{"id":485,"date":"2017-06-11T22:13:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T22:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedigitalsquad.com\/?p=485"},"modified":"2019-10-08T23:45:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T23:45:23","slug":"social-media-friendly-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedigitalsquad.com\/social-media-friendly-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Why A Business Needs To Be Social Media Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chances are you have tried social media for your business but did not see the results you were hoping for. \u00a0In many cases, businesses give up on social media because they invest time and energy (and money) into posting content with the intention of eventually seeing an ROI.\"\"<\/p>\n

When businesses don\u2019t see an ROI, the logical next step is to stop\u2026 Unfortunately, it is likely the STRATEGY was flawed, not the platforms itself. \u00a0 \u00a0In this post, we will discuss why your business simply cannot afford to turn it\u2019s back on social media and offer a few solutions\/strategies that you can implement into your social media advertising.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Unfortunately, it is likely the STRATEGY was flawed, not the platforms itself.<\/em> \u00a0 \u00a0In this post, we will discuss why your business simply cannot afford to turn it\u2019s back on social media and offer a few solutions\/strategies that you can implement into your social media advertising.<\/div>\n

Why Your Business Cannot Afford to Ignore\u00a0Social Media \u2013 Most Recent Facebook Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Worldwide, there are over 1.94 billion monthly active Facebook users for March 2017 (Facebook MAUs) which is an 18 percent increase year over year. (Source: Facebook 5\/3\/17) What this means for you: In case you had any lingering doubts, statistically, Facebook is too big to ignore.<\/p>\n

2. Age 25 to 34, at 29.7% of users, is the most common age demographic. (Source: Emarketer 2012) What this means for you: This is the prime target demographic for many businesses\u2019 marketing efforts, and you have the chance to engage these key consumers on Facebook.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Average time spent per Facebook visit is 20 minutes. (Source: Infodocket) What this means for you: You could have a short time period to make your impression, so use it wisely with relevant, interesting and unique posts and offers in order to get the most return on your efforts.<\/p>\n

4. One in five page views in the United States occurs on Facebook. (Source: Infodocket 2012) How this helps you: This is a huge market on the web; if you use social media marketing efforts on Facebook well, you could have huge returns to show for it.<\/p>\n

5. \u00a0Every 60 seconds on Facebook: 510,000 comments are posted, 293,000 statuses are updated, and 136,000 photos are uploaded. (Source: The Social Skinny) The Implication: Again, there are a lot of engaged and active users, but also a huge amount of information competing for their attention, so quality and strategy on your part matter.<\/p>\n

Statistics ground us to the power of sites like Facebook; however\u2026.<\/p>\n

#1 Reason why your business should be plugged into social media:<\/strong> \u00a0Your customers are engaging on social media and sites like FACEBOOK have KILLER advertising platforms that allow you to reach them \u2013 with LASER TARGETED DIRECT RESPONSE ADVERTISING<\/p>\n

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Here is a quick example that illustrates the power of Facebook Advertising: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s say you owned a restaurant and wanted to bring more people in the door. \u00a0 Here is the perfect use for Facebook ads (note: there are several other ways to structure this kind of an offer for other businesses).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n