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#indie-music
Music production
fromwww.dw.com
7 hours ago

Fake TikTok fans and pop music's 'unethical' marketing

Indie artists’ viral success can be boosted through coordinated social media “trend simulations” that manufacture impressions and engagement.
Music production
fromwww.dw.com
7 hours ago

Fake TikTok fans and the history 'unethical' pop marketing

Indie artists’ viral success can be boosted by coordinated social media “trend simulation” using automated account volume and engagement tactics.
NYC startup
fromThe South African
12 hours ago

Fans pitch ideas to save Tracy Hlophe's 'unsustainable' business

A business described as unsustainable prompted fans to suggest pricing, marketing, and location changes to keep it running.
#social-media-marketing
Social media marketing
fromNeil Patel
2 weeks ago

Best Social Media Management Tools for 2026

The best social media tool depends on goals, with scheduling, analytics, listening, and collaboration requiring different platforms and features.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 days ago

The Memeification Of Marketing; Yahoo's $1.6 Billion Cash Infusion | AdExchanger

Brands must adapt quickly to meme cycles that have shortened dramatically, while corporate financing pressures and AI-driven media disruption affect major advertisers and platforms.
Social media marketing
fromInc
3 days ago

Social Media Is Not Enough. How Smart Founders Market Themselves in the Age of AI

Social media offers major reach for founders, but reliance on one platform is risky; diversify content and channels to sustain sales amid change.
Social media marketing
fromForbes
4 days ago

LinkedIn Vs Instagram For Business Growth And Client Acquisition

Instagram drives reach and discovery while LinkedIn drives high-intent audiences and decision-making, so choose the platform that matches your strengths.
Marketing
fromForbes
1 week ago

Social Media And The Art Of Strategic Scarcity

Social media marketing should focus on building connections through integrated marketing communications rather than chasing fleeting trends.
Social media marketing
fromNeil Patel
2 weeks ago

Best Social Media Management Tools for 2026

The best social media tool depends on goals, with scheduling, analytics, listening, and collaboration requiring different platforms and features.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 days ago

The Memeification Of Marketing; Yahoo's $1.6 Billion Cash Infusion | AdExchanger

Brands must adapt quickly to meme cycles that have shortened dramatically, while corporate financing pressures and AI-driven media disruption affect major advertisers and platforms.
Social media marketing
fromInc
3 days ago

Social Media Is Not Enough. How Smart Founders Market Themselves in the Age of AI

Social media offers major reach for founders, but reliance on one platform is risky; diversify content and channels to sustain sales amid change.
Social media marketing
fromForbes
4 days ago

LinkedIn Vs Instagram For Business Growth And Client Acquisition

Instagram drives reach and discovery while LinkedIn drives high-intent audiences and decision-making, so choose the platform that matches your strengths.
Marketing
fromForbes
1 week ago

Social Media And The Art Of Strategic Scarcity

Social media marketing should focus on building connections through integrated marketing communications rather than chasing fleeting trends.
Social media marketing
fromFood Drink Life
2 days ago

Las Vegas Wants to Pay You $25,000 to Create Content This Summer. Here's How to Apply.

Four Gen Z creators will receive $25,000 each for a 10-day Las Vegas residency creating social-first content reflecting personal, unscripted summer experiences.
#small-business
Bootstrapping
fromThedrum
3 days ago

How website can help small businesses

Market and financial research, sustained ROI, and effective exposure through mobile-friendly websites and social media are essential for small business survival.
Bootstrapping
fromThedrum
3 days ago

How website can help small businesses

Market and financial research, sustained ROI, and effective exposure through mobile-friendly websites and social media are essential for small business survival.
Film
fromFast Company
6 days ago

This Gen Z film distributor is using influencer events to get his peers going to the movies

A 26-year-old filmmaker launched a distribution company to release an independent film rejected by major distributors, achieving theatrical success through social media marketing without paid advertising.
Food & drink
fromAxios
1 week ago

Food halls see success in suburbs, report finds

Food halls are increasingly opening in suburbs, with Metro Detroit emerging as a fast-growing market for this trend.
Media industry
fromTheWrap
1 week ago

How Peter Gold's WG Pictures Hit a $33K Per-Screen Average Without Spending a Dollar on Ads

Peter Gold's film 'Our Hero Balthazar' achieved a $33,138 per-theater average with no paid advertising, leveraging social media for promotion.
fromModern Retail
1 week ago

30 days of using za'atar the wrong way: How spice startup Hayati used repetition to hit 21,000 Instagram followers

I wanted to write a different Palestinian story beyond the one you usually hear in the news. Hayati currently sells on its direct-to-consumer website, on Amazon, on TikTok Shop and at select independent retailers throughout the U.S.
Social media marketing
fromForbes
2 weeks ago

How JoJo Fletcher Turned Saint Spritz Into A Retail Hit

"Launching DTC, using my platform was a huge success. And then seeing the velocity we were moving in retail on a national level gave us the confidence in the brand, to keep going and to innovate more."
Cocktails
#tiktok
fromWWD
4 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Beauty Brands Are Heavily Reliant on Paid Content for TikTok Growth, Data Shows

Social media marketing
fromWWD
4 weeks ago

Beauty Brands Are Heavily Reliant on Paid Content for TikTok Growth, Data Shows

Paid content significantly drives TikTok views growth for beauty brands, with most top brands relying heavily on sponsored content.
fromwww.marketingdive.com
2 weeks ago

Aerie ups commitment to authenticity with enhanced creator program

The Realmakers Community is meant to offer creators, a long-time focus of Aerie's marketing, a means to grow alongside the brand. Participating creators can earn commissions and have access to product seeding, campaign opportunities and brand-led events.
Marketing
Real estate
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

SF Drag Queen Katya Smirnoff-Skyy Launches New Career as Realtor, In Full Drag

Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, a drag queen, is successfully using her persona to market real estate on social media in San Francisco.
Women in technology
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift 'Super Dumb' Men

A medical student generates income by selling AI-generated images of a conservative woman, targeting a niche audience with higher disposable income.
E-Commerce
fromModern Retail
3 weeks ago

How Portland Leather Goods did $1M in sales in 20 days on TikTok Shop thanks to an affiliate blitz

Portland Leather Goods increased daily sales from $1,200 to over $100,000 on TikTok Shop through a successful affiliate marketing blitz with creators.
#facebook
fromThe Drum
3 months ago
Social media marketing

Facebook beats Twitter to become marketers' favourite social platform for campaigns

Facebook is the most marketing-friendly social platform for campaign planning, execution, and post-campaign analysis, outranking LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and Google+.
fromThe Drum
3 months ago
Social media marketing

Facebook beats Twitter to become marketers' favourite social platform for campaigns

Privacy professionals
fromAdExchanger
4 weeks ago

Cookies, Whether You Want Them Or Not; Feeding The 'Industry Plants' | AdExchanger

Microsoft's cookie policies raise concerns about user privacy despite opting out of third-party data sharing.
Online marketing
fromFood & Beverage Magazine
1 month ago

Elevate Your Foodservice Game: Innovative Social Media Marketing Strategies - Food & Beverage Magazine

Foodservice marketing must evolve with digital strategies, focusing on audience engagement through social media and innovative content creation.
SOMA, SF
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 month ago

A 19-year-old opened an art studio, panicked 2 weeks in, and then turned it into a $320,000 viral hit. Here's how.

Merida Lim transformed her horror-themed art studio into a successful neon art studio, generating over $320,000 and opening three locations in Singapore.
Marketing
fromMoneywise
1 month ago

One influencer made $350,000 promoting cruises to Gen Z - how a younger crowd is transforming the cruise industry

Cruise lines are reinventing marketing strategies to attract younger travelers by partnering with social media influencers.
Careers
fromForbes
1 month ago

10 Ways Freelancers Can Land New Clients (Without Relying On Luck)

Freelancers can earn more than previous jobs but face challenges in finding clients.
Apple
fromInc
1 month ago

Steve Jobs Meets Brain Rot: Inside Apple's Bold New Social Strategy

Apple's TikTok strategy targets Gen Z with engaging content and a new affordable MacBook Neo.
fromForbes
1 month ago

This Couple Turned A Facebook Marketplace Side Hustle Into A Seven-Figure Business

"We had about four people asking to purchase the product before we had any validity through a name, branding, or website reviews," says Sandher.
Remodel
Marketing
fromThe South African
1 month ago

Watchdog finds Checkers Sixty60 TikTok ad misleading

The ARB ruled that Shoprite Checkers' Sixty60 TikTok advert misleads consumers about delivery coverage despite its humorous presentation, violating advertising code standards.
#side-hustles
Social media marketing
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Meet the man whose side hustle is testing side hustles

Side hustle reviewers test money-making schemes on social media to help consumers distinguish legitimate opportunities from scams by documenting actual results and earnings.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
Startup companies

Welcome to the United States of Side Hustles

Starting a side hustle is easier than ever due to low costs and online tools, but crowded markets make long-term success difficult.
Social media marketing
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Meet the man whose side hustle is testing side hustles

Side hustle reviewers test money-making schemes on social media to help consumers distinguish legitimate opportunities from scams by documenting actual results and earnings.
#entrepreneurship
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I started a side hustle while working at Yelp - then went all in on my business. I've made over $112,000 in revenue and feel so fulfilled.

Joey Coffin transitioned Vacation Darts from a side hustle to a full-time business by maintaining authenticity, leveraging social media, and using AI tools to scale his e-commerce lifestyle brand.
fromFortune
2 months ago
Startup companies

Meet the millennial who turned a $400 side hustle into TikTok Shop's biggest teeth whitening brand in the UK-now he splashes $335 a month on haircuts | Fortune

Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I started a side hustle while working at Yelp - then went all in on my business. I've made over $112,000 in revenue and feel so fulfilled.

Joey Coffin transitioned Vacation Darts from a side hustle to a full-time business by maintaining authenticity, leveraging social media, and using AI tools to scale his e-commerce lifestyle brand.
fromFortune
2 months ago
Startup companies

Meet the millennial who turned a $400 side hustle into TikTok Shop's biggest teeth whitening brand in the UK-now he splashes $335 a month on haircuts | Fortune

Social media marketing
fromwww.cnn.com
1 month ago

Gen Z's fan edits are a staple of internet culture. Movie studios are finally buying in | CNN Business

Movie studios hire fan editors to create viral content targeting Gen Z and millennials, with platforms like HBO, Netflix, and Lionsgate leveraging fan edits for marketing and franchise revival.
Marketing
fromInc
2 months ago

Meet the "No-Name Creator": The Surprising Social Media Trend Driving Sales in 2026

Consumers reject traditional paid influencer marketing; brands must adopt reactive strategies aligned with real-time culture and trending moments to maintain relevance.
#influencer-economy
#tesla-advertising-strategy
Social media marketing
fromBenzinga
2 months ago

Tesla Turns To Facebook, YouTube For Advertising: Good News For Investors Or Worrying Sign? - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla is advertising Full Self-Driving and Powerwall on social media platforms, marking a significant shift from its historical no-advertising philosophy.
Marketing
fromTESLARATI
2 months ago

Tesla is ramping up its advertising strategy on social media

Tesla is increasing social media advertising for Full Self-Driving and Energy products after historically avoiding paid marketing to prioritize product development.
Social media marketing
fromBenzinga
2 months ago

Tesla Turns To Facebook, YouTube For Advertising: Good News For Investors Or Worrying Sign? - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla is advertising Full Self-Driving and Powerwall on social media platforms, marking a significant shift from its historical no-advertising philosophy.
Marketing
fromTESLARATI
2 months ago

Tesla is ramping up its advertising strategy on social media

Tesla is increasing social media advertising for Full Self-Driving and Energy products after historically avoiding paid marketing to prioritize product development.
fromwww.marketingdive.com
2 months ago

Burger King names 2 new agencies following viral Whopper bite moment

Mojo Supermarket will lead Burger King's always-on social strategy, including creative, community engagement and activations, while Praytell is tasked with generating earned media, managing influencer relationships and identifying relevant cultural stories. The two will collaborate closely to shore up a challenger positioning for the QSR chain.
Marketing
Marketing
fromLindsey Gamble
2 months ago

Bath & Body Works Plans 10x Increase in Influencer Marketing - Lindsey Gamble

Bath & Body Works will increase influencer marketing investment tenfold, making creators central to its brand transformation and strategy for reaching younger consumers.
Social media marketing
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

X is testing a new ad format that connects posts with products | TechCrunch

X is testing a new ad format that displays product recommendations directly beneath relevant posts, with Starlink as the initial test case, aiming to create ads that feel like organic recommendations rather than traditional advertisements.
Marketing
fromForbes
2 months ago

From Burger Backlash To Brand Opportunity

Business leaders build personal brands through social media to showcase leadership, values, and approachability, though execution risks can generate unintended negative attention.
fromIslands
2 months ago

The Social Media Secret For More Affordable Flights - Islands

Digital-savvy airlines use their socials to advertise special offers as a way of strengthening relationships with both new and repeat customers. This can be a win-win for both the customers and the airlines. Travelers get access to limited-time fares, and airlines can boost revenue by filling seats during slower travel periods, such as Caribbean routes during hurricane season.
Social media marketing
London food
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Where the magic really happens': the influencers out to celebrate and save Britain's proper boozers'

Social media accounts dedicated to pubs are helping struggling establishments survive by providing exposure and attracting customers during a period of significant pub closures.
fromBon Appetit
2 months ago

Inside Sam Smith's Newly-Public Food Finsta

Sam Smith has entered their food influencer era. This week, what appears to have once been their secret Instagram food account went rather public. The account, SamServed, has posts that date back to November of last year, in which Smith waxes poetic about a Copenhagen restaurant called Kebabistan. Now, the account is quickly gaining followers.
Food & drink
E-Commerce
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Punch the monkey and his stuffed orangutan toy are taking over Etsy, Amazon, and Ikea with merch

Punch, a baby monkey from a Japanese zoo, became a viral sensation after hugging a stuffed toy, spawning widespread merchandise sales across multiple e-commerce platforms and retailers.
Brooklyn
fromInc
2 months ago

This Brooklyn Chef Told Customers His Restaurant Was Failing. Their Response Saved It

Jeremy Salomon's viral Instagram video revealed his Brooklyn restaurant Agi's Counter was closing within a week, prompting community support that saved the business through direct customer engagement and purchases.
fromBuffer: All-you-need social media toolkit for small businesses
4 months ago

How to Run Facebook Ads: Beginner's Guide to Advertising on Facebook

Facebook has tons of user data, and the good news is, you can tap into it when targeting your audience. When creating a Facebook Ad, you can get specific with demographics about Facebook users like gender, location, and age. Where Facebook differentiates itself from other platforms with ads, though, is through lifestyle-based targeting options, like interests, behaviors, education and job history, income, political affiliation, major life events, and spoken languages.
Social media marketing
Real estate
fromSocial Media Explorer
2 months ago

The Instant Sell: 6 Features of Move-In Ready Homes to Market on Social Media - Social Media Explorer

Move-in-ready buyers prioritize immediate occupancy; market finished homes by showcasing sensory details, lifestyle, and functional conveniences to convert quickly.
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Girl Scout Cookie Record Broken By Kid Who Sells 100,000 Boxes

It's that time of year when millions of young girls learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur-Girl Scout cookie season! Selling cookies can be challenging, but for one 6-year-old, reaching record-breaking sales is a piece of cookie cake. All it took was some clever social media buildcrafting and algorithm exploits. Pim Neill is a Daisy Scout in Pittsburgh. On Sunday, she finally made it to a whopping 100,000 cookie box sales in just a single season, blowing past the national record.
Social media marketing
fromPCMAG
13 years ago

How to Use Twitter for Business

Why Use Twitter? People go to Twitter to share what they know and learn in return. Twitter users are hungry for new ideas, opportunities, information, services, and products. If your business is not part of this exchange, you're leaving two huge opportunities untouched: growing your business and improving it. Business of all sizes use Twitter for a variety of reasons, from marketing to customer service. The way you use Twitter will vary based on your goal, discussed in more detail below.
Social media marketing
Social media marketing
fromSocial Media Explorer
3 months ago

BlakSheep Creative Launches New Pest Control Social Media Marketing Service for Companies Nationwide - Social Media Explorer

Consistent local social media content, trust-building proof, and faster responses convert scrolling into real inquiries and booked pest-control jobs.
Mental health
fromBored Panda
3 months ago

"Meme God": 45 Hilarious Memes From This IG Page That Might Awaken Your Last Brain Cell

Humor and meme-based content can alleviate stress and serve as an effective, engaging tool for both personal mood relief and brand marketing.
Social media marketing
fromThe Drum
3 months ago

She Power: Harnessing the unstoppable spending power of female Chinese consumers

Chinese women drive consumer spending, controlling three-quarters of household purchases; targeted digital social media femvertising unlocks major returns for brands in fashion, beauty, health.
fromThe Drum
3 months ago

How to build the perfect marketing strategy for your clients

With digital trends accelerating, it's more important than ever that marketers know how to build strong, data-driven marketing strategies. Data-driven marketing is a type of marketing strategy that is based on using consumer information to develop and optimize marketing campaigns and messaging. It is extremely impactful because marketing efforts are based on online trends and are specifically tailored to the organization's target audience.
Marketing
fromBusiness Matters
3 months ago

From roundtable to the camera: The Traitors' Brian Davidson celebrates record-breaking year for Studio Snap

Davidson, a professional photographer and owner of Glasgow-based Studio Snap, is celebrating his strongest trading year to date, with revenues up more than 70 per cent in 2025. The surge follows his memorable appearance on series two of The Traitors, which turned him into a familiar face for millions of viewers, and, unexpectedly, a powerful brand amplifier for his business.
Photography
fromVariety
3 months ago

Wonder Project Leans Into Social Media Creators to Drive Viewership and Audience Insights

Wonder Project quietly enlisted a group of eight social media creators last year to help promote shows such as Amazon Prime Video's " House of David " and the upcoming family drama "It's Not Like That." The creators were given broad access to Wonder Project series, including early screeners, set visits, clips and other assets that are ready-made for creators to craft social media posts that help spread the word about the shows.
Television
Fashion & style
fromvitamagazine.com
3 months ago

A La Dogue: How Man's Best Friend Is Nosing Into Marketing Campaigns

Fashion brands increasingly use dogs and pet-focused marketing because canine content boosts relatability, engagement, and supports pet apparel lines, driving consumer aspiration and sales.
fromForbes
3 months ago

Verizon Outage Leads To T-Mobile Response That's Pure Gold

A Verizon outage started a few hours ago and has led to customers seeing nothing but an SOS option if they are trying to use the cellular service. In response, a post by T-Mobile went viral because it doesn't mince words: "T-Mobile's network is keeping our customers connected, and we've confirmed that our network is operating normally and as expected. However, due to Verizon's reported outage, our customers may not be able to reach someone with Verizon service at this time."
Marketing tech
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Ryan Serhant of Bravo, Netflix fame is opening his first Boston real estate firm

"It's exciting for me to get back to my roots," the "Million Dollar Listing" star - whose firm deals in million-dollar listings - said. "Boston is the biggest little city in the world. It's built on culture, built on the ethos of the original founders of the United States - this get-up-and-go attitude. That's what I love so much about Boston. It's in everybody's blood to get up and go and make things happen."
Boston real estate
Social media marketing
fromForbes
3 months ago

The LinkedIn Algorithm Changed Again. Here's What's New For 2026

LinkedIn's 360 Brew prioritizes clear profile signals and topic alignment, drastically changing post distribution and engagement—update profiles to match a specific job and sector.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

I tried to make my dog go viral on social media it taught me more than I expected

Owners can pursue social-media fame for pets through curated personas, outfits and staged lifestyles, but success requires strategy and exposes practical and ethical limits.
Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

We took out a $300,000 loan at 23 to build a wellness cabin. We had no idea what we were getting into.

Two 23-year-olds built a wellness-focused cabin in Front Royal, Virginia, overcoming regulatory, financial, and construction challenges while leveraging social-media-driven demand for wellness travel.
fromInc
4 months ago

This Is What Kevin O'Leary Would Do If He Were Broke

O'Leary's modern money-making idea is to "sell customer acquisition with social media." In essence, he said he would create video content for a business and ask for $100 for every paying customer he earned them. "You'd be amazed at how many business owners have no idea how to use social media, and if you've grown up with a phone in your hand, you do," he said. "It's the best side hustle there is: understanding how to make content for social media."
Marketing
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