Andari Fashion · El Monte, CA

Marketing & Product Development

A social media brand launch for a long-standing B2B knitwear manufacturer, built on content pillars, storytelling and short-form video that show apparel clients what the factory can do.

  • Aug 2024 to present
  • Social · Content · Product development
The Andari building in El Monte, with the teal Andari logo above the entrance

I wrote a 35-year-old knitwear manufacturer's first marketing strategy, launched its social presence from scratch, and grew engagement 257% in three months.

257%engagement growth in 3 months
2xfollower growth rate
3/wkkeyword-led content calendar across LinkedIn and Instagram

Problem statement

How might a long-standing factory earn trust from apparel brands online?

Andari Fashion is a 35-year-old, referral-based manufacturer that makes Made-in-USA knitwear for apparel clients. Its craft was strong, but the people deciding where to produce could not see any of it: the business had no social media presence, and its processes are hard to explain in a sentence.

The goal was to make the factory legible. Show how the work is done, in the language buyers use, and let competence carry the brand.

Starting point

A strong factory with no social presence.

Instagram account
LinkedIn presence
Content pillars
Short-form video

Voice

Institutional, technical and useful, never salesy.

1

Authority, not an owner's story

Andari speaks as an institution. Interviews use "we" on behalf of the company, so the brand reads as capability rather than one person's journey.

2

Educator, not seller

Content explains how things are made, with technical vocabulary used correctly and no promotional hooks.

3

Capabilities as client benefits

Every claim is framed around what it means for the apparel client, and captions close on outcomes, not sentiment.

Process

From kickoff to posted, in five steps.

01
Learn the business. Kickoff and storyboarding sessions with the Andari team, a competitor analysis, and one campaign line to hold it together: "Crafted by Hand. Built For Scale."
02
Plan the content. Four pillars, a content list with the shots each post needs, and a monthly calendar across Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
03
Shoot on the floor. A station-by-station shot list for yarn prep, knitting, quality check, linking, finishing, pressing and embroidery, plus on-camera interviews with the team.
04
Write and edit. Captions drafted separately for Instagram and LinkedIn, reels cut in Premiere Pro, and a review round with Andari before anything went live.
05
Post and keep it moving. Scheduled posts three times a week, with each piece tied back to a pillar so the feed reads as one system.

Content pillars & storytelling

A system of themes that makes the factory explainable.

I translated the manufacturing process into repeatable content pillars, then wrote each platform's version in its own register.

A

Process & Craft

Behind-the-scenes manufacturing, one station per reel.

B

Knitwear 101

Plain-language explainers on gauge, fibers, stitches and construction.

C

How to Work With Us

What to prepare, how sampling works, what to expect at each stage.

D

Legacy & Expertise

Thirty-five years of people, milestones and know-how, since 1991.

One carousel, written two ways

An eight-slide Instagram carousel, "A Guide to Knit Fibers," from the Knitwear 101 series, and the LinkedIn caption format used for technical posts.

Instagram carousel cover: A Guide to Knit Fibers, with photos of cotton, acrylic yarn, cashmere goats and wool sheep
Slide 1: the cover.
Carousel slide for cashmere, rated for warmth, softness and durability
Slide 3: one fiber, rated three ways.
Carousel slide on fiber blends
Slide 6: blends.
Closing carousel slide: Feel it before you spec it, with yarn swatches and a hand pointing at one
Slide 8: the close points to the product development team.

"Material selection is one of the most consequential decisions in garment development. Fiber type and gauge directly determine drape, hand-feel, and durability…"

Opening of a LinkedIn caption, written for peers rather than followers

Short-form video

Reels that show the machines, the steps and the result.

I turned complex manufacturing processes into short videos and digital content, edited in Adobe Premiere Pro, so apparel clients can see what the factory can do.

Process & Craft: one station per reel

  1. Yarn sourcing
  2. Yarn preparation
  3. Knitting
  4. Quality check
  5. Linking
  6. Finishing
  7. Pressing
  8. Embroidery

Knitwear 101: one question per reel

  1. What is gauge?
  2. Thin vs thick gauge
  3. Cotton, wool, cashmere and acrylic
  4. Intarsia vs jacquard
  5. Rib stitches: 4x2 vs 2x2
  6. Pointelle, cable and jacquard

Product development

From a client's concept to production-ready specs.

I started at Andari as Product Development Coordinator and moved into marketing as Marketing Associate, so the story on social matches the work on the floor.

A hand pointing at a knitted swatch in a yarn book of color and fiber samples
Yarn books and knitdowns: the product development team helps clients choose material by hand before anything is specced.

Explaining the process to clients

A carousel that walks a new client from first idea to finished knitwear, in the same order the product development team works.

Carousel cover: How to Work with Andari, from your first idea to finished knitwear, over photos of folded sweaters, a knitdown swatch and a fitting on a dress form
Cover: how to work with Andari.
Step 1: Let's talk about your design. Tech packs, sketches and reference samples on a table with yarn cones and a folded jacquard sweater
Step 1: share the design, get an initial costing.
Step 3: See it in a knitdown. Hands holding a black and tan leaf-pattern knitted swatch
Step 3: review stitch and color in a knitdown.
Step 4: Bring the sample together. A sweater on a dress form being measured next to a board of technical drawings
Step 4: build the prototype and refine the fit.

Results

A visible, credible B2B brand in three months.

257%engagement growth in 3 months
2xfollower growth rate
2platforms launched with distinct voices
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