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Publer

Publer is a free-to-affordable social media scheduling platform that allows you to create posts individually and in bulk, drag and drop to organize content, make real-time edits, take advantage of integrated best practices and recommendations, and analyze metrics for multiple brands or clients.

BuzzSumo

Stumped for content? Try BuzzSumo’s index of over 8 million pieces of content to generate your own ideas, analyze competitors, browse hot topics and trends, monitor your performance, and identify influencers and tastemakers to amplify your message.

SpyFu

SpyFu provides over a decade’s worth of information on your competitors’ domains—including every place they’ve shown up on Google, each keyword they’ve bought on Google Ads, organic rank, and ad variation. SpyFu’s suite of PPC tools also features buy recommendations, negative match suggestions, and more.

Blipbuilder

Want to dip your toes in the Metaverse? Blipbuilder is a free, no-coding-required, drag-and-drop creation platform for building Augmented Reality (AR) experiences. It’s designed to be approachable for users of any experience level and gives you access to a huge library of 3D asset libraries.

Need an expert to build a sophisticated AR experience that breaks through the noise? Reach out to Carney.

MindManager

We’re gonna guess the Venn diagram of marketers and folks who love a good mind map is a circle. You can use MindManager’s web tool or app to build out customizable and collaborative mind maps, flowcharts, diagrams, concept maps, kanban boards, funnel charts, matrices, and timelines to capture your ideas and organize your team.

Social Media Size Guide

Next time your designer asks for 2023 specs in a hurry, send them to StatusBrew’s updated collection of social media sizes, which includes best-practice infographics for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat, and Tumblr—plus a downloadable cheatsheet.

ZeroBounce

It’s imperative for your open rate and your ROI that your email reaches inboxes. ZeroBounce’s bulk email verifier helps you clean your list with 99% accuracy and prevents more bad data with its email validation API. Plus, ZeroBounce integrates with popular platforms like MailChimp, Constant Contact, HubSpot, and more.

Typewolf

Whether you agonize over ascenders and majuscules or not, Typewolf is a seriously cool typography resource for designers. Choose the right font combo for your next design project with endless examples, recommendation lists, font alternatives, free font resources, and more. Typewolf is independent and optimized for the designer’s perspective—because it’s the passion project of a real designer, Jeremiah Shoaf.

GameRefinery Player Motivations & Archetypes

We think GameRefinery’s motivational dataset and gamer archetype guide is a powerful resource for advertisers, not just game developers. When you’re determining an audience for your in-game ads, it’s important to understand a gamer’s primary motivations. And what marketer doesn’t love a good buyer persona?