ZABI Social Media

01/08/2024

07/08/2023

So excited to be working with again. An incredible New Zealand company doing amazing things ✨ They make the best carpet and rugs from beautiful NZ wool 🐑

10/07/2023

If you lost your social media account tomorrow would your business be ok without it? We share ways to stay safe online on the latest episode of our podcast (link in bio)

06/07/2023

RIP Twitter.
Meta announces new app described as Instagram’s text based conversation app. Threads is integrated with your Instagram and shares data so you can follow the same people across both apps. 10 million users signed up in the first 7 hours. It will be interesting to see where this goes. Have you signed up?

06/06/2023

🖤GIVEAWAY🖤
To celebrate the relaunch of Zabi Social I’m doing a giveaway to win an Online Reset for your business!
If you feel like you are stuck in a rut with your social media and online presence and are looking for some guidance to get you back on track then this is perfect for you. There is more information on my website (link in bio) on what an Online Reset includes (valued at $360).

To enter follow and tag a friend in the comments.

To be eligible you must have a business and social media presence and based in New Zealand or you can tag a friend who has a business.
Tag as many people as you like for extra entries. Entries close this Sunday 11/6 at 6pm.

17/05/2023

These gestures mean the world to a small business so take a couple of minutes to show some support to your favourite brands.
A lot of brands rely on social media to advertise and with platforms now reaching less people, each like or engagement helps their content be seen by more people. Share the love 💜

18/04/2023

Hi 👋🏼 I’m Monique and I started Zabi Social Media, a boutique marketing agency back in 2018. In 2020 I took a few years off to have children and now I’m back and my books are open for clients! A little bit of background about me…. I have a BCom in Marketing and almost 15 years marketing experience across brand management, digital marketing and social media working for L’Oreal both in Australia and New Zealand, Bremworth and Escea to name a few. I have a passion for helping businesses grow and know how important it is to have a strong social media and online presence to succeed particularly in these tougher times.
Please check out my website for more info or feel free to contact me any time, I would love to chat!

10/10/2019

Having your account hacked is one of those things you don’t think will happen to you, but if it does you could lose all your followers and your income or business if you are an influencer. I have spoken to Facebook about this as hacking has increased and the hacking usually happens through the email address that is linked to the account (old hotmail addresses are more at risk). Facebook recommend changing passwords regularly and to turn on Two Factor Identification on IG and FB and your email address. This is a security feature that requires you to enter a special login code when logging on from a device they don’t recognise. Always check who are listed as admin on your page or Business Manager and make sure every person has the right security measures in place. I know of 2 businesses that recently got hacked. One on Facebook where an ad was set up with a spend of $680,000 the other lost their entire Instagram account and it wasn’t able to be retrieved. When was the last time you updated your security on your social media?

03/10/2019

Instagram are trialling an update where you will no longer be able to see the following activity tab. This means you will not be able to see the accounts the people you follow have recently followed and the posts they have recently liked. Users are quite upset about this change. I don't use this personally but for a business it is helpful to see what the people you follow like and engage with to help build your strategy. Do you use this feature and what do you think about Instagram removing it?

03/10/2019

Removing the like count earlier this year was unfortunately less about mental health of the users and more about increasing use on Instagram. Instagram is a business and the removing of like counts has allowed people and brands to focus on real time posting and posting more authentic posts worrying less about the number of likes they get. (Remember the days when if you didn’t get a certain number of likes within a certain amount of time you would delete the post?) So what this now means is there is more posts on Instagram and therefore your ability to see all of these posts has decreased (slide across to see results from a recent study of Instagram engagement) Have you noticed your engagement decreasing since May? @ Christchurch, New Zealand

22/05/2019

SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT: Posting content on social media is only a small piece of the puzzle. What is often overlooked is the community management. Liking, commenting, answering questions and being part of conversations is the most important part! I recommend allocating time every day to community management.

15/05/2019

Unfollow Instagram accounts that you don’t like to look at or that don’t serve you anymore. Sounds easy right? But so many people follow others that trigger them, make them feel down, make them compare themselves, make them feel jealous or simply don’t add value to their life. About 6 months ago I unfollowed thousands of accounts both on here and on It took ages, I accidentally unfollowed people I didn’t mean to (sorry!) but my feed is now a place I enjoy. I love all the content I see and it adds value to my life in someway. Whether it’s a life coach sharing advice, a foodie sharing the best places to eat or a babe that shares her amazing style. I am inspired and enjoy my feed and I’m not just following people because they are following me or because everyone else is following them. Have you had a clear out or is it on your list of things to do?