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Social Media Marketing Agency · Gold Coast Sydney · Est. 2013

Social media marketing on the Gold Coast that turns the scroll into 9× ROI, not vanity likes.

We're a senior-led social media marketing agency Gold Coast brands trust to run organic and paid as one system — content, community and amplification across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn, tied to revenue. In a visual, tourism-and-lifestyle market built for the feed, beautiful content is the easy part — turning it into bookings and sales is the job. Meta Business Partner, white-hat since 2013, $650M+ generated.

Average ROI on paid social
$650M+
Revenue generated for clients
13 yrs
White-hat, senior-led on every account
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Meta Business Partner · Gold Coast since 2013
Top 3% AU agencies

Trusted by teams at

Average ROI on paid social spend

Across managed Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn accounts. Blended prospecting and retargeting, measured on revenue in the Gold Coast's tourism-and-lifestyle market — not vanity likes.

Integrated
Organic and paid run as one engine

Most Gold Coast brands silo the two and waste both. We run content, community and paid amplification together, so organic proves the hooks and paid scales them — one senior pod, one strategy.

Senior-only
White-hat since 2013, no juniors on your budget

No Gold Coast account handed to a junior after the pitch. A strategist owns your channels from day one, accountable for the return every week.

The Gold Coast social scene

This is the most photogenic, most content-saturated coast in the country. Pretty isn't a strategy.

Few markets are as visual or as crowded as this one. Beaches, skyline, theme parks and an endless lifestyle reel make it one of the most photographed places in Australia, and that's exactly the problem — the feed here is wall-to-wall with stunning imagery from tourism operators, fitness brands, cosmetic clinics, property developers and influencers all chasing the same eyeballs. Beautiful content is table stakes. A gorgeous grid with a handful of likes does nothing for the P&L when ten competitors look just as good.

We run it as one system instead of isolated posts. A senior social media agency Gold Coast founders actually keep, we pair organic content and community with paid amplification across Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn — the organic proves which hooks resonate with a coastal audience, and paid scales the winners to a measurable return. We report on revenue and pipeline, not saved likes, and across managed accounts that approach averages 9× ROI on paid social. In a market this discovery-led, short-form video and creator content carry an outsized share of the reach.

Demand here is highly seasonal and highly local. Schoolies, the winter tourism rush from the southern states, Bleach Festival, Surfers Paradise events and the wedding and events calendar all spike attention at different times, while the population is young, mobile and quick to act on what they see. Buyers move between Surfers, Broadbeach, Burleigh, Palm Beach, Coolangatta and the growing northern corridor around Coomera and Pimpama. We brief content from what's actually earning reach in your category, manage the community in your voice, and tie the whole programme to one number, so social media marketing Gold Coast businesses invest in finally answers for itself.

What we run

Every lever a Gold Coast brand needs on social, under one senior pod.

Organic, paid and full-funnel measurement run as a single system rather than disconnected posts and boosts — all by the same senior Gold Coast team, tied to one revenue number.

Areas we serve

Social media marketing across every corner of Gold Coast.

From Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach to Burleigh, Palm Beach and Coolangatta, plus the growing northern corridor around Coomera and the hinterland — we run social for Gold Coast brands wherever your audience scrolls.

Surfers ParadiseBroadbeachBurleigh HeadsPalm BeachCoolangattaSouthportMain BeachMermaid BeachRobinaCoomeraPimpamaNerangCurrumbinTamborine & hinterland
Posting every day on the Gold Coast but nothing converts?

We'll show you the social plan that turns scroll into revenue in a free social audit.

A senior strategist audits your organic and paid social, your creative and your tracking, finds where your spend leaks, and hands you a single 90-day plan with the return forecast — built for a seasonal, visual Gold Coast market. Yours to keep.

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How we work

Discover. Strategise. Execute. Compound.

01

Discover

Deep audit of your business, funnel, ad accounts and competitors. 7–10 days.

02

Strategise

A bespoke 12-month growth roadmap with KPIs, milestones and budget guardrails.

03

Execute

A senior pod ships campaigns, pages and automation in weekly sprints.

04

Compound

Monthly executive reviews with forecasts, attribution and next-level plays.

Selected work

Case studies that compound.

Five recent engagements. Same senior pod, every channel — all tied to a number the CFO signed off on.

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WiiseGlobal launch · Microsoft Ignite

The quality of work is unmatched. They delivered the Wiise website in record time, and the digital marketing launch campaign that followed delivered exceptional results.

Emma
VP of Marketing, Microsoft Australia
Wiise — Whitehat Agency case study Live case
Challenge

Launching a new cloud-native ERP from Microsoft, KPMG and Commonwealth Bank of Australia — with no public surface, no sign-up funnel and a fixed launch window at Microsoft Ignite, Las Vegas.

What we did

An end-to-end enterprise build — fully custom design and development, the website wired directly into the live ERP so visitors sign up and start using the platform in seconds, and a multi-channel paid launch (Google + Meta) timed to the keynote.

Web DesignCustom DevERP IntegrationGoogle AdsMeta Ads
Read the full case12-min read · PDF available
01
1,000+
Users in 90 days
Acquired through the paid launch
02
7.1X
Launch ROAS
Google Ads + Meta Ads
03
8.2%
Sign-up conversion rate
Visitor to live ERP
The honest comparison

Whitehat vs the alternatives.

Whitehat
Traditional agency
Other digital
Freelancer
Senior strategists
Senior-only
In-house only
Mixed (junior-led)
Solo
AI-native execution
Yes — every workstream
No
Sometimes
No
Reporting cadence
Weekly
Monthly
Monthly
Ad-hoc
Time to results
14 – 30 days
60 – 90 days
60 – 120 days
Variable
Senior strategists 01
Whitehat Senior-only
Traditional agency In-house only
Other digital Mixed (junior-led)
Freelancer Solo
AI-native execution 02
Whitehat Yes — every workstream
Traditional agency No
Other digital Sometimes
Freelancer No
Reporting cadence 03
Whitehat Weekly
Traditional agency Monthly
Other digital Monthly
Freelancer Ad-hoc
Time to results 04
Whitehat 14 – 30 days
Traditional agency 60 – 90 days
Other digital 60 – 120 days
Freelancer Variable
How we partner

Three ways to work with us.

Every engagement is scoped to your goal — not slotted into a fixed retainer ladder. Pick the shape that matches where you are; we’ll forecast the investment in your first call.

6–12 weeks

Project Sprint

Best for: validating one channel or fixing a specific problem.

A focused, time-boxed engagement with a single senior specialist. Fixed scope. Fixed outcome. One hand on one lever.

What’s included
  • One senior strategist, one channel
  • Weekly working session
  • 90-day roadmap on day 7
  • Direct Slack / Teams line
Outcome
A measurable ranking, ROAS, or CRO lift inside a quarter.
Scope a sprint →
12+ months

Embedded Partner

Best for: enterprise & ASX-listed brands with internal marketing teams.

Senior Whitehat strategists integrated alongside your in-house team. We sit your stand-ups, ship from your repos, and report to your exec. Effectively a fractional growth function.

What’s included
  • Fractional CMO / Head of Growth
  • Multi-pod execution capacity
  • Priority ship queue
  • Executive board reporting
Outcome
A senior in-house growth function without 12-month senior hiring cycles.
Discuss a partnership →

Why no public pricing? Because a real growth program is scoped to your goal, your stack and your stage — not a price tag a competitor can screenshot. Book a free call; we’ll give you a forecasted investment and an expected return inside 30 minutes.

Client voices

Words from the people paying us.

★★★★★

“Whitehat Agency has done a remarkable job with the Wiise project. The quality of work is unmatched. The team there is highly creative and results focused. They helped us deliver the Wiise website in record time and worked really well with our internal team. Then once the website was live, they helped with the digital marketing launch campaign with exceptional results. Thank you.”

Emma
VP of Marketing, Microsoft Australia
★★★★★

“Whitehat treats my business like it’s their own. They really valued our company’s values.”

Whitney London
Founder, Eden Hair Extensions
★★★★★

“Whitehat didn’t just send more traffic — they sent qualified doctors ready to insure. 300+ fresh leads and an 18% jump in completed quotes.”

Eric Lowenstein
CEO, Tego Insurance

Recognised by

Google Premier PartnerMeta Business PartnerClutch Top 1000Semrush Agency PartnerB&T Agency of the Year 2024AFR Fast 100
FAQ

Social media marketing agency Gold Coast, your questions answered.

Still got questions? Our team replies to every enquiry inside 24 hours.

What does a social media marketing agency on the Gold Coast do?

A social media marketing agency plans, creates and promotes content across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn. As a senior social media marketing agency Gold Coast brands have trusted for 13 years, Whitehat runs the full stack — strategy, organic content, community management, paid amplification and revenue-tied reporting — as one connected system. In a saturated, visual coastal feed, that integration turns beautiful content into measurable sales at 9× ROI, not likes.

How much does social media marketing cost on the Gold Coast?

Our social media marketing Gold Coast retainers cover organic and community management, and scale with paid amplification on top — paid is usually 10–20% of ad spend, plus the creative behind it. Scope depends on channels, content volume and goals, so there's no flat rate. We forecast the investment and expected return in your free audit before you commit a dollar.

Which platforms should my Gold Coast business be on?

Only where your buyers are and where you can show up well — not all six. We typically recommend Instagram and TikTok for the Gold Coast's young, visual, discovery-led audience in tourism, fitness, lifestyle and hospitality, Facebook for broad local reach and bookings, and LinkedIn for property and professional B2B. In your free audit we map the two or three channels that will return the most for your category.

Do you run both organic and paid social?

Yes, and we run them as one engine. Organic content and community build brand and prove which hooks resonate; paid social puts budget behind the winners to reach new, targeted audiences fast. In a feed this crowded with stunning content, that discipline matters. Running both together is exactly why our paid social averages 9× ROI rather than burning budget on cold guesses across the wrong platforms.

Can you plan social around the Gold Coast's seasons and tourism peaks?

Yes — seasonality is a major lever here. Demand swings with Schoolies, the winter tourism rush from the southern states, Bleach Festival, Surfers events and the wedding calendar. We plan creative and budget across organic and paid ahead of each peak, so your content and spend land while visitor numbers and attention are highest. Timing campaigns to the season is a big reason coastal clients hit 9× returns.

How quickly will we see results from social media on the Gold Coast?

Paid social can drive measurable bookings, leads or sales within the first 30 days once tracking and creative are live. Organic compounds more slowly — most Gold Coast clients see a clear engagement and reach lift inside 90 days. The feed here is contested, so we set realistic milestones for both in your audit and report on revenue, so you always know what your investment returned.

Do influencers and UGC matter for a Gold Coast brand?

Hugely. The Gold Coast is one of the most influencer-dense lifestyle markets in the country, so creator partnerships and UGC are often the fastest way to earn native reach in tourism, fitness, beauty and hospitality. We source and brief the right local creators, keep content looking native rather than like an ad, and measure each partnership on actual return — a discipline that helps drive 9× ROI, not follower counts.

What makes a good social media agency on the Gold Coast?

Senior-led execution rather than juniors on your budget, organic and paid run as one system, strong short-form video for a visual market, and reporting tied to revenue instead of likes. The coast's feed is gorgeous and crowded, so the social media agency Gold Coast brands should keep is the team that turns beautiful content into bookings — exactly how Whitehat, white-hat since 2013, drives 9× returns.

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