The production of high quality and relevant content is becoming more essential for brands. Before this digital evolution, content used to take months to approve and execute. But, today, marketers have to provide the amount of visual content, which took months before, several times a week. With this increasing demand for ideas, how can one keep up his brain flowing with fresh ideas?<\/p>\n
Brainstorming sessions are creative, productive, and fun events that help the team to collaborate and work on different projects. This improves teamwork. And taking different perspectives into consideration.
\nThose days are now past when the company meetings give only a single person the right to speak. This approach doesn\u2019t apply to digital marketing anymore.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s real-time marketing requires different strategies. And content that is more connecting, engaging, and has a shelf-life of more than a single tweet. If you are a digital marketer, you might have noticed the user\u2019s demand for reliable and quality content. The one that speaks personally to their needs. The new digital marketing reality is that brainstorming is the most powerful tool. And is no longer an event that should hold for a few times a year.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s discuss the three most powerful brainstorming techniques which can help you be more productive.<\/p>\n
#1. BrainWriting<\/b><\/h3>\n
When you\u2019re more than five or six members participating to share ideas, things can get a little rough. Some team members would love to share their ideas verbally. Some might take time to think through and respond. For them, these sessions can be a bit overwhelming.<\/p>\n
According to research, Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n Brainwriting is ideal when<\/p>\n This brainstorming technique is used to collect ideas in a sequential manner (mostly linear). You chart your team member\u2019s ideas into a logical grouping. A skeletal framework is created, which is used later to categorize the information collected. Mind mapping<\/a> is suitable when you\u2019re dealing with a process that contains many components. It is also considered as one of the best techniques when you\u2019ve to plan agendas or projects.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s say you want to brainstorm ideas on \u201cwhat will be the target audience for our upcoming campaign?\u201d Or \u201cwhat social media metrics we should be preparing in our next monthly report?<\/p>\n Create a chart with the problem\/question in the center. Use branches, or subsections to draw the ideas. You can use different colors, images, symbols, or codes to make it more fun.<\/p>\n If you haven\u2019t tried this technique before, first give a brief to the team. Make sure all are on the same page before starting.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s an example of using the mind mapping technique to plan an event. Mind mapping is ideal when<\/p>\n Reverse Ideation, also known as negative brainstorming is used to get different perspectives of the problem. It focuses more the other side of the picture. To use this brainstorming technique you have to start with a reverse question. Instead of discussing, \u201chow can we solve this problem?\u201d ask,<\/p>\n Now, brainstorm all the ideas for the reverse problem. And then, reverse them into a solution for the original problem. Reverse ideation is ideal when<\/p>\n Team Collaboration by Social Champ gives more power to a team without sharing credentials and assigning roles, such as editor, author, and admin<\/strong><\/p>\n Free 14-Day Trial<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Brainstorming sessions are fun and productive when your team is excited to put fruitful input. And you have the right strategies at hand. We have got some of the best brainstorming strategies for digital marketers that can brighten your next session.<\/p>\n Dealing with social media management can give you hard times while looking for fresh content. When you don\u2019t feel motivated enough to produce new content, the best place to look for the well-performed content you already have. Having an insight into the previous successful content might help you to cut out the inefficiencies you are facing right now. Your team can have the sessions to discuss new ideas on how to replicate the previous success. And avoid failures in the future.<\/p>\n We live in a world of social media where there is a hashtag<\/a> for every single day. Whether it\u2019s to celebrate or denounce. From celebrating #EarthDay to #MemorialDay, many national holidays and fun festivals can grab the audience\u2019s attention. Your brainstorming sessions can be more productive by keeping an eye on the upcoming holidays or seasons. Add them to your content calendar<\/a>. And discuss it together with the team on how they can make sense for your brand\u2019s online celebration. Review the trending news and hashtags and put the team\u2019s effort to come up with creative details of it suitable for the brand. With a little effort and using the most convincing hashtags, you can definitely increase your customer engagement. There is always a second side of the picture, why not explore that side? Seeing both sides of the idea will boost your possibilities and can troubleshoot the angles which you have been thinking about. The main point is to look at the same thing from a different point of view to craft any new marketable twist.<\/p>\n Organizing and putting your ideas into visual content is another essential step in your social management. Many marketing teams fail when it comes to concluding a meeting with a clear plan of action. Getting together and tossing around ingenious and fresh ideas is just an incomplete task. It wouldn\u2019t result as you planned if each of the team members doesn\u2019t know what he has to do.<\/p>\n When you only discuss the ideas and not define how the team members are going to work on it individually, it can create chaos. And sometimes let the whole team out their efforts in one single task neglecting the rest. Once the session is over, the leader should assign the jobs and the time limit for every individual.<\/p>\n The process of brainstorming should be encouraging and supportive in such a way that it allows people to share their ideas without hesitation. The team should feel free to share their thoughts and ideas, no matter how ridiculous they might sound.<\/p>\n The culture of making fun or criticizing ideas can destroy the whole concept of this kind of session. Some of the most fertile ideas for social advertising will come up through these open brainstorming sessions where negativity is not invited to join.<\/p>\n Out of ideas or losing the grip? An excellent place to visit when you are feeling a little down on ideas is your competitors\u2019 land. Have a look at what they are doing, and how you can do that better. Getting through a comprehensive analysis of your competitor or sometimes just a quick scroll acts as a kick start for your brain rolling.<\/p>\n Every once in a while, get your team involve in reviewing your goals and objectives you have regarding social media optimization<\/a>.<\/p>\n What was your vision statement? How far you have come to achieving your goals? Working in the same tedious environment can make you less driven and motivated towards fresh ideas. To get into the flow before brainstorming, you can listen to some good music or an exciting podcast. To understand inspired nature is the best therapy. Go outside, get some fresh air. Release the stress out of your head to tune into positive ideas. Have some time with nature. It will give you an extra boost to stay focused.<\/p>\n Get yourself organized by using any social media planning<\/a> tools like Social Champ<\/strong>. It will let you be more handy and productive. These social media management tools<\/a> are a great way to work on many social platforms in a single browser tab.<\/p>\n By infusing these easy and creative catalysts for your next brainstorming session you can\u00a0get the resourceful flow and output you are looking for.<\/p>\n Let us know what brainstorming techniques you have been using which worked for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cYou can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.\u201d\u00a0 – Walt Disney Creative brainstorming has its importance in every industry. And often takes control before starting any new project, or taking on a new client. 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\n\u201cIn most meetings with traditional brainstorming, a few people do 60-75% of the talking<\/a>. With brainwriting, everyone gets a chance.\u201d
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\nWith this technique, everyone can share their ideas.
\nBrainwriting is simple. It\u2019s a sequential process where instead of yelling out ideas each participant is asked to write it down on pieces of paper. Then, the sheet will be passed on to the next member, and he will add his idea in it. In this way, you will be able to collect all team member\u2019s ideas and later on have a discussion on it.
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<\/p>\nWhen to Use This Technique:<\/b><\/h4>\n
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#2. Mind Mapping<\/b><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWhen to Use This Technique:<\/b><\/h4>\n
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#3. Reverse Ideation<\/b><\/h3>\n
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\nFor example, instead of brainstorming ideas on \u201cHow can we improve our customer service\u201d Think about \u201cWhat are the possible ways to frustrate our customers?\u201d
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<\/p>\nWhen to Use This Technique:<\/b><\/h4>\n
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<\/div>\nHere are a few things to keep in mind before calling a brainstorming session:<\/b><\/h2>\n
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#1. Reviewing Your Top Performing Content<\/b><\/h3>\n
#2. Going Seasonal<\/b><\/h3>\n
\nHere\u2019s a simple example of how Realtor.com posted a humorous quiz on Thanksgiving.
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\nTry different things on different platforms. Use Instagram stories to cover the season. Offer discounts with seasonal codes. These creative ideas can be discussed and finalize when the team sits together and share their thoughts in a brainstorming session.<\/p>\n#3. Exploring the Counter-Idea<\/b><\/h3>\n
#4. Getting More into Visuals<\/b><\/h3>\n
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\nAccording to statistics, more than <\/i><\/b>80% of the communication<\/i><\/b><\/a> online will be visual in 2018.<\/i><\/b>
\nIf you\u2019re still in doubt, have a look at some of the most used and fast-growing social media networks like Instagram, Snapchat, or Pinterest. Bringing up different ideas and connecting them through text and images will make you think innovatively<\/p>\n#5. Assigning Each Member\u2019s Task<\/b><\/h3>\n
#6. Encouraging Free-Thinking & Pushing the Boundaries<\/b><\/h3>\n
#7. Investigating Your Competitors<\/b><\/h3>\n
#8. Solely Review Your Goals<\/b><\/h3>\n
\nSometimes all you need is a reminder to head start or to get in the right direction. Asking the team to give their views and ideas will help you in achieving your targets.<\/p>\n#9. Changing the Environment<\/b><\/h3>\n
#10. Get Organized<\/b><\/h3>\n