Searchlab Social Media Marketing
Social is where people decide whether you are worth trusting before they ever search for you. We build a platform strategy based on where your buyers actually spend time, produce content in the formats each platform rewards, and manage the comments and messages that follow. The goal is recall and credibility, measured properly rather than by follower count.
Platform choice is the first real decision, and it is mostly about subtraction. B2B services usually earn more from LinkedIn and YouTube than from anything else. Consumer retail lives on Instagram Reels and increasingly on discovery through short video. A local clinic or restaurant often gets more from Google Business Profile posts and WhatsApp than from a neglected Facebook page. Three platforms done properly beats six done occasionally.
Content runs on pillars, not on random ideas. We define four or five recurring themes tied to what buyers care about, then map formats to them: carousels for teaching, short video for reach, founder led talking heads for trust, customer stories for proof, and behind the scenes material for personality. A calendar assigns pillars to slots so the team is never inventing a post on the morning it is due.
Distribution beats production volume. The same interview can become a long video, four short clips, a carousel, a text post, and a newsletter section. We plan repurposing into the shoot itself, which is how a small team publishes consistently without burning out. Posting cadence is set to what you can genuinely sustain, because an abandoned account signals more than an infrequent one.
Community management is part of the service, not an afterthought. Comments and direct messages get answered within agreed hours, questions that repeat become content, and complaints are routed to whoever can actually resolve them. We also track saves, shares, watch time, and profile visits, since those predict business impact far better than likes, and we tag social sourced enquiries in analytics so the channel is not invisible in reporting.
Everything in Social Media Marketing
Platform and audience strategy
A written recommendation on which platforms to run, which to drop, and what each one is responsible for in the buyer journey.
Content pillars and tone guide
Four to five recurring themes with example posts, voice rules, and visual direction so output stays recognisable across everyone who posts.
Monthly content calendar
A scheduled plan by platform, format, and pillar, approved in advance, with room reserved for reactive and topical posts.
Creative production
Carousels, static posts, short form video edits, captions, and hashtag sets produced to platform specification and delivered ready to publish.
Community management
Monitoring and replies on comments and direct messages during agreed hours, with escalation rules for complaints and sales enquiries.
Repurposing system
One source asset broken into multiple formats across platforms, so production effort stretches further without repeating the same post everywhere.
Creator and partnership shortlists
Vetted creator options with audience quality checks, indicative rates, and briefing templates when influencer collaboration makes sense for the category.
Monthly performance review
Reach, saves, shares, watch time, follower quality, and tagged social traffic in GA4, with a clear note on which pillars earned attention.
The process
Audit and listen
We review your existing accounts, three or four competitors, and what your audience already talks about. That tells us which formats are working in your category right now.
Define pillars and cadence
Themes, tone, visual direction, and a sustainable posting rhythm are agreed in writing. We set the minimum viable cadence rather than an ambitious one you cannot hold.
Produce and publish
Content is batched, approved ahead of time, and scheduled. Reactive slots stay open for topical posts, launches, and anything worth responding to that week.
Engage and refine
Comments and messages are handled daily, top performing posts are analysed for the pattern behind them, and the next calendar leans toward what earned saves and shares.
Questions about Social Media Marketing
How many posts a month do we need?
Fewer than most agencies quote. For organic reach, three to five strong posts a week on one or two platforms beats daily filler everywhere. Short video usually needs higher frequency than static formats. We agree a number you can sustain for a year, not a number that looks good in a proposal.
Do you handle filming, or do we?
Either works. Many clients record raw footage on a phone using shot lists we provide, and we handle editing, captions, and packaging. For product or brand launches, a scheduled shoot day produces a quarter of content at once. We will tell you honestly which route fits your budget.
Should we pay influencers?
Sometimes, and it depends on the category. Creator content works well for consumer products with visual appeal and short decision cycles. It rarely works for high value B2B. When it does fit, we vet audience quality rather than follower count, and we prefer repeat collaborations over one-off paid posts.
How do we know social is producing anything?
Direct attribution on social is genuinely imperfect, so we use several signals together: branded search volume, direct traffic trends, saves and shares, tagged social visits in GA4, and a how did you hear about us field on your forms. Read together they show the trend clearly enough to act on.
Ready to talk about Social Media Marketing?
Tell us where you are stuck. We reply within the hour on WhatsApp, usually sooner.
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