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What are the differences between writing for traditional web channels and writing for social media?

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Question added by Rameez Bin Abdul Majeed , Digital Marketing Manager , Muscat Higher Education Centre
Date Posted: 2016/12/28
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by Alex Haliabarda

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Suvik Krishnan
by Suvik Krishnan , Marketing Analyst , AFT Marketing House, Inc

1. You’re writing to individuals, not to algorithms or personas.

 

2. Instead of laser-like focus, now it’s about variety.

 

3. Social media really is a conversation.

 

4. Social media is written to be shared.

 

5. We can’t just pretend bad news isn’t happening.

 

6. You should sometimes praise the work of your peers and competitors.

 

7. You ask real questions.

 

8. You need to turn on a dime, frequently.

 

9. Sometime you have to work odd hours.

 

10. Achieving the results you want can take time.

 

Winona James
by Winona James , Marketing Manager , ABC Media Marketing Partners

Most important differences are:

Social Media

Two-way conversation

Open system

Transparent

One-on-one marketing

About you

Brand and User-generated Content

Authentic content

FREE platform

Metric: Engagement

Actors: Users/ Influencers

Community decision-making

Unstructured communication

Real time creation

Bottom-up strategy

Informal language

Active involvement

Deep Analytics

Paid, Owned, Earned

Traditional Media

One-way conversation

Closed system

Opaque

Mass marketing

About ME

Professional content

Polished content

Paid platform

Metric: Reach/ frequency

Actors/ Celebrities

Economic decision-making

Controlled communication

Pre-produced/ scheduled

Top-down strategy

Formal language

Passive involvement

Poor analytics

Paid

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