Team Ocean Grown

two young women athletes, holding a banner for World's Toughest Row New World Record while standing on an ocean rowing boat after completing a 3000 mile race across the Atlantic.

WHAT WE MANAGE:

Social media management during their race

  • IG, FB, Tiktok

  • Fundraising efforts via social platforms


the problem

Team Ocean Grown someone to share race coverage while they rowed across the Atlantic,
with the goal of raising money for charity.

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our solution

We received raw content via satellite comms, edited and curated content to share on each platform, created graphics to showcase sponsor related posts and encouraged donations to their charitable fund via social media channels.

awesome results

Grew their account from 2K to nearly 10K during the race coverage, had various videos go viral on Instagram, communicated with fans through daily race updates on socials with progress graphics, fundraiser reminders and sponsor shoutouts. Momentum post race continued and their account grew to 20K.

Screenshot of Instagram account before receiving social media management services from Social Nomad Media
Screenshot of Instagram profile feed with results of exponential social media growth after working with Social Nomad Media

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“Our following on Instagram went from less than 1K to nearly 10K during the race as a result of not just the challenge we were undertaking, but the way in which Sonya crafted our story to be shared and told from our media. Since then, our Instagram has continued to grow up to 21K with the momentum she created during our campaign”.

A WhatsApp message from December 15, 2023, encouraging a team involved in sailing. The sender praises them for handling the initial tough days and mentions support on social media. The team's video about a watermaker received over 3,000 views on TikTok. Sent at 6:43 AM with a heart emoji reaction.
WhatsApp chat showing Instagram account with ocean rowing content and video view counts, alongside a message praising social media engagement and suggesting video content about donations.

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“Sonya took the time to stitch together our media to share our story with the world, and what we loved most was that she relayed the response back to us. She did an incredible job of communicating how viewers responded to our media, while continuing to inspire us in areas where we could share more”. 

Bowl of food with black beans, corn, and grains in front of 'World's Toughest Row' sign.
Team Ocean Grown rowing progress update with stats on distance rowed and speed, alongside a sunset over the ocean and a call to support fundraising for foster youth.

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“Sonya valued our mission and our vision, and was full of creative ideas that helped us expand our following, support our sponsors, as well as generate donations to our charitable cause”. 

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