December 3, 2021

Updates:

• LinkedIn announced new, privacy-friendly approaches to data collection and ad targeting. Click here to read more about LinkedIn’s evolving ad tracking and data tools.

• TikTok published a listing of some of the most popular products on the platform over the last year, which were featured in various #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt trends. Check out TikTok’s 2021 Gift Guide here.

• Recap of this week’s updates

HOLIDAYS:

Saturday is

• Cookie Day

• World Wildlife Conservation Day

• Dice Day

• Wear Brown Shoes Day

Sunday is

• International Ninja Day

• Repeal Day

• World Soil Day

• Bathtub Party Day

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September 15, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook announced two new initiatives to provide support for SMBs, and help you better manage your cash flow if you need it. If you have a Facebook Business Page you’ll be able to access this new experience by clicking on Business Resources and Small Business Funding.

✔️Instagram has launched a live test of a new feature called ‘Map Search’ in Australia and New Zealand, which lets you discover businesses and locations on the in-app map. Click here to learn more.

✔️Twitter is now inviting more businesses to apply for its Professional Profiles test, which lets you showcase more business information in a dedicated, additional profile space in the app. More about these updates here.

✔️LinkedIn is looking to provide more ways for brands to maximize their content efforts on the platform, and tap into its rising levels of user engagement, with a new feature for Company Pages that it’s calling ‘Articles for Pages’. Read LinkedIn’s latest quarterly platform update here.

HOLIDAYS 9/16/2021:

• Get Ready Day

• Guacamole Day

• Play Doh Day

• Teenager Workout DAy

• Working Parents Day

• Collect Rocks Day

• World Ozone Day

• Stepfamily Day

• Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Day

• Choose Your Chocolate Day

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February 9, 2021

Updates:

✔️Twitter has announced the winners of its annual #BrandBowl event, which recognizes the best Super Bowl tie-in campaigns across a range of categories. Check out Twitter's full #BrandBowl rundown here.

✔️Hey, Would you pay to read the top tweets from your favorite accounts? That's one possibility that Twitter appears to be exploring, as it looks to new ways to maximize its revenue opportunities. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Trying in with Black History Month, LinkedIn has announced a range of new initiatives designed to address various forms of bias - both within its own algorithms and systems, and via external recruiting processes. Read the whole article here.

✔️TikTok is looking to add some new tools to facilitate more eCommerce opportunities, and maximize its revenue options on this front. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Also in TikTok news...they announced a new deal with Universal Music Group which will give TikTok users access to more licensed music, and strengthen ties between the app and the music industry.

HOLIDAYS 2/10/2021:

• Umbrella Day

• Cream Cheese Brownie Day

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October 30, 2020

Updates:

✔️LinkedIn has announced a range of new tools to assist job seekers with training and discovery direct within the app.

✔️ Linked In has also added more Skill Assessments so you can showcase your proficiency in more elements on your LinkedIn profiles.

✔️LinkedIn is also expanding its interview preparation tools, which provide listings of common interview questions for various roles, in order to help you prepare for what you need to know.

As you plan your content for the month of November, keep in mind that it's:

• Epilepsy Awareness Month

• Native American Heritage Month

• Manatee Awareness Month

• Pomegranate MOnth

• Peanut Butter Lover’s Month

• Novel Writing Month

• World Vegan Month

• Adoption Month

• Movember

• Pear Month

• Write a Business Plan Month

• Human Rights Month

• Tie Month

HOLIDAYS:

Saturday, October 31st

• Magic Day

• Hug a Sheep Day

• Caramel Apple Day

• Halloween!

Sunday, November 1st

• World Vegan Day

• Go Cook For Your Pets Day

• Zero Tasking Day

• Author’s Day

• Vinegar Day

• Scented Candle Day

• Extra Mile Day

• Marzipan Week

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August 14, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook has announced that it will remove over 1,000 ad targeting options because they're either not used very often, or they replicate other audience targeting categories. Learn more about this update here.

✔️ Instagram tests Reels button on lower function bar in some regions. More about this update here.

✔️TikTok added a new option to insert text headings onto video thumbnails. Click here to read more.

✔️LinkedIn has announced some new additions to its Sales Navigator platform. Read more about the latest Sales Navigator updates here.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

✔️Don’t miss the Front Row Friday Show, I’m going to Livestream @10AM ET on Facebook with all of these updates from the week, along with any cool new tools I’ve discovered, book shares and maybe a few handy business and marketing tips. You can go to my facebook page, it’s @thejenlehner or join our community, The Front Row and that’s at frontrowclassroom.com

Holidays:

Saturday, August 15th  is 

• World Honey Bee Day

• Check the Chip Day

• Relaxation Day

• Cycle to Work Day

• Acadian Day

• Geocaching Day

• Lemon Meringue Pie Day

• Break the Monotony Day

• Homeless Animals Day

Sunday, August 16th  is

• Rollercoaster Day

• Rum Day

• World Bratwurst Day

• Surveillance Day

• Airoborne Day

• Tell a Joke Day

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August 11, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook is going to allow you to run ads of brands you partner with in your group. Check your group's eligibility and get more info on the process here.
✔️ Twitter had held preliminary talks about "a potential combination with TikTok", which would let them continue operating in the US, in partnership with Twitter. More about this news here.
✔️Twitter is testing a new feature, quote retweets now appear as "Quotes" under tweets, with their own counter, similar to how the number of retweets and likes are displayed. Click here to read more.
✔️LinkedIn has published a new guide to help you make best use of the various tools the platform has to offer, in order to maximize engagement, boost content reach - and ultimately, fuel sales potential through LinkedIn connections. Download the full Social Media Manager’s Guide to LinkedIn here

✔️NEW PODCAST: The Baby Step Method for Creating Systems

Holidays:

• World Calligraphy Day

• World Elephant Day

• Vinyl Record Day

• Middle Child’s Day

• International Youth Day

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July 23, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook's 'Summer of Support' business training and insights program is entering its final weeks, and this week's sessions cover a range of helpful elements for businesses, including Facebook's evolving eCommerce options, how to utilize the Facebook Pixel for data tracking, creating better videos ads, and more.

✔️Instagram will soon allow you if you’re from the US, UK, and Ireland to raise money for your own personal causes. Check out the rules around personal fundraising here.

✔️LinkedIn has published a new guide on how to use their LinkedIn Live and Events tools to facilitate virtual events, catering to the growing demand for such tools, with in-person meetings looking set to remain off the cards for some time yet. Click here to download the full "Turning In-Person Events into Virtual Experiences on LinkedIn" guide.

✔️Spotify now supports video podcasts, starting with a handful of shows that can be viewed by most free and premium users. Read more about this update here.

✔️And more trouble for TikTok..they’ve decided to pull back on their plan to establish a new global headquarters in London, due to ongoing disagreement between the UK Government and China over the development of 5G infrastructure in Britain. Read more about this news here.

Holidays:

• Tequila Day

• Drive-Thru Day

• Pioneer Day

• Cousins Day

• Tell An Old Joke Day

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July 22, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook is now rolling out Touch ID and Face ID lock options for Messenger on iOS. Check this update here.

✔️Instagram has released a new listing of the most commonly used hashtags on posts relating to racial injustice. Check out the list here.

✔️Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of their most high-profile users targeted 130 people. Read more about this news here.

✔️Also in Twitter news, they are testing out a new set of app icons on iOS, and a new intro animation when you open the app. Check out this update here.

✔️Starting July 20th, Google Maps can show you directions using rented bikes from docked bike-share places like Citi Bike in New York City or Santander Cycles in London. Read more about this update here.

✔️LinkedIn has begun rolling out an audio-recording feature for profiles, letting you create a voice recording of the proper way to pronounce your name. Read more about this news here.

✔️This week, the first Snapchat Mini is going live, with Headspace launching their  new mindfulness and meditation tool. Check out this update here.

Holidays:

• Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day

• Sprinkle Day

• International Yada, Yada, Yada Day

• Gorgeous Grandma Day

• Vanilla Ice Cream Day

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