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2 Jul 2025

MPs have called on Amazon and eBay to tighten controls after e-bikes and chargers flagged as serious fire risks were found for sale on their platforms.

25 Jun 2025

The E-Bike Positive campaign has seen major success in the first half of 2025, with its message reaching nearly 8 million people across the UK through high-profile media coverage and growing...

20 Jun 2025

The House of Commons Business and Trade Committee has asked the ACT, and its parent company Bira, to help them reach out to small business retailers across the country, for their quick input on...

20 Jun 2025

Activate Cycle Academy has reopened its Cytech training facility in Darlington, offering a full range of courses from Home Mechanic up to Cytech Technical Three.
 

18 Jun 2025

The Association of Cycle Traders believes the time has come for greater accountability throughout our supply chain, writes ACT Director Jonathan Harrison in an article published for BikeBiz.

16 Jun 2025

The ACT has welcomed the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking's report "Unregulated and Unsafe: The Threat of Illegal E-Bikes", which calls for urgent Government action to...

11 Jun 2025

A new academic study has found that overzealous pro-cycling campaigners on social media may be inadvertently damaging the case for better cycling infrastructure across the UK.

11 Jun 2025

Bira has welcomed the Welsh Government's consultation on business rate reforms for retail shops, whilst calling for significant improvements to ensure the proposals truly support high street...

10 Jun 2025

Bike thefts across England and Wales have continued their steady decline, according to new data released by cycle insurance specialist Bikmo.

9 Jun 2025

Retailers on Britain's high streets are being encouraged to put themselves forward for the first-ever Love Your High Street Awards, designed to celebrate the small businesses that bring...

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Three social media tips to boost sales and engagement

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

Social media continues to grow in popularity and now plays an essential role within the marketing of many businesses. Research shows that the influence that social media has on purchases is rising, with a survey showing that 58% of respondents consider their purchases to be influenced by social media, compared to 45% in 2016.

With this popularity growing it provides businesses with the potential to utilise this opportunity. This article will show businesses three easy steps as to how to do this effectively.

1. Choose the correct platforms. With the number of social media platforms growing every day, it is important to use the sites that will most effectively target consumers from the right demographics. For example, a younger target market will mean using platforms such as Instagram where, according to Statista, the average age of users (65%) fall between 18-34. However, a cycling company would be more inclined to use more specific platforms such as Strava, where a large proportion of their target market would be found.

2. Use adverts. Adverts can increase sales, engagement and brand awareness. Consumers may have been previosly unaware of your business and the services you provide, making the ability that ads have to amplify reach is invaluable in attracting new customers. Ads can also be useful to gather market insights to analyse the clicks, comments and profile visits to determine how successful your ads are.

3. Try to post top quality, relevant content. Take the opportunity to provide your followers and potential customers with something relevant and interesting so that your brand becomes a name they're happy to see. This also means not posting promotional content too often as this can often not interest consumers as much as relevant articles and current events would. The one-in-seven rule suggests that for every one directly promotional post, six others should be content-based.

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