Social Media is a tool that helps in so many ways - one of the ways is advertising to drive customers.  The question is how can you advertise your products on social media. In this article, we have broken down the steps it takes to create the best social media advertising strategy. Step one: Choose your platforms We’ve outlined above a few reasons why you should choose each platform. Keep in mind that you’ll be most successful with social media marketing if you use more than one platform for your advertising strategy. The more audiences you can get your ad in front of, the better. Start your social media advertising strategy by nailing down what platforms you want to advertise. Step two: Create an audience persona It’s time to get creative. The second step is to create an audience persona for your ideal customer. This persona will help you determine exactly what qualities you want to target and will help you decide which social media advertising platforms work for you. For example, if

As you know, the only way to make money in business is to have customers buy from you. Of course, not everyone who encounters your business is going to buy from you.  If you know what you're doing, maybe 1 out of every 5 people who see your ad on social media decides to move forward and buy. If you don't know what you're doing, maybe it's only 1 out of 20 – and that can cost you a lot of time and money. In this article, a few tips are shared on how to get more customers saying YES and fewer saying NO. Read carefully. 1. Stay in touch Customers want to feel like they're being looked after and always have a point of contact. If they perceive you as aloof and difficult to reach, they're not going to buy. But if you're in touch with them every day, via social media, phone and email, they will know you better and like you better and trust you enough to buy. 2. Sell to existing customers When a customer has already bought something from you before, you already hav

As a salesperson, these keys to be mentioned are the essentials in marketing. They are the keys to making sales successfully in any condition. And they are: 1. 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 - You must be dependable in approach. The one thing that customers have always rated highest in the sales world is 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, which also, is called 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 because it is a direct reflection on the integrity of the individual. The primary reason people will choose 𝐧𝐨𝐭 to buy from you is 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭. You should always have a strong connection or relationship with your customer during and after-sales process. Follow-up with the customer should not be blown out of proportion. 2. 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 - Dependability (Trust) brings about credibility. You must be 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠. Your speech or say about the products or services you offer must be factual. Credibility is a judgment that the audience makes about how believable the communicator is, says Dan O'Keefe.