Snapchat is making us pay now? ??

Fellow marketers, we understand that keeping up with the latest social media news is exhausting... ??

That's why we created?Reel Insights!

A quick and easy to read monthly newsletter. Packed with the latest social media and marketing news/updates.

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What to expect from this month's newsletter:

• Is future shopping on social media?
• Oh no, more Instagram updates…
• Do you have to pay for Snapchat now?
• Useful content marketing tips!

Is social commerce the way forward? ??

TikTok is testing a dedicated shopping feed tab! The tab is alongside the 'Following' and 'For You' tabs on the home screen, with a search option and listed item categories. ??

Twitter is also launching a new partnership with Shopify, enabling Shopify sellers to list their products on Twitter and redirecting them to their Shopify store to make the purchase.??

Do you think Social commerce could be the new way to online shop? ??

Instagram and their many updates!

Over this last month, Instagram has been a busy busy platform releasing many useful updates (as well as some that have been annoying users ????)!

• They kicked off the month?with a new 90-second Reels option.
• Started testing the ability to expand profile pictures.
• They launched a new option to pin 3 of your personal posts to the top of your Instagram feed. ??
• And started testing AR elements within stories, allowing us to add 3D stickers onto videos or images! This could be added to their newly tested, NTF display section too. ??

Snapchat add a subscription service? ??

Snapchat has launched its new 'Snapchat+' subscription service, where users can pay a monthly fee to have access to new features. Some of these features include custom app covers and data insights. ??

These don't seem like game-changing features, so we wonder how popular it will be...??

LinkedIn launch new Business Manager platform!

LinkedIn Business Manager was created to enhance marketing experiences and simplify your marketing activities, who wouldn't want that? ??

It's designed to:

1. View and manage your team accounts with a centralised dashboard.
2. Free up time on administrative tasks.
3. Enhance the B2B experience and reach buyers easily.

LinkedIn has been listening and to the joy of its users, also officially added the highly requested 'Funny' reaction. ??

• Twitter add new feed sorting options.
• YouTube has1.5 Billion monthly users on YouTube Shorts.
• Twitter add long-form Tweets named 'Twitter Note'.
• NFT'S launching on FaceBook.
• TikTok Launches Digital Avatars.

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