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Three Digital Marketing Mistakes
to Avoid on Social Media


Updated July 7th, 2022
By: 
James Kent

Introduction


Digital marketing is crucial for the vast majority of brands, and social media plays a significant part.


However, getting things right on social media isn't always as easy as it looks, and there are various mistakes you can make.


Keep reading to explore three of the most common pitfalls so that you can avoid them.


Three Digital Marketing Mistakes to Avoid on Social Media

1 Being Too Promotional

Some brands think that social media is essentially a sales platform, resulting in every new post being too promotional.


While this might work for some huge brands, it will not work for small businesses trying to get their name out there.


The simple reality is, social media marketing is about playing the long game.


Promotional content with no audience won't get you very far, so your first job is to simply build your presence and aim to interact and connect with your audience.


The sales will come if users come to know you and grow to love your brand.


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Introduction


Digital marketing is crucial for the vast majority of brands, and social media plays a significant part.


However, getting things right on social media isn't always as easy as it looks, and there are various mistakes you can make.


Keep reading to explore three of the most common pitfalls so that you can avoid them.


Three Digital Marketing Mistakes to Avoid on Social Media

Being Too Promotional

Some brands think that social media is essentially a sales platform, resulting in every new post being too promotional.


While this might work for some huge brands, it will not work for small businesses trying to get their name out there.


The simple reality is, social media marketing is about playing the long game.


Promotional content with no audience won't get you very far, so your first job is to simply build your presence and aim to interact and connect with your audience.


The sales will come if users come to know you and grow to love your brand.


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2 Erratic Updates

It may seem an obvious point, but it's crucial to have a social media plan. Otherwise, your social media posts will quickly become erratic, even if you start with the best of intentions.


The best approach here is to set a plan for daily updates and increase it if you can. If you create a plan that is too ambitious, you can quickly lose motivation and end up with an abandoned social media profile.


A detailed social media plan also helps you generate ideas for new content, mitigating the problem of knowing what type of content to post next.


Finally, you should consider scheduling your posts ahead of time, ensuring you have a minimum of daily updates, and you can always add additional updates as needed.


3 Talking to Yourself

It is worth remembering that a successful social media strategy involves various things. An overly promotional plan is not the answer for most brands, and it is a strategy that forgets about interacting with your audience.


This process starts with content because you should be posting content for your audience.


It would help if you also thought about engaging with your audience by asking questions and running polls.


Social media listening is a growing trend that brands need to take seriously. It keeps a close eye on mentions for your brands and any questions you may receive directly.


There are many tools online that will do this for you, including HubSpot, Sprout Social, and Semrush.


In today's fast-moving society, users expect fast responses, or they may turn to a rival brand. Therefore, brands must recognize that interacting with their audience is vital to success on social media.


Final Thoughts


Most brands realize the importance of a robust digital marketing strategy, but it's easy to make mistakes on brand social media accounts.


Therefore, it's important to be aware of the pitfalls to avoid.


Remember, some of the errors that brands often make include being too promotional, having erratic updates, and spending too much time talking to themselves instead of their audience.


You can avoid these pitfalls by following the tips above.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

James Kent

James is an experienced social media specialist with over a decade worth of expertise. He has written over 2000 articles on the subject and has plenty of know-how on how brands can create content that performs.

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