As the most-used social media site in the world, it is no wonder that businesses often focus their social strategy specifically on Facebook before any other platform. However, even with 2.89 billion global users utilizing Facebook, there is still untapped potential to reach a variety of different demographics through other social platforms.
Therefore, diversifying your business’s social media plan can help you reach a wider audience. Marketers have been stressing for years the importance of using more than just Facebook as part of their social plan. Nevertheless, businesses often fail to understand how they can use each platform to supplement their marketing efforts and get their brand name out to more potential clients. Today, we explore the different capabilities of various social platforms and the advantages that each could have within your business’s social plan.
Instagram – Facebook’s Sister Platform
Instagram is the most natural next step for people considering diversifying their social media plan. Why? Because of how closely related it is to Facebook. In fact, Mark Zuckerberg owns both platforms. They offer a variety of integration to post between the two easily. By connecting your business’s Instagram page to your Facebook page, you can easily cross-post between the two platforms and efficiently reach users of Instagram that do not use Facebook.
Instagram caters to a younger demographic than Facebook, with only 2.1% of adults over the age of 65 using Instagram compared to 10.7% utilizing Facebook. In fact, 25–34 year-olds represent the largest audience on Instagram, followed closely by 18-24 year-olds.
In addition to reaching a younger audience, businesses can also utilize Instagram to reach a more targeted audience, as 91% of people polled say they use the platform to follow a specific interest. The top followed topics on the platform include travel, music, beauty, fashion, food and drink.
LinkedIn – The B2B Platform
For businesses that offer solutions to other businesses, LinkedIn can be highly beneficial and should be considered when diversifying their social media plan. As the number one platform for B2B lead generation, LinkedIn touts the largest professional network when compared to other platforms.
LinkedIn allows businesses to connect with people that drive decision-making processes. In fact, 4 out of 5 LinkedIn members drive business decisions. This makes sense when you consider that 46-55 year-olds are more likely to be using the site than any other age demographic. This group typically holds higher business positions than younger professionals.
In addition, LinkedIn users are more likely to have attended college than users of any other platform. Only 10% of LinkedIn users have completed only high school or less, while 51% of users have completed at least a 4-year degree or more. This makes LinkedIn a great platform for businesses trying to reach this specific demographic of professional users.
Twitter – The News Platform
When compared to other social platforms, Twitter is the preferred social platform for news consumption. It is a great platform for companies looking to share news updates about their business. In fact, 69% of Twitter users say they use Twitter s to get their news.
As of 2022, Twitter boasted a global 217 million monetizable daily active users (mDAUs), which are defined as people and organizations that can show ads. With the United States making up 38 million of those mDAUs, the United States has the largest active audience on Twitter. Businesses utilizing the platform within the US are likely to reach highly engaged prospects.
Diversify Social with Media Venue
Along with Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter, there are many other social platforms that could be beneficial to your business. These include Pinterest, TikTok, Snapchat, and more. Our social media management team has experience creating consistent, relevant, and hyper-local content for each social platform that your business is interested in utilizing. We include photos and graphics to increase engagement and create content that can also assist with your website SEO. If you are interested in getting started, contact us today. Enhance your marketing investment with Media Venue!
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