A key marketing tool in today’s digital landscape.
Social media marketing is a key part of today’s digital landscape, done well, it can be a useful tool to engage with your audience and help generate new business conversations. It isn’t about just posting regularly or chasing likes and comments, it is about building meaningful connections, showcasing your expertise and creating a consistent professional presence that supports your business goals.
This channel works best when included as part of an integrated campaign and the wider marketing mix. It is important to focus on sharing content that attracts the right clients, strengthens brand perception and nurtures relationships, without feeling pushy or overwhelming.
People sometimes get a bit hung up about how to use social media and what works. The simplest way to think about it, is to view this as another media channel to connect with your target audience. One of the best analogies I heard was to liken social media to a garden party. Ideally, you would go in, introduce yourself and have a conversation. You would not go in and start promoting what you do.
There are many different channels, but the biggest ones that continue to dominate are: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube and TikTok. Which network you focus on is really down to where your clients hang out and what you are trying to achieve within the organisation.
Whether you like it or not, as a small business owner social media is a key tool to promote your business in today’s digital-landscape and part of everyday life. Not only is it a relatively free media tool (apart from your time to coordinate it) but it also helps support your other digital activity.
Your audiences is active online, exploring, learning and forming opinions about your business long before they speak to you. A well-planned social media strategy ensures your business is visible, credible and engaging. There is also some advantages to taking the time to discover what your competitors are doing.
Effective social media marketing allows you to:
Increase brand awareness and visibility among your ideal clients and position yourself as a thought leader.
Create authority, build trust and credibility by showcasing your expertise through engaging content.
By creating engaging content you drive traffic to your webiste and other key business assets.
We work with our clients in a number of different ways, depending on budget and experience, to create impactful social media content that aligns with the overall marketing strategy. We can help you to:
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I had the pleasure of working with Sophie in the past, both as a colleague at IHG and as a freelance collaborator. Sophie has extensive experience in developing marketing strategies that utilise multiple channels. She would be an excellent addition to any team, as she has a clear analytical and strategic vision. Not only does she have the ability to define long-term marketing plans, but she also has clear dynamics and results monitoring processes. She is a great professional who takes on each project with great passion, enthusiasm and determination. Apart from being professional, she is also a nice person – very positive and someone you can rely on. I would have no hesitation in recommending her for any type of company that needs an external collaboration that can give strong input and change marketing strategies.
“When I met Sophie, my business marketing for Vision & Courage Coaching was very limited. She worked with me on logo design, branding, website development, social media content, blog writing, newsletter distribution, marketing strategy, and networking. Sophie also connected me with other marketing professionals to ensure the highest quality of design.
With her excellent organisational skills, Sophie set up systems to promote accountability and consistency. Thanks to her support, I now have a fantastic website, a LinkedIn presence, a growing mailing list, and valuable collaboration opportunities to promote my coaching business.
Having worked with Sophie and experienced her structured marketing approach, I am confident in my ability to continue creating social media posts, blogs, newsletters, and more. I highly recommend working with Sophie and RIMU Marketing.”
“We have worked with Sophie for the past year, wanting to grow the core business after many years of only dipping our toe into Marketing. From the start, Sophie identified areas of quick wins and then put structures in place to raise our profile. The turnover has risen correspondingly and has given us a platform to move the business in a whole new direction. Since working with Sophie, I have learnt so much about marketing basics but, more importantly, it has been an absolute pleasure.”
“Sophie has been a fantastic resource for the charity. In any busy environment it is really useful to have another pair of hands to pick up some of the slack or offer an outsider’s perspective on marketing activities. Last year Sophie added real value to our marketing strategy and our communications plans. I look forward to working with her again this year on a number of other projects including product launches and revising our brand guidelines.”
“I worked closely with Sophie – initially for a marketing appraisal of my business and then in a coaching capacity with a marketing focus, over nine months. What we achieved in that time has transformed how we communicate with our prospective and existing clients by adding in a recall and retention strategy and focusing our social media and email marketing activities. Sophie is so completely invested in doing her best for her clients, she really works hard for you and champions what you do. She is invested in seeing you succeed and has so much knowledge and valuable perspectives for every goal and challenge. She is SO organised, develops the best in you, and supports you at times of difficulty. I loved working with her, highly recommend her skill, and look forward to working with her in the future.”
“Fantastic to work with Sophie – really appreciate and value her marketing expertise, advice and support. She helped devise a clear strategy for the NGO I run, with a concrete action plan. She asked very pertinent questions, helping me to clearly see what our priorities should be.
Thank you Sophie for your input and brilliance.”
I have worked with Sophie for 2 years and fully enjoyed every moment. Not only has she help me boost my business but she has given me the confidence I needed to trust that I was offering a great service that is worth paying for. I can fully recommend Rimu Marketing.
Get in touch to book a discovery call and explore how social media marketing can support you achieve your business growth ambitions.
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