Social media is a powerhouse in the marketing field. We’re almost always on our phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, etc., so screen time is at an all-time high. Now, with more and more of us at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a huge increase in content creators, videographers, and people using their creativity on social media.
As a leading digital marketing agency in McAllen, one thing we’re often asked is how we made Explore McAllen so popular on social media. Explore McAllen is your go-to guide for everything happening in McAllen, from nightlife to shopping. We’re their number one fan and also support the growth of small businesses.
Not only did we quadruple Explore McAllen’s Facebook presence, but we also tripled their Instagram and doubled their Twitter audience numbers as well! How did we do it? Check out these five strategies that made it happen!
Build a Brand Guide
What do you stand for? What does your brand convey? How does your audience see you? Building a brand guide is key to establishing your business online. Brand guides are helpful to keep a consistent look for your business, whether it’s on social media, a website, or print. This creates cohesiveness that people will recognize.
In your brand guide, you’ll want to establish fonts, color palettes, and various logos. For Explore McAllen’s brand guide, we focused on their logo. We broke down the hex codes for color palettes and established which fonts to use. This was shared through videos, their website, business cards, and any print associated with them.
Keep People Interested
People love routines, so when we started out with Explore McAllen, we learned that posting consistently assisted with visibility, strengthening their brand, and building their follower base. Before people follow a brand on social media, they’ll first want to see what the page is about. They’ll creep onto your page and like a couple of things, then eventually with enough content, they will become followers.
Be Faster
For Explore McAllen, we had to report on city-related stories, meaning that, while we were at press conferences for city-related events and news, so were media outlets, city officials, etc. Who was going to break important news or showcase specific locations first like the Chadwick Boseman mural? Keep in mind that being the first to publish good content will drive engagement and traffic. Which brings us to our next strategy.
Know Your Goals
It’s so important to set goals for your business. These will drive traffic to your blog, increase sales, and increase engagement. For Explore McAllen, our goal was to be McAllen’s premier social media influencer. How did we do this? By dominating social media and increasing website traffic. And we broke this down even further with short-term goals of organically increasing social followers by 500 people per month.
Be Social on Social!
This one is simple, but you’d be surprised by how many influencers, creators, and businesses don’t engage with their audiences. No matter how many followers you have, always engage with them by retweeting, commenting, and resharing users’ stories. Why? Because this is your audience. Take care of your audience and build those lasting relationships.
Let’s Get Started!
At Imagine It Studios, we understand the social media world. We live and breathe social media. If you want to increase your online visibility and make your social media accounts stand out from the rest, then reach out to us today!