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                                                               When we delegated social media to our
                                                               teams, the results far exceeded our
          Your website has never been so important,            expectations. Our teams were the same age
         but it is sad that many are either electronic         and demographic as our customers, so they
         catalogues or have not been updated for               could connect and resonate with their
         years.                                                content far better. One thing is sure you need

                                                               to claim your name on every social platform
         One of the issues with websites is that they          as it emerges to protect your reputation in
         are developed for business leaders rather             the future.
         than the customer. We are still in shock after
         completing a piece of research; we found that         Keep in mind that all social networks are a
         64% of cafes and coffee shops in London               business that sells advertising. What you post
         don't have a website.                                 may only be seen by a tiny % of your

                                                               followers. Still, a targeted advert on a social
         The no1 opportunity that most companies               media platform is a cost-effective way of
         miss is collecting contact details of potential       getting leads. Did you know that you only get
         and existing customers and emailing them              charged for some types of YouTube ads if
         regularly.                                            someone watches at least 30 seconds without
         Building a relationship with customers is vital;      skipping?
         they are more likely to buy from a company
         that has built trust and credibility.                 It's not your customers' job to remember you;

                                                               it's your job to remind them you exist.
         It's the follow-up; if someone visits your
         website, the chances are they are interested
         in what you sell. Putting tracking pixels on

         your website will allow you to send adverts to
         anyone who visits your website, but collecting
         emails is even more powerful.


         Collecting email details are simple, and don't
         think you can't do this anymore because of
         GDPR; make sure you follow the rules. When
         you get the contact details and email them
         with offers and information, you can also
         send them targeted marketing on Instagram,
         Facebook, and TikTok.


         You may have a list of customers' emails who
         have bought from you in the past or asked for

         information. You can use this list for targeted
         emails and custom audiences.
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