Case Study

Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Scaling a global newsroom's voice—306% engagement growth on AFP's LinkedIn

Global Brand Communications Assistant & Project Manager June 2023 – August 2023
Global Comms Bilingual Content Crisis Comms
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01—Challenge

One of the world's largest news agencies, speaking to a global, bilingual professional audience on LinkedIn—with engagement plateauing on routine content. [Confirm/adjust from your content block.]

02—Approach

Bilingual English/French content built around AFP's journalism and people, with a targeted campaign designed to lift both reach and interaction—measured against the account's own baseline. [Confirm/adjust from your content block.]

03—Results

+306% engagement on the targeted campaign

Growth on the targeted campaign, relative to the account's routine content. Bars are on a scale from 0% to 350%.

Impressions+155%
Engagement+306%
0%350%
44,000 Campaign impressions
+11% Page visitor increase
2.8% Engagement rate

Beyond content: crisis communications

While I was at AFP, the agency sued X (formerly Twitter) over violations of neighbouring rights. The press release was written in French, and I helped translate it into English for direct release to the North American market—where X is headquartered—ensuring a legally precise, high-stakes announcement landed accurately for an English-speaking audience.