Brand’s relationship building through social marketing
Author: yinkaolaito
Yinka Olaito is happy,excited and passionate Brand Communication, Social Media expert, Trainer and speaker. Yinka Olaito helps brands(Profits and Non-profits)with effective communication and positioning for premium service delivery and returns.Yinka Olaito also has special interest in Development Communication and has consulted for noted UN Agencies. Yinka Olaito is the CCO of Michael Sage consulting and African Child Right Inc.Lagos Nigeria
In a recent professional roundtable with few colleagues, we were discussing issue that relates to emotional engagement with brands that can likely have meaningful impacts on brand’s success. Some were of the opinion technology plays a great role in brand’s objective achievement. While we all agreed on this, the point of argument arose when some felt that technology should be given preference over social science in social marketing. I and some other felt that technology may be great but social interaction follows social behavioral pattern than high profile technology when it comes to social marketing. The reason is not far fetched, when the instrument of interaction becomes complicated through the use of high profile technology, the purpose of conversation is often defeated.
The above now forms the basis for this write up. Opinions are welcome from others who feel otherwise. Trend is changing at an alarming rate. To play the game, brand must understand the rules and adhere to them. Social media has increased the noise level on the web. To be seen today is a daunting task. The days of ‘build it and customers will come’ are gone for good. Many brands are failing in social marketing efforts today because they have hired technologists to do the work that requires social sciences assignment. The human element of social marketing is often ignored by high profile technology application.
While social media is helpful to any brand, over reliance on technology will harm the conversation spirit that social marketing aims to achieve. Social marketing promotes relationship over technology. It is focused on sharing helpful tips, connection, association, friendship, allegiance among real people. Many brands that concentrate on technical tools may live to see that it is becoming interestingly difficult for them to build strong engagement with their brands.
Brand must learn to humanize their social marketing tools to get the best in terms of returns on investment. The demand of today is that brand must listen before it pursues ego laundering through unnecessary use of complicated tools that can harm its objective. Anything short of this will break the back bone of conversation, relationship that social marketing represents. While there is no evil in the application of relevant technology which will enhance productivity and efficiency, over reliance on technology that will confuse the niche will not help brand as much.
For social marketing to be successful, find first what works with your niche in terms of easy accessibility, usage. Remove the cap of a traditional marketer and learn to become what makes you a partner in progress. Remember, social marketing that will be meaningful, interactive, promote solid relationship should concentrate on relieving the stress off the niche market. Reader’s opinions are welcome.
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