Zalando’s Social Media Strategy

At Zalando I led the development and implementation of a new Social Media Strategy with a key focus on engagement, community and culture. Key elements of the strategy included:

  • Launch of TikTok @zalando

  • Rebranding of @zalando, @zalando_man to @zalando_street and @zalando_beauty 

  • Cultural Reactivity Strategy increasing engagement

  • Content Strategy & Editorial plan

  • Community Management Strategy focused on engagement and brand safety

  • Integration of key business focus areas: Streetwear, Designer, Beauty, D&I and Sustainability

  • (Organic) Paid Strategy

  • Renewed team & agency set-up

This new strategy resulted in:

  • A growth on TikTok from 0 to 1.7M followers today

  • An increase of reach on Instagram (feed & stories) across all channels due to more focus on zeitgeist and internet culture

  • An increase in engagement across all channels

  • On instagram @zalando grew from 600K followers to almost 2M, @zalandobeauty from 8K to 100K, and @zalando_street from 25K to 375K.

  • Zalando being the fastest growing brand on Instagram amongst it’s competitors.