First let\u2019s define Organic Reach: A process by which people find you extra great on the internet and buy your things or services without you spending a dime in advertising.<\/p>\n
\u201cCheck out the organic reach on that ductless system\u201d\u00a0<\/em>said no person ever.<\/em><\/p>\n Gone are the days when you could drum up business by standing out with an organic social media campaign.\u00a0 Welcome to the days of \u201cOMG, they don\u2019t even have facebook?!?\u201d\u00a0 Although people may not want<\/em> to follow their plumber on facebook, they do want to know their plumber has a facebook presence.<\/p>\n Allow me to outline the challenges with organic reach, big and small.<\/p>\n Small problem<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0It doesn\u2019t work.<\/strong>\u00a0 No one is going to buy your product or service because you have a facebook page with really clever stuff on it.\u00a0 No one is going to read your promotional tweet and call you up for a quote.\u00a0 And before you write me a heartfelt email about how one time your Aunt Gloria bought her cat a brand-new sweater after seeing a very cute meme on Pinterest, when I say \u201cno one\u201d I mean not enough people to matter.<\/em><\/p>\n Big problem.\u00a0 You have to do it anyway.<\/strong>\u00a0 Stop frowning and unknit your eyebrows.\u00a0 Here\u2019s the deal.\u00a0 Organic social media efforts most likely will not get you leads.\u00a0 But not having a social presence can certainly keep you from getting phone calls and site traffic.\u00a0 Having a strong SM presence legitimizes your brand.\u00a0 Also, paid social media can get you leads and works much better when supported by a strong, non-paid presence.<\/p>\n Having platforms where your customers can reach you, talk about you and even complain about you if they so choose creates a trust relationship that you just can\u2019t get from a website or paper mailer.\u00a0 It inherently creates a consequence to your actions that comforts customers.\u00a0 If you come into their house, muddy their carpets and kick their dog you better be sure FB, twitter and insta will hear about it.\u00a0 Of course, we never want bad press but remember it\u2019s all about your client\u2019s perspective of your accountability.<\/p>\n Paid social advertising works.\u00a0 But it can easily fail when the only thing on your social pages is ads.\u00a0 Customers don\u2019t want to feel baited into a trap.\u00a0 They want to feel informed of an opportunity.\u00a0 So, when they land on your FB page after seeing an ad for a discounted clean and check, they want to see that you are who you say you are.\u00a0 Images of employees, work events and recently completed jobs go a long way to legitimize your message and place in your customers\u2019 community.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0So, post them.\u00a0 At least once a week, if not more.<\/p>\n You live near your service areas, right?\u00a0 Show your neighbors they can trust you.<\/p>\n Written by: Team Member Jeannie Steinbuch<\/p>\n Organic Social Media Reach is Dead but Still Here Like zombies, mullets and clove cigarettes organic reach is dead, but still here.\u00a0 Actually, it\u2019s most like zombies because if you don\u2019t pay attention to it you might get bit. We all read the HVAC marketing articles and listen to the industry experts.\u00a0 The message is \u201cyou MUST be on social media.\u201d\u00a0 Get on facebook! Tweet the things! Post the stuff!\u00a0 But why spend the time?\u00a0Someone a little less practical will tell you that your social media efforts will create organic reach and create leads.\u00a0\u00a0But here\u2019s the truth:\u00a0 It won\u2019t.\u00a0 At least not by itself. First let\u2019s define Organic Reach: A process by which people find you extra great on the internet and buy your things or services without you spending a dime in advertising. \u201cCheck out the organic reach on that ductless system\u201d\u00a0said no person ever. Gone are the days when you could drum up business by standing out with an organic social media campaign.\u00a0 Welcome to the days of \u201cOMG, they don\u2019t even have facebook?!?\u201d\u00a0 Although people may not want to follow their plumber on facebook, they do want to know their plumber has a facebook presence. 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