Most agencies dump numbers and call it a report. DAP turns data into direction. Every number you put in this report needs a sentence that explains what it means for the client's business. Not what it is — what it means.
Score each of the four areas 1–5 based on where things actually stand. Be honest — clients respect honesty more than inflated numbers. A 3 with a clear explanation of how to get to a 4 is more valuable than a 5 that doesn't hold up.
1. Pull data from Metricool or platform native analytics
2. Fill in the metrics sections first — just the numbers
3. Identify your top 2-3 posts and your lowest performer
4. Write the "What This Means" sections — this is the work
5. Score the Health Score honestly
6. Write the patterns section — what is the data consistently showing?
7. Write the strategy section — based on patterns, not guesses
8. Write the closing note last — it should feel personal and specific
2-Week Report: Data is limited. Patterns are emerging not confirmed. Tone should be encouraging and forward-looking. The goal is to show you're paying attention and that the data is already telling a story. This is a trust-building moment — not a results moment.
30-Day Report: Full picture. Real patterns. This is the retention moment. This report needs to earn the next month. Be specific, be confident, and make the "keep going" conversation feel inevitable — not like a sales pitch.
The closing note at the end of every report is not a summary. It's a conversation. It's you talking directly to the client about what you built together, what you learned about their business, and why continuing makes sense.
Reference specific numbers. Reference specific content. Reference something personal about their business that you learned during the month. The more specific it is the more it feels like a partner wrote it — not a vendor filling in a template.
This is where DAP's guiding philosophy lives in practice: "Not just campaigns. Real connection."