Navigating social media has never been so difficult for brands as it is during the current crisis, particularly for hospitality brands. Your followers don't want to keep hearing the phrases pademic, crisis and covid19 over and over, however if you ignore what is going on you run the risk of appearning insensitive. You need to strike a balance between what is happening and how that has affected your business but then also keeping in line with your brand story and sharing your usual messaging to your followers where possible.
Now is the perfect time to reassess your marketing strategy. Are you happy with what you having been doing up until now? If you feel your business has been in somewhat of a marketing rut now is the time to breath new life into it. People are spending more time online than ever before so there is an opportunity for every brand to strengthen and grow their online presence. But with more traffic comes a greater need to think outside the box and be creative.
Can you take your offering online? So many businesses, particularly in the hospitality and retail sectors have had to close up shop, but all is not lost. If you haven’t invested in a website and/or put the time into your social media presence well now is your chance.
I understand now is a stressful time and might have meant a sudden loss of income or having to temporarily lay off staff but if you want to keep the fire burning communicating with your customers and market online is a great way to keep top of mind and in touch during this period.
In order to do this effectively you need an effective strategy centred around clear goals and the messages at the core of your brand.
You need to market these goals and messages effectively. That is where we can help to ensure you are getting the right content out there and doing so in an effective manner.
Elevating your social presence over the coming weeks and months will put you in a far better position when business doors reopen as normal. Your digital and online presence is an investment and is a great way to future proof your business.
If you already have an online presence and have products or services that you can sell online well then now is the time to yell it from the rooftops.
Increase your usual social media activity. Get good quality content out there for your target audience that adds value. Build a relationship with your audience, add value and share knowledge and you will emerge far better off from this crisis.
There is a lot of doom and gloom out there at the moment so being a positive outlet for people is important.
Always afraid of video? Not comfortable speaking on camera? Never tried out TikTok?
Now is the time to explore new channels and methods of getting your message out there.
As a business owner now is an opportunity to get your own knowledge and skills out there. Blog posts, videos or even LinkedIn articles are a great way to position yourself as a thought leader in your specific field of interest.
You probably have files and files of images gathered over the months and years. Recycle that content.
Curate content.
Create new and exciting content. We can help with graphics, high quality food photography or recipe creation, copywriting for blog posts.
Journalists are going to be crying out for stories that aren’t Covid-19 related so now is a great time to share your story. Everyone loves a good news story.
We can help you to get your message out there.
