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Navigating the Digital Marketing Seas

In the vast ocean of the internet, where information flows ceaselessly and attention spans waver, the art of digital marketing stands as a guiding star. Think of it as a lighthouse that not only helps your business navigate the waves but also connects your brand to the hearts of your audience.

Imagine you’re chatting with a friend over a cup of coffee. What makes the conversation enjoyable? It’s not just the words you exchange, but the emotional connection that weaves its magic. In the realm of digital marketing, creating that emotional connection is crucial. It’s like finding common ground with your audience, understanding their needs, and speaking to them on a personal level.

But how do you establish this connection in the digital world? The answer lies in clear and effective communication. Just as you’d use simple words to explain a complex idea to your friend, the same principle applies here. Your website, social media posts, and ads should be like that friendly conversation – easily understood and relatable.

Let’s take an example. Imagine you’re selling handmade soap. Instead of bombarding your audience with jargon like “saponification process” (a fancy term for soap making), tell them the story behind your soap. Share how your grandma’s recipe and your passion for natural ingredients led you to create these gentle bars of goodness. By doing so, you’re not just selling soap; you’re sharing a piece of your story, and that’s what people remember.

Digital marketing isn’t just about shouting from the rooftops about your product; it’s about engaging in a dialogue. This dialogue happens through engaging content – blog posts (just like this one!), videos, social media updates – all aimed at inviting your audience to share their thoughts and opinions.

In this modern age, where screens dominate our lives, digital marketing has the power to bridge the gap between businesses and customers. It’s a reminder that even in the virtual world, emotions matter, and personal connections can be fostered through clear, effective communication. So, as you embark on your digital marketing journey, remember that the compass guiding your ship should point towards creating meaningful connections and communicating with authenticity.

In essence, digital marketing is like having a heart-to-heart chat with your audience on a global scale. So, put on your storytelling hat, speak from the heart, and watch as your brand sets sail on the waves of emotional engagement and genuine communication.

And if you’re ready to set sail with your digital marketing endeavors, Prism Marketing is here for you. With a track record of crafting impactful digital strategies, Prism Marketing can be your partner in creating genuine connections with your audience. From compelling content to strategic social media campaigns, Prism Marketing is here to help you navigate the waters of digital marketing with confidence. After all, in the vast sea of possibilities, having a reliable guide can make all the difference.

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SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN

The ideal social media platform is a fluid statement as it can only be determined based on the current audience, strategy, goal and trends. With social media marketing, a business owner ought to be as flexible as possible so as to stay at the top of the game. Understanding the nature of business viz a vie current trends, makes it easier for the business owner to quickly adapt to change.

It is also important to understand whether your company is business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C) as this has an implication on the ideal platform for business. For B2C companies, Facebook and Instagram help gain visibility, visually engage and interact with customers while for B2B, LinkedIn helps target current and potential clients and builds a personal connection. “It is also highly advisable that every business uses YouTube to interact and share. It’s Google-friendly and adds authenticity to your brand.” – Kara Cowie, SkillPath.

To understand which social media platforms is best for your kind of business, let us look at these platforms individually and how they work.

  1. Facebook

With nearly three billion monthly active users, Facebook is still the most popular social media platform in the world. Because of its legacy status and huge user base, most companies feel obligated to make an account. Facebook is popular among older users. That could be because seniors are the fastest-growing demographic on the platform. In actuality, Facebook’s user base is fairly evenly split among Gen Z users, Millennials, and Gen Xers.

Should I use Facebook for my business?

If your target audience is still actively using the social network, you should aim to use it as well.  Your Facebook business page can drive traffic to your website, engage with existing customers, and run advertisements to your target audience for a relatively low cost. You can also use Facebook’s Group feature to create an official group related to your products or industry. It’s also important to note that since Facebook owns Instagram, you need to have a Facebook business account to run Instagram ads, even if you don’t intend to use Facebook actively.

  1. Instagram

Instagram remains one of the most popular social media networks worldwide, with over a billion monthly active users. Half of them are active on the platform every day, and 90% follow at least one brand account. The app is very popular with younger audiences, with roughly 62% falling in the 18-34 age bracket. Instagram is for more than just sharing photos these days. With Instagram Stories, Reels, IGTV, and shoppable feeds, Instagram has positioned itself as both a short-form video and shopping destination. It also has a Live feature that lets you host a live video solo or with another account, making it suitable for hosting fireside chats in a more intimate setting.

Should I use Instagram for my business?

Instagram is a very visual-driven platform making it a double-edged sword. If you’re able to share visually compelling content, you’ll be able to thrive. On the other hand, if you don’t, it will be glaringly obvious if your content is not as aesthetically pleasing as the other content on the platform. If you don’t have a library of visual content or the resources to create some, you should probably put Instagram on the back-burner.

However, Instagram is a great channel for customer marketing compared to lead generation. If your existing customers are using Instagram, you can use the platform to deliver better customer service and strengthen your customer retention. For example, if you’re a small business POS software company, you can connect with the retail or hospitality business owners that use your platform through Instagram and engage with them.

  1. LinkedIn

LinkedIn is more than just a professional networking site. It’s now also a hub for recruiting top talent, providing thought leadership, strengthening employer branding, and generating business leads thanks to its InMail feature. LinkedIn has over 744 million users worldwide, and 97% of Fortune 500 companies have a presence on the platform. LinkedIn is one of the top destinations for B2B marketers—companies that advertise on the site reported seeing a 10-15% lift in short-term sales performance. Brands who use the platform are also more likely perceived as professional, respectable, and intelligent.

Should I use LinkedIn for my business?

A quick search on Google for “best B2B social media platforms” will quickly return to LinkedIn as the top social media site. That’s because LinkedIn allows you to search for, target, and then message potential customers directly for a more personalized and precise approach. On the organic content side, LinkedIn’s algorithm will help push your content to a wide network of people, boosting your brand’s discoverability.

LinkedIn is the only major social media platform that’s geared towards employer branding. Its design and focus on connecting job seekers to open roles make it a natural fit for showcasing how your company treats its employees. This makes you come across as more trustworthy and legitimate to both potential customers and employees.

For better and more understanding of social media platforms,  contact Prism Marketing ltd through support@prismmarketing.co and +256772957990.

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SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

Choosing Social media platform for Business

Social media marketing is a powerful way for businesses of all sizes to reach prospects and customers. It has created vast opportunities for different businesses and these include: humanizing the business, driving traffic, generating leads and customers, increase brand awareness, build relationships and so on.

For businesses considering social media marketing as part of their marketing strategy, below are some of the essentials of a successful social media marketing strategy.

  1. Knowledge of your audience. Understanding which platforms your audience use, why they use them, what content they like and so on, is key to optimizing social media marketing.
  2. Brand identity. It is important to understand own brand as this guides what message you want to convey to audience, how, when and your expected returns from your content.
  3. Content strategy. While there is a level of spontaneity on social media platforms, one needs a structured content strategy so as to have a consistent voice and produce regular quality content.

Among the essentials mentioned above and many others, knowledge of target audience is among the most essential steps. It is important before launching of business just as much as it is during its survival.  For example; when beginning your business, you have to consider if there would be any people willing to buy your product or service and if they would keep buying the same. Knowing your audience gives you insights or information that is the power when it comes to launching the business. Knowing the age, gender, income, interests, and even technological skill level of your audience dictates how to position or best sell your products.

Once you know your target audience and you have clearly set goals for your business, you are in better position to focus your strategy on that audience. As you know you further your social media marketing, you also learn habits of audience online through continued interaction. This in return supports continued strategizing so as to increase and better the results.

Central to creating a social media marketing plan, is being able to choose ideal platform(s) for the brand. It is important that a business owner deciphers which platforms support their niche best. This is based on the product or service on market, the platform popular among the target audience and one in agreement with the business brand identity.  It is important to note that different platforms are popular in different locations and therefore, the popularity of the platform in the geographical location of business or targeted audience is also essential.

Generally, the best social media platforms for business are Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter and Snapchat. Important to note however, is that different marketing sites require different approaches.   has created vast opportunities for different businesses and that there are many social media platforms to choose from.

For more guidance on how to choose the ideal social media platform for your business, contact us on support@prismmarketing.co and 0772957990.

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BENEFITS OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

Benefits of Social Media Marketing

Beyond understanding social media marketing, there is need to know the benefits of shifting businesses online. For most business owners used to traditional marketing, there remains a certain degree of reluctance to view social media as a market place. However, it is important to note that social media is not only a popular form of marketing but is also very convenient and cost friendly.

In response to the question of why we should use social media marketing channels for our businesses, I learned that there are immense benefits of doing so, as shown below.

Social media platforms can help your business with different marketing and conversion goals, such as:

  1. Building brand awareness. Posting on social media allows your brand to stay current in people’s feeds. It increases your brand’s discoverability by making information about your products or services more accessible to anyone who’s browsing—they’re actively looking for your brand or casually scrolling.
  2. Share updates. Keep people up to date with the latest happenings with your company through social media. Each time you hit a new milestone, launch a new product, win a new award, or participate in an event, you can let people know by posting about it.
  3. Connecting with customers. Social media gives you the power to talk to your customers directly. Customers can start a dialogue with you on social media, which you can leverage to get honest feedback and build a community.
  4. Strengthening your SEO. While social media has an indirect impact on SEO, it has an impact nonetheless. Search engines use your social media platforms to help determine your E.A.T. (expertise, authority, and trust). Brands with strong E.A.T. are more likely to rank higher in search results.
  5. Growing your email list. You can leverage social media to grow your other market channels, like your email list. Continue sending customers further down the funnel by promoting your email list on social media.
  6. Grow website traffic. Social media can help you get more visits to your website. You can link to relevant web pages in your posts so people can easily discover and access your site from your social channels.
  7. Increase revenue. Social media presents many opportunities to boost sales. Some channels let you link to your products directly in each post, while others have shopping capabilities built-in.
  8. Providing excellent customer service. 35% of consumers have turned to social media to report customer service issues. You can turn wrongs into rights very quickly and easily by responding to customer questions.
  9. Leverage social proof. 55% of customers have praised a business over social media. Ask customers for social proof via social media, or use comments they’ve left on your posts or in your direct messages as social proof on your website and other marketing materials.

There are countless opportunities and benefits for your business online and I wish I had known this earlier. I can’t believe that I have been missing out on so much and yet the information is readily available. I therefore take this opportunity to acknowledge and appreciate Prism Marketing ltd for opening my eyes to opportunities I had never recognized. Should you like to know anything about marketing, sales or business development, contact them on prismmarketing.co and 0772957990.

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UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

Understanding Social Media Marketing

The first step to benefiting from social media as a market place, is to understand what social media marketing is. It is only when you learn that social media is far bigger than a platform to socialize, that you realize that there is people making money, building brands and growing businesses off it.

In a bid to learn about social media marketing, I interacted with Prism Marketing Ltd account on Twitter (@prism_limited) from which I was redirected to visit prismmarketing.co. I perused through the website and got a contact (0772957990) to use to reach someone that would tell me more about social media marketing. I interacted with a lady from whom I learned a lot as shown below.

What is social media and social media marketing?

Social Media: Social media refers to websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. The most popular social media platforms as of 2021 were Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Snapchat, YouTube, Reddit, Facebook messenger and Sprout social. There are many other social media platforms across the globe and others coming up every other day that the list is almost endless.

Social media marketing: Social media marketing refers to the use of social media platforms to connect with your audience to build your brand, increase sales, and drive website traffic. Social media marketing (SMM) is therefore a type of marketing where one can market products and services of any kind.

How is this marketing done?

Simply put, social media marketing involves publishing great content on your social media profiles, listening to and engaging your followers, analyzing your results, and running social media advertisements.

Having realized that there’s many people spending so much time scrolling through social media platforms like you and I, the market place was then brought closer to us. As a result, social media marketing has provided companies with a way to engage with existing customers and reach new ones while allowing them to promote their desired culture, mission, or tone across the globe.

Social media is therefore among the most effective marketing methods that a small business has at its disposal. Important to note is that not all social media channels are created the same. Each platform has its particular set of users with their own quirks as to how they interact with content.

However, all social media marketing has purpose-built data analytics tools that allow marketers to track the success of their efforts. I don’t know what you think about that but I was extremely blown away as they explained how these data analytics tools work. I hope to share about these tools immediately after we have looked at how this social media marketing is being done on these different platforms.

Should you like to know more about social media marketing while you await my next episodes, I got you. Simply contact Prism Marketing ltd through +256772957990 or visit prismmarketing.co and together, let’s shift online and grow our businesses.

 

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Why you should consider digital marketing in your business?

Digital Marketing in Uganda

At Prism Marketing Agency, we define digital marketing as a series of activities done to connect with customers on the internet. Have you wondered how to connect with potential customers one of these days?

We provide the best and most effective solution for you via different digital channels and strategies and our success stories/portfolio tells it all.

Why you should consider digital marketing in your business?

Reaching millions of potential customers in a single advert within a short time period this is cost-effective and generates more leads.

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Prism Marketing Business Development Strategy

Prism Marketing Business Development Strategy

At Prism Marketing, we develop strategies to identify, nurture and acquire new clients and business opportunities to drive growth and profitability for our client’s businesses. Business development is the cornerstone of any successful organization because they ultimately generate revenue and help a company grow.

Our strategies focus on Lead Generation, cold calling for potential customers, developing opportunities in target markets, nurturing and developing relationships with key customer accounts, attending face-to-face meetings with clients, providing specialist advice on the products and/or services.

Our business development strategy covers the following?

  • Networking
  • Referrals
  • Sponsorships and Advertising
  • Sales
  • Customer acquisition
  • Merchandising
  • Sales outsourcing
  • Sales strategy consulting
  • Tele-selling
  • Market Research

In our business development process, you can assess you’re the progress of our work through the following:

  • Lead conversion rate
  • Leads generated per month/ quarter/ predetermined time
  • Prospect and customer satisfaction
  • Company growth
  • Reach
  • Changes in revenue
  • Pipeline value

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4 steps to improve your visibility on social media

4 steps to improve your visibility on social media

Diving in deep, the growth of social media has resulted in a particular level of marketing expertise. It enables bidirectional connection, allowing you to represent your organization, receive feedback, and directly engage potential customers. Isn’t it fantastic? Isn’t it fantastic? You may begin, communicate with, and benefit your audience online. These are the advantages of having a strong social media presence.

Many marketers and business owners are still in charge of the strategy, measurements, and tactics they will use to promote social media effectively.

Note: The following stages are the road map you must follow in order to have a successful online presence.

1. Have a strong objective for social media presence

As we dive in, you need to ask yourself, what was the success of your existing enterprise? What social media do you need? From the stock? You’re here? You’re here? Engagement? Or just consciousness?

Besides these concerns need to be dealt with to identify your social media presence’s specific objective. Once you are covering your plan, you will know what vital items to focus on. Time to now prepare to act as the rich men here.

2. Think of Targeting the audience

To successfully expand online and achieve your goals, you must first identify your target audience. Who are they? – Who are they? – Who exactly are they? – Who exactly are they? – Who exactly are they? What happened to them? – Where have they gone? What happened to them? – Where have they gone? What are you looking forward to? What is your way of life?

For this reason, to obtain the most targeted profile, you must consider a number of other factors. This profile might help you figure out what your target audience is interested in.

3. Consider the substance. Here content is King for you

When you get to that point, you may have already chosen themes that interest you and fulfill your objectives. The design should reflect your values and reflect your company’s identity.

However, your designs should be innovative, attractive, and professional if you offer quality. When you pledge expertise, you must update your designs to reflect current trends and therefore demonstrate your ability to meet your duties.

After you have a good understanding of your audience and can handle your responsibilities, you may start creating content.

Content creation is the Key because it is king and because it is a master, it greatly determines how strong your brand stands out from the many.

Furthermore, people engage with content which by all means is the magic behind your next pay. Great content puts you at the forefront of persuading and attracting potential customers who later bring in big money.

4. Take into Account that Customer Relationships matter

Undoubtedly you have already set your aims, comprehended your goal, and set the design and substance of your firm. You don’t require everything. That’s not all of it.

Remember that you want your target audience to trust you even if they haven’t met you, so go out to them and introduce yourself.

However, it’s possible that you still don’t comprehend what “personally” means. You have already read this content. Of course, you won’t be able to meet every one of your visitors in person, but you may respond to comments and postings. You can chat about your interests and let people know you’re present. So a savvy, professional marketer succeeds.

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