Topic: Social Media Moderation

The blueprint for a modern-day Super Bowl winner is a quick-thinking, opportunistic offense and a dominant, adaptable defense. Brands planning their own scenario for social media activities during the Big Game would be wise to embrace the same scheme this year to overcome unprecedented uncertainty.

TikTok, the addictively simple video-sharing social media platform, was officially the most downloaded app of 2020. They beat out Facebook for the most downloads last year, which represents a three-spot jump for TikTok from 2019.

Social media has always been a great opportunity for brands to boost customer loyalty, engage consumers, generate leads, enhance sales, build reputation—and grow their organizations. 

Sports exert a powerful influence on life, imparting values such as teamwork, perseverance, and fair play for those who participate and spectate. Pro sports have continued to step up and shine a bright light on the ongoing international movement for anti-racism and social justice.

Even with life thrown out of whack by the pandemic, holiday shoppers experience a Pavlovian response when they hear those two little words, “Black Friday.”

As long as social media has been around, brands have worked to interact with consumers online to figure out what they want and how to satisfy those expectations. This has traditionally been achieved through social media listening and monitoring. These tools have provided a way for companies to understand what’s happening on their brand-owned social media channels concerning their products, services—and even competitors.

It’s no secret that social media usage among consumers has increased, in some cases exponentially, since the beginning of the pandemic. As a result of COVID-19, people around the globe have been isolated from each other, compelling them to turn to online platforms for their social media interactions, and creating a surge in users and content. 

Think about who poses a credible threat to your brand. Did you include web-savvy bigots, soft-brained conspiracists, and grifters or opportunists affiliated with the alt-right?

This September’s Fashion Week was unlike any past extravaganza. From Paris to New York, few houses went through with live, in-person runway shows. Many opted instead to present modified collections virtually, such as Chanel, and some sat out Fashion Week altogether, such as Saint Laurent.

Alcohol brands have their work cut out for them with legal-aged Generation Z.

The latest flashpoint in America’s highly politicized culture war has centered on Netflix, one of many in a long flow of controversy surrounding streaming services and how they launch new series and movies directly into our homes.

Trolls who get a thrill from malicious behavior. Activists with a specific agenda. Customers with a reasonable complaint. It’s an unfortunate reality that just about every brand with a social media presence has been on the receiving end of negative comments. You may know this from firsthand experience, or perhaps you’ve hoped that people simply don’t read the comments.