We all know that feeling: endlessly scrolling through posts, videos, stories.
Our brains are flooded with information from every direction, and the competition for our attention has become a real sport. So how can we get our audience to notice us?
The central principle might surprise you at first, but not after we delve into it.
The goal is to make people feel that we are speaking directly to them, while enriching them with surprising, interesting content, something they haven't seen before!
Let's go back to the feed and specifically to the most addictive medium on this platform – who else but reels. If you start paying attention to the videos that get the most likes and shares, you'll be surprised to see that these are often silly videos that deal with very basic topics.
Since we are companies, with a brand and a story to tell, there is no reason for us to publish content that deals with the lowest common denominator like babies and puppies. The audience we are targeting is not millions around the world who are looking for another quick dopamine hit, but rather potential customers who are looking for a solution that we offer.
Interesting content is something that is found in the fields of familiar topics, but it is innovative and original, just like that birthday present you didn't expect to get but fits you perfectly.
In conclusion, the digital world is a noisy place, but it is also full of opportunities. To stand out, we need to think very creatively, give the audience a feeling that we are speaking directly to them, and provide an experience that they won't try to scroll past.