Author: Anne McAuley Lopez

When it comes to choosing the right social media for your blog, there are two things you need to define: your target market and your social media goals. That gives you focus to create and share content exactly where your readers are spending time. Define your target market. Who do you want to read your blog? Who do you want to buy your product or service? EVERYONE is NOT your target market. Once you get clear, you can focus your social media efforts based on that demographic or interest group. In their simplest form, there are three primary social...

Social media isn’t for sissies. There’s a lot of competition to get your voice heard. The truth about social media for business is that you need an executable plan to make it worth your time, effort, and resources. Be clear about why you’re on social media, who you want to reach, and the message you want communicated about your brand. Most importantly, you must be consistent. Here’s the truth about social media for business. You need to identify your target market. Choose social media platforms where you are most likely to find your target market. Just because everyone is...

When I started my business in 2010, social media strategy was relatively new for business marketing. We thought we knew what we were doing; by today’s standards we were just throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what stuck. There wasn’t a plan except to have a social media presence. Today businesses need to have a clearly defined target market, marketing plan, and social media strategy. Without these, you’re still throwing spaghetti at the wall. As I grow my social media consulting services, I have observed: Businesses aren’t defining their target market and they need to be. If you...