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Product Launch Social Media Plan (4 Weeks)

By PostMediaAI7 min read

A product launch on social media is not one big announcement post. It is a short, planned sequence: build curiosity before the date, make the launch impossible to miss on the day, and keep momentum for the weeks after, when most of the people who will eventually buy are still deciding.

This guide is a launch-specific template. For the general process of planning any social media campaign, goals, audience, budget and measurement, see how to plan a social media campaign.

Before you write a single post: the launch brief

Fill in these lines first. Every post in the plan draws on them.

  • What is launching: [product or feature, in one sentence a customer would understand]
  • Who it is for: [the specific person, and the problem it solves for them]
  • Launch date and time, with time zone: [date, time]
  • The one action you want: [buy, pre-order, join waitlist, book a demo, sign up]
  • The link for that action, tagged for tracking: [URL with UTM parameters]
  • Launch offer, if any, and when it ends: [exact terms]
  • Channels: [where your audience is; usually two to four main ones plus any communities]
  • Assets: [product photos, a short demo video, screenshots, a founder clip]

If you cannot fill in "who it is for" in one line, fix that before you plan posts.

The 4-week product launch social media plan

The plan assumes launch day is day 0. Shift it to suit your date.

Week 1 (days -14 to -8): the problem

Talk about the problem before the product. People pay attention to their own problems.

  • Day -14: a post describing the problem in your customer's words. No product mention.
  • Day -12: behind the scenes: why you started building this.
  • Day -10: a question post or poll about the problem, to start conversations and learn the language people use.
  • Day -8: a sneak peek: a cropped photo, a blurred screenshot or a short clip of something being made.

Week 2 (days -7 to -1): the tease

  • Day -7: announce that something is coming and give the date. Add a waitlist or reminder link if you have one.
  • Day -5: show one specific benefit, without the full reveal.
  • Day -3: founder or team video: who made it and why.
  • Day -2: a countdown. On Instagram you can add a reminder to posts and reels about an upcoming event so followers get a notification [1].
  • Day -1: "Tomorrow." Short, with the time and where it will be.

Launch day (day 0)

  • Main announcement on every channel, adapted to each: a carousel or reel on Instagram, a short video on TikTok, a text-and-image post on LinkedIn, a short post or thread on X, a pinned announcement in your Discord or community.
  • Stories through the day: the launch going live, first reactions, a reminder of the link.
  • Personal accounts: founders and team members share in their own words.
  • Communities where your audience gathers, following each community's rules on self-promotion.
  • Block time to reply. Comments and questions on launch day are your best sales conversations.

Week 3 (days +1 to +7): proof and answers

  • Day +1: thank-you post and a recap of the launch.
  • Day +2: a short demo: one task, start to finish.
  • Day +4: answer the top three questions people asked on launch day.
  • Day +6: first customer reactions, shared with their permission.

Week 4 (days +8 to +14): keep it going

  • Day +8: a use case or how-to for a specific type of customer.
  • Day +10: a comparison with the old way of doing the job, honest and specific.
  • Day +12: if you have a launch offer, a reminder of when it ends, using the exact terms.
  • Day +14: a behind-the-scenes look at what you learned from launch week and what's next.

After day +14, launch posts become part of your normal content pillars.

Example product launch posts

These are templates. Replace the brackets and rewrite them in your own voice.

Problem post (week 1): "If you have ever [specific frustration], you know it costs you [time, money, sanity]. We've spent the last [period] working on a better way. More soon."

Teaser (week 2): "On [date], we're launching something for [audience] who are tired of [problem]. Here is one thing it does: [single benefit]. Join the waitlist: [link]."

Launch announcement (day 0): "[Product] is live. It helps [audience] [outcome] without [old pain]. Here's how it works in 30 seconds. [Link]."

FAQ post (week 3): "You asked, we answered: 1. [question] [answer]. 2. [question] [answer]. 3. [question] [answer]."

Offer reminder (week 4): "Our launch price of [exact offer] ends [date and time with time zone]. After that it goes to [regular price]. [Link]."

Never let an AI draft or a teammate add an offer, deadline, feature or number you haven't confirmed.

Adapting the launch post for each channel

One message, different shapes:

  • Instagram: visual first; a carousel that walks through the problem, product and how to get it.
  • TikTok and YouTube Shorts: a vertical video that shows the product doing the job in the first few seconds.
  • LinkedIn: the story behind the launch and who it helps, in short paragraphs.
  • X, Threads and Bluesky: a short, punchy announcement, with a thread or replies for detail.
  • Discord, Telegram or Slack communities: a direct, friendly announcement with the link and how to give feedback.

If you gift early access to creators

If you send creators the product before launch, they should disclose that relationship clearly when they post. The FTC's guidance for influencers says to disclose free or discounted products and other material connections clearly and in the post itself, not only in a bio [2]. Most platforms also have branded content labels for this.

Schedule the whole plan before week 1

The biggest launch mistake is writing posts the night before. Instead:

  1. Put all 20 or so posts on your calendar first, as placeholders with dates and channels.
  2. Write them in one or two sessions.
  3. Prepare every asset and tagged link.
  4. Schedule everything you can, leaving launch-day replies and stories for live work.

Our social media scheduling guide and guide to creating a content calendar cover the mechanics.

PostMediaAI is built for this kind of sequence. Give the AI your launch brief or a link and get a first draft for each channel, edit it in your own voice, cut your demo video into short clips, and publish the launch post to the channels you choose at the time you set, all from one calendar that shows the full four weeks. Plans with unlimited posts start at $9 a month; see pricing.

After the launch: what to measure

Track the action from your brief, not just likes. Use tagged links to see which channel and which post sent sign-ups or sales, and compare pre-launch, launch-day and post-launch posts. Write down what you would change before the next launch while it is fresh.

FAQ

How do you launch a new product on social media?

Build up over one to two weeks with problem and teaser posts, publish one clear announcement adapted for each channel on launch day, then follow up for two weeks with demos, answers and customer reactions.

How far in advance should you start promoting a product launch?

Two weeks of pre-launch posts suits most small launches. Bigger launches with waitlists or pre-orders often start earlier.

What should a product launch post include?

What the product is, who it is for, the main benefit, how to get it, and one clear link or call to action.

How many posts do you need for a product launch?

This four-week plan uses about 20 feed posts across the period, plus stories and replies. Scale down for a small feature launch.

Related guides: Holiday Social Media Campaign Ideas and How to Promote an Event on Social Media.

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