Hey, I'm Laura
Hey, I'm Laura
It’s lovely to meet you!
I’m a social media strategist based in London, and I’ve been working in the social media industry since 2012. (Instagram was barely a year old when I started my first corporate job in social media!).
I specialise in building social media strategies for creators and brands, helping my clients reach their goals but building a plan that helps them prioritise and get ahead.
I’ve also built my own community of 95,000 on Instagram and TikTok too, which hopefully proves that I practise what I preach!
My career so far
My start in the industry
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Back when I was a brunette and practically a teenager (😂) my first social media role was in the travel industry. I was a Social Media and Content Exec for TUI, managing the social pages for four adventure travel brands, which I loved.
During my time at TUI I went on an eight week sabbatical where I travelled around the world solo! It was an amazing first role and I’m so grateful to everything I learnt there.
Next up, Canon
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Leading the social media and influencer strategy at Canon UK was another dream role. I was the first social media hire for the UK and Ireland team (back in 2015, social was still quite new for brands!) so as you can imagine, there was A LOT to do and I loved the challenge.
I’d grown up loving photography so working for one of my dream brands - in a marketing and comms team of 40, was a privilege.
And now…
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I’ve been working for myself since early 2020, building my little corner of the internet at Influence Tomorrow.
I specialise in supporting both creators and small businesses with their social and sort of accidentally, I’ve become a creator myself.
I’ve had a lot of imposter syndrome myself around being a creator, but I’m embracing it now and I’m really proud to have grown such a supportive, friendly community.
Things that I’m especially proud of
(And I’m learning that you’ve got to blow your own trumpet if you work for yourself!)
Social media is all about building a community who cares about you and what you do (because YOU care about them. It’s a two way street!). I post 2-3 times a week on Instagram aand TikTok, showing up to share my advice.
There are 90,000 of us in my Instagram community, which is such an honour. In 2023 I was also nominated for a B Creator award in the business category for the work I do over there. (The B Creator awards is the biggest influencer awards platform in the UK, so that just feels insane to me!)
At Canon, we ran the best creator events and I’m so proud of what we created. Our instameets were one of those “secret, but not so secret” things that always blew up: we opened up an abandoned tube station in London, put on a gig in the caves of Somerset House, hired out some of the coolest rooftops in London - it was such a pleasure.
Another part of my role at Canon was social media coaching - I worked with the best professional photographers in the UK to support them with their social. I held two week-long coaching sessions at Wimbledon (yes, THE Wimbledon!), visited the Royal Navy HQ, supported the senior leadership team… the list goes on!
And something I’m hugely proud of is the relationships I’ve built. Social media is deeply personal (your heart goes in to every post!) so protecting the creators and brands I work with is always a priority of mine. You come first, so my plans are always bearing in mind your work-life balance, mental health and your potential.