How to Boost Social Media Engagement for Business

Tips to increase Social Media Engagement - The CAG

How to Boost Social Media Engagement
for Businesses

Tips to increase Social Media Engagement - The CAG

How to Boost Social Media Engagement for Businesses

How to Boost Social Media Engagement for Businesses

What is social media engagement?

We can understand social media engagement in terms of the interactions the audience has with the brand. Having a large number of followers is a good thing. But to turn it into something extraordinary, one has to interact, build relationships, start conversations, create an impact and eventually turn the follower into a customer. Engaging the followers with positive content and opportunities for interaction can make a meaningful relationship with the brand.

Simply put, it is the measure of likes, comments, retweets, tags and mentions, hashtags and shares that your brand gets. In this case, the more, the merrier!

Here are a few tips to increase social media engagement, leading to a greater engagement rate and positive outcomes for the brand!

1. Starting conversations

Starting a conversation by posting questions about personal experiences is another great way to create engagement. It allows the brand to get to know their opinion and feedback. It also means that you need to follow up on the conversation and keep it going. Posting related content, answering queries and keeping in touch with the followers are good practices.

2. Keeping it visual

Keeping it visual - The CAG

Content that has images and videos are likely to get more engagement than text. Browsing patterns tend to favour visual content over plain text. On the whole, it has a more visual appeal, making the chances of engagement higher. Using emojis, GIFs, and memes is a great way to connect with the audience to enrich the brand. Images of the products, sneak-peeks at the behind-the-scenes of production all amp up the curiosity, making customers more interactive.

3. Respond to Questions and Customer Issues

Social media engagement does not limit itself to simply posting content for attention. It acts as a channel of customer service or social service care. Customers often rely on social media accounts to contact a brand and naturally expect a swift response. Responding to queries resonates well with customers, also building a better relationship on social media.

4. Keep it personal

One sure-shot way to create a better relationship with your prospective customer is to give direct responses. Responding to comments, addressing the user by name and keeping it casual can make the brand seem more people-friendly, leading to more engagements and customer loyalty. Another way to keep it personal is to include the employee’s name while signing off posts, making users feel they are being addressed by a person rather than a computer-generated message.

Sharing content by customers who mention your brand or use your hashtag makes the user feel valued. Similarly, the brand can make its responses more genuine and personal by adding emojis and a casual tone. Keeping it personal also makes for an exciting read!

5. Giveaways and Contests

Another effective way of engaging followers is to hold contests and giveaways. Followers eagerly respond to posts hoping to win. This format, if used well can result in an overwhelming response. Asking people to post pictures using hashtags is one of the popular ways of generating such content. Giveaways are hugely advantageous as the brand simply needs to pick a random winner from a large number of responses. The upside is getting new likes, shares and comments, and a lot of data that can be useful for the brand.

6. Curating content, knowing the audience

The kind of content you post, the type of response you should give are all determined by the type of audience and customer you are talking to. The content is determined by the kind of brand you are and the kind of product you sell. Knowing these factors can hugely help curate the content that suits your audience.

This includes the brand voice, choosing the right social media platform, timing the posts, language and tone. When you get these right, you can connect easily with the particular type of audience you have, leading to more engagements.

For example if your audience are sports enthusiasts your content will be based around sporting events and will generally have a casual tone. If your target customer is a business owner, your content should have a slightly formal and analytical tone.

Jargon Buster

eCommerce – The buying and selling of goods over the internet through websites or webapps.
Hashtags – is a metadata tag preceded by a # symbol, that acts like a label for similar content. It makes it easier for people to share, connect and find all content for a specific topic.
Mentions – On social media, it means that a user has referenced your brand, product or business. A user may tag your social media page or website while mentioning your brand.
Tagging – on social media, means when someone mentions you in their post with @ symbol.

Chris Karapetcoff | Blog author | Computing Australia

Chris Karapetcoff

Chris is the Business Manager of The Computing Australia Group, he is responsible for the management of the entire Computing Australia Group team. He enjoys the fact that it is a busy portfolio and no two days are ever the same. His day is a mix of working with the various members of our team and interacting with clients. Having worked with The Computing Australia Group for over 16 years, Chris knows our products and what it takes to put together a reliable business solution that you can depend on.

Chris Karapetcoff | Blog author | Computing Australia

Chris Karapetcoff

Chris is the Business Manager of The Computing Australia Group, he is responsible for the management of the entire Computing Australia Group team. He enjoys the fact that it is a busy portfolio and no two days are ever the same. His day is a mix of working with the various members of our team and interacting with clients. Having worked with The Computing Australia Group for over 16 years, Chris knows our products and what it takes to put together a reliable business solution that you can depend on.