Social media marketing is now the most efficient and cost-effective way to advertise, that is why there is no wonder it is now being used by so many people all around the world. Many small, medium and large companies use social media to market their brands further, and it has proven useful in many ways.
It is easy to enter social media marketing because it has made it way cheaper even for startups to advertise their brands. Before, it was only the “big guys” who could afford to get into advertising. Social media has eased out the competition among companies, no matter what size you are.
But there are many misconceptions on social media marketing that people should be wary about. If you can break against these misconceptions, you can be sure to find the right type and strategy for your social media marketing.
Here are the common misconceptions about social media marketing:
- Social media marketing produces sure-fire results in advertising your brand
Sure, it is easy to publish your business page. However, there are many things that you should consider to make your page worth everyone’s while. You don’t only have to plan for the right content. You also have to keep an eye on what’s relevant and how you can make your services and products relevant. You may have the best goods and services, but if you don’t market them well, consumers will not know about how great you are as a company.
How easy it is to put up your social media account is a big counter to how difficult it is to sustain it. It is easy to be a forgotten brand in the online world, and so you have to strategize well on how you’re going to set yourself apart from the rest.
So yes, putting up social media accounts can be as easy as 1-2-3, but there are many tools you have to use to make your marketing scheme work.
- Social media marketing is all about garnering likes
The number of likes may have been the scheme before as to how you become popular on social media, but these sites have now become smarter sieving through fake likes and shares. Many third-party companies have now made it easier to pay people to like your pages, but fortunately, social media sites are constantly updating their algorithms on how to check for bogus accounts.
So, to be relevant on social media, you don’t only have to have likes, but also shares, comments, and views. All these are not easy to pay for, and nothing beats building your real clientele. If you choose to pay for your likes, you also will not have an idea of how your business is growing. You will not have an idea if your marketing strategies are working, because you are fooling yourself into having others believe that you are succeeding when in fact, you are only breaking inside.
You have paid for your likes, fooled others into believing you are getting bigger, fooling yourself as to the real state of your business, and in the end, you lose money. Too much for you on the losing end, right? So, aim for organic likes, views, comments, and shares. Do not rely on quick-fix “solutions” because these will only cause more problems for you and your brand.