Tuesday, 14 April 2020

Social Network for Companies: Where to Be Present


Being present on the most famous social networks is important for a company: here are the best corporate social networks that you should absolutely be watching.

To promote the brand and its products and services to the general public, a company must necessarily be actively present on the most famous social platforms. Understanding which are the social networks for companies to be supervised absolutely according to your specific business needs, however, is not easy. Let's find out how to do it together.

What is social media marketing?

We start, first of all, from the definition of social media marketing : it is a specific branch of marketing which, through the implementation of a series of strategies and practices, deals with generating visibility on social networks. The biggest innovation compared to traditional marketing is represented by the fact that it foresees and promotes a role that is no longer just passive of the user / customer.

What are the best social networks for companies

Being present on all the most popular social networks of the moment is not always the best choice for a company. Sometimes, in fact, this translates into many open but little followed profiles , with a very low number of posts and many (too many) ideas from users left without feedback. Simply drawing up a list of social networks on which to open a profile because "you can't not be there" is a wrong approach. On the contrary, the choice of the social platforms to be monitored must be included in a precise social media marketing strategy.
Pay attention to your available budget

In order to be present actively and effectively on a large number of social networks, important human and economic resources are required. Before opening a new channel, therefore, it is necessary to analyze the available budget and the extent of the investment required to carry out the various activities in the best possible way.

Understand what your goals are and where the audience is

Since being present (effectively) on all social networks is often not possible for a small company, it is necessary to make a choice. To identify the right social network to be managed, it is essential to keep two aspects in mind: what are your business objectives and where your audience is (and, more specifically, where it talks about the brand).

Analyze the behavior of your competitors

A further useful starting point to understand which corporate social networks to supervise is provided by the competition : analyzing the behavior of competitors and the results (positive or negative) obtained thanks to the presence on a specific platform allows you to get an idea on the benefits relationship / risks linked to the possible entry into a new social network.

Learn more about the specificities of the various channels

Although they all fall under the "social network" macro-category, each platform, from Facebook to Instagram , via Linkedin and Twitter , has specific features in terms of potential / criticalities that differentiate it from the others.

Generally speaking, Facebook, the largest social network in the world, offers companies, for example, a high probability of intercepting their audience where they spend more time, as well as identifying the target precisely, carrying out targeted advertising campaigns through Facebook Ads and to create engagement starting from the Groups .

Instagram, which has a lower average age of users, is a platform more marked by immediacy and sharing of the moment, also thanks to the success of Instagram Stories . Often, companies use this social network to tell the "behind the scenes" and propose a more informal narrative, also through the Influencers' expedient.

Linkedin , on the other hand, is more focused on B2B communication and is one of the most used social networks by professionals and companies to create business connections.
Finally, Twitter is often used by companies as a customer care channel , that is, to provide assistance to their customers and receive feedback from consumers. The immediacy of this social network also offers the opportunity to create instant marketing campaigns, taking advantage of the trends of the moment.


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