Social Media: Conversation, Not Commercial

Social Media: Conversation, Not Commercial

Written by Adam Salme +

Have you ever scrolled through your feed and been interrupted by a business trying to sell something? Using all caps, coupon codes, demanding influencers with disingenuous claims, overly flashy and pushy commercials. We see it so frequently, and we look down on it.

The truth is, most folks aren’t opening social media apps hoping to be sold something. They are there to connect, to see what friends, family, and famous personalities are doing, keep up with their favorite brands, or to just take a break from everything in the real world. They want to see people, and to be entertained, they don’t want to be force-fed ads disguised as content.

The beauty of helping small businesses and organizations, is that we know how to talk to social media audiences on behalf of a brand, biz or org. We’ve done it for decades, we utilize these techniques daily, and social media can be a fun place for information to be shared and conversations to happen.

When someone comments on a post, we listen and interact with tact. When a user tags us, we thank them and share the goodness. If someone asks a question, we answer quickly and honestly, just as we’d want. This isn’t just about reputation management, it’s also about respect.

Those little interactions build community, and that vibe builds loyalty more sustainably than any sales post ever will. With an organized content calendar and brand-voice guide, we tell visual stories, showcase products and services, share vital factoids, and speak on behalf of a business or organization effectively.

We promise that your social media community isn’t expecting perfection. They want to feel that businesses are genuinely sharing authentic and interesting stuff with them….they don’t want to feel like a walking dollar bill.

We treat social media as an opportunity to connect and inform, instead of being a sales pitch. We help businesses to start the conversation, share details, stay relevant, and remain ‘on-brand’, and the organic goodness will follow.