Google\u2019s answer to Facebook, Google Plus is the new kid on the block, but with a following already of 100,000,000 users it is growing fast and its time businesses take notice and include Google Plus in their marketing strategy. Why should they? Read on to learn about the numerous benefits.<\/p>\n
They ability to directly engage your potential customers and followers with video via Google\u2019s Hangouts is truly invaluable.\u00a0 This tool can be used for:<\/p>\n
1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Holding weekly announcements\/news<\/p>\n
2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trouble shooting products & live Q and A<\/p>\n
3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guides or DIY tutorials<\/p>\n
4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Customer feedback<\/p>\n
5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Surveys (PURE GOLD information to marketers)<\/p>\n
All you need is a $20 web cam, a computer and an internet connection.<\/p>\n
Either you can create your very own community and invite users and become the source for information on that topic, or you can join a pre-existing community and gain prominence in that community by always posting useful, entertaining, good content. Either way, communities offer you a great way to contact thousands of people right now and the better content you post the more they will take interest in you and subsequently your reputation will improve.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t let your ideas for communities be too \u2018inside the box either\u2019. It doesn\u2019t have to be just \u2018Company X Fans\u2019, it could be something very social like \u201c [Your City] + Environmental Preservation\u201d\u00a0 or\u00a0 \u201cDIY Home Owners\u201d, \u201cAmateur Gardeners\u201d, would be good community ideas for any company that had to do with contracting.<\/p>\n
All the content of Google+ is in Google\u2019s Search Index so who wouldn\u2019t want to plug content right into Google about your site, especially when you can directly insert links in your posts? It is a great opportunity to serve up Google your content and more importantly, show Google that the world is sharing and engaging your content!<\/p>\n
Perhaps the best reason you should hop on is the fact that it is still very new and there is plenty of territory that has yet to be conquered which is just waiting for adventurous souls with some time and creativity.<\/p>\n
All businesses should start utilizing Google Plus while the competition is low and it is easy to build up an audience. Contact us at Clear Imaging today to set up your Google Plus account so your company can take advantage of this highly valuable social media tool that will dramatically enhance your business presence.<\/p>\n