ContentLab™ · Social media managementSocial, run by people, drafted by the crew.
A content lead who knows your business, thirty posts a month drafted from your real work, proofread, scheduled across every location, and reported the next morning.
For owners and marketing managers who want social off their plate.
- Thirty posts a month, from your real workDrafted from your jobs, edited by your content lead.
- One tap approves the weekOr approve each post. Your choice.
- Replies the same business dayIn your voice. Anything sensitive goes to you.
posts a month, 20 minutes of your time
A fitness studioreach from 2.1k in six months
A restaurant groupengagement per post
A boutiqueSend the form. Here is what happens.
- A strategist reads itWithin the hour on weekdays.
- We read your channelsWhat you posted, what landed, and what nearby competitors are doing.
- Fifteen minutes, a month plannedThemes from your season and your jobs, ready for your yes.
A week of posts, waiting for one tap.
The creative agent drafts the week from your real jobs, and your content lead edits every line. Nothing posts until you approve it. Try it.
The week ahead10 ready for your yes
Mon5
Frisco kitchen, before and after
Plano deck, finished Friday
Tue6
Backsplash in 24 seconds
Wed7
Five stars from Dana in Allen
Meet our lead carpenter
Thu8
Five checks before a remodel
Fri9
McKinney bath, start to finish
Frisco kitchen, the details
Sat10
Plano deck at dusk
Sun11
Allen porch, one week later
Reach by monthApril to September
The Monday thread
An example account. Your own numbers replace these the day we connect.
Everything in the engagement.
Yours. Knows your business.
Drafted from real work, edited by the lead.
Cut and captioned.
Each location its own.
Answered in your voice, sensitive ones to you.
Written and sent with the same voice.
Five-star reviews become posts and badges.
From your season and your jobs.
A line the next morning. Reach, engagement and bookings, monthly.
One tap for the week.
From plan to first post.
- Plan the monthThemes from your season and your jobs.
- DraftThe crew drafts, the lead edits.
- ApproveOne tap for the week.
- Publish and readEvery location, reported the next morning.
Who is on it.
Content lead
Owns the plan, the edits, the replies.
Creative lead
Owns the visuals.
The creative agent
Drafts everything.
The lead response agent
Answers the replies that become leads.
Three people we built it for.
The owner who wants it off their plate
You know it matters. You do not have the hour.
Gets: Twenty minutes a month, everything else done.
The marketing manager
Local content at scale.
Gets: Per-location calendars, one lead, one approval.
The brand team
Consistency across territories.
Gets: Templates locked to the kit, local variation where you allow it.
Against the usual options.
| ContentLab™ | A social agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Who writes | A lead, with the crew | A junior |
| From real work | Yes | Stock |
| Replies | Handled | Sometimes |
| Email too | Yes | Rarely |
| Cost | Retainer | Retainer |
Scoped on the call.
Managed engagements are scoped to your market and your goals. Software is always included. Month to month, your accounts stay yours. We ask for a quarter on a handshake, because reach builds month by month.
Plan my first ContentLab monthWhat you can hold us to.
Social media management, explained.
Sporadic posting is not a social media strategy
Social media is where customers check that you are real before they ever pick up the phone. An active, professional presence signals that you are engaged, responsive and running a legitimate operation. A dormant profile raises questions you never get the chance to answer.
Here is the reality most business owners face: you know you should be more active on social. You just do not have the time. Posts become sporadic. Quality drops. Engagement disappears.
For Dallas-Fort Worth businesses competing in saturated markets, social media does several jobs at once: brand awareness, customer service, community building and, more and more, direct sales. The businesses getting real results treat it as a strategic channel, not an afterthought. ContentLab builds social media that is consistent, on brand and tied to business outcomes.
The difference between doing social and doing it right
Without a system:
- Posts happen when someone remembers
- There is no consistent voice or visual identity
- Comments and DMs go unanswered for days
- Nobody knows what is working and what is not
- Social feels like a chore with no return
- The algorithm buries your content
With ContentLab:
- A content calendar executed consistently
- Every post aligned with your brand voice and goals
- Active community management that builds relationships
- Reporting tied to business results
- Social that drives leads, traffic and trust
- Consistency the algorithms reward with reach
Social media that is part of the system
Most agencies post and pray. ContentLab works alongside your website, your search visibility, your traffic protection and your paid campaigns, so every channel reinforces the others. When your organic social feeds your paid strategy, and your paid strategy sends traffic to a site built to convert, everything compounds.
Looking for social and paid media together? Clients who pair ContentLab with AdLab get one strategy across organic and paid channels, with one team managing both.
What done for you actually means
ContentLab takes social media off your to-do list. Month over month, we handle:
- Content strategy and planning
- Graphic design and visual assets
- Caption writing and hashtag research
- Short-form video for TikTok and Reels
- Scheduling and publishing
- Responding to comments and DMs
- Monthly performance reports
- Strategy changes based on the data
You provide input on promotions and business updates, and the occasional photo or behind-the-scenes clip if you have one. That is it.
We measure what matters
Likes do not pay invoices. ContentLab reporting connects social activity to actual business results in three layers.
- Engagement: are people interacting? Comment quality, share rates, save rates and DM conversations, not just thumbs up.
- Traffic: are they visiting your site? Sessions from social, landing page visits and link click-through rates.
- Revenue: are they becoming customers? Message inquiries, phone calls, form submissions and customer acquisition when it can be tracked.
ContentLab™ questions, answered.
Which social media platforms does ContentLab™ manage?
ContentLab posts to Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok and Google posts, and you pick the mix. We recommend channels based on where your audience is most active, because not every business needs every platform. Reels and short video are cut and captioned for the channels that use them.
How many posts a month does ContentLab include?
Thirty posts a month per brand, drafted from your real work and edited by your content lead. Thirty per location is available on request, and each location gets its own calendar. The monthly themes come from your season and your jobs, so every post has a reason to exist.
How much of my time does ContentLab social media management take?
About 20 minutes a month. You approve the week in one tap and share input on promotions and business updates, plus the occasional photo if you have one. Your content lead handles the plan, the drafts, the edits, the scheduling, the replies and the reporting.
Can I approve every ContentLab post before it goes live?
Yes. Nothing posts until you approve it. You can approve the whole week in one tap, or approve each post on its own if you prefer. Every draft is edited by your content lead and proofread before it reaches you, so the week you approve is ready to publish.
Does ContentLab reply to comments and DMs on my social accounts?
Yes. Comments and messages are answered the same business day, in your voice. Anything sensitive is sent to you rather than answered for you. Replies that turn into leads are answered as leads, so an interested customer is not left waiting in your inbox.
How much does ContentLab social media management cost?
ContentLab is quoted on the planning call, before you commit to anything. The price depends on your channels, your content volume and how many locations you run, and a content lead reads your channels before the call. The software is always included, and it is month to month with your accounts staying in your name. We do ask for one quarter on a handshake, since an audience grows over months, not weeks.
How does ContentLab report on social media results?
You get a line the next morning after posts go out, and a full report each month covering reach, engagement and bookings. We read the numbers that tie social to the business: conversations, visits to your site and inquiries. Followers are nice. Revenue is better.
Do I need a brand kit before starting ContentLab?
It helps, but it is not required. If you already have brand guidelines, your content lead follows them. If you do not, we keep your posts consistent and professional while you build one. Many clients pair ContentLab with BrandLab so every template is locked to the kit.
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