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june 30, 2025

Eat Your Keywords

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TikTok SEO in 2025

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TikTok has become a full-fledged search engine, reshaping how we discover brands, tutorials, and ideas.

If your content isn’t optimized for TikTok search, you’re missing out on long-term visibility. That’s where TikTok SEO comes in.

To stand out, you have to speak your keywords, include them in captions and on-screen text, and understand how TikTok’s algorithm tailors content based on search behavior, engagement, and context.

Here are 7 best practices for TikTok SEO in 2025:

  • 📄 Use keyword-rich captions. Write exactly what your audience would search.
  • ✍️ Overlay relevant on-screen text. Reinforces search terms visually.
  • 🎙 Say your keywords out loud. TikTok indexes spoken phrases.
  • 🏷 Use niche, relevant hashtags. Avoid overloading with generic tags.
  • 📁 Rename your video file. TikTok reads filenames before upload.
  • 💬 Engage in the comments with keywords. Strengthens context.
  • 📊 Track and iterate. Use analytics to double down on what works.

Check out EmbedSocial’s guide to TikTok SEO for more.

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Offerwall

Offerwall

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Alas! Google has introduced a new monetization tool called Offerwall to help offset the loss of referral traffic caused by AI-powered search.

Available for free in Google Ad Manager, Offerwall lets publishers present readers with flexible access options—like watching ads, taking surveys, or making micropayments—to unlock content.

Publishers can also customize the Offerwall with their own branding and include options like newsletter sign-ups.

During its year-long test with 1,000 publishers, Offerwall led to average revenue lifts of 5–15%, with some publishers seeing as much as 20%.

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Filet-O-Fish Society of 2012

Filet O Fish Society 2012

Ain’t nothing the Internet loves more than a niche.

So, McDonald’s UK, with agency Leo Burnett UK, has resurrected a defunct 2012 Facebook group dedicated to the Filet-O-Fish.

Once home to just six members, the “Filet-O-Fish Facebook Society of 2012” has now become the center of a multi-channel campaign celebrating the sandwich’s die-hard supporters.

Spearheaded by the return of long-retired mascot Phil A. O’ Fish, the campaign leverages CRM, paid social, OOH, custom merch, and press placements, culminating in the first-ever National Filet-O-Fish Day on July 1.

Happy FoF Day to all who observe.

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