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How I pitch a brand
I’ve never worked for

How I pitch a brand
I’ve never worked for

How I pitch a brand
I’ve never worked for

BY SHEREBANO ANVERALLY — SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST & DIRECTOR

Every week, I post a video pitching a company I don’t work for yet. Not a wishlist. Not a “dream job” caption. An actual pitch, built off their real products, their real gaps, and what I’d do about it in the first 90 days.

People assume that takes hours of scrambling before every post. It doesn’t, once you’ve got a system. Here’s the exact framework I use, the same one I’d bring into any new client relationship on day one.

Every week, I post a video pitching a company I don’t work for yet. Not a wishlist. Not a “dream job” caption. An actual pitch, built off their real products, their real gaps, and what I’d do about it in the first 90 days.

People assume that takes hours of scrambling before every post. It doesn’t, once you’ve got a system. Here’s the exact framework I use, the same one I’d bring into any new client relationship on day one.

UPDATED AUG 2026

5 MIN READ

4 STEPS + CHECKLIST

01

CADENCE

One pitch a week, published in public. The repetition is what makes it fast, not talent.

02

EVIDENCE

Built off real products, real posting history and real gaps — never vibes or assumptions.

03

OUTPUT

One executable idea with a 30/60/90 view — packaged like the campaign already exists.

STEP BY STEP

THE 4-STEP FRAMEWORK

THE 4-STEP FRAMEWORK

THE 4-STEP FRAMEWORK

1

AUDIT BEFORE YOU ADMIRE

AUDIT BEFORE YOU ADMIRE

Before I think about ideas, I look at what’s actually there. Not “is their Instagram nice”, I mean:

  • Posting frequency and consistency over the last 90 days

  • Which platforms they’re active on vs. clearly neglecting

  • Format mix - are they still doing static posts in a video-first world?

  • Comment sections - are they responding, or is it a one-way broadcast?

  • Where the audience is actually reacting vs. where the brand thinks they’re winning

WHY IT MATTERS

This step is boring and that’s the point. Most pitches fail because people skip straight to “big idea” without knowing what’s actually broken.

2

FIND THE GAP, NOT THE FLAW

FIND THE GAP, NOT THE FLAW

There’s a difference between “this brand’s social is bad” and “this brand is missing an opportunity.” I’m not looking to criticise, I’m looking for the thing they haven’t done yet that their competitors have, or the audience behaviour they’re ignoring.

THE QUESTION TO ASK

What are they clearly good at, and what are they clearly leaving on the table?

3

BUILD ONE IDEA, NOT TEN

BUILD ONE IDEA, NOT TEN

This is where most first-time pitchers go wrong, they show up with a 15-point content strategy. Nobody’s hiring you off a slide deck of theory. I pick one sharp, executable idea that proves I understand the brand’s voice, and I build it out properly.

HOOK

The first three seconds, written before anything else.

FORMAT

Native to the platform it’s built for, not resized after.

CADENCE

How often it runs, and who could realistically make it.

30/60/90

What success looks like, in numbers you’d be held to.

4

PACKAGE IT LIKE IT’S ALREADY REAL

PACKAGE IT LIKE IT’S ALREADY REAL

The pitch video isn’t “here’s what I’d do” said out loud, it’s shot and delivered like the campaign already exists. Real captions. Real visuals or mockups. A tone that matches their brand, not mine. That’s the difference between an opinion and a pitch.

WHY THIS WORKS

THE PROOF OF WORK IS THE WORK

THE PROOF OF WORK IS THE WORK

THE PROOF OF WORK IS THE WORK

A pitch built this way does two jobs at once; it’s a piece of content that stands on its own, and it’s a work sample that shows exactly how I think before I’ve ever sat in a room with the client.
That’s the whole idea behind building your portfolio in public.

BEFORE YOU POST

THE QUICK CHECKLIST

THE QUICK CHECKLIST

THE QUICK CHECKLIST

Have I actually looked at their last 90 days of content, not just their vibe?

Have I actually looked at their last 90 days of content, not just their vibe?

01

Can I name the specific gap in one sentence?

Can I name the specific gap in one sentence?

02

Is my idea one clear concept, not a laundry list?

Is my idea one clear concept, not a laundry list?

03

Does the execution look and sound like their brand, not mine?

Does the execution look and sound like their brand, not mine?

04

Would this hold up if their actual social team saw it tomorrow?

Would this hold up if their actual social team saw it tomorrow?

05

IN SHORT

If you can tick all five, you’re ready to hit record.

If you can tick all five, you’re ready to hit record.

Audit, gap, one idea, real packaging. Same four moves whether it’s a brand I admire from a distance or a client I start with on Monday.

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SA.

Social Media Strategist & Director building brand stories people actually stop for.

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