Posted on By Hayley Coleby. As the coronavirus crisis continued and the UK Government’s historic vaccination programme took shape, concerns were raised around the vaccine uptake among younger generations. With the significant influence of social media over millennials, platforms such as, Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok and YouTube showed a united front by building confidence in the vaccine, tackling […]
Posted on By Crispin Thorold. Love it or loathe it there’s no avoiding TikTok as a communications tool. It’s the world’s fastest growing app, a standout winner among Gen Z, and for a while Donald Trump’s least favourite social channel. TikTok is never far from the headlines. It began life as Musical.ly, a platform where kids danced and […]
Posted on By Hayley Coleby, Head of Social at The PHA Group. Data privacy is an issue that is almost as old as the internet itself, but only recently has it become such a thorny subject. The issue was brought to the forefront of public debate in 2018, when Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election campaign team was […]
Posted on By Ed East. Streaming virtually from Facebook and Instagram’s first-ever Creator Week, Mark Zuckerberg proudly announced last week that the platforms will be rolling out new monetisation functionalities to further allow creators to earn commission from purchases driven by their influence. In an unprecedented move for the social media giant, one of these features is […]
Posted on By Yuval Ben-Itzhak, President at Socialbakers. Announced as part of the Queen’s Speech, the UK government has outlined a draft legislation to improve internet safety, titled the Online Safety Bill. This bill is set to tackle harmful content online, including online trolling and misinformation. Under the proposals, big tech, social media firms and other digital […]
Posted on By Alec Harden-Henry, Commercial Director, Influence Network. Social media done well is often social media done quickly. We don’t necessarily mean social media as a marketing channel here, rather social media as a consumer pastime or independent pursuit. Think about the best accounts or pages you follow and in amongst them you’ll probably find those that […]
Posted on By Matt Baldwin. The battle between Colin and Cuthbert – both caterpillars and cakes – is crawling towards the courts, shuffled along by a cringeworthy litigation comms campaign driven, it seems, by Aldi’s social media team. The details of the case can easily be found online, but it is unlikely that either retailer will emerge […]
Posted on By Mary Keane-Dawson, Group CEO of TAKUMI. YouTube has recently announced that it will be trialing a new technology that can detect items shown in videos and generate a list of related products for consumers to buy. Automated suggestions will appear as viewers scroll on the platform. The technology will allow users to identify products […]
Posted on By Andrew Rowley, PR and Marketing Account Manager at Brilliant. There’s no denying that shock tactics hold power. They get us talking. Encourage us to read on. Make campaigns memorable. And when it’s done right, whether it’s through some clever copy or a real-life stunt, the impact can be immeasurable and sometimes spark real change. […]
Posted on By Sean Healy, head of PPC at Jaywing. In February, Google announced some changes to the way they will match search queries to ads. For businesses that utilise Google Ads – formerly known as Google AdWords – to promote themselves to customers, this is likely to impact your PPC (pay-per-click) strategy. These changes specifically focus […]