Agency Summit 2023 Takeaways

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Enjoyed all the niche discussion from Matthew Pollard

Got some cool screen grabs from Chris Penn’s AI talk


Jack Appleby is the closing keynote…Future for social
he isn’t talking about all the AI ChatGPT NFTs…etc.

Should you invest in NEW social…no…you won’t get the bang out of your buck.
Squat on your brand handles though

Jack Appleby…
Are the big platforms going down?

Twitter…no…it has a specific user base… text-based. Fast clip.
Long-form tweets.
Gold check mark good for some companies
Your clients expect that you are on primary platforms.

No need to abandon

Jack Appleby…
TikTok if you are there…stay…the organic reach is significantly more than other platforms.

Jack Appleby…
Organic reach is getting better and better!

Most social networks are shifting to an interest-graph

It’s a FOR YOU PAGE world…

Jack Appleby…
Algorithms are good for you…
we need to make great content as marketers
we can reach people we could never reach

Jack Appleby…
Are these any different? Same content…big results
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Jack Appleby…
we’ve been told each platform needs different content…but really good content is good content anywhere

think about the storytelling about your vertical video

Jack Appleby…
should you invest in organic social…YES

Jack Appleby…
What’s next in social…A LOT more of the same

new tech can be dangerous…a lot have crashed (NFTs)

Jack Appleby…
Content creators will begin displacing social media mangers

Jack Appleby…
there are going to be people who MAKE content and people who take care of the technical posting stuff

Jack Appleby…
double down on a single skill set

Jack Appleby…
on camera social pro

YouTube will become part of your social team’s responsibility

Jack Appleby…
YouTube shorts…have incredible reach.

Creative teams will be responsible for creating this type of content. Probably even long-form content creators.

You’ll keep your audience around with long-form.

Jack Appleby…
Employees as influencers!

we all have personal brands…social media managers are building a following

companies who power employees to speak about company will bring in clients and employees

Jack Appleby…
focus on storytelling and platforms as they are now