Boosting social media impact: our contribution to the UK's national art charity
The backstory
Art Fund has been bringing people and museums together to share in great art and culture for 120 years. During that time, they’ve helped museums across the UK build their collections, keep them accessible to the public, and do so much more to inspire their audiences.
Art Fund wanted to increase engagement and conversation across social media platforms with both existing members and new audiences. By bolstering visibility in the art and culture sphere, they would be able to provide increased support to museum professionals and culture enthusiasts alike.
How it went down
Building on their current social media strategy, the aim was to cultivate a dedicated and engaged following who saw Art Fund as a reliable source for their cultural interests.
Despite past success, Art Fund was ambitious and forward-thinking, keen to improve content, build greater interaction and find innovative ways to promote the National Art Pass.
Collaborating with key members of the Art Fund team across content marketing and comms, we developed an initial strategy and content framework designed to generate greater interaction with each of their audiences.
We focused in on new and engaging ways of delivering and optimising content to give Art Fund a huge boost on social and make a greater impact in the arts and culture space.
The following year was really varied and a lot of fun, working closely with Art Fund to execute the strategy, supporting with content creation, community management, influencer management, reporting and several campaign strategies throughout the year.
The Wild Escape was a particularly rewarding project. It was the largest ever collaboration between museums, galleries, historic places and sites across the UK. Thousands of young people created art inspired by nature in paintings, sculptures, display cases and the outdoors which culminated in a magical, collective online artwork, the Wild World, launched on Earth Day, 22 April 2023.
The results
A complete social media strategy focused on increasing visibility and engagement in the arts and culture space
The Wild Escape campaign was #8 trending on X (Twitter) on Earth Day
56 million impressions (+10.5%)
235% increase in website traffic from social
74% increase in engagements
3x greater follower growth
Statistics comparing 2023 to 2022
Here's what they said
“Social for Good have supported us at a critical time, providing both a strategic rethink of our approach to social media and delivering key aspects of our day-to-day operations, handling planning, content creation and community management. In addition, they have provided excellent support for a number of unique marketing campaigns, helping us take our work with social influencers to the next level. Professional, diligent, and friendly, I'd recommend the Social For Good team to anyone looking to up their social game and would work with them again in a heartbeat.”
— Ben Murray, Head of Content