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Social Media Strategy Deck

A social media strategy deck is approved on the link between activity and a business outcome. Follower counts are the weakest possible headline — the deck has to say which platforms, why those, and what changes for the business if it works.

AudienceMarketing leadership and executives
Typical length12–16 slides
Runs for30–45 minutes

Last reviewed: August 2026

The slide sequence

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  1. The business objective

    Awareness, pipeline, hiring, retention. Not 'grow our social presence'.

    Title
  2. Where we are now

    Current performance, honestly, including what is not working.

    Stats
  3. Who we are trying to reach

    The audience and where they actually spend time.

    ThreeColumn
  4. Platforms, and why those

    Chosen platforms with the reason, and the ones we are dropping.

    Comparison
  5. Content pillars

    Three or four recurring themes rather than ad-hoc posting.

    IconGrid
  6. What we will actually post

    Formats and cadence per platform, sized to real capacity.

    Table
  7. Who makes it

    People, time and any agency or freelance support.

    Team
  8. Paid support

    Where paid amplifies organic, and the split.

    Chart
  9. Community and response

    Who replies, how fast, and who handles escalation.

    Process
  10. How we measure it

    Business measures first, engagement as a diagnostic.

    Dashboard
  11. Risks

    Brand safety, key-person dependency, platform changes.

    Table
  12. What we need

    Budget, headcount, approvals.

    ThankYou
Read the titles alone before you present. Written as statements rather than labels, the titles of this deck should tell the whole story on their own. If they read as a table of contents, the sequence is fine but the writing is not.

What makes this deck fail

  • Followers as the objective. Audience size is a means; naming it as the goal makes the strategy unfalsifiable.
  • Every platform. Spreading capacity across six channels produces six weak presences.
  • Cadence beyond capacity. Daily posting plans made by people who will not be doing the posting.
  • No response plan. Social is two-way; a strategy with no reply ownership fails on the first complaint.
  • Engagement rate as the headline. It is a diagnostic. Lead with the business measure.

Adapting the length

You haveKeepCut
15 minutesObjective, platforms and why, pillars, measures, askCommunity detail, risks
45 minutesThe full sequence as listedNothing
Team working sessionPillars, formats, cadence, response ownershipBudget rationale

Frequently asked questions

What should a social media strategy deck include?

The business objective, current performance, the audience, chosen platforms with reasons and exclusions, content pillars, formats and cadence sized to capacity, resourcing, measurement and the ask.

How do you measure social media strategy?

Lead with the business measure the strategy serves — pipeline, applications, retention — and treat engagement rate and reach as diagnostics that explain the movement.

How many platforms should we be on?

As many as you can sustain well, which is usually fewer than proposed. Two strong presences beat six neglected ones.

What are content pillars in a social strategy?

Three or four recurring themes you post against consistently, so the account has a recognisable point of view rather than reacting week to week.

Can I build a social strategy deck for free?

Yes. Building manually from a blank deck in Gixo Lumen is free and unlimited on every plan, with no export paywall.

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