Overview: Every November The Junior League of Tampa holds its largest fundraising event of the year, The Holiday Gift Market (HGM) presented by Publix. The event provides a unique shopping experience with over 200 merchants selling everything from clothing, jewelry, and handbags to food, art and children’s items. Net proceeds of the event fund the League’s community projects and programs around Tampa Bay.
Task: Create a robust social media strategy to support The Holiday Gift Market presented by Publix
Role: Social Media Manager for Instagram and Facebook. Responsibilities include:
- Content creation / execute posting schedule (internal and external platforms) - Coordinate with HGM committee members on post requirements (sponsors, merchants, media outlets)
- Social advertisement creation and placement
- Answer questions from social media community regarding HGM
- Interact with shoppers and merchants via social media (development of HGM digital community)
- During HGM lead a team of volunteers in content creation for HGM coverage and in preparation for HGM 2019 marketing:
- Facebook Live/Instagram Live
- Photography/video/boomerangs
- Instagram stories
Results:
The 2019 Holiday Gift Market was the most successful HGM to date. HGM raised $587,833 for The Junior League of Tampa’s community projects/programs.
- Facebook Reach rose 39.51% YOY (680,169 vs 948,904 unique users)
- Facebook Ticket Sales Campaign (Traffic)
- 249,367 Impressions
- 2.65% CTR
- Over 3,000 Bit.ly link clicks from organic social posts to Eventbrite (tickets)
- Instagram stories reaching over 500 people per post