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Social media is a platform that allows anyone and everyone to communicate with one another quickly and efficiently. Millions of people utilize this platform to stay in touch with others, to market their business to a wide audience, or to communicate important information in a quick and easy manner. Social media’s influence over society has changed it as a whole.

Marketing agencies have utilized social media’s impact in ways that have skyrocketed purchases and sales. The use of social media in the consumer industry is a necessity if your business hopes to stay afloat. Without solid goals, voice, and communication with your potential customers, your audience will drop whatever you have to say even before you say it. This is why it is so important to be plugged into the social media realm of marketing.

Social networking is one way that you can start the improvement of your brand’s social media. Mailchimp states that “Social networking involves using a social media platform such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, or even YouTube to find content, share information, and connect with others.” With this, it is concluded that social networking is a vital part of one’s social media gain. With this quick and easy sharing of content, social networking becomes an extreme cost effective method of communication. 

This form of networking also achieves the basis of relationship building with their audience. When you communicate in a way that brings people and potential customers in, you are communicating with voice. Voice is a valuable tool to use through this communication process. When you communicate with an effective voice, you are portraying the idea that your brand is a person who desires your business. This not only adds a layer of hospitality, but it also gives your audience the opportunity to build a relationship with the company.

While it may be difficult to attract your entire audience on one social media platform, there are several social media platforms that help you communicate to a wide variety of audience types. Facebook has different users than X (Twitter) or instagram. The same is true for people who use LinkedIn over YouTube. Understanding your clientele and the social media platforms they utilize is a valuable piece of knowledge when it comes to content for your audience. Saving time and energy by using only one or two social media platforms that your main clientele spends their time on is a great way to save time as well as maintaining the highest amount of communication with your audience’s mainly used social media platforms.

Social media is a communication medium that is not going anywhere. By accepting this new form of marketing, and embracing the modern edge of communication, we can find a form of marketing that has never been achieved before. Working off of the clear data these platforms provide, as well as speaking to our audience on a level they appreciate, businesses can launch into this new era of sales that they never thought possible. Social media has positively impacted the world, and it can impact you too.

Alaina Jencks

Student Writer - Spring 2024

Alaina is a Digital Media Major at Gulf Coast State College. She enjoys walks with her dog, and a good iced matcha tea. She is currently employed at Emerald Coast Fellowship as their Communications and Social Media Director. 

While she never had social media until starting her job, some would say that it is ironic that this has become her career. You can find more of her writing on the Gulf Coast Commodore Waves page!