Social media is clearly a way to expand the reach that your brand has and to find a new or larger audience. You can also use it to connect with the audience that you already have, keeping your brand fresh in their minds and even interacting with them to do things like answering questions or telling them about upcoming products. Social media creates this level of interaction in a way that no other type of advertising has in the past.

As a business owner, it may be clear to you that you need to focus on social media marketing. There are billions of people online every day, so there’s a massive potential audience. Social media gives you unique opportunities to get marketing materials and other information in front of these individuals, and you can even directly interact with them. In this sense, it can build brand awareness and influence sales.