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One of the great things about social media is the ability to create ways to be together, even when that might not be possible in person.

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Social media gives you the ability to connect and create a community. If you’re looking to grow your social media community, why not find some ways to collaborate with other like-minded businesses.  For example could you create a joint giveaway?  Could you work together to create some content that offers great advice relevant to both your businesses?

Remember, working with another business will also give you access to their followers; some of whom may be potential customers.

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“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world” ~ Margaret Mead

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Have you thought about joining local Facebook groups?  If you’re running the type of business that serves the local area, community groups can be a great way of sharing news, offering your services and just connecting with new people.

Remember the golden rules – give as much as you take; if you can’t help a potential customer but know someone who can why not give them a recommendation?  And always, ALWAYS abide by the admin rules on advertising; there’s nothing worse than a business being kicked out of a group because they’re spamming the members!

When times are difficult, being involved in the local community can really make a difference!

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Today officially marks the 100th day since the UK went into lockdown.

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Over the past 100 days business have had to adapt to a “new normal” and online presence has become even more important. 

We really feel today is a time to reflect on this unprecedented time in terms of how it has shaped business practice and whether any changes that you have implemented as a result of the lockdown you will be carrying forward.

Have you changed how you post due to Covid-19?  As we move towards some easing of lockdown measures will you carry on with what you’ve been doing online during lockdown?

One thing we’ve noticed is the positive use of social media during this time; from local groups organising support for vulnerable people, to people offering their business expertise for free.  Such relationships can only be a good thing, and we’d love to see that sort of community feel continue when we get back to the “old normal” way of doing things!

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How can you use your social media to best communicate with current customers and new customers?

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Facebook gives you the option of connecting a group to a business page and for some business types this can be a really great way of being able to give information to your current customers, whilst not spamming your feed with posts that aren’t relevant to new customers.

Of course that isn’t to say there won’t be some crossover of content, however keeping “admin” style posts in a group will keep your Facebook timeline more streamlined with valuable content.  Of course, don’t forget to invite your existing customers to the group so they see the information.

Facebook groups really foster great communication between larger numbers of people, and can be a great way of building up a real community surrounding your brand.