The Bellwether, April 1, 2023

Amazon and more offer ad space. All use an auction style system where you set transaction and maximum budgets. How do you pick where to run your ads? I tell my clients to consider the audience, for example if you are a business to business service industry, I recommend advertising mostly on LinkedIn and Google. Run a consumer service-based business, I suggest advertising on Facebook and Google. Have an eCommerce business? Generally, I recommend clients advertise on Amazon along with Google and then typically mix in LinkedIn or Facebook depending on if they are consumer or business focused.

from social media visitors is far more valuable than that driven via paid advertising. Social media visitors are 75% more likely to buy from a business because of the pre-established trust factor. Social media visitors are also more likely not to bounce and stay longer helping SEO scores. If you ever have the choice between traffic sources, social media, or paid advertising, make the smart choice and go for the social media channel traffic. Companies do not have to pay for social media management, but many still do as they don’t have

build increase visibility. Social media pages are key entry points to drawing in new visitors. Hundreds of millions of people are on all of the major social media networks. Every business has a free opportunity to attract and engage with people from every walk of life. There are many ways to capture attention with posts and comments on social media. The fact is the more interaction between the company social channels and those visitors of the platform the better. The first step is to catch their attention, then as they visit your business page to get them to hit the follow or subscribe button. rapport and

When do I recommend YouTube? I recommend them for any of my clients who have explainer videos, or if they market to the digital world with either products or services.

The more people see posts and read comments that are positive and professional, the more likely they will visit the website, especially if there are effective call to action statements that appeal to the target audience.

I strongly suggest clients do some market research

before building out their budget designations with paid advertising. A quick survey of their client behavior can help clear up where their potential clients are most likely to be hanging out online. The data can save you thousands of dollars and help you generate better results in less time.

the time or knowledge needed to it effectively. Social media managers, like Bowman Digital Media are typically paid on a monthly basis. The fee their paid covers creating content and engaging in comments on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and more. Fees typically start at $500 per month but can go much higher. Larger companies even have full time staff dedicated to the position as part of their marketing team.

On social media the page manager should focus on building followers as that is an indicator on how effective their activities are. Slow or no growth with followers / subscribers is a warning sign that the activity style or content is not connecting and needs to be revised. As previously stated, social media visitors are 75% more likely to buy when they visit a website, so if a social media channel is not growing, a change in managers might be the best remedy to recharge slumping sales.

Social Media

Business Social Media Pages can have a huge impact on building an audience and generating traffic. Not only website traffic be built on social media, but even further, the best kind of visitors are generated. Trust is vital to sales and traffic

Social Media Goals

Referrals Every successful business has

The goal is simple, to attract attention, engage with visitors,

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