The reason why business owners have so much trouble creating content for Instagram is because they feel the have to choose one type of post over the other, or they simply can’t come up with enough ideas to conjure up a well-balanced mixture of content.

"With social media now well into its teen years, there’s no excuse for brands to approach with a passive attitude or get news ‘out on the socials’ as an afterthought."

Everyone loves the Wendy's social media accounts. How does a square burger chain dance so gloriously on the line of impropriety that other brands can't even get near? They embrace their position as a "challenger" brand. Specifically, they don't shy away from the core idea that you need some kind of conflict in order to create a meaningful narrative.

Welp. LinkedIn, the pinstriped social media platform, is taking cues from the cool kids like Snapchat and Instagram and developing a "stories" function on their platform. I look forward to more CEOs dancing in their offices to Carly Rae Jepsen and corporate mandates Ice Bucket Challenges...

Here's a nice juicy article on how to write short stories in your posts to create more clicks and engagement. This article didn't feel at all like the usual run-of-the-mill listicle, but had some great new ideas that get your readers to really chew over your ideas.

Let's talk Tik Tok! Or maybe we shouldn't! Just as the all-dancing, all-singing social platform starts to gain traction as a legitimate branding platform, it gets branded as a state agency intelligence operation. But when has a little espionage stopped "the kids" from singing? (That's the entire plot of Val Kilmer's Top Secret, btw.) So if you're ready to ignore potential Trump/Bezos bans of the social channel, here are so suggestions on how to do it right. My favorite? Think of it as an education platform first.

Instagram’s “Tik Tok-inspired” Reels might be the Gen Z content tool compromise you were waiting for: Tik Tok content, Instagram Reach and Facebook ad infrastructure. Here’s what you need to know now.

Anyone else all-in on LinkedIn Stories?!?! Yeah, me neither. Consider me skeptical in any content marketing strategy LinkedIn attempts as their success is more about brute-force audience than smart strategy or well-considered implementation. Anyway, if you’re curious (and please share your results!), here’s a great write-up on how to approach them for recruiting.

When you hit the wall of content creation and can’t think of anything to build, here’s a great video on how to squeeze more content ideas out of what you already have on hand.

As an avid Tik Tok user… just kidding. My wife likes to joke that the only Tik Toks I see are ones that rank well on reddit, and she’s probably right. Which is why this article was absolutely amazing. If it’s time to take Tik Tok seriously, maybe you should get some professional help. Maybe you should work with some Creators.