In short
What is social media marketing in Columbus?
Social media marketing in Columbus is work for an audience that sees more polished brand content than a city this size would suggest. The university calendar drives a large share of consumer demand, insurance and corporate employers drive the B2B side, and the two need separate plans inside one account.
Businesses worked with
400+
Running social and ad programs
6 years
Google Partner and Shopify Partner
Partner
You own every account
No lock-in
Platforms
Platforms that matter in Columbus
We would rather run three accounts well than seven badly. Which three depends on your category and your city, not on which platforms are being talked about this year.
| Platform | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Core for food, retail, fitness and campus-adjacent brands. | Core | |
| Carries insurance, finance, logistics and the corporate employer base. | Core for B2B | |
| TikTok | Strong around campus and for food and nightlife. | Category dependent |
| Suburbs, family services and community groups. | As needed | |
| YouTube Shorts | Extra distribution for vertical video already produced. | Repurposed |
| Home, wedding and interiors brands. | Category dependent |
Social work
Accounts we run today.
Fashion, jewellery and beverage brands, across India and the US.
Etnica
Handmade womenswear from India. Lookbook-style grid mixing lifestyle stills with seasonal edits.
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Gadhiya Jewels
Lab-grown diamond jewellers. Education-led carousels and product stills on a premium navy palette.
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Rahr Brewing
Texas craft brewery. Lifestyle stills and seasonal campaign content built around the core beer lineup.
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Why the bar is higher than the city's size suggests
Where Columbus demand concentrates
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Short North
arts, retail and the most content-native audience in the city
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Downtown and Arena District
events, nightlife and the corporate lunch economy
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German Village
independent food and a loyal local market
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Campus and University District
student demand on a hard academic calendar
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Grandview Heights
independent retail and a higher income local audience
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Easton
retail, dining and suburban family demand
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Dublin
corporate, family services and professional demand
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Westerville
suburban services and home-services demand
What is included
What the social media management package includes, every month.
Community management is included rather than sold as an add-on, because an account with unanswered DMs is worse than no account at all.
- Monthly content calendar for approval
- Content pillars and tone of voice document
- Video shooting and editing
- Photography and retouching
- Caption and hook writing
- Hashtag and keyword research
- Scheduling and publishing
- Comment and DM replies
- Story management and polls
- Profile and highlight design
- Creator and UGC sourcing
- Monthly report and review call
And what we will not do
- Buy followers or engagement
- Join engagement pods
- Repost the same clip to every platform
- Report follower count as a result
- Post AI slop to hit a quota
- Chase a trend that does not fit the brand
Process
One month ahead, every month.
Nothing gets posted that you have not seen. The calendar goes out before the month starts, so approvals never turn into a daily interruption.
01
Audit and strategy
Current accounts, competitors and audience reviewed. Content pillars and tone of voice agreed.
Week 1
02
Shoot
A production day for the quarter's photography and video, planned against the pillars.
Week 2
03
Calendar
Next month planned out post by post and sent for approval in one go.
Monthly, in advance
04
Produce
Editing, design and copy for everything on the approved calendar.
Ongoing
05
Publish and reply
Scheduled posting, plus daily comment and DM handling in your brand's voice.
Daily
06
Review
What performed, what did not, and which formats are worth pushing into paid.
Monthly
Questions
Social media questions.
If yours is not here, send it. We answer these on the first call anyway.
How much does social media management cost in Columbus?
Agency retainers run $1,000 to $4,000 a month for most Columbus businesses, below coastal pricing for comparable scope. 7SEA starts at $1,500 a month, scoped after an account review, on a rolling contract.
How many social media platforms do you manage?
We work across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest. Most brands run two or three of them properly rather than all six thinly, and which two or three depends on your category and where buyers in your city actually spend their time.
What type of content do you create?
Statics, carousels, reels and stories, mixed to suit the platform and the goal. Reels and short video do the discovery work, carousels explain and teach, statics carry offers and brand, and stories handle the day to day.
Do you use AI to design social media content?
Yes, as a production tool. The difference is the output: our AI work is finished to look like real photography and real design, not the obvious AI look most tools produce. You can review samples before committing.
We have no photos or raw content. Can you still run our social media?
Yes. Where raw content does not exist we build the calendar from AI-produced visuals and copyright-free stock, finished to match your brand. Once we have shoot material from you, it replaces that mix gradually rather than all at once.
What do we actually receive each month?
A content calendar approved before anything publishes, then 15 to 30 pieces of finished content depending on scope, scheduled and published, with comments and DMs handled daily and a monthly report on what moved.
What is your process for social media management in Columbus?
Brand audit first, then deep-dive research into your category and local competitors, then a content plan. The plan is shared with you for approval before any design work starts, and only then does production and scheduling begin.
Which social media platform is best for a small business in Columbus?
Instagram for consumer and campus-adjacent brands, LinkedIn for insurance, finance and logistics. The B2B side here is larger than the city's reputation suggests and far less contested locally.
Is social media marketing worth it for a small business in Columbus?
Usually yes, with one caveat specific to this market. National brands test campaigns in Columbus, so local audiences see polished work regularly and weak content gets ignored faster than in comparable cities.
How often should a small business post on social media in Columbus?
Three to five posts a week per core platform. Around campus and downtown, timing matters more than cadence, because game weekends and semester dates move demand more sharply than posting frequency.
Is 7SEA based in Columbus?
No. 7SEA runs Columbus accounts from Los Angeles, three hours behind Eastern, your afternoon inside our working day. The calendar is approved a month ahead, DMs are handled daily, reporting is written, and travel is never billed.
Send us the profile. We will send back a sample content plan.
A sample content plan built for your brand, with pillars, formats and a first calendar. Yours to keep whether or not you work with us.