Sunday, May 19, 2013

5 Reasons to Hire a Social Media Agency

As large as Social Media has become in this day and age, it is still developing. The rules are always changing and sometimes it can be hard to keep up. The right knowledge and training can help navigate a company successfully through these murky waters. Here are 5 reasons your company should hire a social media agency to achieve your goals:

1. It Will Save You Time: Creating a successful social media campaign is a full time job. It takes hours of research to gather content, create the right message and execute it on all the right networks. Social Media Agencies do this kind of job each and everyday. They eat, sleep and breathe the latest updates and trends. Why not let the experts handle it?

2. It Will Save You Money: By hiring a social media agency, companies can skip the step of having to staff this sort of position. As mentioned above, social media is a full time job which means full time pay and benefits. With an agency, you'll reap the same rewards and save in the process.

3. Less Turnover Potential: You could staff a social media position within your company. However, the newest employee will need to get up to speed with company history, messaging and branding techniques. And after that, there is no guarantee that employee is there for the long term. With an agency, all information for you as a client is collected and can be accessed in a moments notice. Campaign statistics, marketing calendars etc. are all kept up to date and can easily be understood by all. With an inside staffing position your new hire will be playing roulette trying figure out where the other left off.

4. They Can Teach You What You Don't Know: Social Media experts have the ability to train your staff to understand the importance of a social media strategy. They can lend you and your employees advice on the latest trends, get them to delve into the social media world and assist in social media efforts by offering information you may not already know.

5.The Tools Are Already There: Social Media Agencies already have the latest tools and technologies needed to run a social media campaign. This saves you a step in having to purchase all of it yourself. Not only that, but they are already trained and familiar with the software and can put it to immediate use.

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