Drive meaningful engagement with a powerful social media strategy

Creating a social media strategy can be a challenge. What type of content will your target audience engage with? How do you measure performance? How do you build a strong social media presence? An effective social strategy reaches the right people and drives traffic to your website, increases sales and much much more.

We help you to define your target audience and outline clear business objectives that align with your digital goals.

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#1 Keyword Rankings
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Top 5 Keyword Rankings
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Top 10 Keyword Rankings
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Mix & Twist

Spirits (and rankings!) are high for Mix & Twist

50
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Growth target hit in four months
£700
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Of new business quoted in five months
£70
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Additional project win
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GME Group

Five year target, four month turnaround

33
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Monthly ad spend reduction
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YoY increase in revenue
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Increase in organic traffic
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YESSS Electrical

‘Transformative’ results? YESSS please…

77
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Increase on YoY traffic
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New #1 keyword rankings YoY
80
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Increase in appointment bookings YoY
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Melissa Salons

Results are a cut above for Melissa

93
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Increase in organic traffic
257
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Increase in online enquiries
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Ranking positions for competitive local search terms
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Leon & Company

Making it count, for Leon & Co

1,800
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ROI
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Hotel occupancy
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Unique visitors
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Raithwaite Sandsend

An exceptional return on investment

50
%
Growth target hit in four months
£700
K
Of new business quoted in five months
£70
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Additional project win
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GME Group

Five year target, four month turnaround

- Creating engagement to drive conversions

Ascensor can provide a strategy to help you continually grow your social media engagement and in turn, increase website traffic, conversions and a return on investment.

From three-month to six-month strategies, our talented team will analyse your social profile and come up with the best solution for you. From the creation of a social media marketing plan to a social media content calendar, our team use carefully crafted copy, imagery and community management to engage and inspire.

If you're daunted by the thought of creating a strategy from the ground up, Ascensor are on hand to create a social media strategy that increases engagements, grows your following and drives meaningful traffic to your product or service pages to ensure you reach your social media marketing goals.

Creating a social strategy - the first steps

Successful social media marketing strategies start with a thorough analysis of your social media accounts to evaluate what you're doing well and assessing where you can improve, as well as defining your marketing objectives and what you want to achieve from each social media platform.

When starting to analyse areas for improvement, we'll also conduct competitive analysis to assess what your competitors are doing on their social media channels, and what tactics you may be able to implement and evolve to your own advantage.

At Ascensor, we'll find the potential opportunities a fresh social media approach could deliver for your business.

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Measuring strategy performance

Unsure where to begin measuring performance on your social platforms as part of a social media marketing strategy?

There are a number of valuable insights on social media platforms that allow you to make adjustments to your social campaign to improve performance.

But remember, 'vanity metrics' such as the number of social media followers you have don't hold enough strategic information to influence future strategies on their own. However, they can still be beneficial to analyse on a monthly basis.

Social Media Content strategy

Depending on the social media networks you're currently targeting, your content strategy can vary massively, but we're here to help you understand the best practices for each of them.

Determining the best social media channel for your business can depend on a number of factors, including social targets and business type. User-generated content should also be considered as it's an easy way to create content that's much more likely to drive engagement on your platforms.

Targeting your key demographics

The next step is creating content that's perfectly tailored for your social media campaigns. When creating your social media posts, it's important to remember how your users react to your profile, as well as your various audience personas and demographics. Your audience demographic will then determine the brand voice for your content strategy.

Implementing growth

We recognise that the best social media strategies promote growth and lead generation through highly executed social media content. The use of social interactions, high-quality images and social hashtags promotes quicker growth.

Depending on whether you're using paid ads to complement your organic content, you can then gather data to help determine your ad spend and assess whether your business is in a position to increase ad spend to increase your rate of growth.

Interested in how we can help you reach and engage with your target audiences through social?

Get in touch with Ascensor to discuss whether your current social media marketing efforts are fulfilling your potential.

Ascensor's award-winning social media strategy team can help build your brand, increase site traffic and boost your revenue.

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What is a social media strategy?

A social media strategy explains why a business will use social platforms, who it needs to reach, what it will communicate and how success will be measured. It should guide channel choice, content, community activity, paid support, responsibilities and reporting. At Ascensor, we build each strategy around the client's audience, commercial objectives, available expertise and wider digital activity.

How do you create a social media strategy?

Start with business goals, audience research and an audit of current activity. Select the platforms that fit the audience, define content themes and formats, set a realistic publishing and engagement plan and choose measures linked to the intended outcome. At Ascensor, we start with the current profiles and audience, then defines platform roles, content themes, measurement and an achievable implementation plan.

What should a social media strategy include?

It should include objectives, target audiences, platform roles, brand and tone guidance, content themes, formats, publishing cadence, community management, paid activity, responsibilities, measurement and a review process. The level of detail should suit the team implementing it. At Ascensor, we can include audience definition, channel roles, content calendars, copy, imagery, community management, paid support and reporting.

Which social media platforms should a business use?

Choose platforms based on audience behaviour, buying journey, content strengths and business goals. A focused presence on the most relevant channels is usually more manageable than maintaining every platform. Performance data can then show where further investment is justified. At Ascensor, we recommend a focused channel mix from evidence instead of requiring a client to maintain every social platform.

How often should a social media strategy be reviewed?

Performance should be monitored regularly and the wider strategy reviewed when goals, audiences, platforms or resources change. A quarterly review can be useful for many businesses, while fast-moving campaigns may need more frequent adjustments. At Ascensor, we can create three-month or six-month plans and adjust them using platform performance, campaign priorities and changes in the client's market.

How is social media return on investment measured?

Return should be measured against the strategy's purpose. This may include qualified leads, sales, customer retention, website actions or the value of efficient audience reach. Tracking, campaign tagging and consistent reporting help connect social activity to wider business results. At Ascensor, we connect reporting with website and conversion data where possible so social performance is considered within the wider customer journey.