Despite the rise in popularity of short-form video, I was surprised to discover that YouTube sees the highest usage among social media platforms by video marketers, surpassing TikTok and Instagram. According to HubSpot Blog research, YouTube was the most successful social media platform in 2023, growing by 79% year-over-year. Of the marketers surveyed, 95% said…
Sprints and marathons are both foot races, but they have very little in common. The training is different, and so is the technique. Which one are you signing up for? What about the thing you sell? Are we trying to get there faster, or do we promise to go further?
On Nov. 6, X saw its biggest one-day exodus in the Elon Musk era. In contrast, Bluesky grew to over 15 million users and Threads surpassed 275 million. What’s a marketer to do? Does this activity indicate a new age of microblogging?
Here are some holiday marketing strategies you can use: When I asked for the best marketing strategies for 2024’s holiday season on LinkedIn, Kaj Kandler told me to make preparations for next year instead. That’s because I asked too late:… Read more ›
To answer this, I went on a quest to find SEO tools that got AI right. Tools that don’t overpromise but offer tried-and-tested ways to make you work smarter, not harder. Tools that are not overly optimistic about AI just… Read more ›
Media isn’t a magazine or a website. It’s a system. We can learn to see the system and contribute to it with leverage. There are three elements to consider in a media system that’s worth a professional creator’s time: A business model. There are magical cultural effects that happen when volunteers produce content that is…
When I first started exploring website-building options, I quickly encountered a flurry of acronyms: SEO, FTP, SERP, CDN, and CMS. It felt like learning a new language. I kept seeing ‘CMS’ pop up everywhere, so I dove deeper into understanding it. What I found was encouraging: a CMS, or content management system, is a tool…
It’s frustrating when I intend to post an Instagram reel on a certain day and time and simply forget. Life happens, and posting to social media isn’t always the priority. However, it’s devastating if the reel is particularly culturally relevant — i.e., wanting to post something during a company event or at a campaign launch….
I remember once sitting in a quarterly marketing review meeting, watching competitors‘ video campaigns flash across the screen. My initial skepticism turned to curiosity as I saw how they were connecting with audiences in ways our traditional content never had. Each campaign told a story that spoke directly to a decision-maker’s challenges and needs. That‘s…
Emotions are often tied to events and events feel absolute. But events are rarely absolute. They’re almost always relative. How does this compare to what I was expecting? How does it compare to what others like me are experiencing? How does it compare to yesterday? When we change the comparison, the event itself is changed…