Social media has become a foundation in the way companies connect and engage with current and potential clients. In fact, a 2018 research shows that 97% of businesses are using social media to reach their audience.
Think about it: How many social media sites do you use to find local eateries?
How did we help our client Laksa Bar grow their followers and increase their ranking in the industry within 3 months?
· Laksabar Instagram account (@laksabar) grew from 200 followers to over 1,200 highly targeted followers, with a high average engagement rate of 18%.
· Laksabar’s Zomato ranking also increased from 3.2 to 4, boosting their overall online presence among the community.
To get your started, we share with you Social Media 101 Guide for Cafes/Resturants, helping you brainstorm actionable content ideas for your company's social media channels.
1. Make Mouths Water
If you’re in the business of making delicious things, then you should make it a priority to get plenty of pictures and videos of them onto the web for people to see. People love to see photos and videos of food because we really do eat with our eyes.
Creating stunning visuals is easier than you think, too.
You could:
Film how your chefs cook your most popular dish.
Take a photo of your busy restaurant with happy customers to give your followers FOMO (fear of missing out).
Record a boomerang of a visitor tucking into their meal (with their permission, of course)
Check out how we have done it for our client, Laksa Bar here.
2. Shoot actions behind the scenes
Use your social media accounts to document the work that goes into making your dishes. Introduce members of your team to the public. If you head out to the market or meet with one of your suppliers, get some shots of all that great produce.
People love seeing the inner workings of businesses— especially if they get to enjoy the fruits of that same labour.
3. Engaged with Foodie Influencers.
Influencer marketing delivers 11x higher ROI than traditional forms of digital marketing.
Start with micro-influencer. Look for influencers who are popular on social media and whose audience aligns with your brand. For example, if you’re in the fashion industry, look for fashion influencers; kids industry- look for mummy influencers. And of course if you are in the F&B industry, find foodies. We helped our client, Laksabar to engage with more than 10 influencers in a month and not only did we have a 500% growth of Instagram followers, we also managed to boost their ranking on Zomato from 3.2 to 4.
How to find these influencers?
Hashtag: be specific enough (look up #eatingmelbourne)
Look for aesthetically pleasing photos (most of them owned by influencers)
Look up at nicely curated Cafes/restaurants Instagram feed– they would usually will tag influencers
5. Celebrate Holidays on Social Media
Creating content for the holidays can be easy – you can just write copy to the effect of Happy [whatever holiday it is] from [your company], and create a festive image to match with your logo watermarked on it.
People love a good deal, and being privy to the latest offers and product announcements is one of the biggest reasons why they follow brands online. Social media is a great way to way offer freebies and announce special events. Why not offer a complimentary muffin with any main meal providing that customers show you the discount code or picture you shared online? Or perhaps publicise the fact that you're giving away free glasses of bubbly on Mother's Day. Encourage your followers to reply to and share your promotional posts and get people — and their friends — talking about your business.
There you have it - 5 actionable social media content ideas for your business! Are you ready to get started?
If you want to get more help with social media content creation or strategy planning, do reach out to us here.
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