What can you do to reach a big audience very quickly through the strategic use of social media?

With so much happening on social channels, it can often seem difficult to grow your fan base and reach a big audience in a short time frame. In order to really capitalize on all that social media has to offer and reach a big audience, there are a few tips you might want to consider.

Below are four easy ways to reach a big audience very quickly through the strategic use of your social channels.

Your Employees are Your Best Brand Advocates

Don’t let the fact that they work at your company fool you into thinking they can’t be an integral part of your audience. Your brand’s employees have a ton to offer when it comes to reaching a broader audience.

For any company, the first fans and followers should be the brand’s employees. By sharing your content to their networks, you immediately find yourself with a larger reach than if you are trying to simply penetrate new markets without an established fan base.

Share Content Aggressively

When trying to figure out a content strategy and schedule, you are going to want to share as much of your original content as possible, and often enough that anyone and everyone gets a chance to see it.

While you might adjust your content strategy once you have determined where your most engaged audience is and when they are at their most engaged, you won’t be able to figure that out until you have shared your content with everyone. This is also going to be a great way to increase your content’s exposure and acquire new, genuine fans.

Promote Your Best Content

To truly succeed with your social marketing strategy, you are going to need to make an investment. Of course, there is the investment of time, but for real, measurable results in a short timeframe, you are going to need to expand that investment into sponsored ads and stories on your different networks.

As you begin to share content, see what is generating higher click-through rates and engagement than other bits of content and invest a little in promoting these stories to wider audiences. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and now even Pinterest make it possible to promote ads for a very low cost. You can even track your ROI on Facebook using Conversion Tracking. Investing in your social media is a must if you want to reach a big audience in a short period of time.

Answer Questions

Before you begin sharing content, it might be beneficial to do some research and determine what your target audience is talking about. Determine what questions are being asked in your industry and devise a content strategy that answers those questions.

People are inclined to engage with content that they deem helpful, and they are even more likely to share it with their friends and fans. Consider this when determining how your plan on reaching a large audience on social media.

What other tactics can you think of to reach a big audience fast on social platforms? Tell us in the comments below or on Twitter!