{"id":25152,"date":"2022-06-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spreadshop.com\/blog\/?p=25152"},"modified":"2026-01-27T16:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:25:04","slug":"social-media-trends-to-grow-your-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadshop.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/04\/social-media-trends-to-grow-your-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitor Social Media Trends to Grow Your Reach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='wp-caption alignnone sprd-caption'>\n<div class='wp-caption-inner'><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.spreadshop.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1654193300\/blog\/1-1_251822cfa9\/1-1_251822cfa9.png?_i=AA\" media=\"(max-width: 639px)\"\/><img width=\"1400\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIxNDAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjgwMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSI+PGFuaW1hdGUgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0iZmlsbCIgdmFsdWVzPSJyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuNSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjEpO3JnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KSIgZHVyPSIycyIgcmVwZWF0Q291bnQ9ImluZGVmaW5pdGUiIC8+PC9yZWN0Pjwvc3ZnPg==\" alt=\"how to monitor trends on socials\" data-public-id=\"blog\/1-1_251822cfa9.png\" class=\"wp-post-25152 wp-image-25182\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1654193300\" data-size=\"1400 800\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ultimate goal with social media is connection and the ability to reach as many people as possible. Monitoring social media trends can help determine the path you should follow with your content so you can achieve growth.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/partner.spreadshirt.com\/shop-register\/?affiliateid=13171\"><strong>Spreadshop<\/strong><\/a>, we give people the tools to make and sell print on demand apparel for<strong> FREE<\/strong>. But what they do after that is up to them. Same goes for a typical content creator. Branded merch is a way to get their name out there and relate to followers, but it needs to be effective and show results.<\/p>\n<p>Monitoring social media trends and going to your audience directly is going to help grow your reach. Check out our tips below!<\/p>\n<div class='wp-caption alignnone sprd-caption'>\n<div class='wp-caption-inner'><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.spreadshop.com\/images\/v1654307322\/blog\/6_251998b90e\/6_251998b90e.png\" media=\"(max-width: 639px)\"\/><img src='https:\/\/images.spreadshop.com\/images\/v1654307322\/blog\/6_251998b90e\/6_251998b90e.png' alt='use apps to track trends'\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Find the Right Tools<\/h2>\n<p id=\"96b1579c-b324-44de-a64a-a36ea915b27b\" class=\"quill-block\">By understanding what&#8217;s popular on social media, you can create content that resonates with your audience and helps you grow your reach. And when you have a large reach, you can sell more merch! So, how do you go about monitoring social media trends? Here are a few different ways:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8211; Use social media listening tools: These tools will help you track conversations and hashtags so you can see what people are talking about in real-time<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 Set up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/alerts\">Google Alerts<\/a>: You can use Google Alerts to get notified whenever someone mentions a specific keyword or phrase. This is a great way to monitor competitor activity or keep tabs on industry news.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Check out social media trend reports: There are a number of companies that publish regular reports on social media trends. These can be helpful for getting an overview of what&#8217;s popular and understanding long-term trends.<\/p>\n<p id=\"96b1579c-b324-44de-a64a-a36ea915b27b\" class=\"quill-block\">Google Alerts is a good way to monitor competitor activity or keep tabs on industry news. Checking out social media trend reports can also be helpful for getting an overview of what&#8217;s popular and understanding long-term trends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quill-block\">Monitoring social media trends is a great way to stay ahead of the curve and ensure that your content is always relevant. You&#8217;ve got to stay on top of these trends.<\/p>\n<div class='wp-caption alignnone sprd-caption'>\n<div class='wp-caption-inner'><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.spreadshop.com\/images\/v1654293976\/blog\/3-1\/3-1.png\" media=\"(max-width: 639px)\"\/><img src='https:\/\/images.spreadshop.com\/images\/v1654293976\/blog\/3-1\/3-1.png' alt='fashion trends'\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What&#8217;s in &#8220;Fashion&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"96b1579c-b324-44de-a64a-a36ea915b27b\" class=\"quill-block\">If you want to stay ahead of the curve, you need to be engagement-savvy. Check out what&#8217;s trending on social media and look for ways to get involved. There&#8217;s fashion subsets of TikTok, Instagram, and Youtube, where people are heavily engaged. You can also use this information to grow your reach by creating content that appeals to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreadshop.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/12\/use-targeted-ads-to-engage-your-niche\/\">target audience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"96b1579c-b324-44de-a64a-a36ea915b27b\" class=\"quill-block\">When it comes to fashion, trends are always changing. By keeping an eye on social media, you can see what&#8217;s popular and adapt your merch accordingly. This way, you&#8217;ll always have the latest and greatest products that your fans will love. If you want to stay ahead of the curve, you need to be engagement-savvy. Check out what&#8217;s trending on social media and look for ways to get involved. There&#8217;s fashion subsets of TikTok, Instagram, and Youtube, where people are heavily engaged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quill-block\">You can also use this information to grow your reach by creating content that appeals to your target audience. When it comes to fashion, trends are always changing. By keeping an eye on social media, you can see what&#8217;s popular and adapt your merch accordingly. This way, you&#8217;ll always have the latest and greatest products that your fans will love. At Spreadshop, we&#8217;re constantly adding to our product line with items we know our customers will love. Fanny packs and bucket hats are trendy, fun staples, especially for summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Update Your Assortment<\/h2>\n<p class=\"quill-block\">Sell fashion items like this in your shop and appeal to a younger demographic yearning for nostalgia.&#8221; At Spreadshop, we&#8217;re constantly adding to our print on demand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreadshop.com\/products\/\">product line<\/a> with items we know customers will love. Fanny packs and bucket hats are trendy, fun staples &#8211; especially for summer. Sell fashion items like this in your shop and appeal to a younger demographic that&#8217;s yearning for nostalgia.<\/p>\n<div class='wp-caption alignnone sprd-caption'>\n<div class='wp-caption-inner'><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.spreadshop.com\/images\/v1654194408\/blog\/2-1\/2-1.png?_i=AA\" media=\"(max-width: 639px)\"\/><img src='https:\/\/images.spreadshop.com\/images\/v1654194408\/blog\/2-1\/2-1.png?_i=AA' alt='trending tiktok content'\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Tune into Trends on TikTok<\/h2>\n<p>Adding trending songs to your videos is a great way to get more engagement on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, in general. TikTok will boost content that is relevant to what\u2019s currently trendy among different audiences. You can find trending songs when you browse the Discover tab. Check out the top hashtags and see what songs are being used. You can click the song and add it to your favorites to save it for later.<\/p>\n<p>Creator Sicily Rose showed off her new products by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sicily.rose\/video\/7029077653173030190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lip syncing to a trending song<\/a> in one of her TikToks. She\u2019s known for singing and dancing, so this kind of video works with the rest of her feed and comes off as being more authentic. You can use these trendy songs, but you need to keep your personality in the content you make.<\/p>\n<p>Creators of all different niches are competing for attention and a chance to get noticed on TikTok. When you promote your merch, it needs to tie into your brand. Even though you\u2019re trying to sell somebody something, it shouldn\u2019t feel like it<\/p>\n<h2>\n<div class='wp-caption alignnone sprd-caption'>\n<div class='wp-caption-inner'><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.spreadshop.com\/images\/v1654307266\/blog\/4-1\/4-1.png?_i=AA\" media=\"(max-width: 639px)\"\/><img src='https:\/\/images.spreadshop.com\/images\/v1654307266\/blog\/4-1\/4-1.png?_i=AA' alt='be on relevant channels'\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n<h2>Know Where Your Audience Is<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re putting effort into your content and want it to get engagement, you need to be on the right channels.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tiktok.com\">TikTok<\/a> is a great platform for monitoring trends and engagement. It can also help open up personal and profitable doors for creators. Make sure you&#8217;re active on other relevant social channels, too, like Instagram and Twitter. The type of content you post on these channels matters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"a6faa826-b0e6-46b1-937c-d0b08296cee4\" class=\"quill-block\">Once you&#8217;re on the right channels, you need to start creating engaging content. Video is one of the best ways to do this, and TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are especially favored by the algorithm right now. So, get creative and make some fun videos that your target audience will enjoy watching. If you can get them laughing, they&#8217;re more likely to remember your brand and come back for more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quill-block\">And don&#8217;t forget to include a call-to-action at the end of each video so people know how to find your merch shop. With these tips, you&#8217;ll be well on your way to growing your reach and engagement on social media. Happy trending!<\/p>\n<p>Start engaging your audience with relevant content when you monitor social media trends. <a href=\"https:\/\/partner.spreadshirt.com\/shop-register\/?affiliateid=13171\">Launch your shop for <strong>FREE<\/strong> today!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to reach more people? Monitor social media trends to figure out how to best promote your merch and grow your channel. 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