L.A. Social Karma

Happy Earth Day! Jen LOVES content day, especially if it’s for Pro SUP Shop surrounded by water and the sun reflecting on your face. Amazing what the right camera, angle, light, and filter can do to enhance your product. #bts #behindthescenes #photography #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager

Oozing, gooey, goodness. Images should make your fans salivate making them irresistible and unforgettable. This delicious chocolate chip pumpkin bread for K Girls Kitchen does just that, who wants a slice? #foodporn #foodphotography #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager

FINALLY a lot of small businesses are reopening again! Be sure to take a minute and update your hours on your Google My Business listing. Check out a short video to navigate what to do... #digitalmarketing #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager

People love giving back and they love supporting businesses that give back! Always let your fans know what philanthropic efforts you are supporting and how. Jonathan Club showed off their charitable efforts with this fun post working with LA Works. They volunteered at Castelar Street Elementary where they built benches for the playground, painted a music mural in the hallway as well as a welcome mural at the entrance of the school! #philanthropy #supportingcharities #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager

Meet Yvette: Community Manager. Yvette is a Colorado native. The entirety of her career has been focused on Customer Service and Social Media. She loves helping and interacting with people! FUN FACT: In her free time she enjoys crafting and doing Special FX makeup. #meettheteam #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager #socialmediamarketing

Depends Do your clients browse LinkedIn? Do you have the bandwidth and knowledge to effectively work the platform? Always ask these questions before jumping on a new platform! As a small business, we can’t be everywhere doing everything, typically we are limited by budget, time and know how. Here’s a few things to consider when deciding if you should be using Linkedin to promote your business: Are you selling business to business or more business to consumer? I believe you... can make an argument for both however if you are selling business to business, LinkedIn makes more sense for you. Do you have time to engage on LinkedIn? Answering emails, networking, commenting, etc? As with all social media, LinkedIn is most effective when you are social on the platform. Posting will get you some exposure, but the real gold in social media is when you engage...just like the real world! Also a few fun statistics to consider, 45 % of internet users who make more than 75K per year use LinkedIn. 4 out of 5 LinkedIn users drive the business decisions of their companies. If you’re selling B2B, that should get you excited! #socialmediatip #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager

Did you know there are lists and lists of national and international days to be found on the internet? It’s a fun idea to watch for national days that are relevant to your business and highlight on a post with a special or cool photo! Like this awesome shot of all the beers on tap at Truxton's American Bistro we created for National Beer Day (today)...cheers! #nationalbeerday #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager #socialmediamarketing

Meet Ariel: Community Manager. Born and raised in Southern California, Ariel graduated at the top of her major from Cal State Northridge with a degree in Education and has over 10 years of experience in the field of education both as an educator and administrative assistant. Shortly after deciding to stay home with her baby, she took on a new role as a marketing assistant and fell in love! In this position she learned the ins and outs of creating and editing content for web p...ages and digital apps, as well as designing and creating promo items to raise brand awareness and customer retention. Ariel currently lives in Los Angeles, California with her high school sweetheart and two curly-haired babes. FUN FACTS: She enjoys day long surf trips to Orange County with her family, eating delicious food (preferably in the form of cheeseburgers) and crocheting. #meettheteam #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager #socialmediamarketing

Happy Easter from the LA Social Karma family! Hope it’s an eggcellent weekend #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager #socialmediamarketing

When creating content for your social media posts, be sure to think outside of the box...color, design, eye-catching graphics can all help grab your fan’s attention. This was a fun comic-book style series we suggested as an option for a client. #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager #socialmediamarketing

Meet Megan: Project Manager // Client Liaison. A native Californian, Megan's long and extensive work history is focused on hospitality and, specifically, the restaurant business. The majority of her professional career (26 years!) was spent as General Manager/Partner of the upscale, Northern Italian eatery Locanda del Lago and it’s sister location, panini and gelato coffeehouse Caffe Bella on Santa Monica’s bustling Third Street Promenade. Now as Project Manager of LASK, Mega...n’s capacity to organize and communicate is a valuable asset when it comes to being your digital marketing ambassador and creating prominent brand awareness for your business! Fun fact: Graduated with honors in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Dance #meettheteam #projectmanager #girlpower #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager See more

It is important for all businesses to communicate with their fans about their ongoing Covid precautions and to keep them informed about changes in business hours, operations, etc... We prepared this video for Truxton's American Bistro to let their customers know that the dining room is open (YAY) and what is required of the guest to dine with them as well as what they have done to ensure staff and guest safety! #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager #socialmediamarketing

Always growing, learning, and strengthening our skills. We just received certification in Facebook advertising from Andrea Vahl, Inc.'s Facebook Advertising Secrets course, just another of the extensive services we offer. From acquiring new customers to building better brand awareness, Facebook ads help small businesses grow. #facebookads #facebookadvertisingsecrets #certified #socialmediamanager #socialmedia #lasocialkarma #westsidesocialmediamanager

Check out this creepy video Ashley put together for Halloween for our client, ELIAS Music, to promote their Halloween Playlist. She took a simple stock image and animated it by adding their music track, a flicker to the TV, fog, and a face and movement to the woman in the window. ELIAS Music - A Universal Music Company

Once and a while, you get a lucky shot , pretty sure it has nothing to do with how pretty the dish is Chef Nick New Dish from the crew Upper West Cioppino Pasta squid ink spaghetti / shrimp / calamari / scallops / chorizo sarta ... #socialmedia #contentmanager #socialmediamanager #restaurantmarketing

Check out this stop motion video Ashley put together for past client Get Cherry

I spent a few hours cleaning up my computer and going through content today. Chef Nick and I shot tons of content days before everything went nuts in Los Angeles. Almost all of it unusable now due to all the changes from COVID-19. I can’t help but look at them and think back at all that has changed over the last five months. I'm staying focused on what good has come out of the pandemic, I think we are all clear on the negatives no need to cover those. It doesn't help ...to circle around and around and around again on what may happen. For me, we've shifted our business; we’re still social media and email marketing, but now with a wider variety of clients. Personally, I'm leaning into the slowed-down pace and connecting more closely with friends. I'm taking more time to be intentional about what I do and where I spend my time. AND most importantly remembering to face the future with curiosity instead of fear See more

We're thrilled to be working with our new client Pacific Standard Prime in Redondo Beach! Wednesday is their big day: the grand opening! Working to open during COVID-19 has presented some unique challenges; however, they have pivoted, and they are ready! Give them some love by jumping over to their IG account https://www.instagram.com/pspsteak and giving them a follow! Lastly, one of the coolest parts about this project is the Chef; I met Chef Christine 10 years ago w...hen I first started my business. She took an interest in me and helped me get my social business off the ground by sharing her experience and pushing me. I have always been grateful. I love how things come full circle, excited to have her back in my life again! Check out some of my favorite pictures from our content day last week!

The last few months have been so crazy; I haven't had much of a chance to highlight projects we've been working on! Right as Covid-19 hit, we started working with ELIAS Music - A Universal Music Company back in March, and what a fun project! Thank you, Trina, for bring us on board! Here are some of my favorite animations, Ashley has put together for their social media using their album artwork and course their unique music!

So much fun helping out with Instagram Live for a client's five-week wine tasting class. Paul was hilarious, engaging, and full of incredible knowledge about wines. I'm also impressed with my client's pivot, setting up and coordinating the delivery of the wine each week, and the technology to stream the class was no easy feat, but with a little bit of patience, the class was a smashing success. The teacher and students were very engaged with questions and comments. #socialmedia #eventsocial #instagramlive

Loving these photos Ashley took for our newest client GetCherry #socialmediamarketing #socialmedia #socialmediamanager

What an overwhelming week, many tears were shed this week as my team and I navigate a new paradigm with our clients, many of them restaurants. With the uncertainty of who will make it to the other side of this. This one hit me hard, Upper West is my longest client, my dysfunctional family and a place I feel at home. Here’s to facing the future with curiosity instead of fear Here is our note: Dear Upper West Friends and Family, With a heavy heavy heart we have decided to su...spend service starting March 20th until further notice. We thank you so much for all of your outpouring of support, we are thankful and overwhelmed by our community and all you did for us. We look forward to having you around the table again in a few weeks. Upper West Family See more

When Piero Selvaggio, takes over the Jonathan Club’s kitchen for a special birthday celebration. Some of my favorite pics from the evening. #socialmediamarketing #livesocialmedia

Few of my favorite pic from the evening as well.

We’re back at it with live events for our clients this week. First stop the Woodford Reserve tasting dinner at Upper West I put together this short recap of footage from the evening. Amazing food and some tasty whiskey as well.

On Saturday, I provided live social media for a client's quarterly service day. This quarter we were at Castelar Elementary, the group built benches for the playground, transformed the space by painting a music mural, a mural at the entrance of the school, and positive affirmation posters to be hung around campus. The reason I mentioned this because the principal said how excited the kids got over our last painting project at the school, he said the kids lit up when they saw it and ran over to take their pictures with the artwork! To hear that made my day!

Ashely put this fun little video together for one of our clients for Valentine’s Day!