Maggie Butler
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Hidden Valley Ranch

Hidden Valley Ranch Social Media

Art Direction | Design | Filming | Editing | Strategy | Copywriting | Social Media Management

 

Since April 2022, I have been a freelance Social Media Content Creator for Hidden Valley Ranch. In this role, I developed a quarterly content calendar, created and pitched concepts, strategized, filmed and art directed photography and video, designed, edited, wrote copy, and scheduled organic posts for the Hidden Valley Ranch social media accounts, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Pinterest. I also managed and delegated work to content creators, monitored and gathered UGC, designed and edited paid ads, and did community management and engagement on social platforms. I implemented a new social process, redesigned the brand’s look on social media, and was a go-to social expert for The Clorox Company’s internal agency, Electro. 

Results: From April 2022 – April 2023, I had complete creative control of the brand’s organic social media presence. During this time, the brand’s reach on TikTok went up more than 1000%, reach on Instagram was +17.2%, reach on Facebook was +5.6%. Followers on Instagram went +24.1%, followers on Facebook went +23.9%, followers on Twitter went +4.1%, and followers on TikTok went +4.4%. Engagement on Instagram increased by +142.5% and engagement on TikTok increased by >1000%.

 

Seemingly Ranch

In September 2023, after Taylor Swift attended a Chiefs game to cheer on Travis Kelce, a fan account posted a photo of her on X eating a chicken tender with ketchup and “seemingly ranch.” The phrase “seemingly ranch” blew up on social media and I made the most of the moment by posting memes on X and Instagram, and changed the name of the Hidden Valley Ranch accounts to Seemingly Ranch. The posts went viral and received the most organic reach Hidden Valley Ranch has seen on X with 3.3M impressions.

 
 

Press:
New York Times: Thanks to Taylor Swift, Ranch Dressing is ‘Seemingly’ Everywhere
Today: Taylor Swift’s ‘seemingly ranch’ moment causes Heinz to create custom sauce
PR Week: Look what she made them do: 9 brands respond to Taylor Swift ‘seemingly ranch’ incident
Forbes: Swifties Take NFL: Ratings Soared For Chiefs Game As Taylor Swift Cheered On Travis Kelce
NPR: The journey of 'seemingly ranch,' from meme to top of the Empire State Building
Forbes: How Powerful Is Taylor Swift? Her ‘Seemingly Ranch’ Condiment Choice Goes Viral—And Heinz And The Mets Snap Into Action
People: Taylor Swift Fans Are Obsessed with Her Eating Chicken Tenders with 'Seemingly Ranch' at Travis Kelce's Game
E! News: How Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Influenced the Condiment Industry
Bon Appétit: Taylor Swift’s ‘Seemingly Ranch’ Might Not Be Ranch at All
Food & Wine: Taylor Swift Inspired Heinz to Make 'Seemingly Ranch' a Real Thing
USA Today: Heinz announces new product after Taylor Swift condiment choice goes viral at Chiefs game
Popsugar: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Big Debut Has Somehow Inspired . . . the Condiment Business?
PopCrave: “Seemingly Ranch” Swiftie Reacts To Viral Moment
MSN: Taylor Swift Fans Are Obsessed with Her Eating Chicken Tenders with 'Seemingly Ranch' at Travis Kelce's Game
WFLA: Heinz creates ‘Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch’ condiment after viral Taylor Swift photo
Yahoo: Taylor Swift’s ‘seemingly ranch’ moment causes Heinz to create custom sauce
Consequence Sound: Heinz Immortalizes Taylor Swift’s Chicken Order with Ketchup and “Seemingly Ranch” Combo
Mashed: Taylor Swift Eating Chicken With 'Seemingly Ranch' Is The Internet's Happy Place
Her Campus: “SEEMINGLY RANCH” MEMES ARE EVERYWHERE THANKS TO THIS TAYLOR SWIFT PICTURE

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