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The onset of the pandemic blindsided many businesses in Singapore and inadvertently placed social media at the heart of a company\u2019s outreach strategy. It no longer became an option to have a social media presence. It was the place to see and be seen, helping brands to remain relevant and continue to engage better with their audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n In Singapore, there were 4.7 million social media users in 2020 (out of a total population of almost six million people), and <\/span>close to 90 per cent of the population <\/span><\/a>used the internet. This number is expected to grow more than 93 per cent by 2025, according to Statista, showing no signs of the digital network slowing down in the Lion City.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Most brands jumped onto the social media bandwagon to ensure survivability<\/a>, making the space crowded and noisy and easy for a company\u2019s reach to be hampered. What\u2019s more is today\u2019s audience is constantly distracted and interrupted, with customer attention spans drastically dropping.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Despite these setbacks, businesses can still organically reach and engage with communities to navigate business growth through the web, successfully. What does it take to do that?<\/span><\/p>\n Organic reach is a social media marketing metric measuring the number of unique accounts that have seen a post on a social media platform.\u00a0 In short, it measures how many people have seen the post once.<\/span><\/p>\n Most importantly, organic reach excludes any reach resulting from paid promotion, and it specifically measures the natural or \u2018organic\u2019 reach of the post.<\/span><\/p>\n Sometimes paid promotions and ad boosts are not accessible to all, leaving businesses wondering what they can do to increase their organic reach and make sure they are interacting with the right audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here are six ways businesses can increase organic reach:<\/p>\n The golden rule for businesses to engage better is to concentrate their efforts on a few platforms core to their business, as opposed to sharing content across multiple social media channels in the name of ‘spreading the word’.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Also Read: 5 video marketing trends that marketers can leverage in 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n There are many factors to take into account when picking and choosing the right social media platform. Where is the audience spending most of their time? What is working for the brand\u2019s competitors? These are questions businesses should be thinking about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Also considering those different demographics spend different amounts of time across different platforms, while YouTube and WhatsApp are the most popular social media channels in Singapore, Facebook is currently losing interest in the eyes of the younger generation who are flocking to Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Social media algorithms, much like search engines, are designed to find pages matching a user\u2019s criteria and deliver them in the feed. This implies that brands should optimise social media content in the same way as a website.<\/span><\/p>\n Brands want to be remembered, easy to find and give their customers a smooth experience to follow through on their journey with their business. Usernames have to be readable, short and easy to remember, and photos\/logos need to be recognisable to the brand. <\/span><\/p>\n A professional-looking social media account is more likely to ensure customers engage with the brand online. The company\u2019s \u2018about\u2019 section and website are also key to making customers follow through with the brand from the social media platform; they need to be keyword-rich and trackable.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve talked about the noise already existing and cluttering the social media space. Trendjacking content provides useful information to a brand\u2019s social media audience in a timely and relevant fashion, allowing the material to ‘work smarter’ and increase interaction rates, while retaining good sentiment. Ultimately, this benefits the brand by improving awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n Showcasing the brand\u2019s social listening skills helps them build better recall and will best serve the online community, placing trust in the brand\u2019s ability to share with their audience only what is relevant to them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Noting down what trends to ride, along with choosing the right content format and platform, gives businesses the ability to move quickly on the opportunities that come their way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Although audience attention spans are limited, it doesn\u2019t mean brands should give up on evergreen content. Evergreen content will be relevant and discoverable to the brand\u2019s audience indefinitely.\u00a0 Popular hashtags are a good way to make sure material can be found again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Also Read: Former Airbnb marketing head on building a global community through international expansion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n To break through the social chatter online, brands should focus on getting their posts tailored and relevant. At times, less is more. Posting quality and relevant content than worrying about frequency and volume of content will help improve engagement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A myth that still exists is that posting during peak online periods is the greatest play, but it means brands are also publishing content when everyone else is. When waiting till non-peak hours to post, businesses will have a better chance of being heard among the noise of other postings online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Using an AI-powered marketing platform allows suggestions based on audience engagement so look into using tech that helps brands pinpoint the right time to post. It can also provide insights that allow brands to learn from the online interactions an audience is having with their content. <\/span><\/p>\n If a particular piece of content performs well organically, it will benefit from extra momentum created through ad spending and paid boosts, making the content work harder.<\/span><\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Enjoyed this read? Don\u2019t miss out on the next insight.\u00a0Join our WhatsApp channel for real-time drops<\/a>.<\/p>\n Editor\u2019s note:\u00a0e27<\/b>\u00a0aims to foster thought leadership by publishing views from the community. Share your opinion by\u00a0submitting<\/a>\u00a0an article, video, podcast, or infographic<\/p>\n Image Credit: Canva Pro<\/p>\n This article was first published on November 4, 2022<\/p>\n The post 6 ways SMEs in Singapore can pay attention to organic reach<\/a> appeared first on e27<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The onset of the pandemic blindsided many businesses in Singapore and inadvertently placed social media at the heart of a company\u2019s outreach strategy. It no longer became an option to have a social media presence. 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Eyeing the prize<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Optimising social media platforms<\/h2>\n
Trendjacking as a way to boost marketing efforts<\/h2>\n
Post evergreen content to social media channels<\/h2>\n
Quality over quantity<\/h2>\n
Target hours and social media spend<\/h2>\n