Monday Morning News Articles for Content Creators and Influencers – Early October

Here are the ecommerce, content creator, influencer, social media, and digital marketer news articles I’ve gathered for you this morning.

Amazon launches suite of visual search features (RetailDive)

Beauty Brands Draw the Line Between Dupes and Fakes on Amazon (Business of Fashion)

18 Black Friday marketing ideas that will boost your sales (Hootsuite)

Facebook Rolls Out a Youth-Focused Refresh (Social Media Today)

Gen Z is shopping more on Snapchat than TikTok or Instagram, study shows (Mashable)

Google Shopping “Researched with AI – Experimental” Answer (Search Engine Round Table)

How to Find Unlimited Content Ideas for Social Media in 2024 (Buffer)

How influencers sway consumer purchasing decisions (Retail Dive)

The Ideal Facebook Cover Photo Size and How To Make Yours Stand Out (+ 11 Ideas and Examples) (Buffer)

Meta Previews ‘Movie Gen’ AI Video Creation Tool (Social Media Today)

Meta Shares Tips on Growing Your Threads Presence (Social Media Today)

Nutter Butter, Are You Good? An Investigation (NY Times)

7 ways to boost customers’ emotional connection and loyalty with your brand (MarTech)

Meta is uniting the revenue streams it has used to pay more than four million creators (Tubefilter)

TikTok Launches Flip Stories Feature (Swipe Insights)

TikTok Updates for 2025: What Marketers Need to Know (Social Media Examiner)

Twitch just added another path to become Partner. Will it let established streamers help up-and-comers? (Tubefilter)

Visual content and SEO: How to use images and videos in 2025 (Searchengineland)

YouTube Shorts Will Boost Max Video Length to 3 Minutes (Variety)


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