This Week on Social - TikTok Vs. YouTube Shorts - Which is Better For Your Brand?

Each week, the insights team at The Goat Agency pull together the latest news from the social space in a weekly social media news round-up. This week we look at YouTube's creator tips for optimizing connected TV viewing, how your brand can leverage the power of niche marketing, and which short-form platform is a better fit for your brand's influencer campaigns; TikTok or YouTube Shorts?

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(1/5) Connected TV is YouTube's Fastest Growing Viewing Option - 5 Tips for Creators to Capitalize

Connected TV is the fastest growing viewing option on YouTube. More and more people are connecting their TVs to their YouTube account to consume content.

YouTube has provided new tips with this shift in mind, outlining five key notes to consider when creating content with Connected TV viewing.

The 5 Tips:

Uploading content in 4k - YouTube says that the latest TVs are capable of streaming content in 4k, 8k and HDR. So where possible videos should be uploaded in the highest resolution.

High resolution thumbnails - YouTube advised creators to upload high resolution thumbnails, as they will appear much larger on TV screens than on mobile or desktop. 

Maximizing inline preview - YouTube advises creators to hook viewers in the first 10-30 seconds in order to capitalize on the inline preview (the autoplay preview when a user hovers over the thumbnail)

Episodic content - YouTube also says that creators should try to make episodic content, and mark their episodes within the playlist tab. Video titles should lead with the episode title and the series name as a suffix.

Consistent thumbnail themes - YouTube says that thumbnails should have consistent appearances while also communicating what each specific episode entails.

This all links back to the habitual viewing behaviors linked to TV viewers. YouTube is looking to maximize its offering, aligning creators to drive more interest.

(2/5) How Beauty Brands "Hook and Hold" Attention on TikTok

In this exclusive Goat Report, we compare 10 luxury, prestige and challenger beauty brands to uncover how they "hook" and "hold" attention on TikTok.

What do 10 successful luxury, prestige and challenger beauty brands have in common on TikTok?

We’ve identified and analysed 10 brands to establish how they’ve effectively “hooked” their audience’s attention on TikTok, and even more importantly, how they’ve “held” it.

From content formats and influencer campaigns, to jumping on trends (or starting their own), these 10 brands are all approaching TikTok in their own unique ways. Fill in the form above to download this exclusive Goat report for inspiration and takeaways to help you elevate your own brand’s TikTok and wider social/influencer strategy.

Get your copy of our latest report to find out!

(3/5) Instagram Becomes Even More Like TikTok

Instagram fills its pockets once more, with another TikTok-like feature.

Meta has announced that it's adding a dedicated destination for trending audio and hashtags on Reels, expanding gifts on Reels to more countries, enhancing Reels editing tools, adding new metrics and more.

Creators will be able to see the top trending songs on Reels, and how many times the audio has been used, and then tap it to use or save for later.

Creators will also be able to see top trending topics and hashtags on Reels using the new Professional Dashboard.

The new update will also make it easier to edit Reels on Instagram, as the app has brought video clips, audio, stickers and text under a unified editing screen. Basically Reels, is now even more like TikTok.

Instagram is no stranger to nabbing a feature. In fact, the platform found itself under intense scrutiny last year for “trying to become TikTok.”

(4/5) How Your Brand Can Leverage the Power of Niche Marketing

In this Goat exclusive, we’re sharing what niche marketing means, covering our insider tips for building credibility within a niche community on social media.

Finding the right niche to focus on is key, especially in this fast-paced digital ecosystem.

Check out our latest blog to find out how you can leverage niche marketing, and how your brand can be more successful.

(5/5) TikTok Vs. YouTube Shorts - Which Platform is Better For Your Brand?

We're hosting a TikTok vs YouTube themed digital event! Here's what you can expect:

Two Goats will go head to head to argue the case for TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

• What are the key differences, opportunities and challenges?
• Which content formats work best?
• How are influencers and brands using them?

AND if you had 100K to spend on just one... which should it be?

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