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Writer's pictureBraylee Ruyle

Unlocking Social Media Marketing Success

Information in this blog post was obtained from the Social Media Examiner, Social Media Today, and Moz.

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Social media is all about establishing connections and enhancing the lives of your audience. You can create an engaged, lively audience around your company by continuously producing interesting, relevant content and responding to those who support it.

There are many ways to boost your online presence. This blog will give you some tips and tricks to make your page and posts stand out.


The 4 Most Effective Types of Content to Share

Depending on what your brand is, there are endless types of content that an audience enjoys seeing on social media. Educational, inspirational, entertaining, and conversation are the four most effective types of content to share.


Educational

  • how-to's

  • step-by-step guides

  • lists, tools, resources

  • share a process

  • how to get from point A to point B

Inspirational

  • step outside comfort zone

  • start a new routine, hobby, or lifestyle

  • inspire audience to follow your footsteps

  • to improve

Entertaining

  • let audience into your world

  • funny videos

  • be relatable

  • share memes and jokes

  • make audience want to be your friend

Conversation

  • establish yourself as an expert

  • share offers or packages

  • tell audience how to get started

  • capture tools


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Your overall content strategy, target audience preference, and the social media platform you're using should all be taken into account when choosing material. Building an effective online presence and establishing a community around your business or content also requires consistency in sharing content and interacting with your audience.


How to Be More Creative

After deciding on what type of content to share, social media marketers need to make that content creative. Whether it be their pictures, videos, or captions. Viewers know what they like; so marketers must cater the content towards their target audience in order to get the best results. Two ways to do this is through captions and trends.

Captions

The caption is your opportunity to interact with users, provide details, and promote your company. It's important to be clear, organized, and start with a hook that will begin a conversation.


Trends

Making trends work for your brand is the secret to effectively utilizing them. They promote relationships and show that you are familiar with the platform and its users.


Other than captions and trends, there are many other ways to boost creativity in social media marketing. Some of these include:

  • Understanding the audience

  • Research competitors and trends

  • Visual content

  • User-generated content

  • Collaborations

  • Data analysis

  • Empower your team

  • Take risks

Social media marketing creativity is a continuous process. It requires flexibility and being willing to change with the interests of the audience and emerging trends. Keep an open mind, remain interested, and be dedicated to providing your audience with value through unique and imaginative content.


Benefits of AI in Content Marketing

Unsure where to start and what content to add? Using Artificial Intelligence can be used as an assistant to help every step of the way. AI has the ability to significantly boost social media marketing efforts.


Uses in social media marketing

  • Data analysis and insights

  • Content creation

  • Customer support

  • Personalization

  • Social media advertising

  • Content scheduling and posting

  • Reports

  • Competitive analysis

  • Influencer identification


The research phase of content marketing

You will eventually need to generate blog post outlines, do keyword research, and come up with content ideas during the course of on-site content planning. You can utilize AI in a few different ways to make the planning and research stages of content marketing easier.


The writing phase of content marketing

Utilize AI to modify your words and tone. The tone of your writing can be adjusted using AI if you're writing content and want to ensure that it has a particular sound. By doing so, you can make sure that your content reflects both the text's purpose and your brand's voice.


AI won't replace content marketers (yet)

The only foundation for AI knowledge is logic. Human understanding, in contrast, is founded on a combination of emotion and reason. How we perceive things is shaped by our experiences and feelings. However, AI lacks that capability. AI could also generate incorrect information about people, places, or facts.


AI integration into your social media marketing plan can increase productivity, save time, and assist you in making informed decisions. To produce real and compelling content that connects with your audience, AI must be used in combination with human creativity and knowledge.


Conclusion

Using the above tips and tricks will elevate your social media content, and make your posts more appealing to the audience, thus, your business will be more profitable. For more information, check out Ethan Thornbro's blog on Quick Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Social Media Marketing.



Resources

Lofthouse, T. (2023, September 13). How to make AI your writing sidekick for content marketing. Moz. https://moz.com/blog/make-ai-your-writing-sidekick

Stelzner, M. (2023, September 14). How to be more creative with your Instagram content. Social Media Examiner. https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-be-more-creative-with-your-instagram-content/


Walker-Ford, M. (2023, September 17). The 4 most effective types of content to share on social media [infographic]. Social Media Today. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/the-4-most-effective-types-content-share-social-media-infographic/693897/

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