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Social media marketing · Poole

Social media marketing that grows your Poole brand.

We plan, create and manage social media that keeps Poole businesses visible and brings in enquiries. Strategy, content and paid social across the channels your customers actually use.

Social strategyContent creationPaid socialCommunity management
What we do

Local social strategies for Poole businesses.

We're a Poole-based team, and since 2010 we've helped businesses across Poole, Bournemouth and Dorset get seen and win more enquiries. Social media marketing is about building on the relationships you already have and reaching new local customers where they spend their time. We plan the right mix of channels and content for your business, then create, publish and refine it to make your budget work harder. We work with businesses across Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and the wider Dorset area.

Local service businesses

Tradespeople, clinics and consultants after a steady trickle of enquiries from people nearby.

Retail and ecommerce

Shops and online brands chasing more reach, more engagement and more sales straight from the feed.

Hospitality and leisure

Cafes, venues and days-out businesses whose bookings rise and fall on local buzz.

Businesses new to social

Owners who know they ought to be posting but need a plan, and a team, to make it happen.

Why it matters

Why social media matters for your business.

Visibility

Turn up in the feeds your customers thumb through every day, so your name stays close to hand around Poole.

Trust

Regular, on-brand posts breed familiarity, and familiarity is what makes someone pick you over a stranger.

Enquiries

The right posts aimed at the right people turn followers and reach into bookings, messages and sales.

Wondering where your own website falls short? Tell us what you are working with and we will tell you honestly, for free.

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What's included

Everything you need to grow on social.

Local audience targeting

We reach the right people in Poole and across Dorset, so your budget goes on customers who can actually buy.

Content creation

On-brand posts, graphics and captions that keep your feed active and give people a reason to follow.

Community management

We keep your channels active, reply to comments and messages, and keep your audience engaged.

Paid social campaigns

Targeted ads on the platforms that fit your business, put in front of ready-to-buy local customers.

Performance monitoring

We track what works and adjust, so your social keeps improving rather than standing still.

Monthly reporting

Clear reporting each month so you always know what is working and where your budget goes.

Why Expect Best

A local team that actually picks up the phone.

A Poole team on your doorstep

Our strategists, designers and content makers share one Poole roof, and you can pop in to say hello anytime.

A plan, not just posting

We begin with your goals and your audience, then settle on the channels and content that genuinely suit you.

Numbers you can hold us to

Straight monthly reporting on what is landing, so every pound of your social budget is easy to account for.

Here for the long game

We have been growing local brands since 2010, with over 400 clients, and we stay on to keep sharpening the results.

Rather talk it through? Call 01202 237027 and speak to the team, or send us a message.

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Our process

From strategy to growth.

01

Audience and goal research

We get to know your business and audience, and settle on what a win on social looks like for you.

02

Content planning and creation

We map out the channels and build a calendar of on-brand posts ready to go.

03

Campaign publishing

We post, manage your channels and run whatever paid campaigns sit behind them.

04

Performance review and optimisation

We go through the results each month and adjust the approach to keep the numbers climbing.

We work to your goals and budget, and send you a clear update on progress every month.

The exact timeline and cost depend on your project. Tell us what you have in mind and we'll come back with both, no pressure.

Tell us about your project

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The numbers

Each day we facilitate

Real results we help our clients achieve, day in, day out.

Channels

The social channels we manage.

We focus on the platforms where your customers actually spend time, and manage them as one joined-up presence.

Facebook & Instagram

Day-to-day posts, stories and paid ads to grow local reach, spark engagement and pull in enquiries.

LinkedIn

Considered content and sharp targeting to lift your profile and reach other businesses and decision-makers.

TikTok & YouTube

Short video and longer clips to build awareness and meet new audiences where their attention is heading.

FAQs

Social media marketing FAQs

Common questions about channels, content, paid ads, timelines and how we report on the work we do.

It comes down to where your customers actually spend their time. We look at your audience and goals first, then back the platforms that will reach them rather than spreading you thin across all of them.

Yes. We plan and make on-brand posts, graphics and captions, and can shoot photography and video too, so your channels stay lively without landing on your desk.

Yes. Alongside the day-to-day posting we set up and manage paid campaigns on the platforms that fit, aimed at ready-to-buy customers in Poole and across Dorset.

Paid campaigns can bring enquiries in fairly quickly, while organic reach and following take longer to build. We aim for steady, measurable progress and report on it monthly.

No lengthy tie-ins here. We win your business month by month with clear reporting and honest advice.

Let's grow your brand a following that buys.

Tell us about your business and we'll come back with honest advice and a sensible plan, no pressure.