SOCIAL

💬 Instagram creators with 100K+ followers will get additional comment filters.

💄 How Ulta is tapping in-store associates for content creation.

🎵 TikTok launches Market Scope for comprehensive data across the TikTok ecosystem.

👔 LinkedIn launches First Impression video ads.

GOOGLE

📍 You can use Promoted Pins in Demand Gen campaigns to boost Maps visibility.

🔍 Google Search Console fails to report half of all search queries.

CAMPAIGNS

🍔 Lovin’ it: McD’s announces the Snack Wrap’s return with a notes-app trauma dump from the SMM.

🏀 How Dick’s is outplaying Nike… and everyone else.

📚 Pizza Hut brings “BOOK IT!” reading program into the digital age.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

🌈 Big brands are pulling back on Pride merch and events this year.

🚫 6 brands taking a stand against AI content.

🙅‍♀️ Study: 39% of consumers report boycotting a brand in the past year.

Monday: When done right, audience research reveals exactly what your readers want to learn, solve, or understand, making content ideation a whole lot easier and more effective. Here’s how to use raw audience insights for winning content ideas.

Tuesday: Managing online reviews is essential, but replying to every Google review is a time drain. Now, AI-powered review agents can handle responses instantly and on-brand, giving your team back hours each week. Here’s what an AI review reply agent can help you do.

Wednesday: If you’re stuck writing dry, jargon-filled copy, consult the 9 Golden Rules of B2B Ads (Rule #1: Flex your specs).

Thursday: The old SEO dashboard isn’t cutting it anymore. Click-through rate, average position, and bounce rate were built for a world of ranked listings. If you’re not measuring these 12 new KPIs, you’re flying blindfolded.

Can you solve this puzzle? 🔗

🔥 Trending in The Daily Carnage Facebook community this week:

“Why include QR codes in your emails? If I’m looking at the email on my phone, I have no way to scan them. If I’m looking at the email on my desktop, I want to click it. Is there something I’m missing to why this is advantageous?”

💬 Our experts say…

• “You can definitely scan qr codes from your mobile device. Your irritation definitely applied like 3 years ago or more but tech moves fast.”
• “Without question, I’d navigate away rather than bothering with a QR code. I would click a link, but that’s the extent of the effort I’d make. I would judge harshly any company that provides only a QR code.”
• “We do QR codes in our emails because our audience is older in demographic and they often print things out or take screenshots instead of forwarding an email.”
• “I also find that certain demos love to screenshot emails and promo flyers rather than share/forward them natively, so it loses its clickable links. That’s definitely when the QR comes in handy.”

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Answer: A slice of pizza.

There have been a few iterations, but the classic will always be this design: the 5 stars over the rainbow and open book.