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FOR YOUR HOLIDAY SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS Are your holiday social media posts starting to feel as stale as a re-gifted fruitcake? Does your brand keep sharing the same things year after year? If so, it’s time to shake things up. Companies flood consumers’ social feeds with themed posts this time of year, so to break through all that noise it’s absolutely essential to try new approaches. So what can you do differently? These seven fresh ideas haven’t been overused by marketers and are great ways to spice up your holiday posts this year: 1. CREATE A 360° HOLIDAY-THEMED VIDEO What How Why This engaging format, which is now available as an option on multiple major networks, including Facebook and YouTube, lets users experience scenes from different angles. Film a holiday-themed narrative with multiple storylines or simply put a camera in an interesting location, such as in a busy area of your store or in the middle of a winter scene. The 360° format is an immersive experience that stands out. Moreover, it can be paired with virtual reality headsets/add-ons to create even bigger wow moments for consumers. What How Why On-Demand Geofilters, which are provided as Snapchat options within defined physical areas, are a fun way for consumers to share that they’re interacting with your brand. You can encourage visitors to take pics of their gift hauls, take their friends on trips through your holiday decorations, or to just snap lots of silly selfies with Santa. The power lies in the exposure. Snapchat’s addictive filters are the ultimate example of word-of-mouth marketing. These small, quick diversions can help your brand in big ways. 3. POST DISAPPEARING HOLIDAY COUPONS What How Why This easy Snapchat and Instagram Stories tactic allows you to create offers/discounts that only show up in posts that stay live for a relatively short period of time. Simply create some sort of holiday coupon image and add a message that encourages consumers to take a screenshot of it on their phones. Then they can redeem online/in-store. These offers tend to work well because they create limited-time urgency. And, they work on two levels: disappearing coupons boost sales and also help to grow follower counts. 4. USE PINTEREST RICH PINS FOR HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS What How Why This often overlooked feature allows marketers to include key information—such as location data, purchase links, app downloads, etc.—directly in Pinterest pins. Create Pinterest pins featuring your products/services so they can be added to holiday gift wish lists. Then incorporate supplementary store location/e-commerce data. A major advantage of Rich Pins is that they close the gap between browsing and action. They help convert Pinterest holiday browsing directly into visits and revenue. 5. HOST A HOLIDAY-THEMED TWITTER CHAT What How Why Consumers are often in desperate need of advice this time of year, and your brand’s employees might be well poised to provide that via quick chats on Twitter. You can answer seasonal questions about everything from gift ideas to delivery, returns, and sales. Or share behind-the-scenes insights on how your brand is tackling the holidays. Sometimes all people want is a little help during the holidays, and/or a little distraction from the madness. Twitter chats are a smart, cost-effective way to fulfill this demand. 6. SHOWCASE GIFT IDEAS IN INSTAGRAM CAROUSEL ADS What How Why Instagram Carousel Ads allow you to include three to five images in one post, and to also incorporate short calls to action, which can link to external information/product pages. These ad units are perfect for showcasing related sets of gift ideas or holiday products that work well visually together. They’re especially useful for companies with good imagery. Carousel Ads are powerful because they can showcase multiple products and because they connect social media to sales by sending consumers directly to the site pages you want. 7. INSPIRE WITH A FACEBOOK LIVE CHARITY STREAM 2. DEVELOP A CUSTOM SNAPCHAT GEOFILTER What How Why To get in the true spirit of the holiday season, you can use two powerful digital tools—social media and live video streaming—to share good deeds directly to Facebook Live. Simply bring a phone/webcam to your company’s holiday charity events—volunteering days, gift donation drives, etc.—and enable the Facebook Live streaming option. By live streaming your efforts you can highlight non-profit partners you’re working with and recognize participating employees. Moreover, you can help others to take action. Seven Fresh Ideas Twitter: @MDGadvertising.com mdgadvertising.com @MDGadvertising by Seven Fresh Ideas

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Seven Fresh IdeasF O R Y O U R H O L I D A Y S O C I A L M E D I A P O S T S

A r e yo u r h o l i d a y s o c i a l m e d i a p o s t s s t a r t i n g t o f e e l a s s t a l e a s a r e - g i f t e d f r u i t c a k e? D o e s yo u r b r a n d k e e p s h a r i n g t h e s a m e t h i n g s ye a r a f t e r ye a r ?

I f s o , i t ’ s t i m e t o s h a k e t h i n g s u p . C o m p a n i e s f l o o d c o n s u m e r s ’ s o c i a l f e e d s w i t h t h e m e d p o s t s t h i s t i m e o f ye a r, s o t o b r e a k t h ro u g h a l l t h a t n o i s e i t ’ s a b s o l u t e l y e s s e n t i a l t o t r y n e w a p p ro a c h e s .

S o w h a t c a n yo u d o d i f f e r e n t l y? T h e s e s e ve n f r e s h i d e a s h a ve n ’ t b e e n ove r u s e d b y m a r k e t e r s a n d a r e g r e a t w a y s t o s p i c e u p yo u r h o l i d a y p o s t s t h i s ye a r :

1 . C R E A T E A 3 6 0 ° H O L I D A Y - T H E M E D V I D E O

What How WhyT h i s e n g a g i n g f o r m a t , w h i c h i s n o w

a v a i l a b l e a s a n o p t i o n o n m u l t i p l e

m a j o r n e t wo r k s , i n c l u d i n g F a c e b o o k

a n d Yo u Tu b e , l e t s u s e r s e x p e r i e n c e

s c e n e s f ro m d i f f e r e n t a n g l e s .

F i l m a h o l i d a y - t h e m e d n a r r a t i ve

w i t h m u l t i p l e s t o r y l i n e s o r s i m p l y

p u t a c a m e r a i n a n i n t e r e s t i n g

l o c a t i o n , s u c h a s i n a b u s y a r e a o f

yo u r s t o r e o r i n t h e m i d d l e o f a

w i n t e r s c e n e .

T h e 3 6 0 ° f o r m a t i s a n i m m e r s i ve

e x p e r i e n c e t h a t s t a n d s o u t .

M o r e ove r, i t c a n b e p a i r e d w i t h

v i r t u a l r e a l i t y h e a d s e t s /a d d - o n s t o

c r e a t e e ve n b i g g e r wo w m o m e n t s

f o r c o n s u m e r s .

What How WhyO n - D e m a n d G e o f i l t e r s , w h i c h a r e

p rov i d e d a s S n a p c h a t o p t i o n s

w i t h i n d e f i n e d p h y s i c a l a r e a s ,

a r e a f u n w a y f o r c o n s u m e r s t o

s h a r e t h a t t h e y ’ r e i n t e r a c t i n g

w i t h yo u r b r a n d .

Yo u c a n e n c o u r a g e v i s i t o r s t o

t a k e p i c s o f t h e i r g i f t h a u l s ,

t a k e t h e i r f r i e n d s o n t r i p s

t h ro u g h yo u r h o l i d a y

d e c o r a t i o n s , o r t o j u s t s n a p l o t s

o f s i l l y s e l f i e s w i t h S a n t a .

T h e p o we r l i e s i n t h e e x p o s u r e .

S n a p c h a t ’ s a d d i c t i ve f i l t e r s a r e t h e

u l t i m a t e e x a m p l e o f wo r d - o f - m o u t h

m a r k e t i n g . T h e s e s m a l l , q u i c k

d i ve r s i o n s c a n h e l p yo u r b r a n d i n

b i g w a y s .

3 . P O S T D I S A P P E A R I N G H O L I D A Y C O U P O N S

What How WhyT h i s e a s y S n a p c h a t a n d

I n s t a g r a m S t o r i e s t a c t i c a l l o w s

yo u t o c r e a t e o f f e r s /d i s c o u n t s

t h a t o n l y s h o w u p i n p o s t s t h a t

s t a y l i ve f o r a r e l a t i ve l y s h o r t

p e r i o d o f t i m e .

S i m p l y c r e a t e s o m e s o r t o f h o l i d a y

c o u p o n i m a g e a n d a d d a m e s s a g e

t h a t e n c o u r a g e s c o n s u m e r s t o t a k e

a s c r e e n s h o t o f i t o n t h e i r p h o n e s .

T h e n t h e y c a n r e d e e m

o n l i n e / i n - s t o r e .

T h e s e o f f e r s t e n d t o wo r k we l l

b e c a u s e t h e y c r e a t e l i m i t e d - t i m e

u r g e n c y. A n d , t h e y wo r k o n t wo

l e ve l s : d i s a p p e a r i n g c o u p o n s b o o s t

s a l e s a n d a l s o h e l p t o g ro w

f o l l o we r c o u n t s .

4 . U S E P I N T E R E S T R I C H P I N S F O R H O L I D A Y G I F T I D E A S

What How WhyT h i s o f t e n ove r l o o k e d f e a t u r e

a l l o w s m a r k e t e r s t o i n c l u d e k e y

i n f o r m a t i o n — s u c h a s l o c a t i o n d a t a ,

p u rc h a s e l i n k s , a p p d o w n l o a d s ,

e t c . — d i r e c t l y i n P i n t e r e s t p i n s .

C r e a t e P i n t e r e s t p i n s f e a t u r i n g yo u r

p ro d u c t s /s e r v i c e s s o t h e y c a n b e

a d d e d t o h o l i d a y g i f t w i s h l i s t s .

T h e n i n c o r p o r a t e s u p p l e m e n t a r y

s t o r e l o c a t i o n /e - c o m m e rc e d a t a .

A m a j o r a d v a n t a g e o f R i c h P i n s i s

t h a t t h e y c l o s e t h e g a p b e t we e n

b ro w s i n g a n d a c t i o n . T h e y h e l p

c o n ve r t P i n t e r e s t h o l i d a y b ro w s i n g

d i r e c t l y i n t o v i s i t s a n d r e ve n u e .

5 . H O S T A H O L I D A Y - T H E M E D T W I T T E R C H A T

What How WhyC o n s u m e r s a r e o f t e n i n

d e s p e r a t e n e e d o f a d v i c e t h i s

t i m e o f ye a r, a n d yo u r

b r a n d ’ s e m p l oye e s m i g h t b e

we l l p o i s e d t o p rov i d e t h a t v i a

q u i c k c h a t s o n Tw i t t e r.

Yo u c a n a n s we r s e a s o n a l q u e s t i o n s

a b o u t e ve r y t h i n g f ro m g i f t i d e a s

t o d e l i ve r y, r e t u r n s , a n d s a l e s .

O r s h a r e b e h i n d - t h e - s c e n e s

i n s i g h t s o n h o w yo u r b r a n d i s

t a c k l i n g t h e h o l i d a y s .

S o m e t i m e s a l l p e o p l e w a n t i s

a l i t t l e h e l p d u r i n g t h e h o l i d a y s ,

a n d /o r a l i t t l e d i s t r a c t i o n f ro m

t h e m a d n e s s . Tw i t t e r c h a t s a r e

a s m a r t , c o s t - e f f e c t i ve w a y t o

f u l f i l l t h i s d e m a n d .

6 . S H O W C A S E G I F T I D E A S I N I N S T A G R A M C A R O U S E L A D S

What How WhyI n s t a g r a m C a ro u s e l A d s a l l o w

yo u t o i n c l u d e t h r e e t o f i ve

i m a g e s i n o n e p o s t , a n d t o a l s o

i n c o r p o r a t e s h o r t c a l l s t o a c t i o n ,

w h i c h c a n l i n k t o e x t e r n a l

i n f o r m a t i o n /p ro d u c t p a g e s .

T h e s e a d u n i t s a r e p e r f e c t f o r

s h o wc a s i n g r e l a t e d s e t s o f g i f t

i d e a s o r h o l i d a y p ro d u c t s t h a t wo r k

we l l v i s u a l l y t o g e t h e r. T h e y ’ r e

e s p e c i a l l y u s e f u l f o r c o m p a n i e s

w i t h g o o d i m a g e r y.

C a ro u s e l A d s a r e p o we r f u l b e c a u s e

t h e y c a n s h o wc a s e m u l t i p l e

p ro d u c t s a n d b e c a u s e t h e y c o n n e c t

s o c i a l m e d i a t o s a l e s b y s e n d i n g

c o n s u m e r s d i r e c t l y t o t h e s i t e

p a g e s yo u w a n t .

7 . I N S P I R E W I T H A F A C E B O O K L I V E C H A R I T Y S T R E A M

2 . D E V E L O P A C U S T O M S N A P C H A T G E O F I L T E R

What How WhyTo g e t i n t h e t r u e s p i r i t o f t h e

h o l i d a y s e a s o n , yo u c a n u s e t wo

p o we r f u l d i g i t a l t o o l s — s o c i a l

m e d i a a n d l i ve v i d e o

s t r e a m i n g — t o s h a r e g o o d d e e d s

d i r e c t l y t o F a c e b o o k L i ve .

S i m p l y b r i n g a p h o n e /we b c a m t o

yo u r c o m p a n y ’ s h o l i d a y c h a r i t y

e ve n t s — vo l u n t e e r i n g d a y s , g i f t

d o n a t i o n d r i ve s , e t c . — a n d

e n a b l e t h e F a c e b o o k L i ve

s t r e a m i n g o p t i o n .

B y l i ve s t r e a m i n g yo u r e f f o r t s

yo u c a n h i g h l i g h t n o n - p ro f i t

p a r t n e r s yo u ’ r e wo r k i n g w i t h

a n d r e c o g n i z e p a r t i c i p a t i n g

e m p l oye e s . M o r e ove r, yo u c a n

h e l p o t h e r s t o t a k e a c t i o n .

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