{"id":8742,"date":"2015-03-25T08:40:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T08:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/how-to-effectively-brainstorm-social-media-strategy\/"},"modified":"2015-03-25T08:40:13","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T08:40:13","slug":"how-to-effectively-brainstorm-social-media-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/how-to-effectively-brainstorm-social-media-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Effectively Brainstorm Social Media Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forbes contributor Steven Olenski said it best &#8211; it&#39;s not always pretty when small businesses set out to create social media strategies. Many companies with only a handful of employees are taking shots in the dark, and hoping that something gives. This method might work for some, but for many it&#39;s draining.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boost the brain juice<\/strong><br \/>\nTo offer a solution to the problem, Olenski&nbsp;came up with a number of ways that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/steveolenski\/2015\/03\/24\/how-a-small-business-can-automate-social-media-and-pr\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">small businesses can hone social media strategies<\/a>,&nbsp;whether it&#39;s to get more likes, shares, clients or&nbsp;return on investment. He explained that it&#39;s important to brainstorm so that your content doesn&#39;t fall flat.<\/p>\n<p>It can be easy to fall into a trap of churning out informative topics. But do they resonate? If you&#39;re not sure, then it&#39;s time to put your head in the game to come up with some unique and quirky ideas that are all your own.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it&#39;s easier said then done. Luckily, you can fine tune your brainstorming. Inc. Magazine offered up a list of helpful hints. If you find you come to a fork in your brainstorming road, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/the-muse\/tips-for-better-brainstorming.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ask yourself a few questions<\/a> to iron out any wrinkle.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you afraid of the idea?<\/li>\n<li>Will the proposal make your day more daunting?<\/li>\n<li>Do you personally like the idea?<\/li>\n<li>Does it align with your company&#39;s culture and purpose?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Praise creativity<\/strong><br \/>\nThese are important considerations because fear tends to block the road to creative thinking, explained Inc. Find out what&#39;s standing in your way and start there. Collaborating with your teammates should be a fun and effective way to get the juices flowing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then, all that&#39;s left to do is make your vision come to life. If someone came up with a brilliant idea and executed it nicely, a little praise could go a long way. Inc. advised extolling colleagues for innovation because happy employees equals higher productivity. It can be the start of a beautiful cycle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forbes contributor Steven Olenski said it best &#8211; it&#8217;s not always pretty when small businesses set out to create social media strategies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":8743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1448],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8742"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}