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The Social Local
Smart Digital. Real Results. We’re a full-house digital marketing agency that blends strategy, creativity, and execution to drive business growth.
Strategy & Consulting
We map the blueprint for your success. Whether you need brand positioning, a digital growth plan, or an integrated campaign strategy, we craft tailored solutions that move the needle.
Brand & Digital Marketing Management
From social media to email marketing, digital advertising to internal comms, we manage your brand’s digital presence with precision.
Content Creation & Production
Storytelling is our craft. We produce scroll-stopping videos, high-impact photography, dynamic drone footage, and polished copywriting to bring your brand to life.
Paid Media & Performance Marketing
Smart targeting. Optimized spend. Ads that convert. Creative that engages. We manage paid campaigns across search, social, and display, backed by data and analytics.
Email Marketing & MarComms
We create email campaigns, internal communications, and strategic marcomms that keep your audience engaged and informed.
Reputation, Crisis & Community Management
Brand perception is everything. We monitor, manage, and safeguard your reputation with real-time response management, crisis comms, and online brand monitoring.
Reporting, Analysis & Actionable Insights
Data fuels our decisions. We provide deep insights, campaign reporting, and project oversight to ensure ROI-driven marketing with clear results.
Project Management & Delivery Tracking
Account management and transparent visibility is our core approach to project accountability. We manage things so you don't have to.
Selected Work
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With 18+ years of industry expertise, we craft data-driven marketing strategies that build brands, engage audiences, and deliver measurable impact. We’re proudly remote, highly agile, and work with brands across industries and borders.
Mission Statement
We don't just work for brands, we work with them.
The Social Local is your plug-in digital marketing team, built to elevate your brand, drive engagement, and deliver results that matter. From strategy to execution, creative to campaign management, analysis to insights, we bring bold ideas and seamless execution to every project.
Our expertise covers: Digital marketing best practice, campaign planning + execution, CRM + direct marketing, email builds + distribution, internal marcomms.
Content creation capabilities:
SEO-driven web content, copywriting, bespoke design, videography, AI + drone footage. website enhancements, bespoke branding creation and website content and design.
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Smart. Strategic. Results-Driven.
The Social Local was founded in 2016 by Sheena Kretzmer, a seasoned digital marketing leader with agency, corporate, and global brand experience. From heading up social media at Wunderman (formerly Aqua) and Tsogo Sun to working with brands like Google, Pernod Ricard, Accenture, and JSE, we've spent 15+ years shaping digital marketing success.
Today, we operate as a high-performance, remote-first agency, bringing together top specialists in strategy, creative, content production, digital marketing, and reputation management.
🏆 Fun Fact: We helped secure a Guinness World Record. No big deal.
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Clients and Brand Experience.
We’ve worked with some of the biggest brands in the game, including:
✨ Southern Sun | Pernod Ricard | Inverroche | Google South Africa | Accenture Security | JSE | Mondi South Africa | Capita UK | Pick n Pay | MTN | Unilever | Discovery SA & more.
Our work speaks for itself. Let’s make something great together.
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Our Creative Process
We're passionate about solving problems through creative communications.
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Content and campaign plans are prepared in advance, complete with proposed copy + design intentions, KPIs, objectives and deliverables.
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All projects are participative and supportive. Campaigns are proposed, reviewed, reworked and signed off before publishing and scheduling across channels.
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Campaigns and content is monitored, channels are optimised, communities are engaged. TSL are in their element.
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Monthly engagements, spend, KPIs and metrics are reported on with actionable insights are reported back.
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About Us
We're passionate about creative communications, excellent content and visual brand presence.
Combining digital research, agency, and corporate experience, we launched as an independent consultancy, operating remotely, proudly.
Our skilled remote team specialises in strategic marketing campaigns, content, and execution in the digital media environment.
Hospitality, Travel, Cybersecurity, Retail, Industrial, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Fintech, Pharma, F&B, Entertainment & Consulting.
“The Social Local managed our Social Media strategy for three years, significantly growing our following. They helped us shift from a hard-sell approach to a more engaging, family-oriented strategy. Throughout, they provided professional guidance, excellent strategic direction, and went above and beyond, especially during challenging times like the pandemic. I highly recommend Sheena and her team—they are knowledgeable, authentic, and a pleasure to work with.“
Taryn Henstock, Butterfly Products
Marketing Manager
“What a pleasure it's been working with The Social Local for the past couple of years. Sheena, Megan, Warrick, and the team are not only on top of trends and technology, bringing us consistently amazing results, but they're also always full of fun, and just genuinely cool people! They're experienced enough to know how to steer our brand and nimble enough to adapt to ever-changing circumstances #life. You won't regret partnering with them for all your social media needs.
Leigh Rautenbach, TruthTV
Head of Marketing
“Since partnering with The Social Local in 2017, we’ve seen remarkable growth in our digital presence. They’ve expertly managed our digital marketing strategy, from content creation and design to community management and advertising. Their team consistently delivers innovative and tailored solutions, helping us effectively engage with our audience. The Social Local's professionalism, creativity, and strategic direction have been invaluable in driving our campaigns and enhancing our brand. We highly recommend Sheena and her team for their expertise, dedication, and results-driven approach."
Uri Van Rooy, Mondi South Africa
Key Account Manager
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Get in touch!
As an authentic, reliable digital marketing agency, we engage with our clients beyond the conventional design and development agency relationship, becoming a partner to the people and companies we work with. How can we work with you?
Join the 30+ companies who have trusted Sheena and The Social Locals.
Would you like to chat with The Social Local?
Your team’s go-to for remote digital marketing excellence. On hand to support, guide & amplify.
Email:
+ 27 82 774 3545