Benefit of Creating a Short Link for a File?
The Key Benefit
You can ‘Associate all Smart Features of Socxly to any Socxly File Short Link or File Link’
And here is why you should do it
Digital / Social / Content Marketers:
Marketing / Sharing a ‘Non-Gated’ File content:
If you are looking to send a non-gated (open) whitepaper, e-book or a presentation but cannot be creating a specific Landing Page every time:
Upload the File to create a Short Link
For Social Marketing:
Create a Social Card with appropriate Image, Title & Description for the Short Link
Share the Short Link as a Post on Social Channels or Communication Apps
When Users click on the Post, you can take them to a Socxly File Download Landing Page
You can now measure how many Users Clicked on the Post & Downloaded the File
You can also associate a Social Pixel Code and CTA Banner to take Users further to your Website or specific landing pages
Marketing / Sharing a ‘Gated’ File Content: (coming soon)
You can do the same steps as above
When Users enter the Opt-in details and if the Email is valid, the File will be sent by Email
You can also associate Social Pixel Codes & CTA Banner as required
Digital Sales & other Business Teams
Through Emails:
When your Contact clicks on the Short Link in the email, you can track the download, plus you can take the User to any other Landing Page using CTA Banner and also fire your Social Pixel Code.
Through Social Channels:
If you are in Digital Sales & Business team and wish to promote / share a File (Gated or Non-Gated Content) through Messages or InMails on Social Channels or Communication Apps, you can now do it yourself by following the steps above (For Digital / Social / Content Marketers)
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