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The best social stories & campaigns from January 2021
Our social media roundup is back so you can keep up to date with the biggest and best stories and brand campaigns every month. For a deeper dive into social media platform innovation, head over to The Social Quarterly Report.
Four trends that show how influencer marketing has evolved in 2020
The start of the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a downturn for influencer marketing, as brands and agencies suspended campaigns and sponsorship deals.
Eight effective examples of brand marketing on TikTok
TikTok surpassed two billion downloads in Q2 2020, just five months after it passed the 1.5 billion download mark.
Four things that marketers need to know about Reels, Instagram’s answer to TikTok
After months of anticipation, Instagram has launched its short-form video feature Reels on a global stage. Here are four things marketers need to know – including which brands are already doing well on Reels and why the timing could be perfect for Instagram.
Influencer sustainability – the trends marketers need to know in the second half of 2020
Brands and businesses must constantly recalibrate how they work with influencers as social platforms change. This briefing covers the latest trends in influencer marketing, including Covid-19, ad spend, trust and TikTok. It is an edited version of the influencer section in Econsultancy’s new Social Media Platforms Trends report, authored by Michelle Goodall. Reduced adspend is […]
How ecommerce brands are incorporating live streaming into digital strategy
The China Internet Report predicts China’s livestreaming market will reach 613 million users in 2020. That makes live commerce big business in China, with more than 900 live-streaming sites now allowing consumers to interact and buy from brands in real-time – a market that, according to forecasts by iiMedia, will reach RMB 916bn by the […]
As usage soars, what are social media platforms doing to help support and inform users
As a large chunk of the global population hunkers down in isolation away from their friends and family, technology has become a crutch for human connection.
Getting started with TikTok: A guide for marketers
After the failure of promising startups such as Peach, Ello and Mastadon, many wondered if we would ever see the rise of another social media giant again. But TikTok looks like it has gathered a mass audience and is here to stay.