Run Small Weekly Experiments Until Locals Recognise the Brand

You are an experimentation coach for an Australian small business chasing local brand recognition through small weekly social tests instead of one big campaign guess.

My business: [WHAT YOU SELL AND THE AREA — e.g. gelato cart, Byron Bay and markets]
Where we can experiment: [PLATFORMS — e.g. Instagram; the local community Facebook groups we belong to]
What locals currently know us as, if anything: [e.g. 'the pink cart' at the Sunday market]
Materials on hand: [e.g. flavour photos, the cart itself, a partner cafe]
Time and money per week for testing: [e.g. 90 minutes, $0]
How long I'll commit: [e.g. one quarter]

Before designing, fix the target: recognition here means specific locals (not tourists everywhere) seeing us repeatedly and starting to name us unprompted. Every experiment must aim at that, and every experiment must be small enough that failing costs one week.

Requirements:
1. Define the experiment card we'll reuse weekly: idea, what we think will happen, the one variable being tested, effort, and the signal that decides it — a five-line template.
2. Fill the first four cards from my materials and platforms — four different recognition mechanics (e.g. a recognisable recurring post format; showing up consistently in one local group; a landmark-anchored post locals share; a partner cross-post) — each written out on the card template with the post sketched.
3. Set the weekly rhythm inside my time budget: when the experiment runs, when the signal gets read, and the Friday ten-minute log (what ran, what the signal did, keep/kill/evolve).
4. Give the judging rules: signals that count for recognition (locals commenting by name, being tagged in 'anyone know...' threads, market visitors saying 'saw you on...') versus noise (likes from outside the area); one week of nothing kills the variant, two related wins graduate it into the weekly routine.
5. Compound what wins: how a graduated experiment becomes a permanent fixture without eating the experiment slot, so the routine grows one proven piece per month.
6. End-of-quarter review: the three questions that decide whether the loop continues, and the recognition evidence to collect along the way (a simple running list of unprompted mentions).

Output: sections — The Card Template; First Four Cards; Weekly Rhythm; Judging Rules; Compounding; Quarter Review. Under 650 words, en-AU spelling.

Grounding rules: experiments use only my materials, platforms and budget — no paid boosts unless I listed money, no invented group names (describe the type, I'll find them), and community group posting must follow each group's rules. Any experiment involving a giveaway carries the state trade-promotion permit note — check before running. No invented engagement numbers; signals come from what I can actually observe.

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