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All social media platforms pass through the life-cycle. It starts out as a tiny town full of inquisitive artists. The next wave of users comes, the interaction rate increases very fast and then the place becomes flooded with marketing campaigns by brands. At some point, the platform will become flooded, competition will increase and reaching the audiences will be more difficult than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brands and creators which have the most benefit are the ones that enter the early phase that is, when noise has not started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luck is not being able to win in front of a platform as it becomes saturated. It is also about the awareness of how digital ecosystems are expanding and having the knowledge of how to jump in case a new opportunity comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hidden Window of Opportunity Most Brands Miss<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Most firms are reluctant when starting with a new platform. They would wait until they see that the network can last long to invest their time and resources. Although this risk-aversion can be comforting, it can also translate to the greatest loss that is the phase of highest value of the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the initial months or years, algorithms will tend to focus on discovery. Social media would prefer to get creators and maintain the attention of audiences, so platforms aggressively promote new content. This makes it a unique atmosphere where even the smaller accounts are able to reach thousands of users, even millions, without paying to advertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An example in point is the initial stage of the development of  TikTok. Creators who gained new followers by sheer chance, even in 2019 and 2020, could go viral with just a few hundred followers as the platform did not emphasize on the number of followers. The brands which realized this at the early stages could develop a vast presence using very small budgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most marketing teams analyzing such trends tend to team up with digital promotion experts<\/a> to determine new platforms on which such initial visibility edge is still present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always Win First Content That Feels Native<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the mistakes that brands make when entering new platforms: they bring their usual content strategy to the new platform. However, each platform has its own culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the early years of Instagram popularity, polished photography was the order of the day. Tik Tok however favored non-professional storytelling and relatable comedy. LinkedIn developed its reputation on professional knowledge and individual career experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early adopters are successful since they are fast to change. They do not impose their traditional advertisement but instead produce content that becomes natural on that particular platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indicatively, my example is when short-form video platforms began expanding at a very high rate, the creators who shot clips at a fast pace and spontaneously fared well as compared to the brands that used their studies to shoot high-quality videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authenticity produces reactions in audiences, particularly in the early years of a platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Move Fast, Learn Faster<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even the most successful early adopters do not use months to craft their strategy and then post it. They experiment constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They release various forms of content, monitor the response of the audience, and adapt as fast as possible. When one of the formats takes off, they elaborate on it. When something goes wrong they turn tail right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This trial and error helps them to learn the algorithm of the platform and the behavior of the audience at a time when the rivals have not even started listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speed will be a competitive advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community Sometimes Counts More Than Adherents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The interaction tends to be more intimate before platforms get overcrowded. Users respond to comments, discussions are more organic and creators are in direct contact with their audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brands which engage in these early communities establish relationships that can be sustained over several years. They do not attempt to grow their follower base as quickly as possible, but rather they work to encourage the authentic relationships with early adopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These initial users are usually brand evangelists in the long run as the platform expands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion: The Benefit of Being First<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is not about intensive promotion and competition to succeed even before platforms become crowded but rather about timing, interest, and innovativeness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the early phase of network development, alert marketers who experiment with authentic content and move fast have the potential to achieve an enormous benefit. They can be seen, they already have loyal audiences, and they have a good grasp of the functionality of the platform by the time the platform is overcrowded and competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As digital marketing goes, even going as far as being the first to be present is sometimes just the greatest success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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