Category: Communication

Career advice in the midst of a pandemic

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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

– Stephen Covey

It’s difficult to find anyone whose job the pandemic hasn’t impacted in one way or another. As the fallout of Covid plays out in labor markets and workplaces worldwide, many professionals are re-evaluating their job prospects and goals.

Whether you are looking to break into a new industry, put your career on a new trajectory, or simply looking to find a job with a better fit.

Here are a few pieces of advice and some considerations that could make your career transition quicker and easier.

Before beginning your job search, you should evaluate your current strengths and weaknesses, where your passion lies, and what values are important to you. Take time to review your experience and identify what skills could be transferred to a new job in a similar or different industry.

Understanding each of these points will make changing career paths less daunting and easier to research. In some cases, you may find you require additional experience or educational courses to make the switch to a new job or break into a new industry. This shouldn’t be something that deters you but instead motivates you to grow.

Before dusting off your resume and sending it out to job vacancies and recruiters, it’s worth taking a step back and spending some time reviewing, updating, and improving your resume to match your new opportunities.

Amending your resume to showcase the right skillsets relevant to the industry or position you are applying for will improve your chances of being considered the right candidate for the job.

“Rebranding” yourself doesn’t end with amending your resume but how you present yourself and your personal brand online. Crafting a personal brand can enhance your reputation and establish your credibility and trustworthiness.

Aligning your personal brand with your goals will make it easier to market yourself and grow your professional network. Using social media to connect and interact with the right people in your chosen industry will help unlock new doors and accelerate change.

Just remember that an essential factor in branding yourself for a career change is to showcase yourself as someone whose already operating in the industry you wish to enter.

LinkedIn and other social media platforms are a great way to see how a new industry may differ from what you’re used to. Follow influential figures and leaders to get an idea of where a new industry may be heading, what changes could happen in the future, and where obstacles may lie. You never know what you might get asked in an interview.

One of the biggest obstacles for most professionals when it comes to changing careers is a shift in mindset. Acknowledging that there will be challenges and setbacks as you look for success should be expected. It’s how you respond to those setbacks that will determine how ‘lucky’ you are.

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The Impact and Importance of B2B Influence Marketing

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The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

– Ken Blanchard

With the rapid adoption of social media over the last 20 years, how we access information, network, and influence each other has changed dramatically.

With social media allowing anyone to have a voice and gain a following, it’s easy to understand the rise in the number of online ‘influencers.

As most people understand it, an influencer is any person who can influence the behavior of others. Celebrities, athletes, and Instagram influencers probably spring to mind. While their ‘influence’ level may vary according to popularity, it is usually those individuals who’ve made positive contributions to societies that wield the most influence.

This definition of influencer mainly applies to business-to-customer interactions. However, businesses themselves often influence their competitors and even entire industries to follow suit and adopt new practices.

Technological innovations in the B2B and Industrial sectors push and influence others to change. Companies that offer solutions to real-world problems lead by example and are thought of first on particular subjects.

Today, companies across all industrial sectors contribute to creating greener solutions by making their products more environmentally friendly. Improving efficiency, designing new technologies, and utilizing new materials are ways these companies influence their industries.

For B2B companies, influence is based less on popularity and more on success and innovation. Companies that invest in the future and contribute positively towards society are more trusted and regarded as thought leaders in their field—giving them considerable influence and dictating the industry’s direction.

Stakeholders are also holding B2B companies to higher degrees of expectation and expect them to act in a manner that promotes environmental and social stewardship.

This marketing of influence helps shift the collective thoughts of an industry and impacts new ways of thinking. Over time this new way of thinking begins to drive markets.

An example of this new way of thinking can be seen in the food waste and energy sectors. Companies like LOESCHE Waste Conditioning and A TEC are investing in creating systems that turn organic waste into fuel at cement factories, helping them reducing emissions and their environmental impact.

Companies that lead in sales are not necessarily the same companies that lead in influence. Companies that add value and make significant impacts through innovation and thought leadership are the ones who drive their industries forward.

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Every story is unique. What’s yours? – Personal branding in 2021

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In a world where you can be anything, be yourself.

– Etta Tuner

This short article intends to remind you that everybody, including you, has a personal brand. Your personal brand is how you are perceived by others when they think of you or your name comes up in conversation. It’s a mixture of your professional expertise and your personality.

Simply put, it’s your unique selling factor.

Building a solid personal brand requires thought and consistency but can rapidly expand your professional network and create new avenues for opportunities to find you when done correctly.

If you think you don’t have a personal brand, you do. You’ve just never paid it any attention. But you should.

Because your personal brand is a collection of your unique experiences and the values you present, it’s authentic to you and can help you stand out in a sea of people with similar skillsets and talents.

While it requires effort to build and maintain, a personal brand can enhance your reputation and establish your credibility and trustworthiness. Both potential employers and clients will screen your name on search engines and social media platforms to learn more about you. Optimized personal websites and social media pages that share a cohesive message about you will make you memorable.

Even if you believe you don’t have any engaging experiences or unique stories to share, you do. They have shaped your personality, attitude, and energy towards life and your career.

During your career, you’ve had to overcome obstacles, doubts and insecurities, and mishaps. You’ve celebrated professional wins and personal successes. When examined closely, those stories make your personal brand interesting, unique, and valuable.

For your personal brand to be authentic, your story needs to reflect your values and beliefs. It’s more than the sum of your education and your professional abilities.

When developing your personal brand, you’ll need to reconnect with what matters to you and those around you. Doing so will make it easier to connect with like-minded individuals. It’s important to remember that as your career evolves and your story gains new chapters, so will your personal brand.

It’s more important than ever not to let your job description or elaborate titles define you as a person. Titles and descriptions are less impactful if not accompanied by unique and relevant stories that only you can tell.

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How to handle negative comments on social media – A B2B Perspective

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“Listening is one of the most important things a brand can do online. If your brand is just broadcasting its own agenda, it isn’t truly engaging in a conversation.”

– Jeremy Goldman

Most businesses understand the importance of creating, nurturing, and growing their online presence on social media. Today, providing excellent customer experiences requires companies to be active and engage on multiple channels. This is no different for B2B businesses.

How a company reacts to negative comments made in the public eye can profoundly impact public opinion and business reputation.

Integrating social media practices that positively impact the customer journey and acting as a channel for customer support is vital to effective social media management and the success of overall business strategies.

Customer service teams play an essential role in effectively dealing with negative social comments. Here are some crucial considerations to think about when reviewing or creating your social media management strategy.

Responding quickly to negative comments

Customers take to social media to express their frustrations; effectively dealing with the issue as quickly as possible will limit their frustrations from spiraling and attracting the attention of others. However, before responding, support should check the validity of the negative comment to ensure it’s not baseless or someone who’s just looking for trouble. Simply ignoring the comment or removing it (if needed) is the best action to take in those scenarios.

If the comment is a genuine complaint, then support should actively research the cause and internally review the next steps the company should take before responding. Followed by quickly apologizing, either publicly or privately, and letting the user know that a representative from the company will contact them directly to resolve the issue.

Responding quickly to negative comments is a way to make customers feel heard. It also presents an opportunity to provide exceptional customer service and turn a negative comment into a positive customer interaction. Restoring their faith in your business and championing your customer care support.

Take (Some) Discussions Offline

Certain negative comments may revolve around complex issues due to the nature of products and services B2B businesses supply. In some instances, taking a conversation offline may prove more effective in understanding and dealing with a negative comment.

On the other hand, some negative comments are best dealt with publicly. Allowing others to see your constructive response to the issue. Remaining transparent shows, you’re willing to admit when a mistake has been made and would like to offer a way to resolve it.

Deleting negative comments should be avoided as it will eventually lead to a more significant customer fallout. Only offensive and unacceptable comments and remarks should be removed.

Be Sincere

While having different workflows and systems in place to deal with negative comments is essential to good social media management. Providing exceptional customer care requires a sincere and authentic approach to resolving customer issues.

B2B companies can use this as an opportunity to humanize their brand and genuinely connect with customers. People can spot a scripted and rehearsed response a mile away. Instead, focus on understanding the issues and what you can do to help them by engaging in constructive conversations and admitting when you’re wrong.

Listen and Be Visible

B2B businesses that rely solely on LinkedIn not only limit the potential benefits other social platforms can provide. But they may also miss out on the opportunity to react to negative comments made on other popular platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

While it’s not possible to have a presence across all channels on the internet, employing social media listening strategies will help you understand the conversations being had about your business.

Using CRM software, B2B business can identify important conversations and respond promptly.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

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User Experience: What Is It And Why It Matters?

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“People ignore design that ignores people.”

– Frank Chimero

If you had to ask ten UX (User Experience) designers to define what UX means, you’d get ten different answers. And all of them would be correct.

The reason for this is there is no one single definition that fully encompasses the role of UX as an approach to design. However, by the end of this article, you’ll have a clearer understanding of what UX is and why it matters.

UX can be considered as an intelligent approach to design. It considers the user at the centre of the design process. Making it more enjoyable, accessible, and more straightforward for people to use and interact with digital or physical products.

UX designers will utilize ethnography and psychology to help them design frameworks that support user needs, requirements, and expectations.

For designers to do this successfully, there are some fundamental elements they need to consider:

1. Designing for human behaviour: research

Creating with users in mind requires designers to understand user behaviour. Identifying certain behaviours and the goals and needs that influence them will allow designers to develop efficient solutions and solve real problems.

2. Usability & Accessibility

Usability is a crucial element to master in UX design. Usability means that whatever is being designed is simple and easy to use. No user should have to struggle to figure out what they should do or what steps to take.

It’s not enough that the UX is usable; it also needs to be accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. Designing an experience that is inclusive of all humans should always be a priority.

3. Visual design

UX is about the experience users feel when using products or content, not just each part but also how the design works together.

Creating the desired feeling relies on different visual aspects such as the shapes, colors, textures, and typography used. Visual design is about focusing on aesthetics that trigger certain feelings.

4. Interaction design

UX design is about shaping the experience of using a product. The designer’s job is to anticipate how a user might interact with the different elements in the system. A clear understanding of the user’s behaviour will impact how the interface will be built.

Why UX matters

Excellent UX design removes complex steps and makes things simpler. It’s a way for businesses to improve their offering by making people (their customers) the centre of everything they design.

By doing so, they enhance the experience users have while interacting with their products and ensure that each person is receiving maximum value.

There is a famous quote by Dr. Ralf Speth, the former CEO of Jaguar & Land Rover. He said, “If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design.” It’s no surprise then that design-driven companies outperform their competitors.

The reason for this is design-driven companies takes the time to understand their audience, the behaviours they exhibit, their goals, needs, and requirements before rushing to launch or share their latest product.

UX is an ever-evolving field of design. By adopting UX fundamentals, companies can keep up with the times and learn how to best deal with users’ pain points and design solutions for them. Helping them attract and retain customers.

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The Ultimate Guide to B2B Content Marketing

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“Marketing is telling the world you’re a rock star. Content Marketing is showing the world you are one.”

– Robert Rose

When done right social media can deliver incredible success to just about any business. The ability to both build and engage with an audience is extremely helpful in understanding what people are paying attention to and how they choose to interact with the content you share.  

The key to success on any social media platform is by creating quality content. But knowing what content to create exactly can be a hurdle some B2B and industrial companies struggle with. Creating a content strategy will give your business direction into what type of content to plan, create, and share to meet your business’s objectives and goals.

Here’s our list of 6 content types you should consider using for your social media marketing efforts

1. Entertainment Content

Entertainment content is as the name implies content that entertains your audience.

Memes, GIFs, puzzles, viral videos, quotes, and stories are all excellent at creating a certain response by triggering emotions.

2. Educational Content

Educational content is created to help your audience learn about a specific topic, idea, product, service, or industry.

Case studies, guides, informative blogs and opinion pieces, industry research, trends, and insights, dispelling myths and lifehacks are all examples of educational content that encourages readers to save and share your content.

3. Promotional Content

Promotional content talks about your products and services in an informative and entertaining way. This type of content is your chance to highlight customer testimonials, share product information and announcements, sales promotions, and discounts, as well as make your sales pitches available to your audience.

4. Connection Content

It’s vital to make a connection with your audience no matter what business you are in. Creating content that helps in establishing connections is directly related to your growth on social media.

Giving behind-the-scenes insights, showcasing employee features, and sharing customer-generated feedback helps your brand look more authentic and drives real connection.

5. Communicative Content

Communicative or conversational type content gives you insight into what your audiences are thinking, their opinions, and feedback.

Quizzes, polls, asking questions to invite discussions, and even creating games to play are all great ways to get your audience involved.

6. Reputation Management Content

You can’t always be in control of your business’s reputation. But you can influence it with the content you create and share.

Case studies, success stories, business achievements, and awards, are examples of content that can strengthen and influence the opinion of your company’s reputation.

The lines between some of these content types may blur slightly but the intention behind creating them is what matters.

Creating a mixture of different content types and measuring the results to see what resonates most with your audience will help your business get better marketing reach, greater brand awareness, and an improved ROI.

The last thing to remember when creating any content is to ask yourself what is the purpose of this piece.

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How Successful B2B Companies Use Social Media

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“Focus on how to be social, not how to do social.”

– Jay Baer

B2B customers often require multiple interactions to move them from awareness to interest and finally to desire and action. With over three-quarters of B2B buyers active on social media, platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn are no longer only for B2C companies.

B2B companies that actively employ a social strategy see better returns in the long run. It’s important to remember that creating an online presence is about more than short-term gains.

Here’s how successful B2B companies use social media:

They leverage social media to create brand awareness and get in front of their target audience.

If you want to connect with your customers you need to be where they are. Creating brand awareness is key in separating you from your competitors and getting customers to remember and use your name.

They create content that offers value to their audience.

Providing interesting and valuable content helps your audience identify you as a reliable source of information and authority in your business niche. Content that offers value is essential to driving engagement and generating interest in your offering.

They use social media as a listening tool.

By having a presence on social media, B2B companies can gather comments and feedback to understand what their ideal customers are looking for. It also provides insight into how they view your business and those of your competitors.

They use social platforms as a communication tool.

Using social media as a customer service channel provides B2B companies with a quick and effective way to answer queries and respond to questions raised about your brand.

They use social platforms as a way to generate leads.

Social media is an effective way to generate new leads, by providing valuable content that addresses customer pain points. Warming and nurturing leads by engaging with them regularly helps salespeople build trust and move prospects further down the marketing funnel quicker.

They use their social presence to help drive traffic.

Whether through paid or organic posts, B2B companies can connect with people interested in their service and drive traffic to landing pages, capture forms, or any other apps or websites.

They use social media to positively affect their SEO score.

While social media may not directly affect your SEO score, the links you share on social channels, which in turn may get reshared, and direct traffic to your website indirectly has a positive effect on your search rankings.

They use social media to show their human side.

People connect with people and social media makes it easier for B2B companies to showcase their human side. Being authentic on social platforms is the quickest way to start building trust with your target audience.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

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Why Quality B2B Copywriting Matters

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“Your job is not to write copy. Your job is to know your visitors, customers, and prospects so well, you understand the situation they’re in right now, where they’d like to be, and exactly how your solution can and will get them to their ideal self.”

– Joanna Wiebe

Not all copywriting is created for the same purpose. Sure, it’s being written for advertising or other forms of marketing but understanding who you’re writing for is what matters.

B2B copywriting is similar to writing for B2C (business to consumer) in that the end goal is to engage and convince the reader to take a specific action. But how you create that desire for someone to take the next step depends on what drives them.

For B2C readers, appealing to their emotions focuses on highlighting their wants which in turn drives their actions and behaviour. For B2B readers emotion plays a role but appealing to logic will ensure more success, here’s why;

B2B readers are less likely to make impulse purchases and spend more time investigating and understand the products or services they are investing in.

This creates a longer sales cycle, where B2B writers need to help readers understand the costs involved, as well as the impact the product or service will have on productivity and profit.

Understanding your audience and what motivates them before you start writing will make a noticeable difference to the success of your business’s lead generation and sales.

Now that you understand the difference between B2B vs B2C copywriting here are a few tips you can use to improve the quality of your B2B writing.

Know your audience

Identify who it is you are targeting with your writing. Having a clearly defined target persona will aid you in writing copy that appeals to their needs, curiosities, and possible objections.

Write with your brand’s personality in mind

Writing copy with the right tone of voice will help convey your brand’s personality and values. Doing so will make your copy seem more authentic. Even though the person reading your copy works for a B2B company they will respond better and be more receptive to writing they feel is genuine and reflects the identity of the company.

Use storytelling techniques

Using storytelling techniques in your writing will help to capture the reader’s attention. Stories, case studies, and other anecdotes help writers illustrate their point. It can also help to liven up what is sometimes a fairly boring topic.

Don’t forget the headline

Headlines shouldn’t be an afterthought. They are what hooks and draws the reader in. The headline should highlight benefits, create curiosity while being specific. Wishy-washy headlines don’t get clicked.

Get to the point

B2B readers are busy professionals. Writing long, jargon-heavy copy will put anyone off. Instead, keep things simple by getting to the point quickly and deliver your message in a readable way.

Quality B2B copywriting is concise, persuasive, and relevant to your audience. Making good copywriting part of your business strategy will help you generate more brand awareness, attract new leads and ultimately close more deals.

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Social Media for Sales Teams in the Industrial B2B world

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“Great salespeople are relationship builders who provide value and help their customers win.”

– Jeffery Gitomer

Sales teams in the Industrial B2B world have had to keep up with the explosive growth in digital marketing to stay competitive, generate and nurture new leads.

They’ve had to adapt and understand how technological advancements, shifting buyer preferences, and improved connectivity have changed the way people interact, connect and educate themselves on products and services.

Social media platforms are increasingly becoming the new model for sales teams in the industrial world to find and engage with prospects.

By providing value through high quality and informative content and engaging with prospects through social media (also known as Social selling), sales teams are better able to create brand awareness, build relationships and guide prospects through the buying process.

Having a strong and professional brand presence on social media helps sales teams reduce the amount of time they spend looking for leads, improves the quality of the relationship with prospects, which helps to shorten the overall sales cycle.

Here are a few tips to remember as an industrial B2B sales team using social:

Understand your audience, knowing the personas of your ideal prospects will help you solve their problems and provide quality content that appeals to their needs.

It takes time to start creating leads, build trust and authority, and develop relationships with people. Investing the time to be social and authentic on any social platform is vital to the success of social selling.

Know which platforms your target audience is on and what type of content they respond best to. The reality is that your target market is using multiple social platforms, and so should your sales teams. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter appeal to different people and groups in your target market. Creating and testing different types of content for each of those groups, helps your team identify the best way to attract and convert new prospects.

Remember it’s about building networks and relationships not pitching products and services. Being authentic and showing an interest and responding to the questions and comments users have will have a profound impact on how they perceive and trust salespeople. 

B2B brands and sales teams that are not using social media as a way to connect with prospects are missing out on one of the most effective ways to build strong relationships and credibility, and importantly stay competitive in a world which revolves around being able to communicate and do business digitally.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

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The view from the B2B content creator’s perspective

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“The best marketing doesn’t feel like marketing.”

– Tom Fishburne

Being responsible for coming up with ideas that help connect a brand to its prospective audience is at the heart of what any content creator does. Creating content for industrial companies and B2B brands, in general, requires an open mind and a willingness to be creative and try new things.

While creating content for industrial communications may seem intimidating on the surface, a deeper look reveals an exciting niche with a lot to offer. Not just in terms of the solution’s heavy equipment and the industrial engineering market has to offer, but the magic of the engineering that goes into creating different innovative solutions and the people behind the scenes making it all happen.    

When done correctly engineering content appeals not only to target audiences and future engineers but also to general audiences. As a content creator, creating this appeal is one of the main goals while also making sure the content produced directly taps into the needs of clients.

By breaking down and demystifying how complex machinery or processes work and highlighting the benefits, it links engineering and technology to the key influences they have on our daily lives.

As more industrial firms see the value in having a digital presence and sharing their expertise with others, they soon realise it’s something they should have jumped on board with a long time ago. Creating a digital presence allows industrial B2B companies to engage with people in a new way, amplifies their reach, and allows them to dig into the data in a way traditional marketing doesn’t.

One of my favorite aspects of creating content for these companies is helping them show their human side. Like any company, industrial brands are made up of passionate people working towards a common goal, and they often have rich histories which few know about. Helping them develop their online personality inline with their brand is always exciting.

Helping heavy industrial companies expand beyond just LinkedIn onto other social media networks also helps them develop a more complete social media strategy. Letting them benefit from the advantages platforms like Instagram and Twitter have to offer when it comes to sharing news, educating, and inspiring others.

Lastly, I believe it’s important for any content creator to look outside their comfort zones. Pushing yourself to try new things boosts creativity and helps you see problems in a new light, letting you create the best content you can in a digitally-driven world.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

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The magic of B2B storytelling in marketing

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In the modern world, impactful brand storytelling is about how to look your audience in the eye, digitally.

– Amelia Veale

When marketers seek to develop a deeper connection with their audience, whether to inspire, educate or influence them, they can tap into a fundamental aspect of being human, our love of stories.

Storytelling when done correctly has a profound effect on human emotions. Having a deeper understanding of these emotions and motivations allows companies to lay down their brand’s narrative helping them find common ground with their audience.

B2B brands have long had the problem of how to connect with their target buyers (decision-makers) at other companies. Knowing that these buyers are affected by and base some of their decisions on emotions like all humans, means connecting with them emotionally has a big impact on the success of building trust, forming relationships, and ultimately doing business with them.

The power of stories to create connections between people and ideas, to convey history and values is something world leaders have been doing for a long time to motivate people to take a certain action. When used by industrial companies and B2B’s it can help shift marketing efforts from salesy pitches and boring prospects with endless features and figures to captivating their attention and helping them create a connection to your business. Here’s how.

Stories can be used to highlight and address challenges that clients experience. By using storytelling to show customers that you understand their needs and concerns around a specific problem, or even one they were unaware of, helps them assess whether you are the right partner to solve their pain points.

Humanize your business through stories. Getting an audience to relate to your brand story can be difficult, by humanizing your business it breaks down the abstract side of the business. Humanizing your brand makes it real for your audience. B2B’s can do this by sharing stories about their own failures and successes, show off the people behind the scenes by giving employee’s a voice, showing gratitude, and being transparent.

Utilise case studies and customer success stories. This is a great storytelling technique because it is instantly relatable as a real-world example of success. Why are case studies so effective? It allows you to tell a story without being self-serving, highlights your expertise and the value your brand offers.

Let customers tell the story for you. By using customer testimonials in their marketing brands can leverage the powerful psychological effect a satisfied customer creates by helping build trust and credibility. Testimonial stories provide assurance about the quality and value of the service they received, one of the most important aspects of the buying decision making process.

Storytelling helps breath life into any type of business, and what business doesn’t want to drive connections and engagement in a truly human way.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

At Brieffin we use our expertise to unlock everything social media has to offer your business or personal brand. We use our experience in content creation, strategy and planning, and social media management to help build consistency and deliver marketing success. Let’s talk.

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Are B2B Brands and TikTok a good fit?

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Once you begin looking at it from a branding lens, the marketing possibilities are almost endless.

– Lucy Rendler Kaplan

2020 saw TikTok reaching an astronomical 2 billion downloads, catapulting the app to a global audience status. 2020 however, also saw the pandemic reducing the planet to an almost global lockdown. With it came an increased focus on the use of social media as an effective marketing tool.

So how did an app launched in 2016 for the Chinese market find itself being mentioned in the same breath as the other major social media players like Facebook and Instagram?

The platform designed for mobile devices supports short format video content (think Instagram stories) has become extremely popular with Gen- Z users, with around 65% of the user base falling between 13-24 years old.

What separates TikTok from other platforms is the emphasis the algorithm places on new content. When new content starts to gain engagement, it can quickly spread and in some cases goes viral, even if the account has little to no followers. But it’s not all just lip-syncing and dance challenges, education content has become popular on the platform with users sharing life-hacks and quick tutorials.

The question for B2B brands is whether the time is right to embrace TikTok.  

Looking at the current demographics of the platform it would seem that it’s more suited to B2C brands looking to reach new audiences. Understandably many B2B brands are hesitant to invest in a platform that doesn’t directly target the decision-makers of their specific target groups. But for forward-thinking companies, the lack of competition may become a competitive advantage when the platform’s demographics start to shift to an older audience.

To answer the above question there are a few things B2B’s need to consider. Such as is your brand open to and does it have the capabilities to create unique and experimental video content, and does such a strategy match your brand’s image. Current TikTok strategies are primarily for brand awareness and reach rather than short term leads and sales.

The platform itself is also experimenting with its advertising model and will have to evolve beyond short videos if it wants to keep the attention of its users in the future. For B2B marketers keeping an eye on the platform is a good idea even if now is not the right time to jump on board.

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Why B2B companies need to be on Instagram

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81% of people use Instagram to help research products and services

– Instagram business statistics

Facebook is still undoubtedly at the top of the social media pyramid with more than 2.7 billion monthly active users. Together with LinkedIn, Facebook has become an integral part of most social media marketing strategies for industrial companies and B2Bs.

It’s easy to forget that Facebook owns four of the six social media platforms that boast over 1 billion users. One of these being Instagram which has around 1.2 billion monthly active users.

While Instagram initially started as a social network to share photos with friends and family, it has quickly evolved into a platform that allows brands to blur the lines between the personal (human) and professional sides of their business.

Unlike LinkedIn which is focused on professional networking and career development, Instagram is a mashup of pretty much everything; from travel to fashion and food. So why should industrial companies and B2Bs, in general, consider including Instagram in their organic marketing efforts?

While paid advertising has its place for targeting specific ‘short-term’ business objectives, organic posts have a more long-term effect on customer and prospective employee perceptions.

Though not impossible it’s becoming more difficult to reach users with organic content on Facebook and LinkedIn, this is where Instagram offers the biggest opportunity for B2B businesses.

Instagram is a great platform for building brand awareness, community, establishing credibility, and driving engagement all organically. Using a mix of user-generated content, behind the scenes insights, and appropriate hashtags B2Bs can achieve organic reach in ways they can’t on other platforms.

Because Instagram is essentially a visual search engine, brands can get creative with how they design and share visual content through curated posts, videos, carousels, and stories. It’s through these different types of content that B2B brands can connect with audiences on a more human level and showcase their values and personality.

Why is this type of organic reach such a big deal when paid advertising can generate a return on investment ‘fairly quickly’?

When done well a good organic social media strategy on Instagram can act as a place where potential customers, media members, and prospective employees can research, learn and directly engage with brands. More than that it directly impacts search engine results and lets you promote your products and services without being too direct.

Organic social media should be viewed as a long-term strategy that helps you connect with followers, and Instagram is just the platform to do it on.

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6 B2B Social media trends we can expect in 2021

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“Social media is not just a spoke on the wheel of marketing. It’s becoming the way entire bicycles are built.”

– Ryan Lilly

With global lockdowns, work from home orders, and social distancing, it’s no surprise most people have been spending a lot more time online, particularly on social media platforms. While we see new internet trends every year, the impact of the pandemic in 2020 has accelerated certain trends and given marketers new insight into user behavior.

With many new trends expected this year, below are 6 trends every B2B marketer should be aware of in 2021.

New offerings from LinkedIn:

While not exactly new, we can expect to see an increase in businesses and professionals using LinkedIn Polls to easily and quickly generate feedback and opinions from their network. Allowing them to make decisions and create new conversations based on the results.

We can also expect to see more marketers using LinkedIn Conversation Ads to foster and nurture relationships with potential clients that aren’t quite ready to move further down the sales funnel.  

More live content:

Live streaming whether it’s for webinars, expos, presentations, interviews, or even customer service will become more prominent in 2021. All major social networks already offer and promote live content to their users. The popularity of live content can be attributed to its real and unedited feel.

Live streaming also has the unique advantage in that it can be saved and repurposed later as content or for marketing purposes.

The continued rise of ephemeral content:

Ephemeral content is content that is only available for a brief time. Think Instagram stories or GIFs. Why would something that only lasts a short time be so popular? Well, people are looking for short and entertaining ‘snack’ content, something they can quickly and easily digest while bored or in-between tasks. Businesses that can create engaging or educational ephemeral content can expect to see more users viewing their content.

Video content will continue to be popular:

With Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other networks increasing their video sharing capabilities. Marketers can expect video content to continue dominating feeds and performing well. Video content is expected to become the most popular content type on social media.

Video content ticks all the right boxes for users, it’s easy to digest, entertaining and engaging. For marketers’ video content is great as it usually means a positive ROI.

Increasing in technology adoption:

As technology continues to increase at incredible speeds, more and more people will adopt new technologies integrated with social media.

Technologies like virtual and augmented reality offer users new and more engaging social experiences. Brands should lookout for opportunities to interact with users as they game and explore.

Authenticity will be important:

The hardships caused by the pandemic in 2020 have left consumers wanting more from Brands. Marketers need to identify how they can make their social media and content strategies more authentic to aid in building trust.

By showing their human side on social media, brands can increase their awareness while showing users they care.

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Time for a Career revamp?

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“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”

– Milton Berle

As we continue to feel the effects of the pandemic into 2021, the ripple effect from the first series of lockdowns has forced change on some people while shifting priorities for others. With the ‘second wave’ playing out around the world more people are having to look at the impact the pandemic is having on their careers, and industries.

For those that have decided to seek out new opportunities, now is the chance to update your resume and cover letter, rethink your LinkedIn profile and start networking in a way that opens new doors.

Updating your resume and optimizing your LinkedIn profile to meet the platform’s best practices doesn’t need to be difficult or time-consuming, here’s where to start.

Resumes & Cover Letters

It’s not always the candidate with the best qualifications or work experience that lands the role. It’s the person who marketed themselves the best. When revamping your resume keep the following in mind.

Your resume is a chance for you to showcase your personal brand. Including a summary or branding statement helps create a focused message that aligns with your ‘brand’, showcases your unique value, and helps differentiate you from other candidates.

Keep your resume relevant. Industries and processes change over time, consider removing old or irrelevant work experience that doesn’t align with your future goals or desired career.

Include your custom LinkedIn URL. Why? LinkedIn is part of your overall professional presence and for many industry professionals, the most important social media platform for networking and job searches. 

The visual design of your resume and cover letter should reflect your personal brand as well as your target industry. Colour and layout play an important role in how employers perceive you. Creating a unique visual resume will help your resume stand out while still being you.

You want your resume to tell your story. This is your opportunity to explain why you are so valuable in a way that grabs the reader’s attention, making you more memorable. Use storytelling techniques throughout your resume to highlight your biggest accomplishments. The goal is to create a connection with the reader so they want to learn more about you.

LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn is the social media platform of choice for industry professionals, recruiters, and businesses looking for talent. Optimizing your profile can help you leverage the networking potential of LinkedIn and improve your job search. Make sure you’re ticking the following LinkedIn best practices boxes.

Make sure you have an up to date and professional profile photo. It creates a positive first impression of your profile. Include a cover image that’s both eye-catching and reflects your personal brand.

Customize your LinkedIn URL, www.linkedin.com/in/yournamehere. This allows you to use it across different platforms to market yourself.

Make sure all your relevant contact information has been filled out. People won’t contact you if they can’t easily do so.

Put some thought into your headline. Avoid just putting your job title down. Use your headline to help make a positive impression and explain what exactly it is you do and offer. It’s also a chance for you to include keywords that help your profile appear in LinkedIn searches.

Use the about section of your profile to share your story. Remember to write in the first person. Adding skills to your profile also shows recruiters what your core competencies are, make sure to highlight your strongest skillsets.

When adding your experience, don’t just copy in what it says on your resume. While your resume is more concise and targeted to the position you want. Your LinkedIn profile can and should include a more complete picture of your overall work experience.

Take time to add in your accomplishments. This is where you can add noteworthy information about yourself outside of your employment history.

Need a helping hand putting it all together? Check out our design and copywriting programs for resume and LinkedIn upgrading at www.brieffin.com/personal-brand/.

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The ‘Virtual’ Future of Industrial Events

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“In a world that is constantly changing, it is to our advantage to learn how to adapt and enjoy something better.“

– Kenneth H. Blanchard

Covid-19 has had a profound impact on numerous industries around the world, with the tradeshow and events industry being one of the hardest hit. For those in the industrial sector, these important annual events provide the chance to interact with other industry professionals, analyse national and international trends and developments in various fields, discover new and exciting innovations on show, as well as build and strengthen relationships.

While many of the restrictions and concerns for live in-person events seem set to stay for the foreseeable future, the shift to virtual events has seen a dramatic increase. With advancements in technology and the mass adoption of connecting through video socially and for work, the internet and event platforms have opened new doors to what’s possible with virtual reality and artificial intelligence.

Until now, holding any large event online has always taken a backseat to the real thing. But 2020 has proved just how responsive and adaptable the virtual landscape can be and that it’s here to stay. The virtual events space offers companies, organisers, and attendees several appealing advantages over face-to-face events.

Virtual events have a global reach, allowing planners to engage with more people no matter where they live. They have lower operating and marketing costs, allowing companies with smaller budgets to successfully host online events. The digital nature of the events also allows companies to integrate their brand strategy in new and exciting ways.

Planning and managing virtual events is simpler and more time-efficient, with no staff to manage, logistics and accommodation to arrange, or food and beverage to monitor. Planners can focus on delivering a positive and smooth experience for everyone.

As with any event, it’s what happens after that is most important. Virtual events allow exhibitors to get more feedback using various digital tools, allowing them to make the most of follow-up contact. It also allows planners access to new metrics, so they can collect more accurate information about engagement and activity, helping them plan better events for the future.

For attendees, it cuts out costly travel expenses and delivers more value with on-demand video content, VR, and other new experiences.

With many countries now rolling out vaccine plans, it might not be long before we can safely attend live events again. But with so many advantages being offered by virtual events a mixture of the two known as a hybrid event will most likely become the norm. Allowing for the benefits of face-to-face networking sessions while still offering inclusivity to a wider audience. Advances in technology and AI will further strengthen the possibilities of bringing future virtual events and experiences into our homes.

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How to run a successful festive season digital marketing campaign

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“Don’t be afraid to get creative and experiment with your marketing.“

– Mike Volpe

Running a successful festive season campaign doesn’t happen by chance, there are several things that can be done to maximise sales, boost brand engagement, raise awareness, and achieve specific business goals.

The festive season, by far the busiest period for most businesses is unique in its impact on our behaviour as consumers. During this time of the year, most of us are influenced by many psychological and societal pressures, like the urge to spend, fear of missing out on discounts and deals, and the necessity to gift.

Understanding these shifts in consumer behaviour combined with a sound digital marketing strategy will help you make the most of your digital marketing efforts over the festive season.

So, what steps should you take to ensure the best possible outcome of your festive marketing campaign?

Take advantage of big holiday sales days

Black Friday and Cyber Week are two of the biggest shopping periods around the world. Plan well ahead of time if you want to capitalise on the enormous amounts of people looking for bargains. It’s also a great way to introduce new audiences to your brand.

Learn from past campaign

If this is your first festive campaign, be sure to record what you did, why you did it, and what the results were. Looking back at past campaigns can help you avoid repeating costly mistakes, and improve on what worked well.

Reviewing your social, website, and Google analytics is another way to see which pieces of content, products, or services are getting the most attention. Knowing what’s popular and what isn’t will help you design an effective holiday campaign.

Be social and mobile ready

Have a festive social media strategy ready to implement. Taking advantage of the increase in activity across most social media platforms is one of the best ways to appeal to new audiences and convert them into long term followers and supporters.

Make sure all your marketing communications, services, and website are optimised for mobile. More than half of all online purchases are attributed to mobile devices. Poor mobile design leads to a bad impression of your brand and ultimately frustrated users who will look to competitors instead.

With social media and online shopping becoming more integrated, users are constantly mixing entertainment, education, and shopping. This impacts consumer buying decisions and aids them in discovering new businesses.

In short, if social media marketing isn’t part of your overall digital marketing efforts, you may want to stop and ask why?

Understand your audience

Knowing how to effectively communicate with the various personas that make up your potential client base is key to a successful campaign. Tailoring your marketing for the right audience will make you stand out in a sea of competitors.

The most important tip to remember is to appeal to the festive spirit of the holidays, have fun, and get creative.

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Understanding the Power of Hashtags

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“I like hashtags because they look like waffles.”

– Paula Wethington

The simple hashtag or pound symbol has been a part of the social media lexicon for long enough that we all know what it is. But not everyone understands why exactly it gets used and that using them correctly can skyrocket your brand’s social media awareness and engagement.  

Put simply a hashtag ‘#’ is a way to connect user-generated content on different social media platforms to a specific topic, idea, or conversation. It allows social media platforms to group and categorize content with the same hashtag, making it easier to discover posts around those specific topics.

So how exactly are hashtags powerful?

For businesses wanting to be discovered by new audiences, hashtags are a way to move beyond the followers you have and be discovered by new audiences following or interacting with that #hashtag. They take your post from invisible to being publicly seen, helping increase engagement with new followers, likes, saves, shares, and comments.   

You would no doubt at some point have seen a hashtag surrounding an important social issue such as #BlackLivesMatter or #MeToo being used on social media. These and other types of activism hashtags are a way for people and brands alike to show their stance or support for different issues or causes, using hashtags as a way to highlight issues or as a call to action.

These hashtags are important because they clearly show where a brand stands on social issues, with audiences taking note of which brands show support and which ones don’t.

Brands can also use branded hashtags in marketing campaigns, to help promote and build brand awareness.  Using a unique and memorable branded hashtag or term around your brand’s identity is a valuable way to increase awareness and engagement. Branded hashtags are a way for followers to search or show support for your brand.  

Hashtags are a simple way to give context to a post without writing long explanations in your captions. Using hashtags in this way allows you to give extra meaning, letting followers know your opinion or impression of a particular post.

Making the most of your Hashtag strategy

Simply adding any hashtag that comes to mind to your posts won’t lead to much success. Instead, focus on understanding which hashtags will help connect your brand with new followers.

To start generating impressions, begin by thinking of the main topics and keywords, relevant to the niche you are targeting i.e. Marketing.

Next, think of potential hashtags to use under that keyword i.e. #digitalmarketing. Finally, combine those hashtags with post-specific tags to help social platforms know you want to be associated with those niche hashtags.

Hashtags are an incredibly useful way for brands of any size to increase their following and get involved in new conversations, they can be used as an effective communication tool to show support, and drive action. If you haven’t already started it’s time to get #tagging

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Key Qualities Of Great Brands

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Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind.

– Walter Landor

Everyone’s definition of what a brand is, is slightly different. Ask someone what a brand means to them, and you’ll get a different answer every time. We can all agree, however, that a brand is a lot more than just its colour palette, a logo, and some creative fonts.

The truly good brands understand that the key to branding success lies in getting key factors right. It’s these qualities that distinguish successful brands from poor ones.

Below are five principles to keep in mind when thinking about branding.

Keep Things Simple

When it comes to branding, keeping it simple is important. A complicated brand message only leads to potential misunderstandings about what it is the brand does or what makes it different.

There should be no confusion around how the brand is perceived in the marketplace. Simple doesn’t mean boring as long as it’s memorable, think Netflix.

Focus On Consistency

You want your brand to be memorable, yes, but you also want people to trust it. Having a consistent image and style that you can share with people over time, helps them recognize and place your brand. Trust is built through experiences. Consistently delivering a unified brand experience, assures people of a positive outcome.

 Be Unique

The sum of all the things that separate you from your competitors. It’s not just a brand’s image that makes it unique, but its story as well. How a brand visually expresses, positions, and shares its personality makes up its unique identity. It’s this unique identity that people remember and relate to.

Continuously Build Relationships

Brands that can build relationships with their target audience can keep them coming back. Engaging with customers and analysing any feedback helps you align consumer wants with business goals. 

Focusing on relationship building is a good way to ensure long -term brand success. Good relationships mean loyal customers.

Share Stories

It’s no secret that storytelling is a powerful technique in helping people connect and build relationships. Never has it been truer than today, where most of us live in a fast-paced, digital world.

Stories are something we are hardwired to pay attention to. The secret for brands is to share stories that highlight their value, consumers that share those values will be more motivated to interact with that brand.

When used correctly these branding and marketing principles create the right opportunities for brands to create awareness and grow.

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Why good copywriting is vital to digital marketing success

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“The secret of all effective advertising is not the creation of new and tricky words and pictures, but one of putting familiar words and pictures into new relationships.”

– Leo Burnett

Copywriting is one of, if not the, most important element in marketing. It’s the tool you turn to when you want to get an audience to take action! Effective copywriting informs, creates awareness, and persuades a reader to do something. 

While effective marketing is a mixture of other essential elements like graphic design and strategy. Copywriting is what’s used to communicate with the reader while leaving a positive and lasting impression.  While good design can draw a reader in, it’s the copywriting that does the ‘motivating’ to take the next step.

Not all copywriting is the same

To be effective, copywriting has to match its medium. In situations where a reader only has a limited amount of time, like a passing billboard, to read and receive a message, the copywriting has to be clear and concise.

Other mediums, like flyers, allow for more reading time and an opportunity to write copy that entices and pursues a reader to take the desired action.

Aligning the copywriting with the type of marketing ensures its effectiveness and impact.

Copywriting vs Content Writing

While both material writing, there is a fundamental difference between content writing and copywriting. Content writing is writing that informs and shares valuable information with a reader on a specific topic.

Copywriting is text specifically tailored for marketing materials like headings, digital and print adverts, email marketing, brochures, and calls to action.

Good copy and content writing go hand in hand. Without quality copywriting good content would never get the proper attention it deserves.

Creating an image through copywriting

Differences between brands are not only limited to their logo and the colours they choose to use. Their identities are also shaped by the tone, style, and language of their copywriting.

Copywriting reflects a brand’s character as much as the visual elements of their branding. The tone of your copy should effectively communicate the values and emotions you want readers to feel.

The perception a reader has of a brand will ultimately impact their behaviour and buying habits.

Copywriting and Google

Good copywriting can also boost your SEO efforts. With search engines continually improving their algorithms, good copywriting has become a key element in allowing search engines to identify, understand, and rank quality content.

It’s important to remember that the best copywriting strikes a balance between sharing valuable content readers will want to read and being tailored towards making Google and other search engines happy.

As digital marketing’s importance in connecting with global audiences continues to rise, the importance of good copywriting will become more significant. The ability to make readers excited and curious will be crucial to inspiring action and ultimately the success of your digital marketing efforts.

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How to identify customer pain points

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“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.”

Henri Kaiser

Every customer has pain points (or problems) they are experiencing and would like to solve, in some cases, they aren’t even aware of any problems that need solving.

A marketer’s job is three-fold:

Firstly, to identify a customer’s true needs.

Secondly, to then help them realize these needs if they haven’t already become aware of them themselves.

And thirdly, convince them of the best solution to resolve the pain points they are experiencing (hopefully the one you or your business is offering).

Being able to effectively find and resolve customer pain points not only sets you apart from your competitors but also communicates the value you bring. Identifying the root causes of your customer’s pain points may require you to look at potential problem areas from multiple perspectives.

While each pain point is unique, they generally fall into four broad categories of pain points.

Financial pain points: Your client simply wants or needs to reduce their spending on a specific aspect of their business.

Process pain points: Internal business processes need to be improved to increase efficiency.

Productivity pain points: These are barriers to the effective use of time and being more efficient with it.

Support pain points: Identifying wherein a sales or customer journey additional support may be needed to achieve the desired goal.

But how exactly to go about uncovering your customers’ unique issues? The first thing to do is allow them to fully explain their problem and where they believe the roadblocks in their business may be.

Get feedback from sales or customer support teams. Their interactions with existing customers (and lost ones) will shed light on where pain points may lie.

Conduct surveys of existing customers to see how they feel. Viewing an experience from their perspective often shines a spotlight on a problem that was otherwise invisible from a different point of view.

Look to see what your competitors may be doing differently to you. Studying their strategies may expose flaws in yours.

Then there’s Social Media, one of the quickest and most powerful ways to check what’s being said about your products, services, and brand. Studying comments and reviews is an excellent way to identify common pain points customers are experiencing.

Once a pain point has been uncovered, it needs to be solved. And while there is no instant fix formula that can be applied. Each issue that needs to be addressed must first be fully understood, and the solution offered personalized for each customer. Not only does this show you fully understand their needs but you are the right person to trust in solving them.

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How to create a professional portfolio

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You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

– Maya Angelou

A portfolio is more than just a collection of your work. For creatives and non-creatives alike, a portfolio is a calling card to the outside world. It’s a way for you to showcase your abilities while sharing your story.

Portfolios can be used to help boost your personal brand, share your skill set, increase your digital visibility, and most importantly attract potential clients.

Creating a portfolio that stands out while quickly and clearly sharing your expertise and value with visitors is important. First impressions count no matter what industry you’re in, it’s not only designers and creatives that get to create amazing portfolios.

Even if you work in a non-creative role, thinking outside the box can help you represent your work visually and take advantage of the way people process information.

So, what elements make up a well thought out and professional portfolio?

You & Your Work

You want to create a portfolio that shows off who you are and what you’re offering. Help clients understand what it’s like to work with you by introducing yourself, sharing your experience, personality, and background.

The work you decide to include in your portfolio has to be the right mixture of ingredients to shine. Include your best (or most successful projects, quality over quantity), and content that targets your ideal client (keep to your niche or where you want to be).

Don’t limit yourself to work projects alone, include personal projects or mock-ups. Having a mixture of content lets you showcase your skill and creativity, something all clients are looking for. 

Showcasing you and your work together is all part of building your personal brand.

Simplicity (Design and Navigation)

When it comes to portfolios ‘less is more’ really is the best. Keeping the design and layout of your portfolio clean and simple to use is important in creating a good first impression.

Categorizing (or filtering) your work makes your portfolio easier to navigate and informs clients of the different skills or areas of expertise you have. Make yourself accessible so clients know how to best contact you.  

Awards and Accomplishments

Including social proof or your track record in the portfolio helps build credibility and trustworthiness in your personal brand.

Share client testimonials, awards, and certificates. Let people know how good you really are.

Keep evolving

A portfolio is an evolving collection of your work and professional career. Search engines are always looking for fresh content and clients want to see up to date styles.

Update and change your portfolio as you grow, your goals change and your work evolves.

Creating a portfolio is an effective way to highlight your uniqueness in a sea of competition, it helps potential clients understand more about you, your style, abilities, and accomplishments.

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What makes content go viral?

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“The internet affords a level of relationship with consumers hitherto unfathomable.”

– Lucas Donat

Viral content: The gold standard for successful digital marketing – at least, according to marketing clients. And, probably the bane of every digital marketer’s existence, who’s had to manage expectations of viral content being a norm rather than the exception.

The advent of social media has leveled the playing field, and fame and fortune are no longer an elusive enigma, reserved for an elite few. Every fame-hungry TikToker, influencer, YouTuber, and brand out there know they could be one click away from producing that magic piece of content that could garner enough views and shares to catapult them into the realms of instant stardom. And, if you’re in the business of digital marketing, so do your clients.

In the world of social media and digital marketing, everybody’s looking to trend. To do so requires cleverly crafted content with enough wit and smarts to make it go viral. Simple? Not so, according to marketing experts.

So, what does it take for content to go viral? Is there a magic formula or strategy? Does it happen by chance, or through the carefully thought-out efforts of a high-cost marketing strategy?

There is no magic formula for content virality. Viral content is so rare that most marketers agree that even the most carefully crafted, big-budget promotion cannot guarantee it – although it can go a long way to increasing your chances.

Viral content takes a dexterous mixture of deliberate planning, good strategy, clever targeting, and, wait for it…a whole lot of luck! Content virality is, after all, a game of being at the right place, at the right time.

However, if your business is not yet in a position to spend on a high-cost digital campaign, there are certain elements you can incorporate into your content to increase your chances of hitting that ever-elusive viral content jackpot! The most common elements include:

Lists and GIFs: These, according to research, are the most shared types of content on social media. So, if you can craft yourself a catchy Top 10… list, or create a punchy GIF, you’re well on your way to going viral.

Tapping into the ego: Besides lists and GIFs, social media research also suggests most of us have a little “inner-narcissist” that draws us to content we think makes us look good or clever. If your content appeals to people’s egos, they’re likely to share and make it go viral.

Emotional triggers: Content that triggers positive emotions, entertainment or amusement tends to get more shares than negative content. Humanizing your content is a great way to connect with an audience.

Shock factor: Something unexpected to shock and amaze.

Tips and hints: When people find your information useful, they’re more inclined to share with others. It taps into the ego factor, where they feel it makes them look good.

Offers: Everybody loves a freebie! If you’re giving away freebies, you can almost be assured to get a sharp increase in likes and shares.

Influencers: If you can get a good one to notice your content, go for it!

It’s important to remember that you cannot force your content or campaign to go viral, for content to truly spread beyond just your target audience and get shared by others it needs to happen organically. Keep your focus on creating good content that fits your brand and targets your audience, if it has the right mix of ingredients it might just go viral.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

At Brieffin we use our expertise to unlock everything social media has to offer your business or personal brand. We use our experience in content creation, strategy and planning, and social media management to help build consistency and deliver marketing success. Let’s talk.

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When should your business consider a rebrand?

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“Your brand must communicate the value that you bring to a working relationship.”

Idowu Koyenikan

When should you/your business consider a rebrand?

Like fashion, most brand identities eventually reach their sell-by-dates. Trends, styles, and cultures are constantly evolving – what was hot in the ’90s is probably not relevant today. Similarly, what may have been considered a slick, well-crafted image then, may well be seen as outdated and out of touch with modern culture. When your audience can no longer identify with what your brand represents, you know you’re overdue for a much-needed revamp.

Below are a few compelling reasons to help you decide if it’s time to shake off the old image and update your look.

New direction, new you:  Changing public perception

Most of us are familiar with the adage ‘it takes 30 seconds to make a good first impression’. Well, according to Forbes, you can cut that number down to seven seconds. You heard right – people’s impression of your business is almost cast in stone within the first seven seconds of their interaction with your brand! Your branding acts as that first seven seconds that determines whether you’re seen as an authority or follower in your industry. So, if you feel you’ve reached the proverbial glass ceiling with regards to your pricing, or might not be attracting the kind of talent you deem worthy of your brand, it may be that the image you’re putting out there, is not aligned with the image you have of your brand and business. Time to change perceptions.

You want to attract a new “fan base”

Fortunately, the need to rebrand is not always the result of some crisis or urgent need to shake off a sudden dose of negative association. Sometimes rebranding is the result of what Millennials refer to, as nice life problems. A good example being, your business doing exceptionally well, to a point where it starts to outgrow its initial audience, raising the need to expand to new demographics. Dazzling your new target audience, will require a change in thinking, and adapting your engagement to a “language” that appeals to your new audience. A “language” that can shape their perception to help them identify with your new, evolved brand, and win them over.

Your values have shifted

People change, ideas change, and so do our values. What may have worked in the past, may not work today. As the saying goes, hindsight is 20/20, and if your current branding no longer reflects your new outlook, it justifies the need to rebrand. To echo Ashley Friedlein, “Your brand is the sum total of how someone perceives your organization.” If your audience no longer identifies with the outdated values communicated by your brand, it’s time for an upgrade.

You’ve become a dime a dozen – you’re blending in with your competition

Lastly, if your industry is saturated with competitors, revamping your image may be just what the doctor has ordered to help give your business the edge it needs to stand out from its competitors and reposition itself as an industry leader.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

At Brieffin we use our expertise to unlock everything social media has to offer your business or personal brand. We use our experience in content creation, strategy and planning, and social media management to help build consistency and deliver marketing success. Let’s talk.

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Social Media Strategy Self Enquiry

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“Ones vision is not a road map but a compass.”

– Peter Block

On the surface, building a thriving image with the help of social media looks fairly easy. There are, after all, thousands of examples of personal brands with excellent social media profiles full of great content in every type of niche.

But if you’ve ever tried (for an extended period of time) to run and manage a social media campaign, you would have noticed that to gain the type of following or garner the levels of engagement some successful personal brands do, takes a well thought out strategy and plan.

Without a well-defined roadmap, social media management quickly run into several common problems. Namely; content that doesn’t target their audience, content that varies in its purpose, and publishing content on an inconsistent basis. All this leads to poor results with lots of time, and probably money, invested.

So before diving into content creation, it’s always wise to take a step back and plan your approach. Whichever process you use to create your social media strategy the following points will help you not only define your vision but outline the steps it takes to get there.

What are my online communications goals?

While creating generic goals might be easy, creating specific and measurable goals that you can work towards is something every marketing expert will tell you to do. And they’re right. Document specific goals (and in what time frame) your personal brand would like to achieve them. This will allow you to narrow your focus and push forward with a clear direction. 

Who am I creating content for?

Every product or service has an idea of their ideal customer. By defining exactly who it is you are targeting you can better understand how to align your content with their needs.

You’ll be better able to answer the question, ‘Where will I find my customers and how should I engage with them?’. Having a clear notion of your ideal customer will help you find the right social media platforms suited to your personal brand and audience. Creating the right type of content for the right people is a sure way to get the attention of your target audience.

How will I get my message across?

At this point you have a clear image of who you’re sending your message to, next is deciding on the tone and voice to use in your marketing. Outlining your voice and the tone you use for different audiences and scenarios is what best shares your personality, image, and values.

Create engagement and get valuable feedback by sharing content that speaks to your audience in a format or channel they prefer.

Am I meeting my goals?

When it comes to getting insights into your social media analytics, there is no shortage of different KPIs, metrics, and reporting dashboards to review.

But knowing which ones to focus on, measure, and track is linked to your goals. Review the specific objectives you set yourself at the onset of creating your strategy and use the data that supports those targets.

Knowing when to review your goals or pivot your approach saves you time and money.

It’s important to remember that any social media strategy or content plan usually requires investment at the start. Whether it’s your time or money, the return is worth the resources. In a competitive environment, it could mean the difference between a struggling personal brand and a thriving one.

Knowing how your strategy is performing will help you make informed business decisions.

Are you using social media’s full potential?

At Brieffin we use our expertise to unlock everything social media has to offer your personal brand. We use our experience in content creation, strategy and planning, and social media management to help build consistency and deliver marketing success. Let’s talk.

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Personal branding is fun! This is why this 2006 “almost classic” song, “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John created the perfect environment for a personal branding inspiration moment. This and more inspiring song moments are waiting on our Spotify playlist.


Proud, Honored, and Everything in Between

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We love awards, especially when we get them!

Adaptation from Ben Gazzara’s quote

We are so excited to announce our winning nomination for the Industrial Social Media Specialist of the year 2020 Spain, by Corporate Vision Magazine’s Media Innovator Awards.

The digital world of social media is fast-paced and continues to evolve in ways that push us to find creative ways to turn challenges into opportunities and shift our mindsets to align with not only the times but a brand’s communication style and goals as well. This award strengthens our commitment to helping Industrial brands overcome the challenges that come with digital marketing. With a conscious strategy, well thought out content plans, and a bit of creativity we believe that any brand can enjoy social media success.

A huge THANK YOU to our awesome clients and collaborators for their trust and support! We couldn’t have done it without you and we look forward to continued success in the years to come.

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How to create personas for B2B companies

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If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.

Zig Ziglar

A massive 72% of B2B buyers expect personalized engagement from vendors, tailored to their needs – this, according to research by US software giant, Salesforce, titled State of the Connected Customer. Even more interesting, or perhaps unsettling for business owners, is how 76% of the customers surveyed, feel it’s never been easier to take their business elsewhere, thanks to technology.

In today’s fast-paced digital era, the old saying; time is money has never rung truer. The average B2B buyer has no time for the one-size-fits-all sales pitches of the pre-technology days, or to sift through a minefield of information to find what they need.

Today’s buyer wants customized solutions and expects you to understand and meet his needs.

So, how do you “get into” your clients’ minds to understand their needs? The simplest way is to create buyer personas, or archetypes, in layman’s terms.

Personas are detailed profiles of your ideal clients, based on your team’s combined research, and data: Designed to help you understand their needs to tailor your solutions accordingly.

Now, there are no shortcuts to creating high-value personas, but a carefully crafted profile can be invaluable to your marketing strategy. Done right, it could increase your conversions by 73%, according to Aberdeen research. To do so, you need to consider these factors:

1. Buyer demographics

First and foremost, you need a proper understanding of your buyers’ background. This includes:

  • Age
  • Gender
  • Education
  • Income
  • Geographical location
  • Interest
  • Job title and role
  • Career goals
  • Job-related challenges
  • Challenges and,
  • Necessity points

2. Their company’s DNA and what drives them

Dealing with B2B buyers often means you’re dealing with multiple decision-makers. To understand what drives your buyers, it’s imperative to have a detailed understanding of their firms, as well as the industries in which they operate.

You need to learn about:

  • Their company sizes
  • Culture
  • The average day of a typical employee
  • Reporting structure
  • Relevant decision-makers

Equally important, you need to find out about the industries the companies clients belong to, and what products or services your buyer’s firm provides for them. Bear in mind when dealing with multiple decision-makers, you’ll need to create multiple personas to help give you a better understanding of the personality traits involved.

3. Influences

These include questions about how your buyers absorb information, their preferred platforms, and sources of information. To do this, you’ll have to consider the social media platforms they use and other networks they’re on, popular keywords and language used your buyers’ circles as well as the type of publications they’re interested in. Simply put, if your buyers are all on LinkedIn, there’s no use trying to engage them on Facebook. You need to go where they are.

4. Challenges and deal breakers

Lastly, you need to learn about your buyer’s challenges, as well as those faced by his organization. The more you know about these, allows you to optimize your messages for maximum conversion.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

At Brieffin we use our expertise to unlock everything social media has to offer your business or personal brand. We use our experience in content creation, strategy and planning, and social media management to help build consistency and deliver marketing success. Let’s talk.

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What Can These 5 Branding and Social Media Quotes Teach Us?

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“The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.” — Issac D’Israeli

In an age of consumerism, fuelled by extravagant marketing and influencers, the importance of branding and social media engagement, as a differentiator, has never been more apparent.

With product relevance seemingly dictated by perception more than actual value, business survival has become a game of “Survival of the Fittest Brand!”

Here are 5 quotes to help you understand the importance of branding and social media for your business:

“Brand is the sum total of how someone perceives a particular organization. Branding is about shaping that perception”

Ashley Friedlein – CEO and founder of Guild

Now, unless you’re the new kid on the “novelty” block (think Uber or Airbnb), chances are, there’s plenty more where your product or services came from. Simply put; your target market is already spoilt for choice. With all the noise and information overload, who your clients pick, almost always comes down to branding. People don’t buy products, they buy the promises, expectations, values, and feelings communicated by your brand. It is up to you to shape that perception.

“Your brand is a gateway to your true work.”

Dave Buck – CEO of CoachVille

If eyes are the windows to your soul, then your brand is not only the window too, but the soul of your business. While your products and services pay the bills, branding sells what you’re offering. When consumers choose your products, their choice is influenced by what your brand promises to deliver. It is through that promise, that they identify with your true work.

“Social media will help you build up loyalty of your current customers to the point that they will willingly, and for free, tell others about you.”

Bonnie Sainsbury – Founder and CEO of Social Media Smarter

The age of social media upon us! Not only is it here to stay, but has single-handedly revolutionized marketing communication – almost rendering the spray and pray approach of traditional media obsolete, with its targeted approach. After your website, your social media platforms are usually the next go-to places for clients looking to engage. How you engage with clients shapes brand perception. And, when consumers get excited about engaging with, or about your brand – that’s social media done right.

“A brand is a voice and a product is a souvenir.”

Lisa Gansky – Ex CEO and co-founder of Global Network Navigator

As mentioned before, people buy brands, not products. In the days of information overkill, the reality is, you could be sitting on the best and most superior product in your niche. If consumers can’t identify with it, quality won’t matter. Why? Because the feelings associated with your products, and the perceived needs they meet, are what they ultimately buy.

“You can buy attention (advertising). You can beg for attention from the media (PR). You can bug people one at a time to get attention (sales). Or you can earn attention by creating something interesting and valuable and then publishing it online for free.”

David Meerman Scott – Online marketing strategist

Meerman’s statement about the advantages of social media is quite self-explanatory. Besides cost-effectiveness, the modern-day consumer (a whopping 72% to be exact), according to SmarterHQ, only engage with personalized marketing. Social media’s ability to let you handpick your audience, at little or no cost, trumps any exposure traditional marketing can ever hope to offer your brand.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

At Brieffin we use our expertise to unlock everything social media has to offer your business or personal brand. We use our experience in content creation, strategy and planning, and social media management to help build consistency and deliver marketing success. Let’s talk.

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Why Every Entrepreneur Should Build a Personal Brand

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Don’t be scared to present the real you to the world, authenticity is at the heart of success.

Unknown

We’ve all heard the saying ‘people connect with people’, and for entrepreneurs and freelance professionals, this statement is especially important. To understand how important, we need to look at where the global freelance market is heading. According to (Peerism) Freelancers could represent 80% of the global workforce by 2030, an eye-opening estimate.

With so many people becoming self-employed, differentiating yourself from the growing entrepreneurial workforce will become vitally important when trying to attract new clients or land freelance gigs.

Building a Personal Brand is the key to standing out and being noticed. This is not just true for those that are themselves the face of their businesses, think authors, speakers, or consultants, but is equally important if you run your own business.

Which brings me back to ‘people connect with people’. An audience is more likely to be attracted to and connect with a person than a faceless brand. It’s a way for you to create impressions that customers will remember. Every action is a way for you to increase exposure.

Let’s have a look at a few benefits having a personal brand can offer:

Establish yourself as an expert and build authority.

Having a personal brand can help you position yourself as someone with expertise in your niche. This helps you build trust and a connection with your audience, and in the famous words of Zig Ziglar; “If people like you they will listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you”.

Grow your network and gain clients.

We all know why growing our professional and social networks is a smart business move. Having a personal brand that speaks to who you are and what you stand for makes it easier for people to want to connect with you.

Premium Rates.

A personal brand separates your products or services from everything else on offer. When people see the value in your brand, they become willing to pay higher rates.

New Opportunities.

Having a personal brand can open doors and lead to new opportunities. It makes it easier for you to be found by potential clients, businesses, and the media. It also makes it easier for you to pitch yourself or your business when new opportunities present themselves.

In the future, you may decide to change your offering, sell your business, or start new ones, but your personal brand and experience will continue to evolve with you. Helping separate you from the competition as someone unique and worth talking to.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

At Brieffin we use our expertise to unlock everything social media has to offer your business or personal brand. We use our experience in content creation, strategy and planning, and social media management to help build consistency and deliver marketing success. Let’s talk.


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Don’t restrict your B2B social media strategy to One Social Network

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A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is – it is what consumers tell each other it is.

Scott Cook

If you’re a B2B company chances are your current online presence is restricted to your website and just one social platform. Which would make sense, because social media is for B2C companies… right?

Finding new clients and growing your network is important for B2B companies, but employing a social media strategy that only focuses on these points loses out on one of the key benefits of social media: Branding.

Using social media to build your brand and share your business’s story will allow you to shape your online image and attract the clients you want.

Twitter is a great example of how a B2B can communicate in real-time with its audience, answer questions, and actively participate in conversations in their industry to both inspire and educate.

To become recognized as a go-to authority for expertise on a selected area of specialization, B2B’s must share high-quality content that clients, intermediaries, and even competitors recognize as valuable. On the right social platform, this can become a powerful and viral tool in building engagement and a brand’s name.

With not all content being suitable to be shared everywhere, B2B companies need to decide on the type of content to share on their chosen platforms. Having the ability to post different types of content (think videos and curated content for Facebook, company news and professional content for Linkedin) to different channels gives B2B companies the freedom to showcase a side of their personalities and culture that would have otherwise remained hidden to both potential customers and jobseekers alike.

By creating a voice on more than just one platform, B2B’s get to benefit from the unique advantages each has to offer, which ultimately strengthens and supports the main marketing strategy by creating brand awareness and advocacy.

Is your business using social media’s full potential?

At Brieffin we use our expertise to unlock everything social media has to offer your business or personal brand. We use our experience in content creation, strategy and planning, and social media management to help build consistency and deliver marketing success.

Let’s talk!


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Visual Branding: Why You Need It.

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If you don’t give the market the story to talk about, they’ll define your brand’s story for you.”

David Brier

The next time you’re on social media take note of how quick you are to scroll past anything that doesn’t immediately grab your attention.

Within a few seconds, a (potentially interesting or valuable) post can disappear into an endless social media stream of information, never to be seen again. With the exception of blogs, articles, and some other content types, posts shared on social media have a short-lived lifespan.

So, how then do you get people to stop, read, and engage with the content you painstakingly put out there to entice and educate your audience?

In order to take advantage of the milliseconds, it takes a person to process your post and decide whether to pause or not has everything to do with your ‘Visual Branding’.

Good visual marketing grabs attention.

Visual Branding is the introduction your business makes when meeting customers, it’s the first thing they see and evaluate your brand. This visual identity is what conveys your brand’s voice, values, and personality.

Creating visual content that appeals and influences how an audience reacts, is down to a mixture of different elements, that when blended together create your unique visual identity and brand experience.

Each and every brand has its own story, regardless of industry or niche. Sharing your brand’s history, experiences, mission, and even the voices of the people who work there create a story that helps people connect and understand your brand. Creating visual content to support your story makes it easier and more appealing to viewers.

Creating consistent visuals (using fonts, colors, materials) with a unified look, and feel across your online content, helps in building consistency, differentiates you from your competitors and aids in strengthening your reputation.

The tone of voice which you communicate through social media (and off it) is extremely important, as it helps define your personality and gives your brand a human side. Defining your tone can help you come across as fun, smart, vibrant, and empathetic.

But possibly the most important aspect of visual branding is having a clear and aligned message across all platforms. This helps people interpret your message as you intended it and makes your brand feel more dependable, recognizable, and professional.

When we design content that combines tone, look and feel, and an aligned message – we help develop experiences that shape the way customers think and interact with a brand.

Is your business using social media’s full potential? At Brieffin we use our expertise to unlock everything social media has to offer your business or personal brand. We use our experience in content creation, strategy and planning, and social media management to help build consistency and deliver marketing success.

Let’s talk!

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The Four Biggest Opportunities in Industrial Social Media Branding

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There are no challenges, only opportunities.

Us

It no longer matters if you are a B2C company that sells directly to your customer or a big B2B corporate that sells complex industrial machinery, with the right strategy any type of company can find success and create a winning social media formula with a positive result.

Industrial companies have always had the challenge of how to portray their products and services without making them seem overly complex. The good news is that they can take a few pages out of the B2C playbook and add their own twist.

It’s a good idea to first understand some of the challenges that industrial firms face before brainstorming solutions. Here are 4 challenges to think about:

#1 Sales vs Marketing

Industrial companies generally have a much longer sales cycle, with a number of people involved in the buying/decision-making process. Marketing and Sales departments need to work together to agree on the type of content that will help buyers gather information and knowledge about the company as well as products and services, through every step of the customer’s decision-making journey (awareness, consideration, evaluation, and purchase). Closing the gap between sales and marketing teams means that content is produced with a specific aim or type of customer in mind. Creating content that can inform and engage while forming the building blocks of a relationship should always be the end goal, helping turn prospects into qualified leads in less time.

#2 Creating vulnerability

Releasing the technical overcoat and showing the human side. Vulnerability is a fundamental human condition and something all humans can relate to. By tapping into this universal feeling, industrial companies can stand out from their competitors and create new connections in a way they haven’t before.

#3 Resources and consistency

Limited resources such as time, budget, and backing for content ideas are challenges industrial companies may face when trying to create high-quality content. A social media strategy is essential to successfully plan so that the available resources are used in a way that marketers can consistently share high-quality content and grow the company’s audience. Limited resources can however force companies to think outside the box or focus on a particular segment of their market.

#4 Patience and managing expectations

Good content marketing takes time. Industrial companies need time to grow their online presence and authority with the understanding that producing quality content and building relationships cannot be rushed. Setting and managing expectations early on will help align goals, limit frustration and confusion, and increase the chances of success. 

Is your business using social media’s full potential? At Brieffin we use our expertise to unlock everything social media has to offer your business or personal brand. We use our experience in content creation, strategy and planning, and social media management to help build consistency and deliver marketing success.

Let’s talk!


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Why Social Media is a Great Idea for Industrial Companies

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Social media is the ultimate equaliser. It gives a voice and a platform to anyone willing to engage.

Amy Jo Martin, Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Being in business in the connected age we currently live in and putting social media on the back burner, could mean overlooking your most effective marketing channel. While mastering social media as a company in the industrial sector is a bit trickier, the benefits of investing time and resources into these channels are clear.

Here are 8 reasons industrial companies should have an online social presence to help build their brand and explore the benefits they could gain by developing their virtual identity.

Creating a Virtual Identity

Taking control of your companies’ online identity shouldn’t be ignored. Customers and competitors alike are all participating in online conversations. Crafting your virtual identity on social media channels helps in shaping your brand’s footprint in the eyes and minds of your audience.

Educating and Creating Authority

Creating content for industrial companies on social media calls for creativity, like many others, but these platforms provide an excellent opportunity to educate potential customers on the benefits a company’s solutions can provide. Educating and informing audiences also positions a company as a credible and professional authority, and source of information, which leads to an increase in engagement and potential leads. 

Adding the Human Touch

One area of challenge for many industrial companies is how to add the human component of the company to their technical or industrial image. Social media provides an opportunity to display that human side that would have otherwise remained hidden. Business is ultimately done between people and the less ‘corporate’ you can come across the more potential peers are likely to engage with you. By using storytelling industrial companies can begin a new conversation with their audience, one more centered around people.

Assisting With Sales

Social media may shorten the amount of time needed to close potential sales, by providing audiences with insights into different manufacturing processes, technology, or solutions you could offer them. This gives them a more informed opinion of your business and reduces the amount of time needed to educate peers or customers on your service offerings. Using social media platforms such as LinkedIn is a great way for industrial companies to find prospects and begin developing professional relationships by building trust, providing support, or answering questions.

Driving Traffic

The majority of valuable information that might be of interest to customers is usually located on a company’s website, the question is how to get them there? The content shared on social media is generally different pieces of information designed to educate, inspire or inform audiences about a company, but the ultimate goal (besides getting them to follow your social channels and engage with you) is to direct them to your website where they can be exposed to a wider and more detailed array of information that might interest them.

Keeping Your Audience Informed

Technological advancements and innovation move fast, and social media is a reliable way to stay informed about what your potential prospects or competitors might be doing. Likewise, it gives peers and decision-makers insight into the advances and new offerings your company might be launching, keeping them in the loop before you have even made contact.

Discovering More Benefits as You Grow

As your company grows on social media and you discover what works for your business, more and more benefits will present themselves.

Higher SEO rankings as a result of an active social media page. Aligning with other brands on campaigns on social media may allow you to build additional credibility in the market. Building a community online also attracts new talent, making your company an attractive option for future assets.

However, the true value of investing in social media can only be experienced in time. Like any other solid and sustainable relationship, it requires time, commitment, and clear communication. A more engaged community, better customer relationships, and access to new leads can only be obtained if social media is used in a way that educates, inspires, and engages people.

 

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Communicating Authenticity For Healthy Engagements

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Stay true to your values. That’s why you were a success in the first place, and that’s how you make incredible things happen.

Rafe Offer

“I recently heard some colleagues of mine discussing a brand they both liked, and when I enquired as to why this seemingly normal brand was held in such high regard by both of them, their answer was simply because they felt the company was authentic and transparent with their customers”.

In a digital world where every move a brand makes can be scrutinized, saved, and shared in record time. It makes sense then that building a relationship with your customers based on trust, transparency, and authenticity will create a sense of sincerity around how you do business.

Why is that important? Isn’t the purpose of marketing to outshine the competition by being more persuasive, flashier, and stealing the limelight where ever possible?

A few years ago some would have argued yes, the biggest marketing budget always wins, but not anymore. Audiences have wised up and are watching brand interactions and communications closer than ever.

So why then does authenticity matter so much and what should brands focus on to become more authentic?

Brand Values

Most customers today would agree that price alone is not enough to keep them coming back. Who they do business with and which brands they support, in turn, say a lot about how they see themselves. Finding brands that share common values is becoming increasingly important.  

Getting feedback about what your customers want is worth its weight in gold. It allows you to understand the values and beliefs your customers hold and align yourself more closely with them. But knowing what your customers want alone is not enough, you need to show them through your voice and actions in order to build real connections.

Trust

A customer relationship built on trust provides important advantages for brands. It makes it harder for competitors to get their attention. Customers feel more confident in recommending your brand to others. And inevitably when things go wrong (and in business, they might) having customers that trust and support you will accept your apologies more readily and help you bounce back quicker.

Consistency

Building trust and an authentic brand like all good things take time and a consistent effort. You can’t pick and choose where you show your support or communicate certain messages. Being consistent is about making sure that your brand voice, images, actions, and values are the same across all channels. Aligning yourself with a certain political stance or message on one platform and then saying something different on another will lead to customer confusion and a loss of trust.

Honesty

Having great brand values, building trust, and delivering a consistent message is nothing if you aren’t being honest. Customers that feel respected are more likely to stick with you. Usually, becoming an army of brand ambassadors (the best kind of marketing). But it all stems from being honest with them even when things don’t go to plan.

Your target audience’s perception of your brand will ultimately decide its success. To appear transparent, authentic, and trustworthy you actually have to be transparent, authentic, and trustworthy. Those brands that stick to their values and show real authenticity even in trying times are the ones that set themselves up for long term success. 

Our Moment of Bliss

Authenticity transcends beyond mountains, or ‘mountains beyond mountains’, as Arcade Fire artfully sings in Sprawl II, already bookmarked on our Spotify playlist.

 

Oh, The Stories We Can Tell!

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That’s what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.

Walt Disney

Storytelling in marketing is nothing new, but so many brands continue to miss out on the unique capabilities that this type of communication tool can provide for their business.

Storytelling in business can be used to help break down or clarify a message that your customers will understand, remember, and possibly share with others.

That last point is especially important because a positive conversation about your brand from a trusted friend, family member, or colleague can hold a lot of weight and influence on how you view that company in the future.

Because humans are complex emotional beings, when it comes to marketing, appealing to logic and reason is in most cases only half the job. To try and create a level of trust (that grows over time with positive experience) brands can use storytelling as a way of building a relationship with their audience.

However, creating a real connection isn’t as easy as it sounds, people aren’t easily fooled by tall-tales and a questionable back story. So, it’s important to show your brand’s true colors and be authentic in the story you are telling.

As far back as we can remember people have been using stories to pass down information, but why use a story, surely, it’s just a longer route to saying what you actually want to say? While it might be longer, stories help us recall information that we may have otherwise forgotten, allowing us to piece together the underlying message and process how we feel about it.

For marketers, this is a great way for people to remember specific details about your products, services, or brand in general. Making it easier for them to recall those feelings when they see or interact with your brand.

Storytelling is about context and blending facts and feelings to hold a customer’s attention long enough to make an impression.

Creating a story that plays on the emotional side of our brains, allows brands a different way of marketing, one that shifts from a selling mindset to a connecting one and engages your audience in a way that your competitors might not be.

An important aspect to remember is that sometimes the best stories lie not with your business but with your customers and their experiences. By sharing stories that other customers will find relatable they subconsciously make a connection with your brand.

Storytelling isn’t just about words either, humans are undoubtedly visual creatures. With more and more businesses creating video content, it’s important for brands to cut through all the clutter. Creating engaging stories is the quickest way to connect, build trust, and ultimately drive sales, traffic, or interest in your business offerings.

Storytelling is also not limited to any one industry or type of business. Any brand no matter how small their niche can tell their story and capture the hearts and imaginations of their audience. With a thoughtful and consistent approach telling your story might be your best marketing weapon yet.

Our Moment of Bliss

Storytelling is not limited to anything. Music is one of the best sources of all types of stories. Today we focus on the electronic song “Over & Out (Delamare Remix)” by Sparrows, Delamare featured on our Spotify playlist.

 

Creating a Content Strategy for Awareness Success

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Raise your awareness and share your uniqueness with the world.

Amit Ray

It’s time to talk about “Content”.

Surely you’ve heard about content calendars, content strategies, content creators, content schedulers, and the list goes on. With all the buzz around social media and digital content, it’s important to take a look behind the curtain to see what goes into making great content. 

So, what is content then?

Content by definition is any information (imagery, audio, blogs, videos) that have been created for a specific purpose either to entertain, educate or persuade a target audience. 

Reviewing your current content creation process is important because it’s not just one thing that makes great content stand out from the rest, it’s the culmination of a lot of smaller steps that lead to making content people love and find valuable. 

To make great content you need to first have a proper strategy in place, to help define your goals, create customer personas and understand how your target audience consumes, saves or shares information on each platform. Once you know how a target audience is likely to interact with different content, you can start the content creation process.    

A good content creation process asks questions. Once you know who you intend to make content for, you need to know why you are creating it; is it for customer education, to show off your expertise, or other marketing efforts? Researching what your customers want to know about a specific topic and then creating content for them is a smart way to draw their attention to your content.

Enhancing your content through good Design & Copywriting

Basic human biology isn’t difficult to understand, we are all visual individuals. The neurons in our brains responsible for visual processing far outnumber some of our other senses. It would make sense then that good design should be a priority when it comes to creating content.   

We’ve all spent time on social media, scrolling through our feeds, as our attention jumps from one post to another. It’s our job as marketers (whether you’re a brand or a personal account) to design content that makes the viewer pause and take note of what they’re looking at. 

Design is about more than just color and typography. It’s about understanding the impact that a consistent and well thought out theme will have across an overall online presence. Good design invokes a sense of professionalism or trust in a brand. 

Using good graphics, contrasts, scale, balance and generally keeping it as simple as possible while still adding enough of an impact to make someone stop and say “I’d like to know more”. 

Once you have a great design that has been optimized for social media, it’s time to turn your attention to an equally important piece of the content puzzle: Effective and thoughtful copywriting can make a campaign successful, drive traffic or even boost brand engagement. 

A brand’s tone should reflect their values, personality and convey their overall image. Paying close attention to what you are saying and how your target audience might receive your message, is a powerful strategy in driving customer behavior and turning your content into more than just “another post”. 

At Brieffin we take our experience in content design and copywriting to tell your story and showcase your expertise. Optimizing every piece of content for each network. If you feel like creating content is an uphill battle get in touch to see how we can help you stand out and get noticed. 

Our Moment of Bliss

“ Safe” – Bay Ledges

“Yeah, we got magic in our hands,
We play in the stars when the sun comes up”.

Join us and keep listening on our Spotify playlist.

A Little And A Lot Of Digital Marketing

Posted on by Team Brieffin

It’s always a good idea to sit at the fun table.

Esther Hicks

If you ask most people what “being digital” means, some probably will answer: to be virtual, to use electronic technology or being on the internet, and while technically these answers aren’t wrong, they don’t accurately describe how it links to communication in a business sense. 

So, what does “being digital” really mean for a business? The following Mckinsey & Company definition explains it perfectly.

“Being digital requires being open to reexamining your entire way of doing business and understanding where the new frontiers of value are. … At the same time, being digital means being closely attuned to how customer decision journeys are evolving in the broadest sense.”

Is content… still king?

If you are involved in marketing then there is no doubt you’ve heard the phrase, ‘content is king’. Today, this statement is truer than ever. What is changing, however, is how people on social media consume content.

With more and more content being produced and changing customer behaviors, brands are having to change the way they think about, produce and share their content on social media. All to capture a customer’s attention for long enough to make an impression on them. 

Standing out means spending more time and resources to produce content that not only appeals to your target customers but adds value and makes them feel connected to your brand. 

Does your business need to be on all social networks?

The answer all depends on where you believe your potential customers to be. Each social network has evolved over time to appeal to a specific audience for a specific purpose. The trick to deciding which platform to join depends on your business goals and the type of site-specific content you can produce.

Aligning your part of your marketing strategy with the right social platform, whether it be Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube or Twitter will help you connect with your target audience. Understanding where your customers are and then sharing content that is relevant, reliable and consistent will not only build trust in your brand but also cement your name in their minds as a leader in your industry.  

Real engagement takes patience

For most brands, building up customer engagement is a slow but invaluable process. Not only does positive engagement help grow your following online but it also provides businesses with direct access to customers’ insights and feedback, which are crucial to any successful marketing campaign. Cultivating genuine and meaningful conversations and replying to comments and questions all forms part of a good organic engagement strategy. It’s through real engagement that a brand can share a side of their story that’s not always achievable through traditional marketing methods. 

Is paid advertising worth it?

The honest answer is yes, for most brands leveraging the power of paid advertising on social platforms gives them access to a specific audience, enabling them to be seen and get their message across more effectively. 

Social media giants are constantly making changes to their algorithms, and in most cases making it more difficult for organic content to reach a wider audience. 

However, with most of the world’s population now on one or more forms of social platform, these changes aren’t necessarily a bad thing. With the large amounts of data, these networks collect and process, using paid advertising lets brands place the right content in front of the right audience at the right time. There are some exceptions to this of course, slower more organic engagement works better on LinkedIn where relationships are usually cultivated on a more professional level. 

Effective communication on social media takes an understanding of how to create content that grabs attention, copy that persuades, which networks will deliver the best results and how to create positive brand engagement. At Brieffin we handle the time-consuming tasks and create professional strategies that help our clients make the most of the ever-evolving social media and digital landscapes. 

Our Moment of Bliss

“ Stockholm” – Atlas Genius

We can crawl or we can run towards the sun… while we listen to our wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee collection on our Spotify playlist.

Digital Marketing: Springboard to Success

Posted on by Team Brieffin

“You can never go wrong by investing in communities and the human beings within them.” 

Pam Moore

To be competitive in today’s digital market place, it’s now more important than ever to understand the impact effective social media and digital marketing campaigns can have on your brand’s growth and attracting the right customers. 

Getting Started

To be effective on social media it’s vital to understand where to begin. We’ll take a look at a bird’s eye view of the main topics to consider when outlining a social media strategy. 

Before creating an account or spending money on sponsored ads, you should ask yourself:

What is my goal and why do I want to achieve it?

These may sound like unimportant questions, but giving detailed answers, will aide in helping you successfully create your social media strategy. 

Answering these and other questions upfront will make it easier to decide which direction to go when creating and scheduling content, by knowing exactly what you want your customer to think and believe about your brand, how they perceive your brand values and what action you want them to take when viewing you on social platforms, streamlines your creation process, puts you in control and delivers the best results.

Measuring Your Impact

But how to measure these results?

For some, this doesn’t always mean making a sale. Your goal could be to grow your following, drive traffic to your website or create leads for your sales team to follow up on. To fully understand how your content is performing you must set up and track various key performance indicators (KPIs).

It’s through these statistics that you will be able to see which content is yielding the best results, where your followers are coming from, what their preferences are and how they are engaging with you. Success is a moving target and KPIs keep you on the right path.

When, Where and How to Post

Deciding when, where and how often to post your content takes a bit of trial and error to find the perfect recipe. 

Why? 

Because much like getting started with digital marketing, creating a winning content schedule requires a closer look at your audience and then asking where are they from, which platforms are they using, how do they digest content (also known as audience behavior) and most importantly what time they most likely to be active. 

These behaviors will dictate how we interact with each platform. Optimizing strategies and content to reach the widest audience available to us at the right time. Your goals and audience will determine what times and how often to post on each platform. 

With the rise of social media, many content management tools have been developed to help users manage and review their content and profiles, all in one place. These tools help businesses be consistent with their content, something most audiences have come to expect. 

Budget

In recent years social media has turned the marketing world on its head. By being able to target a specific audience exactly where they are spending their time online has allowed businesses and brands of all sizes the opportunity to tap into their desired markets for far less expense than traditional marketing methods.  

While there is no perfect budget to use on social media platforms, with the right approach even a small investment can yield surprisingly big results. 

Setting the right goals, optimizing your content and sticking to budget is a sure way to succeed and make the most out of social media. At Brieffin we use our experience to help our clients navigate each of these steps, creating content and schedules that raise brand awareness through storytelling, good design, and a focused social media management approach.

For more information about how we can help your brand make the most of digital and social media marketing, contact us at connect@brieffin.com.

Our Moment of Bliss

“ Sleepy Head” – Passion Pit

Take time off to smell the flowers… or listen to some creatively curated music on our Spotify playlist.

The Power Of Content For Connections in online Communication

Posted on by Virginia Zuloaga

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.


William A. Foster

Let’s begin by understanding two important terms, Intention & Follow-through, for the purpose of this article.

Intention:
a thing intended;
an aim or plan.

Follow-through:
the continuing of an action or task to its conclusion.

Digital marketing has been around for about three decades now since the first appearance of this concept with the launch of “Archie”, the first-ever search engine. Nowadays, we don’t find people or brands asking what it is, or how to use it technically-wise, but the challenge lies in what (to create), where (to share), when (in time), and how (in purpose) of content strategy.

All the main social media sites have strengthened and while in the beginning, the intention was on “personal” connections, the last few years of marketing and advertisement overflow on these platforms have left users asking to return to that more personal approach, but this time around… with the brands.

The growth of entrepreneurship around the globe has triggered an even larger rise in this behavior, making it easier to reach out to our professional connections, family, and friends to promote that which we are committed to. Digital marketing, and social media more specifically, have made possible the creation of integrated advertising campaigns at all levels, merging the personal and the professional worlds.

We’re all in this together. People and Brands.

In this stage and age in which almost every user has developed knowledge about how social media works and what it is about, the improvement in content quality haunts us all. The relevance of doing-it-right. Content has been gaining even more importance with the over-producing and over-sharing of graphic and written media and the limitless demands placed on all these social platforms by the users globally. Demands that are placed lastly on the content producers.

Random content without intent for the sake of awareness is now seen as spam, memes have lost their humor, and videos of cats… oh well, they’re still fun to watch! But the point is that either visual or text-wise, people and brands that really commit and consider social media as a valuable tool for awareness, and connection, are working harder on their intention to deliver content that communities look forward to seeing, watching and reading.

However, the overflow of options can lead to confusion and this why the follow-through of those intentions set by digital marketing and social media strategists is even more important today.

From both a user and a marketer perspective, content purposefully delivered can help us all to make better choices. To make sure that our needs are met in our consumerist society, online and offline, at all levels.

For those times in which you feel directionless of how a social media plan could work for you and your brand, contact us and we’ll be happy to show you what our Content Creation and Scheduling packages are all about.

Our Moment of Bliss

“ A Shock of Heart .” – StéLouse

A powerful thought: We can change the world if we change our words and the way in which we deliver those words.

Take a moment off to doodle your next communication plan while listening to a carefully catered collection of inspiring songs from our crew on our playlist on Spotify.

Moving With the Flow of Global Digital Communication

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Good communication must be HOT.
Honest, Open, and Two-way.

Dan Oswald

Few things seem to evolve at the same rate as digital marketing and communication strategies, and there is no doubt we’ll see some big changes in how brands communicate in 2020.

And while there are no shortages of topics to discuss, below are a few trends we all need to take note of if we wish to keep our communication strategies effective and up to date.

Search Engine Optimization

With search engines constantly tweaking their algorithms in an effort to bring the best and most valuable content to the top of an ever-increasing pile, it’s our job as marketers to be responsive to these changes. One trend we’ll see in 2020 is content creators sharing longer and more valuable, keyword packed, content in an effort to drive SEO and capture leads. Users value informative and free content and search engines know this. Creating high-quality content not only leads to more shares and saves but also better rankings overall.

Brand Involvement

This year, we’ll see brands draw attention and hone in on important social topics and matters that impact their audience. The growing trend of brands involving themselves in important issues is one way for them to align themselves with what their customers stand for and to stay culturally relevant.  Showing people that there is action behind their ‘marketing’ voice.

Influencer Marketing

The continued rise and importance of influencer marketing shows no signs of slowing down in 2020. Consumers have wised up to influencers prompting just any products and services and prefer to see genuine relationships between influencers and brands. We can also expect to see another big jump in the number of videos influencers share, as one of the main strategies to communicate with their followers and create longer lasting impressions.

Getting Personal

To cut through the noise across digital channels, brands are employing strategies and using software to help them build more complete profiles of their audience, not only as a whole but on a more niche level, microtargeting different groups inside their greater customer base. The better they understand the different wants, needs, and preferences of these sub groups, the easier it is to craft tailored messages and campaigns that appeal directly to them, ultimately leading to a better return on marketing investments.

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence

One trend and industry moving faster than almost any other is the continued rise of artificial intelligence, if you’re picturing the Terminator it’s not quite that kind of artificial intelligence but more a variety of smart tools and software that allow you to analyze and sort data in a way that hasn’t been possible before. Ultimately allowing you to understand, respond, create and share information with an audience quicker and with less effort than ever before.

Interactive communication

Lastly, we can expect to see a rise in the amount of interactive content being produced and shared, all in the name of keeping customers engaged. What exactly is interactive content you ask? This could be anything from virtual (augmented) reality, dynamic audio products like some podcasts and eBooks, posts which you can ‘shop in’, fun polls and quizzes and a lot of interactive storytelling. Getting your audience to be responsive by keeping them entertained is a trend we’ll see a lot of this year.

In an attempt to stay ahead, adopting and implementing some of these trends will not only help you raise more brand awareness, drive leads and form loyal relationships with consumers but it will help you communicate and share your story, message or expertise in a thriving digital age.

Our Moment of Bliss

“ Let’s Fly Away Together .” – GANZ

Take a moment off to doodle your next communication plan while listening to a carefully catered collection of inspiring songs from our crew on our playlist on Spotify.

Industrial Awareness: Marketing with Purpose

Posted on by Team Brieffin

It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It’s what we do consistently.

Anthony Robbins

How do businesses with an inherently technical and complex offering such as those in the Engineering and Industrial fields, attract and keep the attention of audiences on social platforms, which by nature have been designed to always offer us something new, continuously fighting for our limited attention span?

This is the question most companies in these sectors ask themselves but fail to give a satisfying answer to. The answer in its simplest terms is to ask, for what purpose are we putting ourselves out there. Why would we stray from our tried and tested traditional marketing methods and enter the ever-changing and fast-paced world of social media? For most companies having a presence on the world’s biggest social media sites is the missing puzzle piece in raising more awareness about their brand.

In today’s world, no marketing strategy would be complete without this vital cog in raising awareness not only about a brand’s offering but more importantly, carefully and thoughtfully creating an environment where followers can be educated and engaged.

But how to raise a brand’s presence and create an environment in which followers want to know more?

The fast-paced nature of social media means that in order to capture the attention of viewers, companies need to create content that is not only a mixture of fun, informative and thought-provoking but also quickly and easily digestible by breaking information up into small bite-sized pieces.

Winning people over has a lot to do with the perception brands project to their audience. Taking the time to analyze each social media platform to understand how best to craft content to appeal to the experiences people are looking for. By understanding how best to provide that experience, brands can create content that allows them to share their knowledge as well as their personality.

Brands that can educate, excite and participate in conversations with their audience gain an advantage in not only understanding what their followers want to know but by being able to effectively communicate their overall corporate message.

For businesses, social media is not only about selling, but it’s also about increasing the brand’s visibility. Not only for people outside the industry but especially for people in it. A good social media strategy is a brand’s secret PR weapon, allowing them to attract the interest of potential employees that recognize what the company has to offer.

By thoughtfully and consistently crafting clear and informative messages, Engineering and Industrial companies can align their online communication strategies with their corporate image, enabling them to build a truly global network by showcasing their expertise and know-how, all while building trust and confidence in their brand. Through their projects and stories, these companies can show the human side to their businesses, a big advantage over most traditional forms of marketing.

By placing the focus on building brand awareness, companies can market themselves in a truly new and exciting way.

Our Moment of Bliss

“Don’t you want to get high?” – The Love Within by Bloc Party

Slow down and join our playlist on Spotify for a spicy moment of musical bliss.

It’s Time for a Change In Perspective

Posted on by Cathy Robinson

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.

Albert Einstein

Considering the speed at which our online world changes, it seems like we’re all just doing our best to keep up. By the time we figure out that algorithm, or get our social media strategy in order, it seems like we must pivot to the next big thing. Always chasing, never able to take a deep breath and just exist where we are.

However, there certainly do come times when we feel that our content’s gone a bit stale. Or we’re not seeing the same kind of results from what we’ve been doing in the past. It is finally time for a change. But where to start?

Sometimes, all it takes is a change in perspective. It doesn’t mean you need to overhaul everything you’ve ever done. Maybe make a few tweaks here and there. And rather than looking at it from a “I-have-to-do-this” perspective, look at it as an opportunity for growth. Reframing your mindset in a more positive way can make a big difference.

So when it’s time to change your perspective regarding your marketing or content efforts, here are a few areas to consider.

1. Let your research guide you

In last week’s post, we discussed the power of insight. The analytics about our websites, social media activity, and other content provide use with valuable information that can be used in our favor. This information can help us learn from our past and guide our future. Any additional research you’ve done about your target audience or market trends can help in a similar way. When you make strategy decisions, you can feel confident that they’re backed up by hard, solid facts.

2. Focus on the important things

No matter how much you consider changing, make sure not to let your brand evolve into something you’re not comfortable with. It’s usually a good idea to keep the heart of your brand identity the same – you can always refine it to help it resonate further, but don’t turn it into something totally new. No matter how much your strategy ends up changing, it’s generally best to keep a consistent message to reinforce brand identity and recall for your audience.

3. Have fun along the way

Although you’re using research to back you up, and you’re staying true to the heart of your brand, it’s important to remember to have fun. Not everything goes perfectly the first time, or even the second or third time. Flexibility, agility, and a “roll with the punches” attitude will get you far, whether it’s in revamping your marketing strategy or in different aspects of life. Learn to embrace the unexpected and laugh along the way, and you’re guaranteed to find little moments of bliss.

A change in perspective or an adjustment in mindset. Or even someone to bounce ideas off of. If you’re looking for a partner in your marketing strategy, we’re here. Let’s work together to breathe new life into your brand.

Our Moment of Bliss

“Now you got the whole of the world at your feet.” – Charlie Cunningham (Minimum from Lines)

Join our playlist on Spotify and accept the bright ideas floating around your mind.

Using Social Media For Visibility

Posted on by Cathy Robinson

“The power of visibility can never be underestimated.”

Margaret Cho

As the digital landscape and social media continues to change, it seems like there are always new ways to use it. You may be able to think of a few brands that have an excellent, stand-out social media presence, while others take a more middle-of-the-line approach. And some companies don’t use social media at all.

In our blog, we’ve previously discussed many of the benefits of using social media effectively, as well as strategies and tactics to bolster engagement, brand awareness, and loyalty.

However, we understand that many of our clients and followers face social media content creation from a unique perspective due to the nature of their industry. An international pizza franchise or a cutting-edge technology company may have more bandwidth for creativity regarding tone and content, among other things.

But for European industrial engineering brands – like our clients – much of the conventional advice about social media might not ring true.

If you find yourself in a similar category, you might wonder if it’s even worth it to keep up with social media. If it’s worth it to continue expending the time and energy. What about when the best practices don’t apply?

At Brieffin, we have an opinion on this. YES, it’s worth it to keep a social media presence.

Even if you don’t have the best, most exciting content in the world. Even if you think no one is seeing or engaging with your posts. Even if you might think it’s a waste of time.

Here’s something important to understand. Social media, among other things, is a strong tool for visibility.

Even if your Twitter feed isn’t full of fantastic, groundbreaking content, don’t worry. It’s not about that. It’s about getting your message out there. Consistently.

Because it’s likely your competitors are doing it. And the truth is, in 2019, brands – no matter what type – are expected to have a social media presence. The presence itself says just as much, if not more, than what the content says.

What does the content say? Well, if you feel like you’ve already said everything there is to say, there’s something else you can do. Re-purpose. It’s a key ingredient in content strategies, and it helps you share a consistent message in a different way.

So even on the days where social media feels like an uphill battle, remember the reason why you’re doing it. Because it keeps your brand visible, post after post, to your followers. Because it shows regularity and attention to detail. And… because it’s expected.

As social media content creators for industrial brands over the past 8 years, we’ve had our share of challenges. But we’ve always come out stronger on the other side.

If you want to know more about creating a consistent social media presence to increase visibility, reach out to us. Send us an email to connect@brieffin.com and we’ll be in touch soon.

Our Moment of Bliss

“Live through this and you won’t look back.” – Stars (Your Ex-Lover Is Dead from Set Yourself On Fire)

Join our playlist on Spotify and be present in the moment. Namaste.

Resume Writing Best Practices

Posted on by Cathy Robinson

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

Susan Jeffers

Ask anyone what the most important asset to the job search is, and most would say one answer: the resume. This short document summarizes the applicant’s skills, experience, background, qualifications, and education to a hiring manager. It also includes important contact information which is used to contact the applicant.

In the sea of job applications received for any given position, your resume is an opportunity to set yourself apart from the others.

You may have heard the oft-quoted statistic that hiring managers only spend six seconds looking at each resume. However, newer studies suggest that only 17% of hiring managers spend less than 30 seconds, while 68% spend less than 2 minutes reviewing each resume. Nevertheless, your time to make an impact is limited, so it’s important to ensure your resume establishes yourself as a strong candidate in a timely manner.

When it comes to writing your resume, standard advice has changed over the years. No longer are the templated, rigid resumes suggested for every position in every industry. As multimedia portfolios and LinkedIn profiles have entered the mix, it’s easier for a prospective employer to get a holistic look at any given job applicant through more mediums than just the resume.

However, resumes continue to be a crucial aspect of any job application, and here are several tips to keep in mind when writing yours.

Keep it short and sweet

In general, resumes are suggested to be no more than one page long. Remember – most hiring managers are spending less than 2 minutes reading your resume. If it’s too long, they might not even make it to the second page. Being able to condense all your information into one page also shows that you’re able to make decisions about hierarchy of information importance.

There may be some exceptions – if you are applying to a very high-level job and have many years of relevant experience, two pages may be more acceptable. But in general, one page is considered to be best practice across most industries.

Decide what’s really important

This goes hand-in-hand with the previous point, but on the flip side as well. Don’t include everything that’s ever happened to you, even if it keeps your resume under one page. For example, I used to be a waitress at the American pancake restaurant IHOP. While I value the experience gained and lessons learned, it’s not very relevant to the positions I’m interested in at this point in my life. However, if I ever find myself interested in the food service industry again, it might be something I would include. Be discerning about your experience and the desired position.

Show the numbers

Any time you can discuss results you achieved in your previous positions, it speaks to your previous success and suggests what you can contribute to your new company. Any time you can include numbers, statistics, or facts, it quantifies those achievements. Instead of generic statements, include specifics such as these: “Closed support queue tickets within target timeframe 100% of the time,” or “Implemented new travel management tracking software, saving $15,000 in overhead costs during initial 6 months.”

Fit the industry

When you’re applying for a creative role, such as an art director or copywriter, it’s generally acceptable to let your resume show a bit of personality. Using strategic pops of color or infographics would not seem out of place; in fact, it might be an advantage for the hiring manager to see how your creativity fits in with the company. However, if you’re applying for a more corporate job, it’s probably a better idea to use a very structured, buttoned-up format for your resume. You don’t want to stand out in a bad way!

Proofread

Just like we mentioned in a previous article about cover letters, it’s of the utmost importance to proofread. There’s nothing worse than sending off your resume – which you’ve worked so hard on, and are so proud of – to your dream job… and then finding a typo or grammatical error afterward.

There’s really no way to undo it, and all you can do is hope that the hiring manager doesn’t notice it. But the unfortunate reality is that many are looking for any reason to disqualify an applicant from the application pool, and spelling errors are an easy way to narrow it down. After finishing your resume, come back to it the next day with a fresh set of eyes. Have a friend or family member read it, too.

Include contact information

You should always include your first and last name on your resume – of course – because how else will they know it’s yours? You should also include your phone number with area code (and country code if applicable), full mailing address, and email address.

Many employers will make initial contact via email, so you want to make sure you have a “professional” email listed. If your everyday email is something like dance_gurl12345@gmail.com, you might think about using a different email address. Better yet, use an email provider like Gmail to create a brand new, professional email address. Ideally, it should be some variation of your name with minimal numbers.

Format appropriately

You want your resume to be visually appealing and organized in a sensible way. It should flow well from top to bottom. However, that’s not the only formatting you should think about. When including your resume file to attach to an online job application or email, you’ll want to make sure you’ve saved in an appropriate, efficient manner as well.

Saving your resume as a .PDF is a great way to make sure you don’t lost the integrity of the document when your file is being viewed on different computers or operating systems. Additionally, make sure you give the file a professional name, because the hiring manager will see it. John_Smith_Resume.pdf is a good example.

Resumes can be a complicated topic, but these tips should help to put you on the right track! Remember, at Brieffin we specialize in professional resume and portfolio design, so reach out to us if you need a hand getting started.

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“And the seasons will change us new” – Blind Pilot (3 Rounds and a Sound from 3 Rounds and a Sound album)

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Losing Control, Making Peace

Posted on by Cathy Robinson

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

Havelock Ellis

In a previous blog post, I shared a story about a great social media interaction I had with a popular U.S. airline a few years ago. Today, I’m here to share a not-so-great story about that same airline.

I’ve been back in the U.S. for a visit, and I was flying from my hometown of Kansas City to Spokane, Washington for a vacation, with a short layover in Denver. Before even leaving Kansas City, I learned that my connecting flight from Denver had been delayed three hours. I would be landing in Spokane at 3 a.m. – which was 5 a.m. in my home time zone.

I was angry. I felt helpless. And when the flight attendant asked me what I wanted to drink, I had to stop myself from saying “An on-time departure from Denver, please.” Instead, I took a deep breath and politely ordered a Sprite.

Later, I decided to check the plane’s location and see how much time until landing. When I looked at the map, the image I saw threw me for another loop. Literally, the plane had made a looping zig-zag, and I could tell we weren’t headed toward Denver anymore. Instead, we were backtracking away in the opposite direction. Bad weather in the Denver area meant that we were being diverted to Wichita to re-fuel – Wichita being a city I could have driven to faster. I wasn’t sure if we’d even make it to Denver at all.

At some point, I finally started to understand: there was really nothing I could do. Confined to my window seat on that Boeing-737, all I could do was keep breathing and try to remember that there was nothing I could do. Really, the only option available to me was making peace with the fact that it was going to be a long night.

There are so many points throughout our lives – from plane rides, to the workplace – that we want to have control. We all have a deep need for control. We want things the way we want them, without other people meddling or messing things up for us. Not having control makes us feel insecure, uncomfortable, and threatened.

Most of us strive for that control, sometimes to the point of unhealthiness. This can be particularly true in career-focused societies, and even more so in the entrepreneurial lifestyle. When you feel entirely responsible for every aspect of your business, it’s especially hard to relinquish control in any capacity. Worst-case scenarios flash through your head.

According to Cheryl Cran, author of The Control Freak Revolution, you might have some control issues in your professional life if you answer yes to any of the following statements:

  • You’re proud of never taking vacation time.
  • You feel angry when others let you down.
  • You’re always “swamped.”
  • People ask you a lot of questions (because they’re afraid they’re not doing it right).
  • You actually believe that no one else can do what you do.

A lot of it comes down to the idea of trust. You may believe that you can’t trust anyone else as much as you trust yourself. This isn’t an inherently bad trait, but it certainly can lead to a lot of additional stress in the workplace.

Learning to delegate effectively is an art, and it may come more naturally to some people than others. But surrounding yourself with those you trust might help make the transition to delegation easier. Little by little, learning to lean on the people you trust can help alleviate some of the discomfort that comes along with feeling like you’re letting go.

At Brieffin, we also use the practice of mindfulness to guide our professional work. Being mindful of when we’re feeling “out of control” can also help to re-center us. It can turn an anxious feeling into an accepted one (even if it’s not entirely welcomed).

Even just acknowledging how you’re feeling can help take some of the feeling’s power away. Recognize that feeling without judging yourself. The need for control is not a character flaw or a weakness – it just is. When you’re not sure what to do, breathing more is always a good solution. Breathe and focus on what’s around you.

Mindfulness is about focusing on what’s real in the here and now. And while you can’t control everything – or, let’s face it, much of anything – in life, you can control your breathing.

And in the end, I was “lucky” that my flight to Spokane was delayed. After arriving super late in Denver, I was still able to make my connecting flight. And while the whole ordeal to get halfway across my own country took longer than it would have for me to fly back to Madrid, I took a deep breath, stepped off the plane, and felt grateful that I’d made it. Even if it was 3 a.m.

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“Don’t know how to tell myself just stop, breathe.” – RKCB (Elevated from In Contrast)

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The Art of Social Media

Posted on by Cathy Robinson

Art is a step in the known toward the unknown.

Kahlil Gibran

As the technological landscape continuously changes, there are more and more voices participating in the social space. Anyone with an internet connection can write and publish anything at any time.

With this, social media has evolved from its original purpose. It’s more than just a place for friends and families to stay in touch. Instead, individuals and brands alike have the opportunity to share content. But with more voices comes more noise. Social media is sometimes seen as the void that internet users are shouting into. Everyone is saying something, but is anyone listening?

For this reason, social media sometimes gets a reputation for being superficial. But here at Brieffin, since we manage social channels for our industrial clients, we make a special effort to practice mindful social media. To us, this means designing and writing content with purpose. Purpose that meets our clients’ needs while also providing value to our audience.

In each of our Brieffin blog posts, we include a song at the bottom: our moment of bliss. Last week, I heard a song for the first time that really made me stop and think. Of course, it’s included at the bottom of this week’s post. But let me explain why I found it so interesting.

The song is called “Blood,” by the band ANIMA!. Its lyrics talk about the process of creating art and the struggle behind it. It made me think: the writing process that we go through when writing social media is similar. By that definition, does it mean that mindful social media is art?

Let’s take a look at some of the lyrics and see if/how that pertains to social media.

“Art is a mean meditation, staring at a blank screen
In between what we mean and the things we say.”

In general, I think that most types of writing qualify as art. It’s a creative practice. Anyone who has ever written something they cared deeply about has had the experience of staring at that blank screen or blank page trying to find the right words. Whether it’s poetry or social media, we often write with intention, but that doesn’t always mean writing plainly. There’s a careful strategy to everything.

“So I try to put a little piece of myself in
Keep the pretty people listening.”

This first line relates very closely to what we firmly believe at Brieffin: that personality is an indispensable ingredient to any type of brand or social media strategy. Putting a piece of yourself into your message helps to humanize it, therefore connecting with your audience in an authentic way.

The second line refers to the nature of performance when it comes to art. Painting, sculpture, music, theater, dance, or social media – all are generally meant to be public, made by varying degrees for audience consumption. For some of these, such as social media, they wouldn’t really exist without that audience. Keeping that audience in mind is crucial when creating that art form.

“Too many sides to a story, all these colors and shapes
I’m afraid if I love it they won’t agree.”

When sitting down to create, design, or write, there’s a decision to be made about the art’s creative direction. With so many options, choosing the most meaningful and impactful way to tell the story can be overwhelming. Along with that, especially when you’re working with your audience in mind – whether that’s your client, the consumers, or both – you have to remember that it’s possible they won’t like what you came up with. It’s opening yourself up to be in that vulnerable position.

“Art is love, love is work
It hurts to give yourself to it.”

Writing has always been something I’ve loved doing. From the time I was young, I was always writing – from stories and journal entries as a kid, to articles and campaign strategy books as I got older. These days, I spend more time writing blog posts and social media. But there are times that I work on a social campaign and feel totally spent afterwards. Just because it may be a 280-character Tweet or an Instagram post with emojis and hashtags, doesn’t mean that it wasn’t carefully thought out, written with intention.

These are only a few of the lyrics from this song, but just from these ones, I’ve personally come to the conclusion that social media – mindful social media – can be art.

If your business is looking for mindful social media content creation, or to take a more hands-on approach to your marketing strategy, get in touch with us. We’ll be here to help you however you need, to help you create social media art of your own.

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“Art is work, work is love, reminding us why we do it.” – ANIMA! (Blood from Art:Work)

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Social Media Engagement: Building a Community

Posted on by Cathy Robinson

True joy results when we become aware of our connectedness to everything.

Paul Pearsall

Social media users know the difference between a brand that engages with its consumers and one that doesn’t. Of those that engage, these social media interactions can make or break the associations that consumers have about your brand – positive or negative.

Although it may seem that negative interactions may have more lasting impacts, positive engagements can go further than you may think. In fact, these positive experiences can build a community of extremely devoted customers, who may be quite outspoken in their loyalty.

Here’s a personal example that I love to share:

I was once on a Southwest Airlines flight to San Francisco with a short layover in Los Angeles. While I was on the flight to LA, I received a courtesy text message notification that my flight to San Francisco had been canceled.

I started to panic. My mother and I were meeting in San Francisco for a weekend together, and I was afraid the trip was ruined. What if I couldn’t get there?

Since I was cruising at 10,000 feet, I couldn’t call Southwest to help me. I wasn’t able to rebook a new flight in my app. I had one option left: I bought the $8 in-flight WiFi service and sent a desperate direct message to Southwest on Twitter.

Within 45 minutes, a social media agent had responded, apologized for the inconvenience, booked me on the next available flight from LA to San Francisco, and checked me in for that flight.

By the time I touched the ground – as other passengers arrived to the news that their ongoing flight had been canceled and took their places in line at the customer service desk – I was ready to continue my journey, stress-free.

This happened more than three years ago, but I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve spoken about Southwest’s fantastic customer service and recommended them to others. With that service they provided to me, they converted me into a fan for life.

Though not all brands are in industries that can provide that kind of save-the-day service, social media engagement can still go a long way with your target audience to create a community of loyal customers.

Here are some best practices when it comes to social media engagement.

1. Respond in an appropriate timeframe for your business.

According to a study by Lithium Technologies, 53% of social media users who tweet at a brand expect to receive a response within one hour; 72% expect that response in the same timeframe if it’s a complaint. This is especially true with time-sensitive issues such as a delayed or canceled flight.

However, if you’re like us and have a specialized industry – like industrial brands – a prompt response would most likely not be expected by your audience. If they’re asking a highly technical question about a piece of equipment, you as a social media manager may not be equipped to answer that question. In that case, it’s best to post an acknowledgement of the question and then get in contact with a specialist who can answer the question.

In these cases, don’t worry about speed – the quality of response is more important.

2. Talk with your audience, not at them.

Most young people – Millennials and Generation Z – don’t like being targeted by brands. They’d rather engage with you on their own terms. This is where alternative channels for content creation, such as blog posts, can be beneficial. Provide this audience with useful information without expecting anything in return, and you’ll gain their trust organically.

3. Share the good stuff.

When your consumers are happy and tag you in their social media posts, share it on your own channels! It’s basically free advertising. Whether it’s selfies with LOESCHE Mills or an excited customer that just received a long-anticipated delivery, sharing this consumer-created content shows that you care and you’re celebrating their positive experiences with them.

4. Don’t censor your users.

Some social platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram, allow a brand to delete other users’ comments from their page. But the internet was meant for the freedom of expression, so instead of deleting a negative comment, think again about the best way to handle the issue. While not everyone may have the experience with your brand that you’re hoping for, attempting to silence those users reflects badly on your credibility.

5. Be authentic.

Some brands – particularly fast-food chains – have recently gone viral for their quick-witted humor and sarcastic clapbacks to consumers and other brands on social media. While some might enjoy this kind of social presence, others feel it gives an air of inauthenticity and “trying too hard.”

Remember to stay true to your brand’s voice. Consistency is important, and while your brand’s personality and tone may evolve over time, customers need to feel like they “know” you in order to feel a strong sense of loyalty.

Our world has always been about connectedness, and today’s technology allows us to connect in a different way, on a larger scale than ever before. By putting in the work to streamline your social media content efforts and engage with your consumers, everyone involved is able to benefit from this new form of connection – a true online community.

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“Life is a honeymoon phase.” – Shakey Graves (Kids These Days from Can’t Wake Up)

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Channeling Our Content Efforts

Posted on by Virginia Zuloaga


Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.


– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Every message that we create carries an energy of its own. A power. We need to find the right avenue to get that message out.

Digital marketing is brimming with limitless possibilities for sharing and connecting with people both personally and professionally.

Some of us, however, find this wealth of options a bit overwhelming at times, leaving us unable to relish the online social experiences to the fullest. Burning us out.

When using social media as a means for branding and promotion, there is always uncertainty about how to work around a plan that won’t come off as compulsive, but steady enough to have a nice flow.

How much is “too much”?
How little is “too little”?

There is no standard formula for every case. Every profile, every page, every user has a unique rhythm.

We are pulled in many directions with an unstoppable stream of information being shared. Specializing is always an option.

The style of each social network helps us to come up with a formula specially created for each piece of content and its goal. We can create an environment, a landscape, for our specific stories.

Not everything needs to be everywhere.
Sometimes less is more.

We can feel lost at times. Where to start? What will work better here, or there? The truth is you never really know until it’s done. Social networking is about cooperation, feedback, action and reaction. Our audiences and communities will show us the way.

Being fully aware of this fact is how our experiences improve. It’s about producing, placing and receiving. Finding the ideal balance.

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“Do you remember when we were young. Life was so simple and we just had fun”. – The Wild Wild (When We Were Young from the EP Kids)

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