Olivia McDonald Strategic Marketing
Olivia McDonald, strategic marketing advisor, seated in a black blazer

You're showing up on social.

But is it working?

Let me find out.

I'll uncover what's driving performance, where opportunities are being missed, what isn't working—and what I'd prioritize next.

Paid Social · Creative · Audiences · Measurement · Organic Ecosystem

16+ Years in Digital Marketing · Director-Level Leadership · Enterprise + Growth Brands

The business question

More data doesn't always mean more clarity.

Paid platforms can tell you what happened: impressions, clicks, CTR, CPM, conversions, ROAS.

But leadership needs to know:

  • Why did it happen?
  • What drives value?
  • Where is performance breaking down?
  • Are we investing in the right platforms, audiences and creative?
  • What should we test? Stop? Invest more in?

Before you invest more, understand what's already happening.

The offer

Social Media Strategic Assessments

Clarity for what's working. Strategy for what comes next.

These are experienced, objective strategic assessments—not automated audits. Every engagement is reviewed personally and interpreted in the context of your business.

The Social Snapshot is a standalone diagnostic. Strategic recommendations are available separately through a Strategic Action Plan. Our broader Strategic Assessment packages include recommendations within their stated scopes. Implementation Support is quoted separately.

Personally reviewed and developed by Olivia · Assessment delivery is typically 5–7 business days after required information, access and agreed requirements are complete

Selected services currently include limited Founding Client pricing.

Focused organic diagnostic

Social Snapshot

$250

Best for

Small businesses that need clarity before investing in deeper strategy.

Know what's working, what's getting in the way and what deserves your attention first.

  • One brand + one organic social media platform
  • Profile + brand presence assessment
  • Up to 20 recent organic posts, subject to available content
  • Visible content + relevant information supplied within the agreed scope
  • Messaging + audience-alignment assessment
  • Content mix + consistency assessment
  • Social Health Score
  • Key strengths
  • Key gaps + issues
  • Five priority findings
  • Observation → interpretation → business or marketing implication → priority
  • Explanation of why the findings matter
  • Overall diagnostic conclusion
  • Professional branded PDF
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Paid-social assessmentMost Popular

Strategic Assessment

Standard $695

Founding Client

$550

Best for

Businesses actively investing in paid social.

Understand whether your strategy, media investment, audiences, creative and measurement are working together—and where performance can be strengthened.

  • Up to 3 social platforms
  • Paid social strategy + platform mix
  • Campaign + objective alignment
  • Audience strategy + targeting
  • Creative + messaging performance
  • Performance + KPI analysis
  • Measurement + tracking review
  • Funnel + conversion alignment
  • Organic ecosystem supporting paid
  • 3-competitor review
  • Prioritized strategic recommendations
  • 30/60/90-day roadmap
  • Comprehensive executive assessment PDF
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Paid-social assessment + advisory

Strategic Assessment + Executive Advisory

Standard $995

Founding Client

$795

Best for

Marketing leaders who want deeper analysis and experienced strategic guidance.

Move from findings to decisions with deeper performance analysis, investment priorities and a private strategy session focused on what should happen next.

  • Everything in the Strategic Assessment
  • Deeper paid performance analysis
  • Investment + platform prioritization
  • Creative testing opportunities
  • Audience + funnel opportunities
  • Measurement framework
  • Up to 5 competitors
  • Impact × Effort prioritization
  • 60-minute executive strategy session
  • Post-session executive action summary
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Social Snapshot boundaries

The Social Health Score is Olivia's expert diagnostic assessment, not an official platform rating, certification or guarantee. Public-facing content can identify visible patterns but does not verify revenue impact or the audience actually reached. A visible link or inquiry issue may be noted without expanding the work into a separate website or CRM assessment.

Not included

  • Custom strategic recommendations or solution development
  • Content pillars, themes or publishing plans
  • Quick-win prescriptions or a 30-day action plan
  • Rewritten bios, captions or other final copy
  • Creative production
  • Paid campaign assessment
  • Competitor research
  • A separate website or CRM assessment
  • Implementation Support, ongoing advice or a strategy session

Broader assessment boundaries

Strategic Assessment and Strategic Assessment + Executive Advisory are paid-social-focused engagements. Their stated recommendations and roadmaps are included, so a separate Action Plan is not required.

  • Paid Search is not automatically included
  • Platforms, accounts, reporting period, markets and campaign or content sample are confirmed in writing
  • Organic activity is considered only in relation to the agreed paid-social assessment
  • Measurement review does not include tracking installation, technical remediation or CRM integration unless scoped
  • Competitor review uses available information and does not imply access to private results or spending
  • Executive Advisory is bounded by its written scope and is not ongoing consulting or unlimited research

The Social Snapshot pathway

Diagnose. Solve. Do.

The Social Snapshot is a complete diagnostic on its own. If you want Olivia to develop solutions for selected findings, the Strategic Action Plan is an optional additional engagement. Implementation Support can be discussed separately and is never required. Other OMSM services can be booked independently.

  1. 01 / Diagnose

    Social Snapshot

    $250

    Understand what's working, what's getting in the way and what deserves your attention first.

    A complete standalone diagnostic: observation, interpretation, business and marketing implications, and clear priorities.

  2. 02 / Solve

    Strategic Action Plan

    Starting at $300

    You know what needs attention. Now let's determine what to do about it.

    This optional engagement follows a completed Social Snapshot. Starting at $300 is additional to the Snapshot fee. Specific priorities and deliverables are agreed in writing before work begins.

    • The same brand + organic platform reviewed in the Social Snapshot
    • Written recommendations for up to three agreed priority findings
    • Recommended direction + rationale
    • Sequence + practical next steps
    • A defined written plan based on the completed diagnostic

    Expanded planning, additional priorities, another platform or further research may require a higher quote. Not included: Implementation Support; Final copywriting or content production; A complete brand strategy; Additional platform or competitor assessments; A consultation, revisions or ongoing support unless included in writing. You can use the completed plan independently or discuss separately scoped Implementation Support with OMSM.

  3. 03 / Do

    Implementation Support

    Custom scoped

    Need help putting the strategy into action?

    Project-based execution of approved recommendations may be scoped separately after the strategic work is complete. It is not automatically ongoing paid media management, organic social management, community management or a recurring retainer.

Optional support

Assessment Add-Ons

Your assessment is designed to stand on its own. If you’d like dedicated time to talk through the findings, clarify recommendations or discuss priorities, optional private debrief sessions are available after delivery. Debriefs clarify completed work; they do not expand the service scope.

Social Snapshot

Want to talk through your findings?

Your Social Snapshot is designed to provide a clear, complete diagnostic you can reference independently.

If you would like to discuss your findings in greater depth, ask follow-up questions, or get additional clarity on the findings and priorities, you may add an optional private debrief with Olivia.

30-Minute Social Snapshot Debrief — $99

Use the 30-minute session to walk through key findings, clarify what they mean and discuss what deserves attention first.

Optional add-on — not required to receive the full value of your Social Snapshot. Limited to the completed Social Snapshot; does not include new recommendations, solution development, additional analysis, a written plan, implementation or ongoing advice.

Add a 30-Minute Debrief — $99

Strategic Assessment

Want to talk through the strategy?

Your Strategic Assessment is designed to provide a comprehensive analysis of your social media presence, strategic opportunities, and recommended priorities.

For clients who would like dedicated time to discuss the findings directly with Olivia, an optional private debrief is available after delivery.

45-Minute Strategic Assessment Debrief — $149

  • Discuss key findings in greater depth
  • Ask follow-up questions about the assessment
  • Clarify strategic recommendations
  • Talk through priorities and sequencing
  • Better understand how the recommendations apply to your business

Optional add-on. Your Strategic Assessment is designed to stand on its own and does not require a debrief session. Debrief sessions are limited to discussion of the completed assessment and its existing recommendations. New research, expanded strategy and execution are not included.

Add a 45-Minute Debrief — $149

Beyond the dashboard

What a Strategic Assessment Examines

Strategy
Are platforms, campaigns and objectives aligned with the business?
Audiences
Are you reaching the right people in the right way?
Creative
What messages and formats are driving or limiting performance?
Performance
What do the numbers actually tell us?
Measurement
Are you measuring what matters?
Funnel
What happens after the click?
Organic Ecosystem
Is organic strengthening or weakening the broader strategy?
Investment
Where should you maintain, reduce, test or increase investment?

How Assessments Work

A considered, simple process.

  1. 01

    Tell me about your business

    Share your goals, current social presence and what you most want to understand.

  2. 02

    I review the bigger picture

    I look beyond surface-level metrics to evaluate the strategy, content, performance and opportunities relevant to your selected assessment.

  3. 03

    You receive the assessment

    Your findings are translated into a professionally developed report with conclusions and guidance appropriate to the selected scope.

  4. 04

    You know what matters next

    You leave with greater clarity about what is working, what deserves attention and where to focus next.

  5. 05

    Executive Advisory — when included

    Executive Advisory engagements include a private 60-minute strategy session to work through priorities, trade-offs and next steps.

Assessment delivery is typically 5–7 business days after required information, access and agreed requirements are complete

After Your Assessment

Options after your assessment

Need help understanding the findings?
Assessment Debrief
Need recommendations developed into a more detailed strategic plan?
Strategic Action Plan
Need approved recommendations executed?
Implementation Support
Have a separate marketing question or decision?
Live Marketing Strategy Session

Enterprise / custom scope

Multi-brand, multi-market and complex paid media environments are custom scoped. If your organization manages multiple markets, brands, business units or complex media investment, tell me about your business and I'll recommend an appropriate scope.

Additional platforms: $150 each, only where that option is confirmed in the written scope. This fee does not apply to the Social Snapshot or Strategic Action Plan.

Not sure which assessment is right?

Tell me about your business and I'll help determine the appropriate scope.

Tell me about your business

Focused strategic support

Live MarketingStrategy Sessions

Not every marketing question requires a full assessment or ongoing engagement. These private working sessions give you direct access to senior-level strategic guidance, with two formats based on the scope and complexity of the decision in front of you.

30-Minute Marketing Strategy Sprint

$99

Founding Client rate · Standard rate $125 · 30 minutes

Founding Client introductory rate available for a limited time.

Best for one focused question, decision or immediate marketing roadblock.

A focused, one-on-one working session designed to help you gain clarity on one specific marketing challenge, decision or opportunity. We'll identify what matters most, evaluate the options in front of you, and determine the clearest strategic next step.

  • Brief pre-session question submission
  • Private 30-minute video session
  • Focused senior-level strategic guidance
  • Clear next steps discussed during the session
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Founding Client Rate: $99 · Full payment required at booking

60-Minute Marketing Strategy Session

$175

60 minutes

 

Best for a more complex challenge, multiple related questions or a deeper strategic discussion.

A deeper one-on-one working session for marketing decisions that require more context, exploration or discussion. We'll work through the challenge, examine the relevant priorities and trade-offs, and identify the strongest path forward.

  • Brief pre-session agenda submission
  • Private 60-minute video session
  • Time to explore context, priorities and trade-offs
  • Clear next steps discussed during the session
Request a 60-Minute Strategy Session

$175 · Full payment required before the appointment is confirmed

These are independent paid working conversations. They do not require a Social Snapshot or Action Plan first and do not include a formal written assessment, action plan, campaign build, content calendar, implementation or ongoing support. Payment in full is required before an appointment is confirmed.

A minimum of 24 hours' notice is required to reschedule.

Need account-level analysis or a formal written roadmap?

Explore the Social Media Strategic Assessment for a comprehensive review of what is working, what is underperforming, what opportunities are being missed and what to prioritize next.

Explore the Assessments

Session questions

What is the difference between the 30- and 60-minute sessions?
The 30-minute Sprint is designed for one focused marketing question, decision or roadblock. The 60-minute Strategy Session is better suited to a more complex challenge, multiple related questions, or a topic that requires deeper discussion.
Will I receive a written strategy after the session?
These are independent paid working conversations and do not require a Social Snapshot or Action Plan first. They do not include a formal written assessment, action plan, campaign build or implementation. For a comprehensive written analysis and prioritized recommendations, explore the Strategic Assessment.
When is payment required?
Payment in full is required before an appointment is confirmed. For the 30-minute Sprint, payment is required through the approved booking flow. Instructions for the 60-minute session are provided as part of the confirmation process.
Can I reschedule?
Yes. A minimum of 24 hours' notice is required to reschedule.

Strategy-led creative

UGC + Social Content

Content that feels natural to social—without being created at random.

Creator-style video, provider-led Reels, photography and Story content developed with your audience, message and business goals in mind.

Why Olivia

Experience behind the strategy.

With 16+ years in digital marketing and nearly a decade in director-level leadership, I've spent my career helping brands make sense of complex marketing decisions—from audience and creative strategy to media investment, measurement and performance.

My experience includes leading paid social strategy for Microsoft and working across B2B, technology, CPG, retail, travel and growth-focused brands. Today, I bring that same senior-level perspective directly to businesses that want clearer answers and smarter next steps.

Olivia McDonald, founder and strategic marketing advisor
16+ Years
Digital marketing experience
~10 Years
Director-level leadership
$100M+
Portfolio experience
Enterprise
Microsoft + global brands

You're not buying automated output.

You're getting experienced judgment applied to your business.

Latest Blog Articles

Strategy, in writing.

Perspective and practical analysis for businesses that want marketing to do more than generate activity.

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Your social media should have a job. Does it?

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Questions

Before you begin.

What access do you need?
Requirements depend on the scope of the assessment. An initial inquiry never requires passwords. After engagement, I'll provide clear instructions for securely sharing the relevant reporting, exports or appropriate platform access.
Is this only for paid social?
No. The Social Snapshot focuses primarily on organic social. The Strategic Assessment and Executive Advisory are paid-social-forward and evaluate paid performance within the broader social ecosystem.
Do you offer ongoing campaign management?
Yes. Ongoing Paid Social + Paid Search strategy and campaign management are available through custom-scoped retainer engagements. Social Media Strategic Assessments and Live Marketing Strategy Sessions are advisory services and do not include ongoing campaign management. Organic social management and community management are not included by default.
What happens after the assessment?
A Social Snapshot gives you a complete diagnostic view of what is working, what is getting in the way, why it matters and what deserves attention first. An optional Strategic Action Plan can develop recommendations afterward. Broader Strategic Assessment packages already include recommendations within their stated scopes, so they do not require a separate Action Plan.
How long does it take?
Assessment delivery is typically 5–7 business days after the required information and access have been received and the agreed engagement requirements have been satisfied. Other services follow the timeline confirmed in their written scope.

Founding Clients

With gratitude to the businesses that believed in Olivia McDonald Strategic Marketing from the beginning.

Building a consultancy begins with trust. I’m incredibly grateful to the founding clients who invited me into their businesses, trusted my perspective, and became part of the beginning of Olivia McDonald Strategic Marketing.

Not sure where to start?

Let's talk for 15 minutes.

A complimentary 15-minute discovery call is a simple way to introduce your business, share what you're working through and determine whether one of my services is the right fit.

We'll briefly discuss your goals, current challenge and the type of support you're looking for. If there's a clear fit, I'll point you toward the service that makes the most sense.

15 minutes  |  Complimentary

Schedule a discovery call

Discovery calls are designed for fit, scope and next steps. They do not include a marketing audit, campaign review, account analysis or personalized strategy recommendations.

Ready for clarity?

Let's figure out what deserves your attention next.

Whether you need a deeper assessment, focused strategic guidance or help determining the right starting point, tell me what you're working through.