In short
What is social media marketing in Reykjavík?
Social media marketing in Reykjavík is the work of serving the world's smallest big capital. Visitor numbers many times the national population plan Iceland from the phone in every language, Laugavegur and the harbour carry that flow daily, the city itself, creative, tight-knit and first-name familiar, chooses its own spots with a local's precision, and the Icelandic register, dry and unimpressed by fuss, keeps every feed honest.
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
Platform mix for a Reykjavík business
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 | Who it reaches | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| The world's planners and the city | First platform for food, design and the seasons | |
| TikTok | Travel discovery worldwide | Strong second for visitor-facing businesses |
| Icelandic families and the tight-knit city | Very strong here; the national noticeboard | |
| Finance, marine and the offices | First platform for B2B | |
| YouTube Shorts | Iceland planners in every language | Lights and lava content travels worldwide |
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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What moves a Reykjavík account
Where demand concentrates
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Laugavegur and the 101 core
the visitor artery and the retail
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Grandi and the old harbour
the remade dock, food and design
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Hallgrímskirkja quarter
the view flow and the cafés
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Vesturbær
locals, the pool and the daily round
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Hlíðar
families and the city's own
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Laugardalur
the valley, the pool and families
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Kópavogur border
the daily city southward
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Harbour and Borgartún belt
offices, finance and B2B
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 Reykjavík?
7SEA retainers in Reykjavík start at ISK 185,000 a month, scoped after we review your accounts, your category and how much content already exists. You approve the number before anything starts, and the contract is rolling on 30 days with no lock-in.
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 Reykjavík?
An audit of your accounts and three local competitors, a one-page strategy that sets the visitor-local mix and the languages, then a monthly calendar you approve, planned on Iceland's two seasons. Daily publishing and DM handling, with a clear written report.
How do local businesses get customers from Instagram in Reykjavík?
By serving both audiences on purpose. Multilingual discovery content books the world while it plans, and dry, familiar local content wins a first-name city that rewards the genuine.
Is social media marketing worth it for a small business in Reykjavík?
For visitor-facing businesses it is close to mandatory, because Iceland is planned from phones worldwide. For the rest, yes: the tight-knit city chooses from the feed and stays loyal.
Which social media platform is best for a small business in Reykjavík?
Instagram for the world's planners and the city, with TikTok second for travel discovery. Facebook remains unusually strong because Iceland runs its daily trust there, and LinkedIn carries the office belt.
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.