Marketing Customs - Social Media Services

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Offering High Quality Social Media Services Since 2006

According to a Pew Research Center study, around two-thirds of adults in the United States regularly log on to some form of social network in 2011, some 66 percent. This is more than double the percentage of U.S. adults that reported logging on to a social network regularly in 2008. So, there's a good reason that many online businesses are making the choice to expand their social media presences. But there's also still a reason that online businesses continue to ignore social media -- it's difficult to establish a long-lasting presence as a business, and build the engaged community you need to be successful.

Luckily, Marketing Customs is well-experienced in social media. From an in-office passion for sharing every single viral video that we find, to helping our clients build their own social media presences, we have the experience and knowledge necessary to help you stand out among your social media competitors. Our social media experts have their own communities across all social networks, which they can leverage to help you build your own. Our approach to social media is simple - we connect your message with thousands of readers that are interested in your products and services. You sit back and watch your new online community take shape.

The Marketing Customs Approach to Social Media Marketing

The three step process to building an online community for your business is a popular Marketing Customs service. Depending on your existing efforts and desired results, the service can take anywhere from a few days to several years. Request a free quote today to learn more about Marketing Custom's approach to social media and talk with a dedicated social media expert.

All Social Media Begins With a Blog

We strongly believe that any proper social media marketing campaign should begin with a blog. A blog is like the foundation of your social media efforts. We first check to make sure your website has a blog. If not, our first step is to add one and populate it with rich, valuable content related to your business.

After a short period of promotion, your blog is ready to fuel all of your social media campaigns. We automatically syndicate your blog on multiple social media platforms, which help expand your web coverage. We can add all of the appropriate social media calls-to-action on your site during this process -- such as "Like" buttons for Facebook and "Digg" buttons for Digg.

Estimated Time: 24 hours

The 200 Point Social Media Checklist

Next, we use a proprietary 200 point checklist to make sure that your message is properly distributed to all appropriate social networks, and that it is optimized to improve your website traffic and search rankings. When this part of the process is complete, you will see a vast network of your content beginning to take shape. You might even start to notice some organic followers noticing your content and visiting your new blog. The social networks we use in our 200 point checklist include:

• Twitter
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Plaxo
• MySpace
• Meetup
• Delicious
• Digg
• StumbleUpon
• Google Reader
• YouTube

Remember that we may not build your community using all social media sites. Instead, we'll work with you to determine the most effective targets for your social media campaigns. If you own a site that focuses primarily on graphic design or video development, YouTube is a perfect target for your business. LinkedIn, on the other hand, might not be the best use of your time.

Estimate Time: 5 days to 2 weeks

Ongoing Promotion of Your Social Media Network

Once your network is up and running, Marketing Customs will give you the tools you need to keep it that way. Our team of expert copywriters can continue to post content to your blog, while our marketing team members can continue to interact with your community and bring your message to new readers and possible community members. The last step of the social media process is optional for you, but many clients consider it to be essential.

Our marketing professionals will begin distributing your message to your community, and encourage others to subscribe to your blog, or social media pages. Depending on the popularity of your message, this step can be performed quickly or take a bit longer. Campaigns on sites like YouTube, for example, can take months to build a reasonable community. Other networks, like Facebook, are a bit easier to crack.

This part of the process will empower you to take your new social media presence into your own hands, or let us continue to manage it indefinitely. We deliver a full report of our efforts, as well as a custom training manual you can use to continue distributing content and interacting with your visitors. If you decide to take the reins of your new social network, your service ends with a one-on-one consulting session with a marketing expert to discuss our efforts and help you continue to build your social media presence over the long run.

Remember, however, that social media communities are sensitive. By not interacting with your followers and continuing to post valuable, fresh content, you can quickly disengage with your community, or even lose many of your followers.

Estimated Time: 5 days to several years