Keeping the spirit of Los Angeles alive by building social media solutions with the city's Black and Brown- owned small businesses
Why we exist
Preserving the real culture of Los Angeles
Los Angeles often gets stigmatized as a non-industrial city because of the volume of high-profile celebrities and industries connected to the county, but at its heart, it's a city that's kept alive by the entrepreneurial spirit of the Angelenos building small-business to help solve the problems and needs of their communities.
46%
Minority groups own 46% of all small businesses in California, yet face disproportionate challenges in starting and maintaining their businesses
2x
Black and Latinx-owned businesses face more barriers than white-owned businesses to accessing financial capital.
73%
While all small businesses have faced challenges maintaining since the pandemic, 73% of black-owned small businesses anticipate needs for financial help.
$192.8 B
As of 2023, minority-owned small businesses contributed $192.8 billion in economic output and supported over 2.5 million jobs annually.
What Makes Us Different
We have a genuine love and care for this city's people. Not only are we here to provide world-class social media support for small businesses in Los Angeles, but we're here to provide a story-telling platform for this city's small businesses, even if they're not a SSLA client.
Experienced Professionals
Social Studio LA was founded in 2024 by Phillip Barnett. He has more than a decade of experience building award-winning social media strategies for the world's largest brands (Apple, Toyota and ESPN to name a few) and wanted to offer world-class experience at small business rates.
Client-Centric Approach
We'll work hand-in-hand with your business to have an intimate understanding of your brand values to ensure that we're helping you reach business goals in ways that feel authentic to your ways of working. We want you to feel comfortable with your investment in SSLA.
Things We Do
Organic Social Media Strategy
We'll help establish your brand goals, KPIs and channel strategy with actionable tactics to achieve business objectives
Paid Social Media Strategy
We get your brand set up on the back end of Meta, X and TikTok platforms with a strategic recommendations to help increase conversions.
Influencer Strategy
We'll provide a unique POV on how your brand can approach influencers with influencer brief writing specific to your brand's goals.
Content Creation
BMH can help with photography, light video work and graphic design to ensure that your brand's creative work is consistent across all digital touchpoints.
Social Media Consulting
For small businesses more mature with your digital efforts, we offer consultation packages on strategic shifts to help
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