
Five Ways to Build a Brand Presence on TikTok Before the Second-Half Push
As holiday promotion planning starts, shifting social usage trends make it worth reassessing traditional approaches. How to build an organic TikTok foundation.
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As holiday promotion planning starts, shifting social usage trends make it worth reassessing traditional approaches. How to build an organic TikTok foundation.

X is deploying Grok AI to detect engagement bait and repost fraud, reshaping creator payouts around original content instead of artificial engagement.

TikTok Shop product innovation is compressing food and beverage launch cycles, as PepsiCo, Mars, and Hershey turn viral trends into shelf-ready products.

YouTube Studio's redesign puts AI-driven insights first, while new monetization guidance flags repetitive AI content and AI personas in sensitive topics.

A Meta outage knocked out Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger simultaneously, with PC access hit hardest — a reminder to plan for platform risk.

Social media leads product discovery worldwide, but ESW's 23,000-consumer study finds trust breaks down at checkout, hurting conversion.

Pinterest's new best-practice guide shows how accurate pricing, complete product data, and search-intent titles drive discoverability and ROAS.

Coffee Mate's social-first summer campaign uses a 'situationship' concept and reality star Carl Radke to turn a limited-edition creamer into a shareable story.

Reddit's VP of community says brands win by joining conversations, not broadcasting ads. Here's what authentic community marketing on Reddit requires.

YouTube's Creator Pulse report shows 66% of Gen Z sports fans turn to YouTube around live games — reshaping sports creator marketing.

YouTube shares its practical Shorts tips — trend-spotting, interactive stickers, and community engagement — for a format now at 90B daily views.

AI content is flooding social media — 41% of LinkedIn posts show AI traces. Here's what the trust crisis means for marketers.
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