For markets and show societies
Social media for markets, show societies and community events
Social media for markets and shows, all year. We keep your Facebook and Instagram going between events, and we come to the big days. From $100 a week plus GST per platform, no contract.
Your page stays warm all year, so the next event doesn't start from zero.
Warm all year
Posts between events as well as before them.
One WhatsApp group
Photos, news and approvals all in one chat.
No contract
Two weeks' notice to leave.
The page that goes quiet after the event
A page that sleeps between events means starting again each time.
A market or a show runs on volunteers and a committee. Everyone's busy for the weeks before the event. Then the gates close, the stalls pack up, and the page goes silent until someone remembers it six weeks before the next one.
Committees change. The person who ran the page moves on, and the login goes with them. The page is left with followers who loved last year and nothing new to look at this year.
And when the next event comes around, you're starting again. Telling people the date again. Convincing stallholders the market is still on.
That's the cost of a page that only wakes up for the event. You spend every pre-event month rebuilding attention you already had.
What we do for markets and show societies
Posts all year, built around your event calendar.
We run your Facebook and Instagram all year, so the page is warm when the next event comes. You send photos and news. We turn them into posts, publish them, typically 3 to 5 posts a week plus Stories, and report back every 4 to 6 weeks on growth, reach and engagement. It's organic social media management set up around your event calendar.
Between events, that means stallholder spotlights, what's new, dates and times, photos from last time, and the small practical details people want to know. Before an event, it means getting the date, the details and the stallholder line-up out early and keeping them in front of people.
We set up one WhatsApp group with the people who send photos and approve. Posts come to you for approval before they go out, unless we've agreed otherwise with Samantha. Everything lives in that chat, so there are no committee email chains to chase.
For markets
Regulars, new visitors and stallholders all get something to look at.
Markets live on regulars and word of mouth. A page that posts every week tells regulars what's new, shows new visitors what to expect and gives stallholders somewhere to share. It also helps people decide whether to make the trip, because they can see the market is on.
For show societies
A year-round community deserves a year-round page.
A show is a once-a-year event with a year-round community behind it. The page can carry that all year: committee news, entries opening, the lead-up, the weekend itself, and the wrap-up once it's over. We keep the thread going so the next show doesn't start from zero.
For community events
People need to know in time. A steady page does that.
Fundraisers, fairs, twilight markets and local celebrations all depend on the same thing: people knowing about them in time. A steady page does that without anybody having to remember.
How the week works for a volunteer committee
No committee email chains. One chat, one rhythm.
It is easy, not zero effort. On Tuesdays, Samantha sends a WhatsApp message to the group. Someone replies with the photos and news the committee has. Fresh content once or twice a week is ideal, though every couple of weeks is fine. We turn it into posts, send them to you for approval, and publish them once you're happy. Every 4 to 6 weeks, you get a report covering growth, reach and engagement.
Nobody has to remember to post. If someone leaves the committee, you tell us who to add to the group and the rhythm carries on.
What this looks like in a typical week
(an example, not a promise)
- Say it's a month before your show. On Tuesday, Samantha messages the committee's WhatsApp group.
- Someone replies with the entry details and a photo from last year's show.
- We write the posts, send them to the group for approval and publish once you're happy.
- No news this week? We'll suggest something worth posting, like a stallholder spotlight or a photo from last time.
Don't let the page go silent the day the gates close.
The big days
On the day itself, Samantha can come and post.
For the event itself, Samantha can come and post from the day. How that works, and what it costs, is on the event social media coverage page. We've covered about 5 events so far. Clients include Caboolture Showgrounds and Caboolture Country Markets.
Organic reach for rural events
Samantha does rural work and travels for the big days.
A local page can help word of mouth travel. Samantha does rural work and travels for events. We work across Brisbane and north too, and the areas we cover are listed on one page.
What it costs
A weekly rhythm for the committee, with event days priced separately.
From $100 a week plus GST per platform, no contract, two weeks' notice. Facebook and Instagram together start at $200 a week plus GST. For a volunteer-run group, the weekly rhythm matters more than the dollar figure. One WhatsApp group replaces a page nobody has time to look after. Event days are $1,500 per day, photographer included. No travel charge within about 1.5 hours' drive of us. Further out, travel (and accommodation if it's overnight) is discussed and agreed with Samantha before you book. See the Packages page for Done with You and Done for You.
What we don't do
We don't run the event. We look after the page.
We don't run Facebook ads, build websites or set up online shops. We don't run the event itself. We look after your Facebook and Instagram, organic only.
Questions from markets and show societies
Answers for committees and volunteers.
Tell Samantha about your next event
Keep your event alive between events
Tell Samantha what you run, when your next event is and who'd be in your WhatsApp group. She'll talk through what package fits and what it costs, and you'll know the price before you decide anything.
P.S. The weeks right after an event are a good time to keep posting, because people are still talking about it. Don't wait until the next date is on the calendar to start again.