Is your social media stuck in neutral? In this episode, we break down how to run a smart, simple audit that shows you what’s working, what’s not, and where to focus next. You’ll learn how to review your profiles, posts, hashtags, engagement, and even your followers to make sure everything aligns with your business goals. Whether you're DIY-ing your marketing or managing a team, this audit will give you clarity and direction in just a few steps. Don’t waste time guessing. Get your social presence back on track with a proven system that actually drives results.

In this episode, you'll learn these eight steps:

1. Clarify Goals

2. Profile Completeness

3. Content and Posting Analysis

4. Caption and CTA Audit

5. Audience and Follower Quality

6. Competitive Analysis

7. Tools and Reporting

8. Action Plan

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Do you have an interesting idea for a show topic or a marketing problem that you’d like us to cover in a future episode of Mastering Local Marketing? Email [email protected] and we’ll add it to our future episodes.

Mastering Local Marketing is for small business owners—whether you run a restaurant, retail store, service-based business, or handle marketing on your own—who want proven strategies to grow their customer base, increase the number of customers, and market smarter.

Each episode delivers actionable tips on proven marketing strategies that build awareness through digital marketing, content development, engagement strategies, and networking opportunities like key partnerships – while not wasting your time or money on things that don’t work.

Fans of these marketing podcasts will find plenty to binge here: Savvy Marketing for Small Business by Samantha Shephard, Grow Your Local Business by Leslie Presnall, Local Marketing Trends by Gordon Borrell, Marketing Ink: Big Ideas for Local Businesses by Allie Bloyd, The Marketing Millennials by Daniel Murray, and The Goal Digger Podcast by Jenna Kutcher.

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