social to sale Archives - Crystal Media

January 21, 2019 By Crystal Leave a Comment

The Top Social Media Mistake Made by Retailers: The Modern Marketing Show, Episode 78

There are several mistakes I see retailers making all the time, but the top social media mistake made by retailers is not having a social media plan. Having a set social media plan can make all the difference in the world. It’s going to keep you and your team accountable and ensure it’s getting done. So, keep reading to find out two simple ways you can overcome the top social media mistake mistake in 2019.

Watch the full episode:

Option #1: Set 1-3 SMART goals and then reverse engineer those goals to come up with your social media strategy. Remember, SMART goals are ones that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely. Then put those strategies into action by adding them to your marketing calendar. When we write things down the more likely they are to get done, so this step is crucial!

Option #2: Go through the full Social to Sale training course. This training walks you through step by step on how to create a profitable social media strategy. It’s about 5 hours long, so it will require you to set time aside to complete it. The best part is that it’s a included when you become a CM Insider. Click here to learn more about becoming a member!

As a busy business owner, it’s easy to push things, like your social media, to the back burner when things get busy – I know we’ve all been there! But, when you don’t plan, you plan to fail, so let’s commit to getting your social media plan started and set up for success in 2019.

You can catch new episodes of The Modern Marketing Show every Monday at 10 a.m PST on our Facebook Page. Replays will be available on the blog each week.

September 17, 2018 By Crystal Leave a Comment

Top Social to Sale Questions Answered: The Modern Marketing Show, Episode 63

One of the things you need to be doing today to help your business succeed is to be showing up on social media. This is where your customers are spending their time. They’re logging in every single day, multiple times a day. Which is why it’s crucial that you show up in their newsfeeds, and having a social media strategy is the key to making it happen. Social to Sale is our signature training course that walks you through how to set up a profitable social media strategy. So, whenever we open the doors we always have people emailing in or messaging us questions they have on the program.

Watch the full episode:

These are the top four questions we get asked about Social to Sale (watch the video for our answers):

#1: What is Social to Sale?

#2: How much time will it take to go through the entire training?

#3: I don’t have someone to help me with social, can you find this person? OR – can an employee go through this training?

#4: Will it work for me?

The doors to Social to Sale are currently open! We only open enrollment twice a year, so now’s the time to get in while you can. Click here to learn more!

You can catch new episodes of The Modern Marketing Show every Monday at 10 a.m PST on our Facebook Page. Replays will be available on the blog each week.

September 10, 2018 By Crystal Leave a Comment

Social to Sale Announcement: The Modern Marketing Show, Episode 62

This is one our of favorite days of the year because doors to Social to Sale are officially open! We only open enrollment twice a year, so now’s the time to enroll in our signature training course while you can. Social to Sale is simple social media training that helps retailers save time and increase sales using social. The course hand-holds you through a super simple process to grow your business and sales through a profitable social media strategy. Increasing sales in less time is a dream come true!

Watch our announcement video below:

Not sure if Social to Sale is right for your business? Read about Lara’s journey going through the process – it can work for you too!

We’re giving away Lesson 1 of the six lesson system for free! Try it before you buy, click here to access (you’ll just need to share with us your First Name and email address).

You can catch new episodes of The Modern Marketing Show every Monday at 10 a.m PST on our Facebook Page. Replays will be available on the blog each week.

August 27, 2018 By Crystal Leave a Comment

How Long Should Your Videos Be on Social?: The Modern Marketing Show, Episode 60

The question we get asked most when it comes to using video on social is “How long do my videos need be?” Now, I wish we had a definite answer for you, but we don’t. Our answer to this questions is always: Your video should be as long as it needs to be an not a second longer.

Watch the full episode:

The length of the video doesn’t matter, as long as the quality of the content is valuable. If you need five, ten or even twenty minutes to share the information with your audience then that’s fine! You want it to be as valuable to the viewer as possible.

Video is just one part of your social strategy. Do you need help setting up a social media strategy or can improve the one you already have? Let us help you with that!

We’re opening enrollment to our Social to Sale training course next month – it only happens twice a year! Join the waitlist here.

You can catch new episodes of The Modern Marketing Show every Monday at 10 a.m PST on our Facebook Page. Replays will be available on the blog each week.