Social Media and Your Brand
Social Media and Your Brand
Social Media and Your Brand
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Now you're familiar with the main social media platforms out there, let's look at how you can build your
brand using them. Firstly, what do we mean by a brand? Your brand helps people identify your business,
or products or service you offer. Through social media, you want to create a strong and positive image of
your company, and the products and services you offer, which will help you to connect to your target
market.
First, you need to define your brand and what you want it to stand for. What do you want it to be about?
What makes your brand different to your competitors? Think carefully about what you want to tell your
target audience and the people that are going to be looking at your brand. How can you make your brand
recognisable? Think about the name, logo, and slogans associated to your brand. You want them to be
visually striking and easy to recognise.
Famous brands like Nike and McDonalds have well designed logos and catchy slogans. So when people
see or hear them, they instantly think of their products. To build your brand voice, you want to choose the
right platforms that will boost your profile and show off your products or services to your target audience.
Some platforms like Twitter and Facebook are more conversational, and generally, have a more mature
demographic compared to the more visual nature and younger audience that Instagram or Snapchat
have.
Keeping up with different trends across these platforms helps your brand stay current. Make sure that the
type of content you post is relevant for the platforms that you're using. For instance, if you're a posting on
Instagram, consider images, reels, and stories, but for TikTok, short videos are more appropriate. You
want to make sure you can maintain your brand across these different social media platforms.
The type of content you post on social media should look good, and your brand should be easily
recognised by your audience. When you create content such as photos and videos, keep in mind your
brand's colour palette and aesthetic. For example, Cadbury, one of the largest confectionery brands in the
world, uses an iconic purple as part of their brand's colour scheme. This purple is used for their logo,
chocolate packaging, and across all of their social media pages, and is widely recognised by their
consumers.
It's important to frequently post high quality and professional looking content that represents your brand
across your social media accounts. Social media platforms are fantastic to build your business' social
presence and really showcase your brand and what it stands for. In the next step, we'll talk about defining
your social media strategy, which will help you optimise the way you showcase your brand. Comment
below about how some of your favourite brands have used social media to showcase their brand.