On this episode I give a quick heartache on the new @shop feature on Instagram. As they continue to push into E-commerce consumers and brands should pay attention.

On this episode I talk about a hack to get your Amazon and/or retail customers through your domain so then you can start to create a direct marketing relationship with them. It’s a simple step, that can have profound results.

Only selling on Amazon? Overthinking content based on what you want and not what the consumer wants? Not using paid social AND influencers? Not getting out there and listening to clients? You are doing it wrong.

On this episode, I talk once again about where you should and should not be investing your time with your social media efforts. You should be investing in paid social as well as influencer collaborations AND you should not be overthinking your content so much. You should invest in really good content, but you should have a balance of created and curated content so you don’t have all the pressure of being the original song writer for everything. Also, remember that the audience dictates the quality of the content more than you. Create and distribute rather than spending too much time being too critical at the creation phase.

On this episode I give a hot take on Facebook as a platform and some of the updates that were announced at their F8 conference this week. I strongly encourage brands as well as users to not sleep on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.

On this episode I talk about my current POV on influencers. The bottom line is influencers need to be part of your marketing mix, their primary use should be targeted reach and awareness at scale and you should engage them and then let them do what they do best. Don’t try to over control the narrative and compromise your results.

On this episode, I talk about my point of view on the changing landscape of Instagram. I reference an article put out on the Atlantic that talks about the Instagram aesthetic being over and how some influencers and even brands are shifting or need to shift with it. I also just talk about the concept of not being romantic about what got you here, investing heavily in what is relevant and of interest now and always keeping an eye on what’s in the future so you can be early rather than late.

On this episode I talk about Instagram potentially decreasing the prominence or value of the likes on their platform and why that is a good thing. I revisit the topic of followers not mattering as well as likes and engagement, at least not anywhere close to as what most people think. Instagram, Facebook and influencers All provide fantastic vehicles for exposure to niche audience is. Stop sweating vanity metrics and start thinking about how best to allocate your dollars for delivery of your messages to the right eyeballs.

On this episode, I talk about how context is King with social media even more than just content. Don’t write off any social network until you have a holistic understanding of how each works in the now. They all have value if you think about context first.

On this episode, I talk about Instagram adding poll stickers to their story ads. For the brands that were involved in the beta they saw a nice increase in three second video views showing that these are effective in getting users to stay for a bit and consume. With 500 million active daily users, under priced advertising and real consumption this is very compelling from a marketing point of view.