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The marketing agency for established brands ready to level up.

600+ clients · London · Since 2017

ALESSANDROLOMBARDO.

Alessandro Lombardo, founder of The Social Target, holding a cymbal

Pro musician. Agency operator. Same obsession, different stage.

The entrepreneurship came first. Years of building online businesses to fund a single dream: studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He made it. After Berklee, Alessandro moved to London to perform.

Almost immediately, musician friends started asking for marketing help. Then paying for it. The Social Target grew out of that. Built in 2017 from word of mouth in the creative and performance community. Nine years and 600+ clients later, still operating, still obsessed.

Today Alessandro performs eight shows a week in the Olivier-Award-winning West End production of Titanique.

Not a marketer who plays music on the side. Not a musician who runs a side hustle. Both. Properly. For nine years.

StudiedBerklee
West EndTitanique
AgencySince 2017
  • Titanique
  • Hamilton
  • School of Rock
  • Bat Out of Hell
  • I Should Be So Lucky
  • Tarantino Live

Three things.Done properly.

01 / 03
A megaphone with social reactions bursting out, in paint

Marketing

Paid ads + organic content strategy across every platform that matters. Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google Ads. Plus email, SEO, podcasting. Lead-gen funnels, landing pages, and getting found in AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI).

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02 / 03
Chat messages turning into a booked calendar, in paint

AI Automation

Workflows that let your small team punch above its weight. We audit, build, and maintain the systems so you scale without scaling headcount. AI agents trained on your brand voice, custom-built on direct API connections.

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03 / 03
A phone, packaging, business card and pen nib, in paint

Design & Build

Brand identity, packaging, websites, apps. Built so every touchpoint. Physical or digital. Feels like the same company. Logo, type, colour and voice in one style guide; websites on Next.js, Webflow, Shopify or Framer.

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Numbers,not adjectives.

The JP Bouvet Method website: Master improvisation on the drums
Case file 01JP Bouvet Method
01 / 06Online drum education · Meta ads

JP Bouvet Method

6×business growth in under two years

Every ad still sounds like JP.

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LokmanVideo YouTube channel art
Case file 02LokmanVideo
02 / 06YouTube creator · with us since 2017

LokmanVideo

2M+YouTube subscribers

Up from 40k, on retainer the whole way since 2017.

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The Great Murder Mystery key art
Case file 03The Great Murder Mystery
03 / 06Immersive theatre · The Lost Estate

The Great Murder Mystery

11,000tickets sold

A near sell-out across a ten-week run.

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Old Dirty Brasstards on stage under coloured lights
Case file 04Old Dirty Brasstards
04 / 06Touring brass band

Old Dirty Brasstards

95%of events sold out

With a 15x+ average return on ads, over two years.

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FoundPop space-planning app render
Case file 05FoundPop
05 / 06E-commerce

FoundPop

10.3xaverage return on ad spend

Plus a custom 2D/3D space-planning app.

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Chofa Jewelry campaign on Miami beach
Case file 06Chofa Jewelry
06 / 06Handcrafted jewellery

Chofa Jewelry

2.3xblended return on ad spend

Sofia makes the art. The engine finds the people who love it.

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Chofa Jewelry editorial
Francesca Tandoi, jazz pianist
Fuzasian album artwork
Polisini car wrap
Chofa Jewelry bangles
Old Dirty Brasstards on stage
The Great Murder Mystery key art
Tony Epic Run, Antonio Palmucci’s mobile game
600+

clients since 2017. E-commerce brands, clinics, apps and games, theatres, creators, YouTubers with millions of subscribers, musicians and more.

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Reviews are in.

In just three months we’ve been so busy we’re now looking for another chiropractor. We couldn’t be happier.
Gary BacklundChiropractor · Founder
They really understand our business and can advise on how to make a small budget go a long way.
Sophie ThomsonFoundPop · E-commerce
I’ve been working with The Social Target since 2017. Project management, paid ads, strategy consulting. Always there. Always fast.
LokmanVideoYouTube creator · 2M subs
We needed someone fast, reliable and autonomous to run the campaigns. The Social Target came through with it. Look no further.
Eddy HackettThe Lost Estate · Immersive theatre
Motivational and a calming influence at all times. They have helped transform our cultural business.
Chris Smith & Richard TurnerOld Dirty Brasstards · Touring
The level of competency and creative ideas have helped me a lot. Always fast. They find a solution for every situation.
Antonio PalmucciYouTube creator · 5M subs
Alessandro thinks hard about what’s good long-term for my business and helps me achieve it in a way that aligns with my brand image. Full of ideas, but never pushy. This is my baby, and I trust him with it.
JP BouvetThe JP Bouvet Method · Drum education

We’re not for everyone.

Saying so out loud saves your time and ours. If you’re one of these, we’ll point you somewhere you’ll be happier.

  • 01Cheap-seekers shopping on price
  • 02Anyone expecting overnight results
  • 03Vanity-metric chasers. "I just want more followers"
  • 04Anyone looking for a yes-machine
  • 05One-off projects without a real long-term plan

That leaves you. Let’s talk

If none of that describes you. Let’s talk. The intake form below tells us in 90 seconds whether we’re a fit.

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The Social Target · Limited · Est. 2017 · London