A Guide to Social Media Marketing

Raise your hand if you’ve struggled with trying to explain your role as a Social Media Manager or Professional! In hindsight, handling digital platforms may look simple, but managing a brand’s social media goes beyond posting a pretty picture on Instagram and calling it a day. Common misconceptions about Social Media Marketing may mislead many brands and businesses into thinking that having an online presence … Continue reading A Guide to Social Media Marketing

Figure Out Your Brand Persona in Five Steps

Behind every successful brand’s visually pleasing content, catchy captions, and kick-ass community management is a more subtle yet impactful element known as the Brand Persona. It is the vital set of human characteristics such as personality traits, values, and attitudes that a brand identifies with to establish a solid relationship with the audience. Think of it as a person, character, or idea that people get … Continue reading Figure Out Your Brand Persona in Five Steps

How To Pick Your Brand’s Colour?

They say that your first impression counts. This couldn’t be any truer to brands since first impressions can be made only once, but the impact is long-lasting! This is why choosing the right colour for your brand is equally important as having a logo because it presents your brand’s persona. Think about your favourite colour(s) or those of your favourite brand(s)⁠. How do they make … Continue reading How To Pick Your Brand’s Colour?

Why Invest in SEO?

SEO sounds complicated but it’s actually very simple. If you find yourself asking “What is SEO?”, “Does it matter for my business?”, “Can I just get by without it?” amongst other daunting questions, then you’ve come to the right place! ⁠ What is SEO? SEO, short for Search Engine Optimization, is the process of enhancing your website’s visibility on organic search engine results which, in … Continue reading Why Invest in SEO?

Need a brand boost? Check out Snapchat’s Public Profiles for Businesses

Brands, Businesses, and Marketers… meet Snapchat’s Public Profiles for Business! Public Profiles for Businesses is Snapchat’s newly launched feature to give brands of all sizes a free, permanent home on the app to house all of your unique content and provide you access to features such as building a following, selling products, and managing your profile – all from one place. What are its features? … Continue reading Need a brand boost? Check out Snapchat’s Public Profiles for Businesses

All You Need To Know About Mobile Marketing

Not too long ago, when someone hears the term “Mobile Marketing”, the first thing that usually came to mind was “Text Message Marketing” as advertising through mobile phones could only go as far as sending text messages to consumers. But what is Mobile Marketing, really? It is a direct marketing technique used to reach potential customers and promote your brand through their mobile devices. As … Continue reading All You Need To Know About Mobile Marketing

Snapchat’s Spotlight Arrives in MENA

Look out TikTok, looks like another platform is hopping on the short-form video content trend! Snapchat has always been that platform known for being the first to come up with Stories, the photos or videos that you post to your live Stories feed that people can view as often as they want within 24 hours. Back then, the platform had its golden moment when it … Continue reading Snapchat’s Spotlight Arrives in MENA

A Simple Guide to Email Marketing

Email marketing is more than receiving sale coupons and random newsletters. It’s another form of direct, digital marketing that uses e-mail to promote your brand’s products and services while maintaining a relationship with your customers. It can be a powerful way to connect with your community and customers – if done right. With so many marketing tools that help us do the same, what can … Continue reading A Simple Guide to Email Marketing

TikTok Has a New Text-To-Speech Voice and Users Said “No”

Crazy filters, trendy music, hashtag challenges, and more… TikTok almost has it all! But out of all the features, text-to-speech became a classic favourite amongst users in the platform. The text-to-speech feature was released in December 2020. What started out as something used to improve accessibility on TikTok’s videos became an essential addition to many creators’ content as it can be used to add humour … Continue reading TikTok Has a New Text-To-Speech Voice and Users Said “No”

YouTube To Tax International Creators

It’s official: YouTube’s coming for international creators. The giant long-form video-based platform will start taxing creators outside the U.S. from June 2021 onwards. The amount will be deducted based on revenue generated from creators enrolled in the YouTube Partner Program who earn money from U.S.-based viewers, i.e. any U.S.-based AdSense, YouTube Premium, Super Chat, Super Stickers, and Channel Memberships will be taxed at U.S. rates. … Continue reading YouTube To Tax International Creators