{"id":840,"date":"2026-02-19T00:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohdesignstudio.in\/blog\/?p=840"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:51:26","slug":"social-media-marketing-mistakes-affecting-business-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohdesignstudio.com\/blog\/social-media-marketing-mistakes-affecting-business-results\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Social Media Marketing Mistakes Stopping You From Getting Results [With Examples & Fixes]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Find out about the fundamental social media marketing mistakes\u00a0which could be hindering results and ways to fix them.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

You post some content on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow influencers in your domain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Piggyback on trending hashtags. .<\/span><\/p>\n

Even post your company blogs i.e original content. .<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve come to a difficult realisation that these social media marketing efforts are still not paying off<\/strong><\/span>, then you\u2019re not alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be discouraged.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 3 billion people on social media around the globe<\/span> (BrizFel 2018) <\/span>and they are using social media to engage with brands. When managed well, this channel offers a great way to reach new and potential customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at some of the social media marketing mistakes<\/strong> which may be impacting your\u00a0social media marketing\u00a0performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

And the best way to crack it is by learning through mistakes made by other businesses.\u00a0<\/span>As Eleanor Roosevelt said\u2014 ‘Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Fundamental social\u00a0media marketing mistakes<\/span><\/h2>\n
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EXAMPLE\u00a0# A<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

A niche B2B firm decided to explore social media for lead generation. They agreed to start off small and as long as the numbers work out, scale up incrementally. They ran a few LinkedIn campaigns to market their corporate event; On-boarded two management interns to create some graphic videos; gave the task of posting industry updates on Facebook to team members across various functions who shared the duty in rotation. Last time I checked, they were planning to acquire 10,000 Likes for their company FB page.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s wrong with this approach?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Starting off small should not be a reason to implement random tactics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Iterative approach works well, provided there is a holistic plan in place. In spite of that, there are some fundamental social media mistakes which businesses often make. Some of them can be identified from the above scenario. For instance:<\/span><\/p>\n