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Social Media Marketing on a Shoestring

2/27/2019

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social media marketing on a shoestring budget
​Before we jump right in, this headline is misleading. The truth is that many companies fall prey to the myth that effective social media marketing can be done with little resources, time or expertise allocated. In other words, many believe social media marketing works on a shoestring budget.  

It is true that some natural and healthy product brands have grown tremendously by implementing an authentic social media marketing strategy. I assure you, however, these brands did not do it inexpensively. They have maximized social media marketing not by “winging it” or allocating insufficient energy and commitment, but by refusing to devalue the platforms to begin with. They are committed to effective health and wellness marketing strategies. 
 
The wellness brands that aren’t winning on social media are coming up short because they don’t understand or value what social media can do in way of return. As such, they allocate very little budget to social media marketing because they aren’t totally convinced that it actually works. That leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy. They have a miniscule budget and very limited resources or expertise devoted to their strategy or execution which ultimately produces the lackluster results that they expect. 
 
The truth is that winning on social media requires an investment. It mandates that you take great care with the posts that you create, the conversations your brand starts and fosters, as well as the relationships that you build over time with your audience. You can’t short-cut the process and expect to gain any of the aforementioned. That means that you will need to devote resources to content and creative that forge a connection between your brand and your followers to ensure effective social media marketing. It also means that you will need to allot resources to creating original content, videos, memes and engaging graphics that reflect the aspirational, inspirational, and educational needs of your target audience. Thus, your brand should not focus your resources on product shots alone. More importantly, your brand’s social media page cannot be an endless sea of product shots which represent your brand’s needs, not the needs of your customers. Your customers are not one-dimensional nor are they always, or even often, thinking about your brand. They are thinking about themselves and what matters to them. 
 
What is needed on social media is a YOU-centric approach or mindset which places the investment emphasis on what matters to your customer. That is done by creating content and imagery that is fresh, engaging, original and most of all customer-centric. In addition to these fundamentals, your brand’s marketing dollars need to be spent on connecting with followers that fit your target audience, maximizing influencer partnerships, analyzing the data to determine what posts are working, and modifying your approach to stay on top of the latest opportunities as well as algorithm changes. All of which requires money, and without which, your social media marketing will not be successful. Check out this great case study on Patagonia's social media strategy to see what it means to do it right.
 
The final piece of the investment puzzle is to utilize paid social media advertising which drives conversions. The average conversion rate, across all industries, for Facebook advertising is 9% so it is worth the associated expense. However, it is not just the hard cost of advertising that needs to be factored in, you also need to align resources to bringing in or hiring experts that understand how to target, reach, connect and convert Facebook and Instagram users. Generalists need not apply because they will cost you more in the long-run. 
 
Do your brand and your followers a favor, and make the necessary commitment to social media via your budget allocation and your marketing priorities. Treat the networks as the valuable assets that they are, and you will see a return. Effective social media marketing requires an investment whether your brand wants to hear that or not. This doesn’t mean that you have to over-spend, but it does mean that you have to bring your A-game. Once you do, you will realize the true power of social media marketing. 
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Shahla Hebets

Shahla Hebets is the founder of Think Media Consulting, a digital marketing consultancy firm. Think Media creates smart, relevant, and authentic digital marketing, social media and ecommerce strategies that drive revenue for health and wellness brands. 

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Earl Meyer link
3/17/2021 23:31:37

This post is very useful info. This is my first time I visit here. I have found so much
interesting stuff in your blog especially its discussion. great article & Keep it up.

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Earl Meyer link
3/24/2021 05:41:54

It would be interesting to see how the situation today. Social networks are becoming more developed and it is impossible not to notice their increasing association with other Web services and tools. Also, social networks and search engines support each other more than ever before.

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james link
5/17/2021 05:51:28

Really nice blog. I really enjoyed it. Will definitely implement these thing in my social media strategy.
I do agree with all of the ideas you’ve presented in your post.

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Melly link
12/21/2021 22:22:11

Social media is best for especially for the people who run their business. It helps increase sales, build good brand value, share products and services, and attract a larger audience. I use many social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, etc!!

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