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December 10, 2014
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Rise of the social-video megastars
YouTube, Instagram and Vine are giving rise to countless online-video stars, each with huge followings, but many of whom remain almost unheard of beyond their dedicated fans. That trend is expected to continue as social-video platforms grow more professionalized. The New Yorker (tiered subscription model) (12/15)
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Tips to fine-tune visual content on social media
Using graphics effectively on social media can make all the difference, Anna Guerrero writes. She cites the basics, and offers tips related to logos, fonts, colors and image filters. SocialMediaExaminer.com (12/8)
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Cereal marketers may look backward to go forward
General Mills won buzz on Twitter by relaunching its French Toast Crunch cereal brand, and there are signs that other food manufacturers could get a similar online boost by bringing back old favorites. Twitter users are chatting about the potential for relaunching brands such as Oreo O's, Waffle Crisp and Nesquik cereal, Lauren Johnson writes. Adweek (12/9)
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Platforms battle for social media dominance
Brands are hosting more of their Facebook videos directly on Facebook than via YouTube, a sign of the increasing battle for eyeballs among the digital platforms. "YouTube is still the video king online, but there is ever more evidence Facebook is ascending toward the throne," Lara O'Reilly writes. Business Insider (12/9)
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Twitter offers mobile targeting based on users' apps
Advertisers trying to reach mobile users via Twitter now have more targeting criteria, including whether or not a user has installed their application or registered it. These are among several enhanced targeting features just introduced based on Twitter's recent initiative to track users' smartphone apps. VentureBeat (12/9)
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Nike spots top list of year's most popular YouTube ads
Nike took the top two spots on this year's list of most popular YouTube ads, with Budweiser's "Puppy Love" Super Bowl spot placing third. Half of the top 10 on this year's list were made with digital, and not TV, in mind. "[A]dvertisers are ... starting to take advantage of digital as a way to shoot ads that would be hard to imagine ever airing on TV," Tim Peterson writes. Advertising Age (free access for SmartBrief readers) (12/9), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)/CMO Today blog (12/9)
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Try a little roadside magic to beat a ticket
A stage magician who was stopped for speeding in New York this week says police officers gave him a pass after he wowed them with an impromptu display of roadside conjuring. The Huffington Post (12/9)
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In the future, there will be less overlap, less knowing the same stars everyone else knows."
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 Andy Sernovitz, Editor at Large
Andy Sernovitz is the New York Times best-selling author of "Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking" and the blog "Damn, I Wish I'd Thought of That!" He runs WordofMouth.org, where marketers and entrepreneurs learn to be great at word of mouth marketing, and SocialMedia.org, the community for social media leaders at the world's greatest brands.
 
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