Integrate Social Media with Holiday Marketing to Boost Dropship Sales
Posted by J. J. Whitley on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 @ 10:01 AM

If you want to really boost your
dropship holiday sales, you might consider integrating social media into your holiday marketing.
According to the research and development firm Deloitte, ecommerce holiday sales are predicted to rise at least 15% this year!
E-tailers who combine a strong social media presence with other marketing platforms will come out way ahead of the game and are almost certain to outperform competitors who are neglecting to take advantage of the social community to increase online holiday traffic and sales.
How can you utilize social media to ramp up holiday sales for your online dropship business?
There are several ways to go about this and none of them are the least bit difficult. You will need to plan on a modest investment of time and effort to integrate your social media strategy into your holiday marketing, but the rewards will be handsome and well worth the effort!
Discover the secrets of social media marketing!Here are a few tips that will help you to incorporate social media marketing into holiday marketing:
- Share your great holiday steals and deals with your social community. For instance, update your Facebook page with your holiday themed promotions, coupons and discounts. For example, are you offering free shipping through the holidays? Tweet about it and post it on Facebook!
- Highlight your featured products for the holidays on your social platforms. Spread the word! Tweet about your featured items and update your Facebook pages frequently!
- Have a holiday countdown calendar on your Twitter and Facebook pages. This creates a sense of urgency and lets viewers see at a glance how much time is remaining to get holiday shopping done.
- Be sure to add a Face book “Like” button on your website product pages so that viewers can “like” your featured products and share them with others in social communities!
- Decorate your Facebook and Twitter pages with a holiday theme so that others can see you are in the holiday spirit. Besides, this will serve to help others get into a holiday mood, too!
By using your social platforms to combine social media marketing with marketing for the holidays, you can extend your online reach and greatly increase sales for your dropship business!
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