Strategic Social Media Tools and Increasing Engagement
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Strategic Social media tools and increasing engagement Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL In this guide 1. How to make best use ofyour time and money 2. What's in your social media too/kit? 3. How can you increase engagement? Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL 1. Investment should you focus your time and money? Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL Let’s think about 1. Platforms 3. Photography 2. Planning 4. Promotions Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL 1. Platforms Always better to do fewer platforms, brilliantly You don't have to be everywhere, all the time! Think: Where is my audience? Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL ------------------- ----------- 9!.!Je! · little_aae_kitchen ti II ~• • • • little_acre_kitchen • Follow eny oc •, d • Origi al io little_acre_kitchen ; PY F D Y! ; Biscoff brownies o t e counter! I you vould like to book a house old table or the veeken t en ge i touch! 01480 46405 □ eve s@hallandco en desig .co.uk 3w simply_rose711 Are hese available for take away? 3 1 like Rep y (? 0 Y/ Lik by cambridgejuiceco an 75 others e Q ddacommen ... Huntingdonshire- DISTRICT COUNCIL 2. Planning Put time aside to think: • What type ofcontent you'll post • What you won't post about! • Who's going to do it • What will be sustainable Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL SOCIAL MEDIA CHECKLIST Planning Maybe you're new to social media - or you want to take a fresh 2. look at your activity. Use this easy checklist to stay on track with your goals, sharpen up your content, and get processes in pla1 save more time and make more money. Sound good? Go! Your goals What are your objectives in using social media? Tick all that apply and add your own Community: Bu ild a following Engagement: Stay front of mind Conversions: Make sa les! Customer service: FAQs & more Awareness: Make a noise What else? How quickly do you want results? Tip! If the answer is 'very quickly' you could consider a paid social media campaign. You know your social media activity is a success when 3. Photography A solid investment Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL 3. Photography Create a set ofquality assets • Beautifully shot products • Branding • Founders • Logo Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL 4. Promotions Social media advertising: • Massively increase the reach ofyour activity • Very flexible: Easily change budget and duration • Generate leads and sales very quickly Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL 4. Promotions Social media advertising is most effective when • there is a clearly de.fined audience • there is a clearly de.fined goal Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL Huntingdonshire District Council • ••• Sponsored· Are you an S E in H n ingdonshire? Get to grips with the basics of social media ith o r free workshops. The orkshops ill be run by digi al marketing agency Sookio, in partnership Ni h Huntingdonshire Distric Council. Th ey' ll be f II of helpful tips for you o put in o practice straight away. EVENTBRITE.CO.UK Tuesday March 16th at 10am Sign Up Soolcio DI ST RI C T CO UN C IL Are you an SME in Huntingdonshire? Get to grips wit. .. Summary: Where to Focus 1. Platforms. Less is more 2. Planning. Make time = save time 3. Photography = solid investment 4. Promotions. Clearly define your audience and goal Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL Pause for thought Where could you invest more time or money: Planning Photography Promotions? Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL 2. What’s in your toolkit? schedule, measure, repeat Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL In your toolkit • Image and video apps • Scheduling tools • Measuring tools Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL 1. Visual tools • Save you time • Create consistent brand look andfeel • Fun features like animation bring content to life Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL Q Search designs, templates, and mo -e Recommended Social Media Events Marketing Documents Order prints Video School Personal lnstagram Post lnstagram Story An imated Social Media TikTok Background Facebook Post Heading are Barlow Bold, size 42 CANVA PRO ........................ Pre-set your brand's fonts, colors, and logo for a unified look across + all designs. Try it free for 30 days ► Watch the video Soolcio DI ST RI C T CO UN C IL Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL Our favourites Desktop: Canva and Pablo . ·- .... TELUS. J -11.... t - 0 <D 6 ·- <- ·- © l!I Apps: Snapseed, Life/apse, InShot Adobe Rush, Apple Clips, YouCut oe • ·+ 0 I ," Download and experiment! Soolcio D I ST RI C T CO UN C IL . 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