Generating Leads Through Social Media

While most marketers and corporations alike consider Social Media as a channel to specifically focus on ‘Brand Building’, it would be a great error to not consider the same as an effective channel for generating leads.

Increasingly, more and more marketers are treating social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn as mediums to draw in a targeted audience and ultimately push them down the sales funnel. There are great benefits to this, and here are three tips on how to approach this idea of generating leads using these popular social media networks:

·     Use Advanced Targeting Tools: See it as a way to bring more people into your sales funnel. This is made possible using Advanced Targeting. Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn use very sophisticated technologies to make it possible to target exactly who you’re looking for! This helps ultimately increase ROI and reduce any wastage. From basic demographic to psychographic targeting, finding your audience is not only possible, but also so much easier than shooting in the dark!

·     Use Lead Forms: Find a way to engage your audience, and then use Lead Forms, available on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to get your targeted audience to give you details about themselves. Usually restricted to their Name, and Basic Contact Details (Email ID, Phone Numbers), this information can be invaluable when it comes to further engaging your audience with the aim of pushing them further down your sales funnel and ultimately converting them into loyal customers!

·     Engage with Compelling Content: Content is King. No matter how many times this statement is repeated, it cannot be emphasized enough. The key to driving engagement and getting targeted audiences to give you their information is to enchant them with your content. Social Media makes it possible for a branded entity (you!) to communicate and converse with audiences. This is a miracle of the digital technology revolution, and the more brands can take advantage of this, the better it will be for them to create a lasting impression and a lasting relationship with their audience.

In conclusion, it’s safe to say that if you don’t view Social Media as a means to generate leads, you’re losing out on a great opportunity to mine the networks for what they are capable of.

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