Beyond The Platform: Shortcuts to Social Media Success

Best practices are ever-changing. Tweet with an image to increase engagement. Instagram now lets you post 16:9 photos, so fill the screen. Don’t ask for likes on Facebook. Vertical video performs better than horizontal on mobile. The weekly and monthly updates are a constant barrage that, in all honesty, aren’t always worth keeping up on. […]

7 Tips for Creating Content with Instagram Carousels

Instagram insta-grabbed headlines this week with the announcement that its 600+ million monthly users can now upload up to 10 photos or videos within a single post. This update brings immediate opportunities for marketers from both performance and creative standpoints. The feature is very similar to that of Instagram stories. However, some things warrant more […]

Breaking Down Facebook’s Latest Algorithm Update

Facebook recently announced changes in its evaluation and ranking methods concerning branded posts and profiles appearing within users’ News Feeds. It was a very official, albeit humdrum, way of saying that the platform will show its users more content that A, they like on a regular basis, and B, their friends engage with on a […]

Social Media Trends Report: Q2 2016

We’ve sorted through the latest and greatest social media trends and platform updates to produce a new Social Media Trends Report. The deck describes the major social media updates from Q2 2016 and what they mean for your business. [slideshare id=64030041&doc=tsl2016q2trendreport-160714152514] What’s Trending on Social Media This Year? Livestreaming From Chewbacca Mom to political protests, livestreaming is […]

Facebook Live Examples and Best Practices

New features on established social networks have the potential to give users and brands a first-mover advantage. While there is some trial and error for brands to figure out what works best, brands that excel with the new feature can benefit from doing something before everyone else catches up. In the case of Facebook Live, […]

2016 Social Media Trends You Should Know About

Lucky for you, we’ve sorted through the digital noise to produce the 2016 Social Media Trend Report which describes the major social media updates from Q1 2016 and what they mean for your business. [slideshare id=61208607&doc=tsl2016socialmediatrendreport-160421200427] What Are the Themes From the Quarterly Trend Report? New Video Features From longer Instagram videos to the rise […]

3-Emoji Review: Is New Twitter A Sandwich Or No?

New Twitter Heart Breaks America’s I’m going to be completely transparent with you here. This is how I feel about the new “like” feature on Twitter. In case you’ve been living far, far away riding your own star across the universe, Twitter changed their favorite feature “star” to a “heart.” Why? They claimed a heart […]

3-Emoji Review: The People vs. The Peeple

Facebook Pays Homage to the Selfie, In a Moving Way Thanks be to Facebook, for “animated selfies” can almost populate pages everywhere. Facebook will soon allow you to upload short, looping clips as your profile pic. Thank GOD this wasn’t a thing when I was in college. Those late night dance parties forever will be […]

#TrendsTuesday: Stolen Tweets and Vertical Videos

Social media evolves at the rapid-fire pace of the internet. Here’s a rundown of some of the most recent and relevant social media news and trends, so you can keep up with new possibilities and changing functionality. Don’t be surprised if your Twitter page doesn’t look quite right –  it’s probably because Twitter tore down the wallpaper. Twitter […]

#TrendsTuesday: Facebook shops and new ways to Snap

Social media evolves at the rapid-fire pace of the internet. Here’s a rundown of some of the most recent and relevant social media news and trends, so you can keep up with new possibilities and changing functionality. Ever since Facebook launched messenger as a standalone app, it’s been clear they aim to keep users within their own framework […]