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A huge unfair advantage of big brands with regional branches and sister-brands is the ability to create their own internal standard to compare with and benchmark effective content tactics from the fellow-brands. Let’s study the case of some famous hotel chains’ presence on Facebook, like DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in Europe.
I stumbled upon an interesting technique Barney’s uses to present their clothes and accessories on Pinterest. They always make 2 types of pins for each product: an “Individual Product” and a “Product in a Setting”. I couldn’t just walk by and not compare the effectiveness of both methods of product representation. Which one is more likely to be re-pinned and liked - an “individual product” or a “product in a setting” format?
Burberry has 17 mln followers but only around 0.06% of them react to their posts. Why do they stink so much? And how to make sure that your brand isn’t falling into the same trap?
Nobody hangs out on social media all the time – not even social media analytics folks. Usually, people hop on their phones to chill out, relax, or get the latest scoop. And that's why different types of content work better at different times.
