{"id":2604,"date":"2015-12-24T10:28:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T15:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2018-02-27T12:53:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T17:53:23","slug":"10-hints-for-an-effective-holiday-social-media-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/10-hints-for-an-effective-holiday-social-media-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Hints for an Effective Holiday Social Media Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every holiday social media campaign can flourish this time of year, as it entices customers closer to your brand. Whether you\u2019re aiming just to wish a \u201cHappy New Year\u201d or are looking to up sales, you should invest in the power of social networks to increase commerce and strengthen the social bond between your company and its audience.<\/p>\n

Remember to stay on brand. Don\u2019t shoehorn your brand into a certain campaign that is outside of the brand\u2019s positioning or personality for the sake of using a new app or other shiny object.<\/p>\n

Holiday social media campaigns are not all about your products and services, but about the festive spirit! Maximize the impact of your holiday social media campaign by adding user-generated content that will drive deeper connections with fans. Most people today tend to ignore ads, but the holiday season is a golden opportunity to relate to the audience using your services.<\/p>\n

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Firstly, identify the campaign type best suited to your company\u2019s holiday goals. Then, think about and design the significant visual elements of your festive social media campaign to augment conversion. Social networks bring to life all of your joyful messages and let your audience see the integrity of your brand.<\/p>\n

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The best things to include in your holiday social media campaign across social networks are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Jolly holiday-themed cover photos on Facebook and Twitter (and other social media).<\/li>\n
  2. Your own festive hashtag.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Holiday images which<\/span><\/span> go beyond expected photos of <\/span><\/span>Santa Claus<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>snowflakes<\/span><\/span> to show something <\/span><\/span>more <\/span><\/span>eye-catching<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Holiday themed memes<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>designed to attract <\/span><\/span>attention<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Funny <\/span><\/span>quote<\/span><\/span>s about the <\/span><\/span>holidays<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Surprise countdowns<\/span><\/span> with different messages<\/span><\/span> or photos<\/span><\/span> each day on social media<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Jovial <\/span><\/span>YouTube <\/span><\/span>videos<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Create <\/span><\/span>merry <\/span><\/span>p<\/span><\/span>uzzle photos on Instagram! <\/span><\/span>L<\/span><\/span>et your audience guess the final photo by connecting the pieces<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Invite<\/span><\/span> your audience to help<\/span><\/span> you with something. <\/span><\/span>Last Halloween,<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span>brand Oreo made a series of short videos showcasing a host of <\/span><\/span>cute <\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span>nomster<\/span>\u201d creations created in the Oreo <\/span>Laboratorium<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>Fans were encouraged <\/span><\/span>to go to Oreo\u2019s Facebook page and <\/span><\/span>name these <\/span><\/span>adorable <\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span>nomsters<\/span><\/span>\u201d. <\/span><\/span>After selecting winning submissions each day<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Oreo <\/span><\/span>created <\/span><\/span>new digital content to announce the chosen <\/span><\/span>name.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Ask your audience! <\/span><\/span>C<\/span><\/span>reate<\/span><\/span> posts <\/span><\/span>on social media <\/span><\/span>ask<\/span><\/span>ing<\/span><\/span> people <\/span><\/span>about<\/span><\/span> their <\/span><\/span>happiest <\/span><\/span>Christmas <\/span><\/span>memory<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>their <\/span><\/span>favorite holiday food <\/span><\/span>or the <\/span><\/span>best gift they have ever received.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Every holiday social media campaign can flourish this time of year, as it entices customers closer to your brand. Whether you\u2019re aiming just to wish a \u201cHappy New Year\u201d or are looking to up sales, you should invest in the power of social networks to increase commerce and strengthen the social bond between your company […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[181],"tags":[101,47],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3737,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604\/revisions\/3737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}