Successful social media strategies thrive on interesting, informative content. This chapter is dedicated to our favourite concepts for social media posts.
Is it possible to define “social media content”?
Everything that advertisers put out there in an effort to pique the interest of, keep the attention of, and ultimately encourage social media users to do something is considered social media content. Visual content, which includes but is not limited to photos, videos, gifs, illustrations, Instagram Stories, and infographics, should help people recognise your business as something special and develop an emotional connection with you and your brand.
The best way to make content people will want to share on social media
Establish a System
As we’ve stressed before, it’s important for your social media marketing material to be directly related to the specific platform you’re using to share it. With this in mind, create a procedure that includes the following steps:
Choose a goal you have for the system
Discuss with your coworkers the strategy and material that you think will be most effective in doing this.
Choose who will be responsible for what aspects of the content’s creation.
Build something.
Set a publication schedule
Keep an eye on the discussion and address any questions or concerns that arise.
Record and evaluate feedback.
When things aren’t going as planned, make adjustments, and double down on what’s working.
Always Keep Your Readers in Mind When Creating Content
Every piece of social media material you produce should serve a clear purpose and be tailored to appeal to the persona you developed in the previous chapter. Consider whether or not they will interact with, share with others, or take some other action related to what you intend to develop.
After you have established your concept, you can ask for feedback from the public. Using this route encourages participation and reveals interesting details about the preferences of your target audience.
Hone Your Pronunciation and Delivery
Integrating the values and goals of your organisation with those of your intended audience is essential to finding your voice. Understanding who you want to buy from you can help you create a brand language and tone that will connect with them.
In order to formalise and record your choices regarding the voice, tone, and style to use throughout your company’s social media platforms, you need first create a social media style guide. When you have multiple personnel handling your social media, this will be a huge help in maintaining a unified brand image.
Emotional Triggering
Because we all have the same basic psychological requirements, we all react in the same way to the same emotional triggers, which in turn determine our actions. Excellent marketing relies on a firm grasp of these psychological mechanisms and an awareness of how to use them to elicit a desired reaction. We’ve compiled a list of the most widely used triggers of various emotions, along with some samples of copy that intentionally appeals to those feelings:
- Being the first of your friends to realise xyz’s potential demonstrates leadership.
- This is our free present to you, so we hope you enjoy it.
- Test it now at our expense; instant enjoyment.
- Connectedness – Come be a part of us and find out what you’ve been missing.
- Do not be afraid to take advantage of this opportunity.
- Remorse – You can make a huge difference in a kid’s life for just five bucks.
- Promotion ends at midnight tonight.
- Have faith; there are no covert charges.
- Take pride in your accomplishments to the point where your neighbours will be green with envy.
- Be a trendsetter by modelling your style after your favourite celebrity.
Make a Variety of Excellent Material
Use a variety of techniques in your social media material to keep your audience interested and delighted. Try out some of the most common sorts of social networking material, including the ones listed below.
Images
Images are by far the most prevalent form of content creation nowadays. And it makes sense, as those with images are shared 94% more often than those without. Pictures are simple to make, effective at conveying ideas and encouraging viewers to take action, and highly shared.
Online Events Streaming in Real Time
Brands are getting creative with the rise of live streaming on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
Take advantage of the zeitgeist
Trends may not be there forever, but when they are, they receive a lot of focus. If you keep up with current events and use them to your advantage in creating shareable content, you can ride the wave of their popularity and pull part of it your way. What follows are some suggestions for maintaining momentum:
Make a Twitter feed using trending tags like #socialmedia.
Make a Twitter list of people who are influential in your field and spend some time every day reading what they have to say.
To compile news from numerous sources into one convenient location, subscribe to an RRS feed news aggregator.
Create Google Alerts for key phrases and opinion leaders to get notified instantly whenever they publish new content.
Make use of content created by users
A growing trend in the content industry is soliciting feedback from target audiences as part of the development procedure. User-created content gives your supporters a voice and an opportunity to spread the word about your business. Everyday people’s endorsements of a product or service can carry a lot of weight. Adweek found that user-generated material boosts social media efforts by 45%, and it increases web conversions by 29% compared to campaigns or websites that don’t employ them. This is why it’s important to aggressively encourage your friends and followers to contribute material on your social media platform demonstrating how they’re using your product.