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How many times should you follow up with a social lead?

How many times to follow up a lead from social media, how far apart, what to say each time and when to stop, with a routine for UK small firms.

14 Oct 20266 min read

Who handles social media enquiries? Fixing the handover

Who should handle social media enquiries in a small business, how to hand them to sales, and the simple rules that stop leads going missing.

14 Oct 20266 min read

Social media inbox management: one place for every message

How to manage a small business's social media inbox: one place for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp messages, labels, saved replies and response targets.

14 Oct 20266 min read

Replying to social media messages outside business hours

How a UK business should handle social media messages outside business hours: away messages, what to promise, evening and weekend cover options and costs.

14 Oct 20266 min read

Chatbots for Instagram and Messenger: when to use one

When a small business should use an Instagram or Messenger chatbot, what it can handle, Meta's rules, AI bots and when a person must take over.

14 Oct 20266 min read

How to re-engage cold leads from social media

How to re-engage cold leads from social media: which old enquiries to contact, what to say, consent rules, and how to bring them back without being pushy.

14 Oct 20266 min read

Social media CRM: track followers from first message to sale

How a small business can use a CRM to track social media leads from first message to sale: what to record, simple tools, integrations and UK GDPR basics.

14 Oct 20266 min read

Lead nurturing for small businesses: from follower to buyer

How a small business can nurture social media leads until they are ready to buy: what to send, how often, which channel and when to ask.

14 Oct 20267 min read

Social media customer acquisition cost: what is a good CAC?

How to calculate social media customer acquisition cost for a UK small business, what to include, what a good CAC looks like and how to bring it down.

14 Oct 20267 min read

Track social media conversions in GA4, step by step

How to track social media conversions in GA4: tagging links, marking key events, reading the social channel reports and fixing direct traffic.

14 Oct 20267 min read

Meta Conversions API: keep ad tracking accurate

What the Meta Conversions API is, why small businesses use it with the pixel, how to set it up and the UK consent rules that still apply.

14 Oct 20267 min read

The Meta pixel and UK GDPR: consent before you track

How to use the Meta pixel lawfully in the UK: why it needs cookie consent under PECR, how to set up your banner and what to tell visitors.

14 Oct 20267 min read

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