TikTok is a platform where users create and share short videos, often dancing or lip-synching to a soundtrack. A Brief TikTok History TikTok started as Musical.ly in 2014, attracting millions of users worldwide. In 2018, ByteDance, a Chinese tech company, acquired Musical.ly and merged it with its lip-synching app, Douyin. The result was TikTok, which debuted in August…
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An Important Marketing Lesson from Viviana Zelizer’s Study
Recently, I’ve been taking an online course on Financial Markets with Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller. During the course, Shiller shared an insightful study by Viviana Zelizer on how life insurance was marketed in the 19th century. I found a valuable marketing lesson in her research and decided to share it. Before we dive into…
Marketing in 2020: Post-COVID-19 Predictions
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest individuals, described the COVID-19 pandemic as a “nightmare scenario” in a recent interview. This sentiment resonates with many, including your consumers. These are uncertain times. The pandemic has disrupted businesses worldwide, creating financial challenges and forcing many companies—especially small businesses—to struggle to stay…