by Karlyn Ankrom | Feb 7, 2024 | Content Creation, Media, TikTok
Imagine stepping onto a stage where the spotlight hits you, the audience’s anticipation is palpable, and then… silence. No music to move to, no beat to guide your steps. This is the abrupt reality many of us on TikTok faced recently. As someone...
by Karlyn Ankrom | Dec 21, 2023 | Branding, business strategy, Content Creation, Digital Marketing, Media, Media Placement, Social Media Strategy, Video, YouTube
One of the major trends I’m spotting in 2024 is a larger adoption of YouTube shorts. What are YouTube Shorts? YouTube Shorts are short (hence the name), vertical videos, typically under 60 seconds, designed to be consumed on mobile, much like those videos seen within...
by Karlyn Ankrom | Jan 11, 2023 | Branding, Content Creation, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Media, Need to Know, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Technology
AI, baby. From BladeRunner to HAL 9000, super-smart bots have been lurking at the back of our consciousness for a while now. Sure, sure, we thought it would cure cancer or drive our cars or help us colonize Mars (or, like, kill us all), but it turns out that one of...
by Karlyn Ankrom | Jan 5, 2023 | Branding, Digital Marketing, Media, Need to Know, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, TikTok
TikTok is the current darling of social media. Engagement rates are 15% higher than on other platforms, and a successful TikTok presence actually sells. But it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. There have been rumblings for a while now about TikTok’s ownership and its...
by Karlyn Ankrom | Dec 13, 2022 | Branding, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Media, Need to Know, Social Media, Social Media Strategy
What do the Simpsons season 32, the iPhone 13, Web 4.0, and Google Analytics 4 have in common? They’re all the latest and greatest – and they’re all things you might’ve missed because, well, 2022. Now look, I’ve got my thoughts about the Simpsons, but I’ll leave that...
by Karlyn Ankrom | Dec 7, 2022 | Branding, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Media, Need to Know, Social Media, Social Media Strategy
It’s been a big ol’ year out there in social media land. If it feels like the ground (well, platform) has been shifting under your feet, you wouldn’t be wrong. There’s been a ton of change – and I think we’re going to see even more in 2023. I don’t have a crystal...
