The IF Blog: Social Media Insights and Trends
Social media in 2026: trends and tribulations
The social media landscape has undergone another seismic shift, and brands that fail to recognise the growing trust gap between marketers and consumers risk being left behind – that’s according to Brandwatch’s 2026 State of Social report. Analysing 910 million online mentions, Brandwatch has found
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Still think it’s just a dancing app? Think again. TikTok is seriously useful for B2C brands, and in this blog, I’m going to tell you why you need to get your brand involved ASAP. Let me show you: The TikTokMadeMeBuyIt hashtag has over 37.1 billion views on the channel, and…
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The constant stream of fresh social media insights that appear daily can be challenging to follow. But we’ve got you covered! Here are some social media updates you need to know👇 Instagram works on new posts features Instagram is working on a new option for posts, a “text mode”. This…
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With content overloading on social media, it can be quite challenging for marketers and businesses to stand out unless they have a clear social media marketing strategy. Staying on top of the latest social media trends can help fuel your strategy and make you stand out in the crowd.
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In a recent post, WhatsApp stated they are now launching proxy support to users all over the world. What does proxy support mean, I hear you ask? What this means is we’re putting the power into people’s hands to maintain access to WhatsApp if…
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It can be difficult to keep up with the constant rush of emerging social media insights. Relax, we’ve got you covered! Discover the most recent headlines from social media. 👇 Snapchat captured you in 2022 👻 The recently published newsletter reveals that the Crying Lens was…
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A lot of things changed last year, so how can you prepare for what lies ahead? Discover which social media trends matter for 2023. In today’s blog, we look at some of the predictions offering an advantage to retain relevancy in an increasingly competitive market. Make brand-new resolutions When…
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Another year done! Where does the time go? What a year it has been in social media – controversial takeovers, algorithm changes galore and some new platforms entering the fray to challenge in the coming year? We’ll see… As we wrap up the last few days of the year, we…
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Here’s our last social snapshot of 2022! We’re taking you through the latest happenings in the world of social media: Facebook adds an option to make reels in the app Following the massive growth of reels, Meta’s introducing a way to share reels on Facebook even though they don’t have…
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It’s nearly that time of year again- the end of it! Today we’ll be looking at some tasty design trends for 2023. It’s always interesting to zoom out and take a look forward to the trends that we think will really stand out next. The fine folks over at…
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We are reaching the end of 2022 Social Snapshots with only 1 week before Christmas! 🎄
Let's check what is happening on social media.
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Sure your brand could start posting without a social media strategy in place, but without structure, or any research into your audiences, how can you be sure that you’re sending out the most effective content and not wasting your time?
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TikTok is known as the best network for creating fast-moving, funny and musical content. There have been changes on the platform in the past year, enabling promotion of live streams and longer videos which have made TikTok more attractive for news publishers looking to engage younger audiences. While the news…
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