social image and that your message reaches the right audience.