Social commerce market is projected to reach $2.9 trillion by 2028, growing at a rate of 28.4%.
Social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and TikTok provide businesses with opportunities to reach potential buyers and create brand visibility.
Instagram is an effective platform for social selling with key features like Instagram Shops, Shoppable Posts and Instagram Live Shopping.
TikTok is a growing hub for viral marketing trends with over $1 billion in social selling transactions in 2022.
Facebook offers features like Facebook Shops, Facebook Marketplace and Facebook Live for social selling.
Pinterest is a discovery-focused platform that highlights specific products for sale and allows to curate boards full of purchasable products via Product Pins, Shopping Ads and Pinterest Shopping.
LinkedIn has evolved into a robust platform for social selling, and its Sales Navigator, Paid ads, and InMail Messaging offer advanced search capabilities and lead recommendations for sales professionals.
Social media selling comes with its own pros and cons, from large, engaged audiences and real-time engagement to platform dependency and customer privacy concerns.
Conversion-focused content, such as product videos, influencer marketing, user-generated content, and shoppable posts and ads, can help drive direct sales on social platforms.
Measuring metrics such as customer acquisition cost, return on ad spend, and engagement to conversion ratio can help evaluate content quality and campaign efficiency.