The Consistency Corner: Lightening the Mental Load of Marketing

Social Media Manager vs Strategist vs Agency: How CEOs Choose the Right Marketing Support

Ruthie Sterrett | Marketing Strategist

When it comes to outsourcing social media, most founders don’t fail because they hired the wrong person — they struggle because they didn’t know what kind of support they actually needed.

In this episode, Ruthie breaks down the real differences between a social media manager, a social media strategist, a marketing strategist, and a full-service agency — and why those distinctions matter more than you think when you’re leading a growing business.

You’ll learn what each role is truly responsible for, where expectations often get misaligned, and why so many CEOs feel frustrated or burned by social media support that wasn’t the right fit. This conversation is designed to help you step out of task-level thinking and into CEO-level decision making — so you can delegate marketing with clarity, confidence, and intention.

If you’re tired of carrying the mental load of content creation, managing timelines, or wondering why outsourcing didn’t deliver the results you hoped for, this episode will help you identify the gaps that need to be filled — and the type of support that can actually move your business forward.

Because the right marketing support doesn’t just help you post consistently.
 It helps you lead like the CEO you already are.

👉 View the Service Guide to explore strategic, done-for-you marketing support.

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When it comes to outsourcing social media, most founders don’t fail because they hired the wrong person — they struggle because they didn’t know what kind of support they actually needed.

In this episode, Ruthie breaks down the real differences between a social media manager, a social media strategist, a marketing strategist, and a full-service agency — and why those distinctions matter more than you think when you’re leading a growing business.

You’ll learn what each role is truly responsible for, where expectations often get misaligned, and why so many CEOs feel frustrated or burned by social media support that wasn’t the right fit. This conversation is designed to help you step out of task-level thinking and into CEO-level decision making — so you can delegate marketing with clarity, confidence, and intention.

If you’re tired of carrying the mental load of content creation, managing timelines, or wondering why outsourcing didn’t deliver the results you hoped for, this episode will help you identify the gaps that need to be filled — and the type of support that can actually move your business forward.

Because the right marketing support doesn’t just help you post consistently.
 It helps you lead like the CEO you already are.

👉 View the Service Guide to explore strategic, done-for-you marketing support.