It’s the top of the yr, which suggests it’s time to mirror on all of the work you’ve finished in 2022 and determine should you ought to make any modifications going into the brand new yr.
I’m Mitra, the social media supervisor right here at Buffer, and that is my first weblog put up! Immediately I’m sharing Buffer’s prime performing social posts from every platform and offers you an evaluation into why I feel these posts carried out so properly. Not solely is it enjoyable to look again at our prime posts of 2022, however it’s additionally a good way to know how we must always form our social technique for 2023.
What metrics are we utilizing to calculate these prime posts?
At Buffer, we use engagement fee and impressions as our base metrics, so I’ll be sharing the most effective posts on Buffer’s Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn for every of those metrics.
And should you seen that Fb wasn’t included in that final sentence, that’s as a result of the platform has not been a precedence for our social media technique because it’s not a channel the place we’ve traditionally had nice efficiency.
Now, let’s dive in to see Buffer’s prime posts of 2022!
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EVERYONE AT BUFFER ONLY WORKS 4 DAYS A WEEK AND IT’S NOT LIKE THEY’RE DOING FOUR 10 HOUR DAYS THEY’RE ACTUALLY WORKING LESS THAN 40 HOURS A WEEK BUT THEY’RE STILL SUPER PRODUCTIVE AND THEY’RE FULLY REMOTE AND LET THEIR TEAM WORK WHATEVER HOURS WORK BEST FOR THEM AND LIVE ANYWHERE pic.twitter.com/AUoKLeOdWR
— Buffer (@buffer) August 19, 2022
This was a enjoyable one. On the time, this meme was trending and I knew we must always take part with our personal twist. We work 4 days every week and we actually love to speak about it! So, this meme was the right alternative to chuckle about how passionate we’re in regards to the four-day work week whereas nonetheless telling everybody how a lot we love the four-day work week and the way it works for us. Somewhat meta, proper?
This put up an important instance of how leaping on well timed traits can repay when executed properly and staying true to your model, and that’s precisely how I feel it ended up with such a excessive engagement fee.
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Distant staff: What wouldn’t it take to get you again within the workplace (if there may be something)?
— Buffer (@buffer) October 9, 2022
This one ended up ruffling some feathers on Twitter. Many individuals took it as us saying we wished them again within the workplace — which is the alternative of what we would like!
I feel this one carried out so properly due to a mix of issues: Going again to the workplace is a controversial subject, many individuals had been quote tweeting their solutions which put our tweet in entrance of their followers, and seeing the quote tweets inspired others to take part with their very own solutions.
It was a variety of enjoyable seeing all the responses to this tweet! You’ll want to take a look at our TikTok with a recap of our favorites.
@bufferapp You received’t catch us on the workplace 😎 What about you? Is there something that may persuade you to return to the workplace? #remotework #wfh #distant #buffer #remoteteam #fullyremote #greenscreen #beyonce
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To be sincere, I’m a bit of stunned to see a static picture as our greatest put up primarily based on engagement fee. This graphic is straightforward, informative, and will get straight to the purpose with what you have to be specializing in on your model technique.
There are just a few elements that I consider made this put up carry out so properly: It’s a subject that our followers are curious about and one thing they might want recommendation on, it’s easy and simple to learn, and to be absolutely frank, this was posted earlier than Instagram’s algorithm modified to deal with Reels, so engagement was lots higher on posts like these. I’ve a sense that if we posted this once more immediately, the metrics can be a bit of decrease.
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One thing we at all times say right here at Buffer is that “Our firm tradition is our superpower.” And this put up actually exhibits that to be true. Identical to the Twitter meme above, this was a pattern that I knew we may soar on. Not many firms are sharing their salaries, so I had a sense this might catch folks’s consideration and the audio simply match completely.
I’ve just a few causes for why I feel this put up acquired so many impressions. First, it’s a brief video (lower than 10 seconds), so that you don’t want to fret about holding folks’s consideration since it will likely be over earlier than they lose curiosity. Second, not many firms are transparently sharing their salaries like we’re (superpower!), so when folks discover out we’ve an entire web page devoted to our crew’s salaries, they’re actually stunned. And lastly, this audio was simply beginning to pattern when this was posted, so extra folks had been prone to see our put up.
TikTok
For TikTok, our analytics are a bit of completely different since engagement fee isn’t offered of their instruments. We use views to gauge our success on the app.
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@bufferapp We’re hiring a Development Product Supervisor! Apply now at buffer.com/journey #buffer #techjob #productmanager #hiring #4dayworkweek #remotejob #remotework
This was a very enjoyable put up! On the time, we had been hiring a Development Product Supervisor and thought it might be enjoyable to put up in regards to the job opening on TikTok. Tom, our former Director of Product, was the hiring supervisor for the function so I reached out to him to see if he was open to being within the video. Enjoyable reality: Tom was an actor when he was youthful, so I had a sense he can be fairly comfy in entrance of the digicam.
There are a variety of causes I can say this video did so properly (other than Tom’s sensible appearing expertise), however what all of it comes right down to is that this: Our firm tradition is our superpower (didn’t I let you know?).
If you take a look at any job opening at Buffer, you’ll not solely see the job description, however the full wage vary, and an inventory of ALL our advantages. I knew that beginning the video out with that complete laundry record of advantages would actually catch folks’s consideration, and that’s tremendous necessary – TikTok’s personal analysis has proven that 63 p.c of all movies with the best click-through-rate spotlight their key message or product inside the first three seconds. I additionally knew that if folks made it previous that first part of all the advantages, they’d be simply as impressed to see that we share the complete wage vary as properly.
After we posted this TikTok, we had lower than 100 followers, and we nonetheless ended up with virtually 300,000 views. This video is precisely why I really like TikTok — anybody can go viral, no matter your follower depend.
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Two nice issues about this put up: It’s each user-generated content material and repurposed content material. Each of those are nice forms of content material to implement in your social technique as a result of they may prevent time and usually tend to carry out properly. I took the replies from this tweet and turned them into graphics to share on LinkedIn.
I feel this put up was our most engaged put up as a result of it featured our Buffer group and in addition inspired others to affix in with their very own recommendation. Since there have been a number of pictures to undergo, folks spent extra time on the put up swiping by means of every bit of recommendation. The theme additionally stays true to our mission, which is to assist small companies.
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This put up was my first time making an attempt out long-form content material on LinkedIn, so I used to be frightened that individuals won’t take the time to learn the entire thing, however it ended up doing very well.
As soon as once more: Our firm tradition is our superpower. The four-day workweek is certainly gaining traction proper now, so I knew this was a subject that individuals can be curious about. As an alternative of simply telling folks, “hey, we’ve a four-day workweek,” I assumed I’d go a bit of deeper and clarify how the corporate made this determination and in addition share the outcomes.
Together with this put up together with a related subject and sharing outcomes, I feel the opening strains are actually what caught folks’s consideration and inspired them to learn extra (“We’ve been working 4 days every week for over two years now. We’re not working ten hour days to make up for the additional day without work.”) Identical to how it’s important to embrace your hook within the first three seconds of a TikTok video, it’s essential to embrace your hook initially of a LinkedIn put up.
What are we taking away from these posts for our social technique in 2023?
- Posts about our firm tradition are excessive performers. Going into 2023 I’m being aware of together with these commonly combined in with the remainder of our nice assets serving to small companies and creators
- Easy = higher. The posts that carried out properly are literally ones that didn’t require plenty of video enhancing or fancy graphics, so I have to keep in mind that being genuine and relatable is extra necessary than having the nicest-looking content material.
- Collaborating in traits can payoff should you can authentically join it along with your model. I’ll at all times be looking out for any traits we are able to soar on, however provided that I really feel like I can actually join it with our model. There’s no strain to do each single pattern!
- It’s alright to be a bit of playful along with your tone, simply be certain that to maintain it constructive. We’re going into 2023 with a extra playful voice, however nonetheless staying true to our message of serving to small companies, creators, and impressive people.
Need to take a look at what had been your greatest posts of 2022? Right here’s how.
- Go to analyze.buffer.com
- Choose a channel on the left
- Replace your date vary (prime proper) to Jan 1 2022 – December 20 2022
- Choose Posts
- Scroll right down to the Submit Insights part
- Choose if you wish to type by impressions, likes, engagement fee, and so on.
- Be sure it’s sorted in descending order
- Your #1 put up will probably be on the very prime of the record!
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