Social media marketing in India has split into two very different jobs. On Instagram, the job is short video: reels that stop a thumb, show the product or the person, and send the viewer to a DM or a WhatsApp link. On LinkedIn, the job is written credibility: founders and consultants posting specific, useful observations that make a buyer trust them before the first call. Most agencies treat both as 'posting content'. We treat them as separate channels with separate playbooks.
AICLEX Technologies runs social media for coaches, D2C brands, real-estate developers, clinics, schools and B2B founders across India. We are not a content mill. We will not send you 30 generic quote graphics a month. We will help you decide what the channel is for (enquiries, hiring, trust, repeat orders), build a calendar around that, produce it with you, and measure whether it is doing its job.
Instagram for D2C brands, local businesses and coaches
Instagram works when the content shows the thing being sold in motion. For a D2C snack brand that means factory shots, unboxing, before-and-after recipes, and customer reels reposted with permission. For a dental clinic it means a doctor explaining one procedure in 40 seconds, patient consent permitting. For a coach it means a 60-second answer to a question a student asked last week. Reels drive reach; carousels drive saves and shares; stories drive DMs. All three have a role in the calendar.
We plan for a realistic production load. A typical starting plan is 8 to 12 reels, 4 carousels and daily stories per month. Reels are recorded in one or two monthly shoot sessions (we send a shot list and can arrange a videographer in NCR; elsewhere we coach your team to film on a phone). Editing, captions, hashtags and Hinglish or regional-language copy are handled by us. Every reel has a call to action: DM a keyword, tap the WhatsApp link, or save for later.
LinkedIn for B2B companies and founders
LinkedIn in India has become the place where B2B deals start. A managing director of a packaging company reads posts from a logistics founder for three months, then messages her when he needs a vendor. That is the pattern we design for. It requires a founder or senior person willing to be the face, 30 minutes a week for a voice note or a call in which they tell us what happened in the business, and a ghostwriting process that keeps their voice.
The content mix we recommend is roughly: 40 percent lessons from real client work (anonymised), 20 percent opinions on the industry, 20 percent behind-the-scenes and team, 20 percent direct offers or case studies. Company pages get a lighter calendar and are used mainly for hiring, credibility and retargeting audiences. We also handle comment engagement and connection outreach where appropriate, with your approval on every message template.
The content calendar system
The calendar is a shared Notion board or Google Sheet that shows the next four weeks: date, platform, format, hook, caption, visual reference, approval status and the goal each post serves. You approve in one weekly sitting rather than on WhatsApp at midnight. Nothing is posted without an approved status.
We build in a pillar structure so the calendar never runs dry: three to five recurring content pillars such as 'student wins', 'myth vs fact', 'site progress update' or 'founder lessons'. Each pillar has a template, so a new post is a variation, not a blank page.
- Monday: performance review of last week, top three learnings, next week's calendar shared
- Tuesday to Wednesday: scripting, design and editing; drafts uploaded to the calendar
- Thursday: your approval window (typically 30 minutes)
- Friday: scheduling through Meta Business Suite or Buffer, community replies handled
- Monthly: shoot day planning, theme refresh, competitor scan, report
What the first 90 days look like
Month one is foundation: profile optimisation (bio, highlights, link-in-bio to WhatsApp, LinkedIn banner and About section), audit of your last 90 days of posts, competitor review, content pillars agreed, first shoot, and the first two weeks of posts. Reach will be modest; the algorithm is learning who your content is for.
Month two is rhythm: full calendar running, first reels showing which formats your audience responds to, story engagement tools (polls, question boxes) driving DMs, and a DM-to-WhatsApp handoff so enquiries reach sales. Month three is optimisation: we double down on the two or three formats that produced saves, shares and DMs, drop the rest, and introduce light paid boosting on winning posts if the goal is enquiries. By day 90 you should see a clear picture of which content leads to conversations, and a calendar your team could run even without us.
Production: what we handle and what you need to give
We write hooks, scripts and captions; design carousels and static posts; edit reels with captions, music and pacing; and manage scheduling and community replies. You provide access to raw material: the founder's time, product samples, permission to use customer stories, site or clinic footage, and quick answers to factual questions. For brands outside NCR we run remote shoot guidance with a shot list and a 20-minute call, and the results are consistently good enough for Instagram.
- Tools: Meta Business Suite, LinkedIn creator tools, Canva Pro, Adobe Premiere and CapCut, Notion calendars, Metricool or Buffer for scheduling
- Languages: English, Hindi and Hinglish in-house; Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali through vetted partners
- Rights: you own every file we produce; raw footage and source files are shared monthly on Google Drive
Measuring beyond likes
Likes are the least useful number on the report. We track reach among non-followers (are new people seeing you), saves and shares (is it worth keeping), profile visits and link taps (is it creating intent), DMs and WhatsApp clicks (is it creating conversations), and finally enquiries tagged as 'source: Instagram' or 'source: LinkedIn' in your CRM. For LinkedIn we also track inbound connection requests from target job titles and meeting requests.
The monthly report is two pages, not twenty: what worked, what we are stopping, what we are testing next, and the enquiry count with source. If social media is meant to bring enquiries and it is not, we will say so and propose a different plan rather than sending a prettier report.
Who this is for
- D2C brands that need Instagram to sell, not just look good
- Coaches, trainers and course creators who want a steady stream of DMs and webinar registrations
- B2B founders and consultants building a LinkedIn presence that produces meetings
- Real-estate developers showing project progress, site visits and possession stories
- Clinics, salons, gyms and restaurants that live and die by local Instagram discovery
- Schools and colleges that need admission-season visibility among parents
Why choose AICLEX™
Channel-specific playbooks
Instagram and LinkedIn are run by different people with different processes here. A reel editor does not write your LinkedIn posts, and vice versa.
Enquiries, not vanity
Every calendar is built around a goal such as DMs, webinar sign-ups or site visits, and every report shows enquiries by source from your CRM.
DM to WhatsApp to CRM
We connect Instagram DMs and link taps to WhatsPilot so enquiries are answered instantly and land in your CRM instead of dying in an inbox.
Sustainable production
Monthly shoot days, content pillars and a weekly 30-minute approval slot mean the calendar keeps running even when your team is busy.
Pricing
Social media retainers vary with the number of platforms, reel volume and whether we shoot or you do. Instagram-only plans for a local business start lower than a two-platform programme with founder-led LinkedIn ghostwriting and monthly video production. Paid boosting budgets are extra and paid by you to Meta directly. A proposal follows a discovery call and every invoice carries GST.
Frequently asked questions
How many posts per month do you recommend?+
For Instagram, 8 to 12 reels, 4 carousels and near-daily stories is a healthy starting point that most businesses can sustain. For LinkedIn, three to four founder posts a week outperforms daily generic posting. We would rather publish fewer pieces that are specific to your business than fill a calendar with stock quotes.
How long does it take to see results from social media marketing?+
Expect the first 30 days to be foundation and learning. By day 60 you should see which formats your audience responds to and the first DMs or enquiries. By day 90 there should be a clear pattern of content that produces conversations. Follower growth is gradual; enquiries can come earlier than followers if the call to action is right.
Do we have to appear on camera?+
Not necessarily, but it helps a lot, especially for coaches, doctors and founders. If you cannot, we build around product footage, customer stories, team members, screen recordings and text-led reels. For LinkedIn a personal profile is far more effective than a company page, so we will ask for at least one senior person's voice.
Will you reply to comments and DMs?+
Yes, comments and first-level DMs are covered within agreed hours, with a response guide you approve. Sales conversations are handed to your team or automated through WhatsPilot. We do not pretend to be you on sensitive matters such as complaints or medical advice; those are escalated to you the same day.
Is paid promotion included?+
Management of light boosting on winning posts is included; the boost budget itself is paid by you to Meta. Full lead-generation campaigns with dedicated creatives, audiences and landing pages are a separate Google Ads and Meta Ads engagement, which we can run alongside.
What is the contract term and can we get a GST invoice?+
We ask for a three-month start, since a calendar needs that long to show a pattern; after that it continues monthly and you can stop with 30 days notice. All invoices are from Aiclex Solutions Pvt. Ltd. with GST. You own all content, accounts and source files, and we hand over the calendar, templates and passwords if you decide to bring the work in-house.