A formula for success: how brands can use social to nurture superfandom

Formula One, AKA “the pinnacle of motorsport”, has become the fastest growing major sports league on the planet.
On episode 224 of the Social Minds podcast, we chatted with its senior social media manager Sam Barker to find out the role social plays in making an aficionado out of an amateur.
TikTok’s introducing a new post format – and it looks familiar

TikTok is taking on Twitter and Instagram’s Threads by introducing a new feature: text posts.
Twitter’s transformation to X has officially begun. Here’s all your questions answered

Elon Musk has kickstarted the process of making Twitter an “everything app”, phase one of which is an official rebrand to X.
TikTok’s making it easier for you to research high-performing ad formats

TikTok has rolled out updates to its ads insights that give advertisers new data on European ad campaigns.
What people want from your Threads posts, according to Meta

According to reports, the company has circulated its advice for a winning Threads strategy with select creators.
Instagram wants you to create Reels in one tap with its improved templates

Instagram is introducing improvements to its Reels templates to help users create better short-form videos.
Why brands shouldn’t see social as just another billboard

Specsavers’ head of consumer PR, brand activation and social media Lisa Hale tells us why 2023 is the year for a new social vision.
New news: How The Washington Post is reimagining journalism on TikTok

Legacy outlet The Washington Post has made a name for itself carving out a new home for news publishers: TikTok.
To tell us how publishers can adapt to changing times, The Washington Post’s associate TikTok producer Carmella Boykin sat down with the hosts of the SocialMinds podcast.
Beyond ChatGPT: Why Hootsuite’s AI actually works for creatives

Generative AI programmes like ChatGPT and MidJourney are hot topics in the industry conversation, but marketers’ general consensus is yet to be decided.
Now social media management platform Hootsuite is in open beta with a programme of its own, OwlyWriter AI. The USP: unlike most other generative AI, OwlyWriter is tailor-made for creatives.
Billy Jones, its head of global brand media, joined the Social Minds podcast to tell us more.
How TikTok is redefining the way we search

Here’s how search marketers can adapt as social platforms, particularly TikTok, continue to change the way young people search.
