Social media can be challenging for SMEs in terms of understanding and implementing it. They are constantly being encouraged to set up social media platforms for their business but where do they begin? As a tool, social media has the potential to reach and connect with customers and to let everyone know about your business. […]
Social media has exploded for business use. More and more businesses are now using it to engage with their customers and connect with potential consumers. Not all are using it effectively and some utilise it because everyone else is. In order for businesses to have success on social media they need to have their clients […]
With an ever-increasing number of online platforms, businesses now have so many choices when it comes to social media. This can provide the false impression that so long as businesses engage with the networks, everything will fall into place. This is not the case and it is important to create a social media existence that […]
One of things most SMEs struggle with when it comes to social media is creating content for their platforms on a regular basis. What you share or post on social media is content whether it’s a one line sentence or a link to an article or video. Social media content should not be randomly posted. […]
With the year upon us, it is important to have a social media strategy in place for 2013. Doing so will facilitate more opportunities coming from your social media activities. If you haven’t put together a social media strategy for your business yet, here are some tips to get you started. Have Clear Goals If […]
Social media provides SMEs with many opportunities to communicate with customers, provide customer support, strengthen relationships and build brand awareness. These are valuable to any business, however, at the same time, social media also exposes business to risk. These risks can be loosely classified as follows: Reputational Risk: Whether it’s employee bad behaviour or damaging […]
As more organisations use social media they invest more time and money. This may point to the fact that business will want to ensure there is some return on investment on their commitment of time and money. To date, there is no clear formula that can be used to measure ROI. And although social media […]
Social media is literally everywhere these days. Lots of businesses are using it to connect, market and communicate. As a tool, social media has the potential to reach potential customers and to let everyone know about your business. Investing time and money is crucial and choosing the ‘right’ platform is even more important. However, with […]
Twitter is one of the fastest growing social network platforms in the online space with unbelievable growth. As such it offers many benefits to SMEs. It can be used for a number of purposes and if used consistently and strategically there are many possible advantages. Here are 6 benefits in using Twitter for business: Brand […]
Although primarily a social platform, Facebook can be utilised effectively as a business tool. Here are 4 key fundamentals that need to be put in place to support the process. Have a Goal Anyone who establishes a Facebook page for business purposes needs to have a goal for what they want their page to achieve. […]
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