How do you make people care about washing machines on TikTok?

In this episode, we sit down with AO's social lead (and former Missguided Brand Manager) to discuss her decade-long journey in digital marketing.

We dive into the legendary 2018 Missguided x Love Island partnership, the logistics of running real-time social "war rooms" and how the AO team make unsexy appliances interesting on social.

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Available on Spotify, YouTube & Apple.

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What does it actually mean to be a Community Growth Manager in today's digital landscape? In this episode I’m talking to Rebecca Fowler. Becca is the Community Growth Manager at Interflora for the UK & Ireland.

We discuss the shifting paradigms of platform algorithms, why direct shares are the ultimate metric of brand health, and how to create campaigns that evoke deep, genuine human emotion without feeling cynical.

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Georgie Burr is a Midweight Creative at Fabric Social and a former Junior Creative at Coolr.

Over the last two years she has worked with the Tango and Burger King social media teams to grow their voice and channels. In this episode we talked about:

• Her role as the "funny voice" in the TikTok comments
• How to handle talking to a much younger audience.
• What is a "trend" vs just a funny video that some has made.
• Can you teach someone to be funny online?

And so much more!

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Stop competing with your rivals and start competing for eyeballs. Former Coolr CD James Parker sit downs to define what "social creativity" actually means today and why you can’t just copy-paste your TikToks onto YouTube Shorts.

We also talked about being one of the first employees at the mega agency Coolr and why he left to go freelance.

Please do share the pod with one person you think would get some value out of it, it really helps more than you know.

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Lori Smith is a Social Media Consultant that helps Brands and Creators to get the most out of their content. She's worked with some of the biggest YouTubers on the planet to help them edit their content and find brand deals.

Let's jump in her career, learn how to find the best brand deals and how YouTubers are dealing with creator economy problems in 2026.

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Available on Spotify, YouTube & Apple.

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iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rest-is-content-with-simon-caine/id1882703659

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The Rest is Content is an In Gravity's Way production for the internet. All elements are created by Simon Caine.

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What does it take to scale a youth media brand to millions? Sarah Hulyer details her legacy of creating the "witty friend" tone of voice that defined a Facebook era, and how she now applies those lessons to the high-stakes world of legal marketing.

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iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rest-is-content-with-simon-caine/id1882703659

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The Rest is Content is an In Gravity's Way production for the internet. All elements are created by Simon Caine.

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How do you go from resetting passwords to leading social for a major bank?

In this episode of The Rest Is Content, Head of Social at Monzo Richard Cook discusses how all stats are made up, how to create viral playlists (at Spotify) and the challenges in trying to sell digital subscription services.

Please do rate, review, subscribe and share the pod if you enjoyed it.

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In this episode of The Rest Is Content, Beth Thomas discusses how, at major companies like Deliveroo, social media often becomes a "dumping ground" for every department's requests, why being a content creator yourself is the best way to understand social media nuances and what good social strategy looks like in 2026.

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In this episode of The Rest Is Content, Dylan Patel as he discusses the latest trends and insights in social media marketing, including the importance of community engagement and the impact of algorithms on content visibility.

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