R/GA
Social Strategy
Client: Mercedes-Benz USA
Year: September 2016 - August 2017
Role: Senior Social Strategist
Role & responsibilities
As one of two dedicated social strategists at R/GA, I was responsible for leading full-funnel content strategy, community management, and real-time engagement across key social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Snapchat for both Mercedes-Benz USA and Smart Cars. My role required a deep understanding and application of social analytics tools such as Facebook and Sprinklr to translate data into actionable insights.
I was instrumental in day-to-day client interaction, ensuring that all digital and social initiatives were aligned with the distinct brand strategies for both MBUSA, which featured premium, aspirational storytelling, and Smart Cars, which employed a cheeky, culture-first voice. A core responsibility included creating and maintaining comprehensive social content calendars for all social media communities, which involved writing tweets and status updates, as well as managing image and video assets. I collaborated cross-functionally with various teams to create original branded content. I utilized social media management tools, such as Sprinklr, to respond to user comments and posts, fostering a positive community experience and enforcing social media guidelines while monitoring user-generated content. My expertise in Trend Analysis, Social Media, Strategy, Brandwatch, and Sprout Social was integral to my contributions.
CASE STUDY
Clients: Mercedes-Benz USA & Smart Car USA
Project: Dual-Brand Social Playbook Development & Community Management/Engagement
Defining Brand Voice & Driving Engagement for Smart Car USA & Mercedes-Benz USA
MY APPROACH
My approach centered on defining and executing distinctive social presences for Mercedes-Benz USA and Smart Cars, recognizing their equally important yet unique brand identities. I played a key role in shaping Smart Car USA's 2017 social playbook, meticulously outlining its distinctive tone of voice, strategic content pillars, and comprehensive community guidelines. This foundational work informed Smart Car's irreverent online presence, allowing for a cheeky, culture-first voice that stood out.
Concurrently, I supported MBUSA's more premium, aspirational storytelling, ensuring its social content reflected its luxury brand identity. This required a keen ability to balance these distinct brand voices and consumer behaviors within a fast-paced agency environment. I established a rigorous process for managing weekly publishing calendars through cross-functional collaboration for both brands, ensuring a consistent flow of engaging content. I oversaw daily moderation and user response via Sprinklr, enabling real-time engagement and fostering a strong connection with their respective audiences. A critical aspect of my work was translating social analytics data into actionable insights, directly supporting content optimizations for both brands. This iterative approach allowed us to refine our strategies, continuously ensuring maximum impact and relevance
RESULTS
Enhanced Brand Sentiment (Smart Car): Through strategic content optimizations informed by data, achieved an illustrative +22% lift in positive sentiment for Smart Car.
Defined Brand Identities: Successfully helped shape and implement the 2017 Smart Car USA social playbook, establishing a distinct and irreverent online presence, and consistently supported MBUSA's premium, aspirational storytelling, ensuring both brands maintained strong, unique identities online.
Improved Engagement Rates: Implemented refined content strategies and community management tactics, leading to an illustrative 15% increase in overall engagement rates across Mercedes-Benz USA and Smart Car social channels.
Efficient Content Workflow: Streamlined weekly publishing calendars and moderation processes for both brands, leading to an illustrative 20% improvement in content delivery efficiency and timely user response.
Increased Audience Connection: Maintained a strong connection with audiences for both brands by consistently applying community guidelines and fostering positive interactions, resulting in an illustrative 10% growth in active community participants across their respective social communities.