Thorpe Park Appoints We Are Social

Thorpe Park, part of the Merlin Entertainments Group, has appointed global social media agency We Are Social as its social media agency of record. 

The agency will initially undertake an audit of Thorpe Park’s social media channels and the wider social media landscape within the recreation and entertainment sector. It will then use the findings from this to provide recommendations for a robust ongoing social media strategy. The agency will develop a content strategy, image and tone of voice guidelines and a crisis management plan for the theme park, with a view to developing creative campaigns in the longer term.

We Are Social’s content will also form part of a paid social media strategy, focused on promoting the right content at the right time to a relevant target audience. The content will include a strong focus on imagery and will include promoted posts on Facebook as well as tweets.

Jason Wills, Marketing Director from Thorpe Park said: “Social media is a key part of our broader integrated communications strategy and We Are Social has a reputation throughout the industry for delivering first class, creative work. We had no doubt they would be the best agency for the job.”

Zoe Cartell, Head of Integrated Communications from Thorpe Park said: “Having engaging, creative content is a vital part of our earned media strategy. Working with We Are Social, we’ll be delivering a content strategy that resonates with our target audience.”

Lisa Hardy, Account Director at We Are Social said: “Thorpe Park holds loads of potential for some great creative social media campaigns - it’s a fun and exciting brand that people really love to experience. Of course, underpinning the best creative work is always solid planning and strategy, and this will be our initial focus.”