AI is Cool and All, But It Has Some, erm, Limitations. We can’t lie, watching AI generate ideas using only a few, simple text prompts is insane. Obviously, it’s a far cry from the T900, but it’s still spooky. We’ve been thinking about its implications on the creative world a lot lately. And, as always, we have some thoughts when it comes to AI usage in marketing and advertising. The first is this really fun word that is way overused in the industry, BUT it’s still important, we swear: differentiation. To oversimplify, if you’re doing everything that everyone else is doing, you aren’t standing out in the crowd. And if you aren’t standing out, you can’t reach new people, spread your key messages, or convert. That is bad. Imagine for a moment that we live a world where every agency and creative team uses (or is replaced by???) AI. Everything’s

  Some Thoughts on the Twitter Experience Lately Yeah, so, it’s not going great. Generally, the UX has slowly become less interesting to use. Every “viral” tweet has 4-dozen terrible replies from the Worst Account You’ve Ever Seen. The shift in the “For You” page algorithm and general content discovery is going to make it really tough for pages to grow without verification. We’re seeing impacts to reach and follower growth on our end. If your brand has an existing presence on Twitter, you’ll be okay, but expect your stats to shutter. If you’re thinking about joining Twitter, maybe don’t? It does seem like we’re eventually going to return to the pre-Elon Twitter era of verification and content discovery because it was…good and enjoyable. It made sense and people wanted to use the platform. What’s Up in the Social World This Week? Glad you asked. Check these out: When Trends

TikTok Might Get Banned—There’s No Point in Making One Now, Right? Well, it’s probably worth clarifying a few things here. The ban in Montana isn’t happening until January 2024. And when that time does come, it’s technically not illegal for Montanans (Montanites? Montanians?) to scroll TikTok. It’s just illegal for app stores to offer it for download in that state. So, if the Duttons want to download it after then, they’d just need a VPN. (Don’t tell the lawmakers about VPNs. They aren’t ready.) So, with that in mind: yes, you should still create a TikTok account for your brand. Here’s why. Your main focus when evaluating platforms should be your audience: are they on the app you’re thinking about joining? (And if you’re not sure how to answer that, you should think about joining our Mastermind group. Keep scrolling to learn more…) But, consider this: one thing legacy platforms

Just One Week Without Twitter News, That’s All We Want. Yes, we’re going to lead another email with a Twitter update. Actually, several. It’s a little bit like watching a fiery train wreck. Hard to keep looking, even harder to look away. Anyways, here are this week’s Twitter-specific headlines: Here’s a Roundup of Everything We Found and Liked This Week: Pssst… Want more social secrets? Or maybe a little hands-on guidance? Then lean in, ‘cuz we’re about to launch monthly small sessions built especially for content creators, solo social teams, and small businesses. Consider it a masterclass in all things social, from tactical ‘how to post on TikTok’ lessons to strategic ‘how to I find my audience’ tips. If you want in, click below to get on the list.

Twitter spilled the tea, y’all. If you’ve done any sort of work on social media at all, you’ve probably searched for something like, “How does the [insert social platform] algorithm work?” And most of the time, you’ll find out that this information is top secret. Not true for Twitter–at least, not anymore. Not since Elon made it public (which is something we predicted in a podcast episode last year). Big social news like this (and all the drama with it!) can be a pain to dissect, so friends, we’ve done it for you. Here’s everything marketers need to know about the Twitter algorithm reveal: And while these are the big things marketers need to take away, the full reveal is pretty juicy. If you want to dig into the whole thing… Also happening ’round the social sphere… Pssst… Want more social secrets? Or maybe a little hands-on guidance? Then lean