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World Mental Health Day: Practicing Mindful Media Consumption
At the core of every human, we desire social interaction. Companionship and connections are vital towards ensuring a positive life, and nowadays, many of our connections can be found and built online. However, it’s equally important to understand and acknowledge the harmful affects of consuming too much media, or how certain pieces of media can outwardly warp people’s perceptions of self-worth and happiness.
Social Media Influencers: Engage With Paid Media Opportunities
If you’re a media professional, chances are you’re familiar with the PESO model. “The PESO model takes the four media types — paid, earned, shared and owned — and merges them together for an integrated and measurable communications program.” Nowadays, these different media types can be seen in all shapes and forms, but for today’s purposes we’re going to be looking at paid media, and specifically how social media influencers have changed the scope of it entirely.
South-Asian Video Marketing Campaigns: What Makes Them So Engaging?
We are living in a world run by visuals. Whether we’re consuming media via photos, videos or infographics, it’s clear that text-only approaches are a thing of the past. As someone who has grown up as a visual learner, I’ve always been drawn to video content the strongest. I love how videographers and editors can combine their forces to create a seamless, story-telling experience from beginning to end. Today, I’ve collected some of my favorite video marketing campaigns in the South Asian community, and I’ll be talking about the specific strategic elements of each video that really drive home engagement:
What Makes An Eye-Catching Website?: The Ultimate SEO 101 Guide
When was the last time you went searching for answers on the second page of a Google search entry? Chances are, you probably haven’t in a while. Google, and other popular search engines rely on the SEO (search engine optimization) of websites to pick and choose which websites are optimized for the top of the search list, ensuring that you don’t have to keep scrolling aimlessly to find what you’re searching for. This week, I dived deep into some of my favorite South Asian bloggers’ websites, and took a closer look at how each website’s keywords sparked interest in me:
Here’s Why I’ve Been Glued to Instagram Reels As Of Lately
If you’re an avid Instagram scroller like myself, chances are you’ve gone down the rabbit hole Instagram Reels tab. Reels have become one of the most used features on Instagram, and for good reason. Nowadays, social media is quickly consumed in large amounts. Because of this, brands and creators must deliver their content in the most concise, engaging, yet informative ways possible.
Unfair & Not-So-Lovely: The Conflicts of Colorism in South Asian Media
If you grew up in a traditional South Asian household, visited your local desi market, or watched your favorite television drama, chances are you’ve come across Fair & Lovely products in one way or another. Fair & Lovely is a skin-lightening cosmetic line from Hindustan. Released in India back in ’75, Unilever uses niacinamide, a water soluble vitamin B3 that acts as a skin whitening agent.