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Aqualung

Creating community-first content for one of the most recognized names in the dive industry.

Aqualung is one of the most recognized names in the dive industry, and they came in with a meaningful goal: hit 100,000 Instagram followers while building a community that felt worthy of the brand's legacy. With a posting cadence of 5–6 posts per week plus stories, the bar for quality and consistency was high.


The strategy centered on community-first content. That meant showing up for divers, not just selling to them. We utilized a content mix that honored the sport: underwater photography, gear education, diver spotlights, and platform-native engagement tactics that put real faces and real stories at the center of the feed. The dive community is tight-knit and passionate, and content that spoke to that earned its place.


Consistency was a non-negotiable. At that volume, every post had to have a reason to exist, and each one contributed to a feed that felt curated, not cluttered. Stories extended the conversation and kept the community coming back between posts.

Results

14.9%

follower growth

& 100k follower milestone reached on Instagram

12.5%

post reach

Highest-performing post reaching 146,900 accounts

7.2%

engagement rate

Engagement rate grew from 5.7% to 7.2%, with the top post hitting 11.6%

Reaching 100k is a milestone... but sustaining and growing engagement at that scale is the harder achievement. Both happened.

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