{"id":3355,"date":"2019-07-12T14:16:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T14:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.towebornottoweb.com\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2025-03-14T10:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T10:02:03","slug":"how-social-media-can-help-crossborder-ecommerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/towebornottoweb.com\/en\/how-social-media-can-help-crossborder-ecommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make social media a driving force for your cross-border ecommerce?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3355\" class=\"elementor elementor-3355\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f4c21 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8f4c21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4119a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4119a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de30a2c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de30a2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99db23c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99db23c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f11b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4f11b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e283e60 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e283e60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfa2cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cfa2cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h1 style=\"font-size: 2.66667rem;font-style: normal;font-weight: 600\">How to make social media a driving force for your&nbsp;<\/h1><h1 style=\"font-size: 2.66667rem;font-style: normal;font-weight: 600\">cross-border ecommerce?<\/h1><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e453e elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c3e453e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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The problems we encountered are so common, despite the country and sector differences, that we decided to list here the key tips based on our experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aaeed9 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7aaeed9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e17b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8e17b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f3d57 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49f3d57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca9a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ca9a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.66667rem; font-style: normal;\"><strong>#1 Don&#8217;t stay behind.\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Lead your social media, internationally!<\/strong><\/h3><div><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Social media have become a primary information source for <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approximately 60% of buyers<\/span> searching for products and services online, all over the world (according to Business Insider, 2018).<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">However, social media are beyond Small and Medium Enterprises&#8217; full control. The result is that user-generated contents get more visible than the brand&#8217;s own contents during the buyer&#8217;s decision process. And that happens anywhere.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">If you don&#8217;t take full control of your company&#8217;s international social media, you&#8217;ll have to spend more money\u00a0 to be competitive and remain visible to prospective clients in your export markets.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c08575 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c08575\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdef75e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdef75e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821984a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"821984a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b786c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b786c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a long research, have you started exporting?<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be left behind by your competitors in spreading your offer out in the new markets.<\/p>\n<p>Social media are among the\u00a0<strong>fastest and most powerful<\/strong>\u00a0ways to raise sales and brand awareness anywhere in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3885401 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3885401\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80cfd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f80cfd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6093be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6093be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37d2d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d37d2d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.66667rem; font-style: normal;\"><strong>#2 Grow local if you want to grow global<\/strong>.<\/h3><div><br><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">International success requires global scaling by being local in many countries at the same time. That is the concept of &#8220;glocalization&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Why social media are important for a cross-border e-commerce? This is because they allow it to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Make 20-40% additional sales (according to Bain &amp; Company, 2018),<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Interact with larger audiences in different countries and globally,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Increase brand awareness, nationally and overseas,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Build relationships with foreign customers, KOL and influencers,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Differentiate from international and local competitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90d29a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d90d29a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f6e07 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30f6e07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90f493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c90f493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To each country, its own social networks!<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>international popularity<\/strong>, you must know and adapt to the specifics of each market.<\/p>\n<p>Context is king and content must fall in what your local customers want in each country. This is what wins in the long haul.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c38f7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51c38f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0e38c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd0e38c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92165af elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"92165af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6758ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d6758ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c291f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c291f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.66667rem; font-style: normal;\"><strong>#3 Social networks: the hottest media.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Social networks have been the hottest marketing channels for more than a decade. Why? Because:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">They\u2019re (almost) free,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">They&#8217;re the most cost-effective marketing tools to help SMEs grow sales,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">They\u2019re used globally, by more than 3,4 billion people, +65% in 5 years,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">They\u2019re multipurpose, on either one-to-many or one-to-one basis,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">They\u2019re trackable and instantly measurable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t miss these advantages. Your competitors, local and international, are not!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-becda1d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"becda1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8287780 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8287780\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d050d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55d050d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50574d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50574d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social networks are the marketing tools SMEs use most, locally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>With thousands of social networks in the world, make sure you&#8217;re on the right ones in the right way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be where your clients want you to be.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da4a7b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2da4a7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880145b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"880145b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b836e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"08b836e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34abeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f34abeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.66667rem; font-style: normal;\"><strong>#4 International social media:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>steer clear of clich\u00e9s!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Many SMEs get it wrong when it comes to developing a sound international social media strategy. The most common mistakes are thinking that:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">English is enough for international social media,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">First the domestic market, then the rest,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">We must join as many social networks as possible,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">We must have a specific page per each country,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">No need for additional resources to manage international social networks,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Our clients don&#8217;t use social networks &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Avoid that; use the same approach you did for the social media in your country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ce387 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8ce387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c65c24 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c65c24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7dcb53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7dcb53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal isn\u2019t to be good at social networking.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to <strong>achieve better business results<\/strong> on the national and international scale.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to social networks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0481b12 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0481b12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338c531 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"338c531\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c09c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8c09c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944dab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"944dab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a622dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a622dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.66667rem; font-style: normal;\"><strong>#5 Start your international social media strategy on the right foot.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">As for any other strategies, some preliminaries need to be checked: where, why, what, when, how, how much!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">For an international social media strategy, make sure to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Prioritize the countries to focus on,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Set your goals and keywords for each country,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Check on your digital assets; brand, logo, domains, colors, pictures, etc.,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Understand your foreign customers; which social networks do they use? in which language? for which purpose? when? &#8230;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Benchmark your competitors and find your differentiation drivers,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Decide your budget for organic and paid acquisition campaigns in each country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba923fa e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba923fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01f48d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c01f48d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0b06e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b0b06e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f329434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f329434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are questions to answer in order to prepare the ground of an effective international social media strategy. You will need to audit your:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organization<\/li>\n<li>Global brand identity &amp; strength<\/li>\n<li>Business model &amp; plan<\/li>\n<li>Sector &amp; competitors<\/li>\n<li>Direct &amp; indirect resources<\/li>\n<li>Working capital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2347978 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2347978\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6054139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6054139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d9aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c3d9aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba05b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba05b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.66667rem; font-style: normal;\"><strong>#6 Execute your international social media strategy using effective local plans.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">After having found the answers, you can start executing your international social media strategy in each foreign market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">For that, we recommend you to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Be able to set up and manage a company page\/account\/channel on the selected foreign networks,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Understand how to create, localize and publish content on each foreign network,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Define, localize and manage the content in the style your target audience want,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Optimize the interactions between your national and international social\u00a0media,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Link your websites to your international social networks,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Keep your international social media activity as frequent as needed,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Measure, adjust and compare your social networks results in all markets.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca9da1 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aca9da1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d230b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93d230b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c14f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73c14f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What&#8217;s the secret of an effective social media strategy to grow exports?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the understanding of<strong> how people use social networks in each country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No need for secret weapons. Simply common sense!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051b5c7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"051b5c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45cfd6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f45cfd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41c4d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e41c4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de1f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3de1f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5f618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf5f618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.66667rem; font-style: normal;\"><strong>#7 Boost the social media effects with inbound and content marketing.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, but also TikTok, WeChat, Weibo, Youku, QQ, etc. They all require specific content format, yet they serve the same purpose; reach people and sell more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Their sales power can be improved by Inbound Marketing, which is using key content to attract the right people, at the right time, in the right place, for the right action. International inbound marketing can create more opportunities for your exports by:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Adapting content or creating new content for each foreign country,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Deciding the keywords to use, where, how and how often,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Translating all contents in the local language, or languages, for each country,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Developing content about topics that are relevant to your target export markets,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Creating interactions among channels by posting and reposting optimized contents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a4c76 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82a4c76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d041ab6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d041ab6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73559e4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73559e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5784445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5784445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Monitor international social networks consistently. This will keep you up to date on specific local topics.<\/p>\n<p>And providing local up-to-date content is the core of any\u00a0effective\u00a0international inbound marketing strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14aa4ea e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14aa4ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9af04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9e9af04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c65b18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c65b18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457a063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"457a063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>#8 Keep up with online trends globally.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The dynamism of social networks differs according to country, which means there is a constant need to track every change that takes place on these social networks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Staying connected and current can be achieved by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Following social network statistics\u00a0 and market analysis,<\/li>\n<li>Comparing and contrasting your country&#8217;s market potential and that of your target country by monitoring social media activity,<\/li>\n<li>Creating foreign social network accounts and synchronising them, to receive possible alerts when updates and new trends are available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a304bb8 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a304bb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3c98c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d3c98c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48308f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48308f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Avoid getting &#8220;<strong>lost in Google translation<\/strong>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hire someone fluent in the target language or use skilled translation services,<\/li>\n<li>Get familiar with various countries&#8217; cultural net-speak.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When it comes to managing international social media, matching the local culture is key!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec80ae2 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec80ae2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2710e7 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2710e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8f37f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d8f37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf0480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5bf0480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcf746d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcf746d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.66667rem; font-style: normal;\"><strong>CONCLUSIONS:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>The social media checklist for your cross-border e-commerce<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, a good social media strategy for cross-border e-commerce requires a well-rounded approach that ties in a lot of factors.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">What follows is the checklist that we recommend most to our clients:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Research your export markets; local social networks, customer online behaviour, competitors\u2019 social media activity\/strategy, etc.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Set your goals and design the social media strategy for each one of your target oversea markets,&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Evaluate the internal and external resources you need for your international social media strategy and validate the budget to allocate to it,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Set one social media plan per each country,&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Use international social media experts to pick up the pace,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Do a social-media trial in one foreign market before international deployment to test your strategy and to avoid&nbsp;investment failure,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Regularly measure the results, compare them and take corrections if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; 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