Glossary: scaling social without headcount

Short answer

Plain definitions of the terms used across these guides.

The options board

Six ways to staff social, side by side

Typical setups, not guarantees. The last row is the one most companies have not heard of yet.

OptionPagesPosts a dayYour team's timeOutput scales with
One social media manager1 to 31 to 3Hiring, training, managingHeadcount
Freelancer1 to 2Under 1Briefing, chasing, reviewingHours bought
Social media agencyYour main pageA few a weekBriefs and approvalsRetainer size
UGC creatorsTheir pages, brieflyPer contractSourcing and contractsCreator fees
More paid adsAd placementsRented reachCreative and media buyingAd spend
Managed content networkDozens of brand pagesOver 100Send content. That's it.Number of pages

Managed content network

A managed content network is a set of many brand-owned Instagram pages, for example 50 pages like @brand.daily or @brand.clips, that post the brand's existing videos many times a day from real iPhones. A provider such as TIDE builds the pages, schedules every post, watches every account and replaces any page that gets banned. Organic reach grows with the number of pages instead of headcount or ad spend.

Content page

An official sub-page of a brand, such as @brand.clips, that posts the brand's videos and links back to the main page and store.

Account warm-up

The first days of a new page, where it behaves like a normal user before posting at full volume.

Owned reach

Audience you reach through pages you control, as opposed to rented reach bought through ads.

CAC

Customer acquisition cost: what it costs, on average, to win one new customer.

Creative fatigue

When an ad or video stops performing because the same people have seen it too often.

Real-device posting

Posting from physical phones rather than emulators or browser bots, so each page looks and behaves like a real user.

Distribution

Getting content in front of people. Most brands have more content than distribution.

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