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Listly
4 days ago
- Business
- Listly
: 🚀 10 Powerful Tools & Platforms to Help You Go Viral
strategy, timing, and using the right tools. In today's content-saturated world, standing out requires more than just good ideas. You need platforms that amplify your message and tools that streamline your efforts. Whether you're launching a product, growing your brand, or promoting content, the following tools can give your message the push it needs to spread like wildfire. Canva Pro – Design That Gets Shared Visual content is the backbone of viral marketing. Canva Pro lets you create eye-catching posts, short videos, and infographics that resonate. With ready-made templates, drag-and-drop editing, and instant brand kits, it's ideal for producing viral content quickly and consistently. TikTok – The Viral Engine With its built-in algorithm designed to surface entertaining, relatable content, TikTok is arguably the most powerful platform for going viral today. Jump on trends, use popular sounds, and keep your videos punchy—this is where speed and creativity shine. Facebook Groups & Reels – Niche Meets Reach Facebook Groups are highly engaged communities, perfect for targeted viral sharing. Meanwhile, Reels offer excellent organic reach. Combining these lets you create content people want to share—and place it directly in front of buyers. Twitter/X – Hook-Driven Threads Twitter isn't dead—it's shifting. Short, sharp insights packaged in threads can go viral in hours. Hashtags, trending topics, and quote-tweet features give your content a chance to ride the wave of trending conversations. CapCut – Create Scroll-Stopping Clips CapCut makes video editing for social platforms effortless. With preloaded viral templates, auto captions, effects, and trending music, your short-form content becomes both relevant and shareable in minutes. BuzzSumo – Reverse Engineer Virality Want to know what's working? BuzzSumo analyzes the most shared content across the web. Use it to uncover viral headlines, trending topics, and the influencers sharing them. It's like having your finger on the pulse of the internet. YouTube Shorts – Bite-Sized Discoverability YouTube is now favoring Shorts, making it easier than ever to gain exposure. Share quick tips, product previews, or behind-the-scenes moments that entertain or solve a problem—virality often comes from being both useful and relatable. TrendHunter – Stay Ahead of the Curve Knowing what's next gives you a huge advantage. TrendHunter highlights emerging trends across industries, helping you create content that taps into rising curiosity—before the crowd catches on. Rafflecopter / KingSumo – Contests That Multiply Reach Run a giveaway and encourage users to share for extra entries. It's a simple, effective way to create viral loops—especially when paired with social proof and urgency. Sniply – Hijack Attention Ethically Even if you're sharing someone else's viral article or video, Sniply lets you overlay your own call-to-action. This means you can ride viral momentum while still driving traffic to your own offer, funnel, or opt-in page. Going viral is about more than just exposure—it's about connection, value, and momentum. These tools help you harness that power, whether you're a solo creator or an established marketer. Thanks for reading! Want more marketing strategies, tools, and free resources? Visit Karen Dahlin Marketing and let's grow your brand the smart way.
Business Mayor
01-05-2025
- Business
- Business Mayor
Even gen Z are resorting to cash – and I'm clinging to my own handful of it
O pening my wallet, I'm down to my last five dollars. Dog-eared leftovers from a foreign holiday that I keep forgetting to take to the bank, they have somehow ended up being the only physical money I always carry, now there are so few places to use the British folding stuff. Our village pub was for years a cash-only enterprise, possibly as a means of deterring customers from outside the village (long, gloriously eccentric story), and I keep a few pound coins rattling around the car for shopping trolleys. But using actual money feels mildly eccentric in most places now, or even faintly shady: increasingly cafes and bars are adopting 'no cash' rules upfront to save the hassle of carting their takings to some faraway bank branch. Half of us have recently been somewhere that either didn't accept cash or positively discouraged it, according to a survey by the ATM network Link. But since most people long ago switched to tapping a card reader, what's the problem? Well, there's the fact that, as a House of Commons Treasury select committee report suggested this week, it's the most vulnerable who still depend on cash: older people either terrified of being scammed or struggling to get to grips with apps, people whose credit rating is too trashed to get a bank account, adults with learning disabilities who can more easily understand that when cash is gone it's really gone, and women squirrelling away 'running away money' their partners don't know about. (One of the most upsetting stories the MPs heard was from a woman whose abusive partner had withheld the electronic bill payment for the kids' school lunches: the school didn't let her pay in cash, the only way she had of getting around his control of their account.) Read More Internet Humor News - Trend Hunter And then there's the fact that, as Spain discovered during this week's massive power outage, cash may no longer be king but when the worst happens, it's still a critical spare to the heir. Sweden backtracked last year on plans to become a cashless society amid fears of becoming less resilient to saboteurs and hostile actors. Last but not least, meanwhile, is the faintly embarrassed 'am I mad to think this?' sense triggered by the speed of America's descent into dystopia, that having a source of money no ill-intentioned future government could track or summarily freeze for political reasons is an underappreciated safety net. Clinging on to cash is one of those strange issues uniting traditionalists suspicious of change – tellingly, Reform's 2024 manifesto promised to stop Britain becoming a cashless society – with conspiracy theorists convinced the global elite is after their assets, radicals of all stripes, small business owners sick of being charged by banks for card transactions and anti-poverty charities pointing out that cash is a lifeline for people on tight budgets. Even gen Z, in theory more open to digitalised lives, have taken to the TikTok and Instagram-fuelled cult of 'cash stuffing', or disciplining your spending by taking out a week's cash and sorting it into different envelopes for specific purposes. Once the envelope is empty, the spending stops. Thousands follow the big cash stuffers' faintly hypnotic videos of them counting out crisp tenners and stashing them neatly into pastel folders: like all those videos of influencers sorting their cereals into labelled glass jars, it speaks to a need for control, order and a sort of reassuring homeliness, reminiscent of your granny keeping the week's housekeeping in a biscuit tin. (Though, much like the biscuit tins, cash stuffing at home must be a boon for burglars.) As with the physical habit of reading newsprint, once confidently predicted to be dead by now, the longterm trajectory towards digital may be clear but letting go of something you can physically hold in your hand takes far longer than anyone thinks. Banks would love a cashless society, of course: the less physical currency swilling round the system, the easier it is for them to shut down all their branches and go wholly digital, forcing reluctant customers to phone a call centre or more likely message a chatbot if they need help. So much cheaper than maintaining an anchoring, human-employing presence on high streets where there's little else left but vape shops. But let's just say that the past few decades have not given me enormous confidence in the social worth of unquestioningly doing whatever banks want. Which is why I'll be hanging on, for the foreseeable future, to an increasingly pointless handful of cash.
Miami Herald
27-02-2025
- Miami Herald
What generation are you when it comes to AI? Future Festival breaks it down in Miami
Grandpa struggles to use his iPhone until his Millennial granddaughter shows him the ropes. A Gen Z boy tells his mother that he gets his only news every day from social media influencers. Describing age groups by their technology prowess has long been a thing. But a new report from a company that tracks trends shows that in the age of AI, each group has its own use and needs, and is embracing it in different ways. That was part of the message at the Future Festival Miami Innovation Conference in Miami on Feb. 25-26. About 100 technologists, brand managers and executives gathered to hear passionate talk about how artificial intelligence will affect consumer trends. The two-day event at The Climate & Innovation Hub Miami in Little Haiti was organized by Trend Hunter, a company that uses AI to uncover consumer trends and patterns. McClatchy, the parent company of the Miami Herald, recently acquired Trend Hunter. While we may think of age groups by the traditional names — Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z — Trend Hunter splits the generations even further. Here's a look at the generational breakdowns from Armida Ascano, chief content officer at Trend Hunter: Baby Boomers Baby Boomers are the original hippies and yuppies. They value independence and individuality This group seeks technology that boosts productivity and a sense of community. For example, 44% of Baby Boomers said during the pandemic they felt more connected to friends and family because of tech. But they're 'not impressed' by the novelty of new technology. They just care whether it makes their lives easier. Examples include Baby Boomer Influencer Houses, a way brands get boomers to do their marketing on social media, grandparent-specific investment apps, family Zoom cooking lessons, retirement community online platforms, Boomer-specific e-commerce platforms ▪ Leading Boomers Born: 1945-1955 Current age: 70 to 80 years old Best use of AI: Keeping connected to community ▪ Neo Boomers Born: 1955-1965 Current age: 60 to 70 Best use of AI: Increased independence Gen X They are the original latchkey kids but also ushered in the concept of life-work balance. They have a high work ethic and family focus. About 60% are stressed about having to take care of their parents, themselves or spouses, and their kids. In the workplace, Gen X has double the stress score of Gen Z. Retailers like Lowe's have age-friendly apps, Walmart has introduced several tools including an AI shopping assistant to answer questions in a conversational style and Grandie has an AI chatbot, a feature of Grandpad. ▪ Gen XS Born: 1965-1972 Current age: 53 to 60 Best use of AI: Better multitasking More Findings: Gen XS 'is advocating for AI as a way to enable efficiency but they might be the only senior leaders who do not see AI as a threat.' They are key to getting larger 'buy-in' for AI ▪ Gen Xenos Born: 1973-1980 Current age: 45 to 52 Best use of AI: Professional and personal up-skilling Millennials They're known for prioritizing mental health and having an 'aspirational approach' to adulthood, or not being keen to wait their turn. About 65% would like to use social media less often. In and out of the workplace, Millennials 'don't want AI to act human but to help them stay connected to their humanity.' AI if used right could help them reduce screen time. 'AI gives us less tech time if used correctly.' Examples include The Havivi Bubblepal (AI bot for kids), SimpleChore (AI organizer for chores), Mobile ALOHA (open-source housekeeping bot), and IKEA vs Kreativ (augmented reality customer service app). This group wants to reduce their screen time but 'it's also a soothing mechanism they can't quit.' Younger Millennials check their phones about 150 times per day. ▪ Pro Millennial Born: 1980-1987 Current age: 38 to 44 Best use of AI: Reduced screen time for their kids Findings: They're trying to raise self-aware kids who aren't reliant on technology — while also equipping them for the future by giving them the right tech tools. ▪ Mid Millennial Born: 1988-1995 Current ages: 30 to 37 Best use of AI: Reduced screen time for better work-life balance ▪ Nouveau Millennial Born: 1995-1998 Current ages: 25 to 30 Best use of AI: Reduced screen time so they can reduce stress Gen Z They often opt for flip phones as the 'dumb phone' movement gains popularity. 'Technology is inherent and intuitive to this generation' and it's how they socialize. They are the first generation to enter the world with AI the standard. About 54% are on social media for at least four hours a day while 60% are using ChatGPT in everyday life and about 64% have used in school They don't overthink it. AI is an invisible agent helping improve their lives. 'For this generation, it's not a matter of whether or not to use AI at work or school, but whether they need to hide their use of AI from managers or professors.' ▪ Zillennial Born: 1999-2009 Current ages: 15 to 25 Best use of AI: Consult them on best use of AI in the workplace ▪ Z Tribe Born: 2009-2019 Current ages: 5 to 15 Best Use of AI: It's already omnipresent for them. They need AI that implements balance. ▪ Z Alpha Born: 2019-today Current ages: 0 to 5 Best use of AI: Help society prepare for the kids of the AI era
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New collection sheds light on hidden treasure from Ghana marketplace: 'A testament to the ingenuity'
The Vestiaire Collective is known primarily as a secondhand luxury marketplace. However, it recently launched an exclusive clothing collection in partnership with The Or Foundation. This collection is 100% upcycled and features the accomplishments of Ghanaian designers while also spotlighting the organization, whose mission is to "identify and manifest alternatives to the dominant model of fashion," according to the foundation's website. Consumers can purchase a range of clothing items, including varsity jackets with hand-painted details, patched jeans, and crocheted hobo bags. By purchasing an item from this collection, you are extending the life of clothing items already in existence and celebrating the work of independent artisans. What should the government do about the fast fashion industry? Set strict regulations Incentivize sustainable options Use both regulations and incentives Nothing Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. As detailed by Trend Hunter, the sales will benefit both the designers and The Or Foundation's Secondhand Solidarity Fund. "The capsule is a testament to the ingenuity of upcycling," the Trend Hunter wrote. The Or Foundation is based in Accra, Ghana, which is home to Kantamanto, the largest secondhand clothing market in the world. Beyond saving thousands of pounds of scraps from the marketplace and upcycling them into new clothing items, the foundation also offers relief funds after climate disasters, analyzes water and air samples to measure pollution, hauls away plastic waste from Accra's beaches, fights for fair wages, and offers sustainability education. Many cogs in the fashion industry wheel are destructive — more than 101 million tons of garments are tossed every year of the 100 billion that are produced. With that amount of waste, it is no surprise that microplastics and chemicals from dyes are polluting our waters. The fast fashion industry also has a concerning human rights record. The way the world consumes fashion must change in order to be kinder to our planet, and shopping secondhand is a great place to start. Supporting initiatives similar to The Or Foundation x Vestiaire Collective collab also shows designers that sustainability can be not only stylish but also profitable. "Fashion must divest from disposability. We can all do our part by recirculating quality garments, but we also have to prioritise justice for the people and the ecosystems who are often forgotten in fashion's chain of supply and demand. We are grateful to Vestiaire Collective for joining us in this mission," The Or Foundation co-founder Liz Ricketts said in a statement. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
