Best Practices
B2B Funvertising
There has been a clear shift from boring, methodical and rational B2B advertising to entertaining, engaging and emotional.
LinkedIn Stories
LinkedIn Stories have arrived.
Facebook’s Bluff Called
Tired of waiting for Facebook to create the oversight board it announced months ago, industry experts have formed their own.
SEMRush + Earned Media Tool
SEMrush, a leading online visibility management and content marketing SaaS platform, has further expanded its ecosystem with the acquisition of a 100% stake in fast-growing public relations SaaS startup Prowly.com.
Substack Journalism
Casey Newton is leaving the Verge and taking his 20,000 member mailing list with him to Substack, which is looking more and more like the future of journalism.
TikTok Bans Fasting
TikTok says it will ban advertisements for fasting apps and weight loss supplements and is restricting ads that “promote a harmful and negative body image.”
MailChimp Evolves
MailChimp has been evolving from an email marketing service to a more complete marketing platform.
Clintoncast
Starting Sept. 29, on iHeart Radio, Hillary will be talking to prominent guests about the topics that shape our lives: resilience, faith, grief, and more. Listen to the trailer now!
Hillary Clinton’s new podcast “You and Me Both” premieres September 29th on iHeartRadio!
— iHeartRadio (@iHeartRadio) September 23, 2020
❤️ this tweet to get a reminder from @HillaryClinton when the first episode drops.
You can listen on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. Stay tuned! #YouAndMeBoth pic.twitter.com/whwyUCixRr
COVID 19 Maps
The app's 'COVID layer' will display the seven-day average of new cases.
Worst Practices
Shirtless Proud Boys
The British shirt-maker, Fred Perry, discontinued American and Canadian sales of its shirt that the Proud Boys call their uniform.
Fred Perry does not support and is in no way affiliated with the Proud Boys. Read our statement here.
— Fred Perry (@fredperry) September 25, 2020
Brandvalism
Cancel culture has got to stop.
Smiles
- Showers and Pants Are So 2019 and other 6-word memoirs of the pandemic
Shiny New Stuff
B.L.'s Finds
- The Markup: Blacklight - a real-time website privacy inspector that illuminates the hidden tracking technologies on any website.
- 36 Google Easter Eggs & Games
David's Finds
- BuiltWith - Find out what websites are built with.
- Facebook Debugging Tool
- LinkedIn Post Inspector
Projects
TikEase
Politics
Prepare for Election Threats
This is an important read, from a good source, with links to vetted information about the election process in 2020.
🗳⚠️ DEEP DIVE —
— Axios (@axios) September 5, 2020
With rare, if not unprecedented, agreement, President Trump, Joe Biden, intelligence officials and Big Tech CEOs are all warning of threats to accurate and trusted vote counts before, on and after election day. https://t.co/iskA4Ku9Vh
Weekly Numbers
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