It feels like just yesterday we were planning our brand’s summer content. Now BBQs, road trips, and fireworks are just a distant memory, and it’s time to start planning for the many holidays that are to come this time of year. First up is Halloween,...

Talk about some big news this past week on the social media stage. Snapchat has changed their name to Snap Inc. and released their first hardware product called “Spectacles”. Big moves for a fairly new social platform! But what do these moves mean for marketers?...

You likely already know that your brand should be utilizing Facebook Live. In just the few short months since being rolled out to the public in early 2016, Facebook Live has captivated social media audiences around the world. From Buzzfeed’s exploding watermelon to a Metropolitan...

Snapchat, I’m sure you’ve heard about it. This app is exploding as one of the most popular social media tools out there. So of course brands are jumping at the opportunity to use it. But just like any other social channel, some brands are using...

Live-Streaming isn’t a new tactic, it’s been around awhile now with companies such as Live Stream and UStream just to name a few. In the past couple years however, live-streaming has become more accessible to the average Joe, making it so that if you have...

Within the last year, you may have noticed an explosion of recipe videos appearing on your Facebook News Feed. The short, simple videos that we drool over on a daily basis started with Tasty, a production of BuzzFeed Video. With 64 million page likes and...

There’s a lot to think about when it comes to your content marketing efforts. It needs to be effective and engaging and it needs to break through the noise that’s blasted out on all your fans’ social channels 24/7. Those are tall orders in themselves,...

As more media dollars are going to social, platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are constantly rolling out new social media ad formats to meet unique business needs. Here are some proven and upcoming formats that are expected to bring great results for retailers. Facebook Carousel...

Photography and content apps are a dime a dozen in your App and Google Play Stores. But there are some apps that stand out from the crowd, and by default, make your content infinitely better and more engaging. We’re talking about apps that give you...

Branded content. To some, it's a dirty word. To many, it's the future of advertising. In an era of ad-blockers and hyper-competitive social media, marketing that takes the form of useful and entertaining content as a way of promoting a brand has become de rigueur....

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