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Experiment: Do Long-Form X Posts Give You More Reach?

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Among the many recent changes to X, formerly Twitter, one of the biggest is the ability to share long-form posts. You’ve probably seen them in your feed already — these long-form posts can be up to 25,000 characters and can even be formatted with bold and italicized texts. Long-form posts are one of the features you get when subscribing to X Premium (formerly Twitter Blue ). With the introduction of long-form posts, does this mean threads are a thing of the past ? If you’ve been considering investing in Premium, I ran an experiment to discover which format earns more reach on the platform. Bonus: Download the free 30-day plan to grow your Twitter following fast, a daily workbook that will help you establish a Twitter marketing routine and track your growth, so you can show your boss real results after one month. Hypothesis: Long-form posts will earn more reach than X threads My hypothesis for this experiment is that long-form posts will earn more reach than threads on X...

37 Important TikTok Stats Marketers Need to Know [2024]

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If you’re a marketer looking to make an impact on TikTok, then you need to know the latest TikTok statistics and trends. Though the platform rose to fame as a space for Gen Z dance challenges, TikTok has grown to encompass every kind of content and community. In fact, with features like in-app shopping , live streaming , and branded hashtag challenges , it’s now an essential tool for brands looking to connect directly with customers. (Good thing it’s finally possible to schedule TikTok posts .) As you develop your TikTok marketing strategy , here are the key TikTok stats to keep in mind. #1 Social Media Tool Create. Schedule. Publish. Engage. Measure. Win. Free 30-Day Trial General TikTok statistics Since launching in 2016, TikTok has skyrocketed through the app-o-sphere to capture the hearts and minds and screens of social media users, with some seriously brag-worthy numbers . Here are the general TikTok stats you need to know. 1. TikTok reached 1.92 billion users in 202...

The Science Behind Good Social Media Hooks + 18 Examples

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Stop scrolling right now. This blog post will change your life. Okay, maybe not — but it will teach you how to create an effective social media hook for TikTok, Instagram, and beyond. (See what we did there? We used a hook. ) When it comes to engaging Instagram’s 2 billion active users and TikTok’s 884 million active users , capturing attention is more than half the battle. Here’s everything you need to know about hooks, plus examples from the folks who do it best and the ultimate thumb-stopping social media hook hack (spoilers: it’s Owlywriter AI). Craft perfect posts in seconds OwlyWriter AI instantly generates captions and content ideas for every social media network. It’s seriously easy. Start free 30-day trial What is a social media hook? A social media hook is text , a photo, video or audio that immediately grabs a social media user’s attention. A hook is always one of the very first things presented to the user—for example, the first few seconds of a TikTok or the ...