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Best Practices

How to Manage Your Time Better

February is national time management month, and what better way to end the month on a high...

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How to Create Blog Content

As content creators, sometimes knowing what to write about can be one of the biggest...

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How to Organically Promote Content

When it comes to organically promoting your content, there are a few key elements that are...

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New Feature: Auto Post Videos

We have some big news...you can now autopost videos via Planoly! We are so excited about...

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Attending an Influencer Summit

For those of you who have never traveled for your blog, or have not attended an Influencer...

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PlanoLinks: New Features & Trends

We’re kicking off our Planolinks series once again to give you all of the up-to-date news on...

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F.A.Q.'s on Planoly

Here at Planoly, there are a few questions that we get asked on a regular basis...

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Share Netflix Shows on IG Stories

By now, we’re all aware of the option to share songs via Spotify on your Instagram Stories...

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How to Reach Out to Influencers

Running your own business comes with its challenges, especially when it comes to marketing...

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Creating a Viral Campaign

We often speak about the importance of influencer marketing and how it can help your...

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Switching to an IG Business Account

Instagram first launched the option for users to choose between a personal and business...

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Stay Motivated with Your Blog

Let’s face it, writer’s block is definitely a thing. And sometimes, it can get the best of...

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The Art of Influence

It's no secret that Instagram has paved the way for creators of all kinds to make their mark...

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How to Add Sticker Q&A's to IG Live

Instagram has recently rolled out a new feature that allows you to post Sticker Q&A's...

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Keep Your Online Brand Consistent

There’s usually a lot of decision-making involved when you’re in the beginning stages of your..

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How to Better Your Engagement

Keeping up with your comments on Instagram and engaging with your followers is a critical...

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How to Lock in a Brand Parternship

Today we’re going to chat about ways in which you can lock in your first brand partnership...

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How to Start & Market Your Podcast

Podcasts are some people’s current favorite way to consume information. Statistics show that...

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How to Create Instagram GIFs

Have you ever wanted to know how to create your own animated GIF? Well, we're spilling our...

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Influential Entrepreneurs

The nature of influencer marketing is continually changing, and as we've explored in recent...

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Implement Your Strategies for 2019

It’s time to talk strategy! We want to make sure that you’re all set up with everything that...

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How to Make Your Blog Succeed

Today we’re going to chat about how you can set yourself up towards creating and maintaining...

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Utilize Stories During the Holidays

If you're not utilizing Instagram Stories for your business, you really should be since it's...

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Why You’re Not Landing More Clients

This is a special guest post from our friends at HoneyBook. We’re big fans of their booking...

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A Graphic Grid

Instagram lends itself well to the visual landscape, and as both the platform and its users...

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Keep Track of Your Time on IG

Don’t get us wrong, we love Instagram, and all that social media has to offer, but sometimes...

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New IG Feature: Close Friends List

Instagram has recently unveiled a new feature that allows you to create a 'Close Friends'...

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Staying Active on Social Media Duri

It’s vital to stay active and relevant on social media during the holiday season. You want to..

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The Art of the Product Post

In the age of branded content, it can be hard for influencers to find the balance in...

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Promote Your Brand Over the Holiday

The holidays are here, which means there are only a few months left to plan and execute your...

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The Holiday Edit: PLANOLY Strategy

With the Holiday Season right around the corner, we’re quickly approaching one of the best...

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Instagram's 3 New Shopping Features

The holidays are fast approaching, and Instagram has unveiled not one, but three new features..

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Balancing Organic & Sponsored Posts

Today, we’ll be talking about How To Balance Organic & Sponsored Blog/Instagram Posts During...

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How to Use Placeholders

If you’re not aware of Planoly’s ‘Placeholder’ feature, then you’re in for a treat...

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How to Prep for the New Year

A New Year means new possibilities, new goals to tackle, new ideas to dream up, and new and...

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Creating the Perfect Wish Lists

The holidays are the perfect time to begin brainstorming ways in which to engage your...

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IG Live: Maintaining an Audience

One of the hardest things on Instagram today is keeping an engaged audience. While there is...

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Make The Most of Cyber Monday

It’s incredibly vital to use the month of October as a strategy building month and to begin...

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Influencer Goal Setting Worksheet

The life of a blogger or influencer can be a bit hectic at times. Most of the time, we’re...

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Use Planoly Without Linking Your IG

This new sign up option is perfect if you want to test out Planoly without signing in to...

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Using Pinterest To Grow Your Blog

Today, we’re going to talk about one of the biggest game changers when it comes to driving...

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Freelancer Holiday Survival Guide

Working as a freelancer undoubtedly comes with its perks. As alluring as the freedom of...

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Plan for Cyber Monday as a Brand

Holiday shopping starts as early as October now. 45% of millennials look at social media for...

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How Brands Battle Influencer Fraud

“Why should I invest in influencers if there are some with fake followers that won’t give me...

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Swipe-Up Feature in IG Stories

Having access to the ‘Swipe-Up’ feature in Instagram Stories can be a gamechanger when it...

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New Shopping Feature in IG Stories

Instagram recently released a new shopping feature for Instagram Stories which enables...

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Instagram’s Quick Replies Feature

Instagram’s ‘Quick Replies’ feature is the perfect solution for brands and influencers...

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Best Video & Editing Apps for IGTV

As IGTV continues to grow, more and more people are utilizing this new feature to curate...

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3 Blogging Platforms for Beginners

Starting a blog can be quite the task to take on, especially when you’re faced with so many...

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Activating Influencers Offline

There's no shortage of influencer-related content to be found online. Due to the nature of...

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Balancing Your Content as a Brand

Summer is coming to an end, which means that if you haven’t started planning out your holiday..

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Survival Guide for Small Businesses

When most people think of the holiday season, images of family gatherings, joyful occasions...

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Brand Holiday Influencer Strategy

Christmas in July just passed a few weeks ago, which means that if you haven't started...

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Monetize Your Holiday Content Now

While it is still summer (hello 100 degrees), now is the perfect time for influencers to...

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Put Together an Influencer Strategy

The art of successful influencer marketing varies heavily from brand to brand, and while...

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When to Integrate Influencers

At PLANOLY we're working diligently to expand our toolkit of influencer-centric articles, and..

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Consider Yourself an Influencer?

You can’t deny, social media plays an incredibly important role in today’s society. With...

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Influencer and Brand Collaborations

Working with brands as an influencer can be incredibly exciting and a wonderful opportunity...

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How to Use IGTV

IGTV is such a versatile feature for content creators, whether you use it as your main source..

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Breaking Down the Influencer Brief

At PLANOLY we are on a mission to create best-in-class tools that enable marketers, content...

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Influencer Marketing Case Studies

Before you start building out an influencer campaign for your brand, it’s important to not...

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Creating a Captivating Campaign

Social media channels today are a battleground for millions of brands to capture the...

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How to Improve Your “About Me” Page

If you’re a blogger, creative, or small business owner then you’ve had to create an...

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4 Apps for Creatives & Freelancers

Working for yourself comes with its fair share of hardships and stressful moments especially...

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How to Curate a Color Story for IG

We previously talked about how to create a cohesive feed on Instagram...

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How to Create iPhone Content

A few years into my marketing & branding career, I decided to venture out on my own and start..

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How to Step Up Your Newsletter Game

Newsletters are without a doubt a great way to promote your business, side hustle, or blog...

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A Beginner’s Guide to SEO

Search Engine Optimization (or SEO for short) is extremely important for businesses of all...

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New Feature: Stories Drafts

Since Instagram Stories was first released, it has become wildly popular with businesses and...

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How to Shoot the Perfect Flat Lay

Have you ever wondered how those swoon-worthy flat lays you see all over your feed are taken?..

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New Instagram Features to Know

Instagram has been busy as usual! They recently rolled out several new features that we are...

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Instagram Metric Glossary

One of the most essential elements of tracking your success on social media is not only...

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IG Live: Collaboration Equals Trust

When growing your brand in today’s digital space, collaborations and partnerships are an...

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How to Use Lightroom as a Beginner

Have you ever wondered what Lightroom is and how to use it? Well, you’re in luck because...

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Cameras For Bloggers and Businesses

You’ve probably heard - great content goes hand in hand with great imagery. And it’s 100% true!

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How to Create a Brand Moodboard

In the first post in this little branding series, I had you answer a series of questions in...

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Instagram Strategies for Your Grid

If it's not evident already, Instagram is home to an abundance of content creators and...

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Spring Clean Your Social Media

With a new season on the horizon, and with the idea of "spring cleaning" in mind, we've been...

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How to Break Down Good Engagement

Social media is a numbers game. But do you know what the exact numbers to play with are?...

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How to Create a Content Calendar

In the blogging world, content calendar’s are a widely known term but not always utilized...

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Build a Loyal Instagram Following

Remember the times when Instagram was a new innocent platform for sharing images of lattes...

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Giving Your Brand a Personality

Creating a brand that people enjoy and relate to is a key aspect when owning a business....

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The Art of the Instagram Story

As Instagram continues to evolve, this provides users with even more opportunities to tell...

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Building an Instagram Strategy

Every business strategy today has one common thread when it comes to marketing in the digital..

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In The Mood For Planning

Having a strong foundation set at the beginning of the year always inspires more productivity..

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How to Utilize Instagram Highlights

Instagram’s newest feature, Highlights, is a powerful tool that influencers and businesses...

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How to Engage with Your Audience

For a brand or influencer, curating a loyal audience and learning who your following is can...

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IG Live: Creating a Cohesive Feed

A question we often see from our Planoly fam is how to make your Instagram feed cohesive...

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How To Stay Ahead Of The Curve

2017 has been a big year for Instagram! The platform has solidified its place among the big...

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How to Brand Using the 4 V's

Branding is one of those words we tend to hear a lot these days — whether it’s in respect to...

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Planoly February IG Live Sessions

For two months now, we’ve been diving into Instagram Stories and talking to you 1-on-1 to...

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Extending Your Content Strategy

At PLANOLY, we pride ourselves on being both an industry-leading app and professional...

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IG Live: Building Better Content

Analytics and insights are a beneficial tool in helping you to improve your content strategy...

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IG Live: Boost Groups

Are you interested in learning more about boost groups? You’ve come to the right place! We...

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Dynamic Workflow w/ Planoly + VSCO

A super simple and reasonable goal for 2018 is to plan a little bit more and streamline...

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IG Live: Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is a worthwhile way to monetize your Instagram presence and turn blogging..

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How to Start a Bullet Journal

If you don’t know about bullet journaling yet, then you’ve probably been living under a rock...

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What NOT to Do on Instagram

We always talk about what you should be doing on Instagram, but it’s time to shed some light...

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5 Ways To Drive Sales from IG

For many content creators, Instagram is a blank canvas to showcase some of their best...

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Planning Content Resolutions

Brands and businesses of all sizes are planning their goals, budgets, and potential...

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Creative Content as a Big Retailer

The introduction of new platforms has shaken retail to its core. As a result, new industry...

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How to Plan Ahead for the Holidays

Our mission at PLANOLY is to empower marketers, content creators, and digital mavens at every..

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5 Tips for Creating IG Content

When it comes to creating visual content for social media, I’ve always thought that product...

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Content for Offline Initiatives

Whether you're using social media as a business or individual, this content should act as a...

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Quality vs. Quantity

When it comes to social media, we play it by the rules that it’s a numbers game...

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Avoid This Letter From the FTC

On every sponsored post you look at, you’ll always notice that you see #ad and #sponsored...

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IG Story Takeover Case Study

Instagram Stories are quickly becoming a go-to outlet for influencers and businesses alike...

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Planning Content as a TV Brand

Networks have to remain relevant and digitally savvy on social media...

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Planning Content for the Holidays

Planning is an essential for content creators and brands all year round...

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Understanding B2B + B2C Content

There’s no denying that we’re in an age where content is king. With this constant need, it’s...

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6 Tips to Prepare for the Holidays

Planning ahead is always better, especially when it comes to the holidays...

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The Best Hashtags for Your Audience

With the introduction of Hashtag Manager, it becomes ever so easy to manage hashtags that go...

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Personal vs Professional Content

Individuals can use their social platforms and presence to paint a holistic picture of who...

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How to Craft Your Visual Identity

In a visually-led landscape, it can sometimes be challenging for brands (both emerging and...

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Planning “Creative” Content

There is a true art to planning and posting great content - though this approach isn't...

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Finding Your Voice

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but in the digital age, finding, knowing, and OWNING..

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Plan Insta Like a Creative Director

Our Creative Director, Brandy Pham, is a pro when it comes to smart planning...

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The Do's and Dont's of Hashtags

How to use hashtags correctly is an essential part of building your social media strategy...

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Client Experience on Instagram

Good branding is an essential part of a positive client experience...

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The Rise of the Micro-Influencer

As social media continues to evolve, "influence" has taken on a whole new meaning in the...

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How to Monetize Your Instagram

...the many opportunities to tap into when it comes to monetizing your Instagram feed.

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Get Back On Track

The fourth of July has come and gone, but can’t we just stay in vacay mode forever?

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How to Photograph Products for IG

Your audience needs to see what you’re selling, and Instagram offers the perfect platform to...

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How to Split Your Instagram Grid

You may have noticed some Instagram accounts have images that are split on their grid...

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Advanced Tips: The EmmaRose Agency

Take a closer look at Tiffany's expert tips for branding, styling, and visual storytelling...

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Rising Trends for Food Brands

There’s no questioning food’s prominence in the content landscape - especially with regard...

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Plan of Action

The modern workplace is changing, and with it, comes a new set of standards and opportunities..

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Use Instagram Stories to Compliment

Instagram used to be much more “instant” than it is now, and we tend to be much more focused...

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How to Incorporate Multi Posts

How to Use Planoly's new feature to plan multi photos or video campaigns for Instagram...

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Why You Shouldn't Auto-Comment

While auto-commenting seems to be a fast growing craze in the Instagram community, we are...

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Guide To Finding Your Content Niche

Find your tribe and you’ll thrive - the same holds true from a content perspective and as...

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Planning Content For Insta Stories

What to consider when it comes to planning for fun, fresh and approachable content that...

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How to Conduct Your Instagram Audit

I usually start with an overall brand audit, let's start with dissecting Instagram...

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Planoly’s Desktop vs Mobile

We’re outlining a few key points of each experience of Planoly's desktop and mobile apps...

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Brand and Instagram Tips: Sock Club

Learn more about their branding process and how they continue to grow every day...

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New Features on Instagram Stories

Instagram Stories has been growing in popularity and is widely used by influencers, celebs...

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How to Use Colored Backdrops

Color is one of the most effective ways to communicate the essence of your brand, and...

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10 Ways to Start Your New Year

Resolutions might not be for everyone, but it’s always a good idea to make a change for the...

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Getting Back Into Your Workflow

Get back into your workflow sooner than later with these tried and true strategies...

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The 5 C’s of Creating Content

I came up with my 5 c’s of creating content for Instagram, and though the way that you apply...

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Advice: Calli of Something Social

Calli shares her expert experience and advice on all things social media and Instagram...

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Anatomy of an Instagram Post

If you’re using Instagram for your brand or business, there’s a lot more planning that goes...

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5 Instagram Accounts to Follow

It’s not easy to curate a consistent flow of eye-catching images so we get giddy when we find...

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Planning Content Around Social

At CONNECT(ED)ITORIAL we pride ourselves on creating content that is both people-centric and...

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Photography as a Powerful Medium

Photography is a powerful tool to communicate so much without uttering a single word. A photog...

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Planning Multimedia Content

In a sea of content it’s hard to know where to start in terms of differentiating yourself from...

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Rising Trends For Fashion Brands

As we become more increasingly connected, it has become easier to identify digital trends acro...

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Using Planoly to Improve Your Team

Leading a team through the ever-changing world of Instagram can be a daunting task. Luckily, P...

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Develop a Visual Strategy for Insta

It’s undeniable that social media has become an essential tool in most business’ marketing str...

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Planning With The World In Mind

The introduction of technology into our lives has undoubtedly changed the way we consume and s...

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Content That Inspires Comments

Just as we all found ourselves in an Instagram groove, we were thrown a curveball that will im...

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Planning Content with Data in Mind

There’s a true balance of science and art when it comes to compelling content that entices you...

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Importance of Comment Management

In our previous article we touched on the importance of planning content that inspires comment...

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Tips for Planning with a Team

They say it takes a village. For us community and collaboration are driving factors in creatin...

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Plan Solo as a Small Business

The challenges that face small business owners everywhere vary based on many external factors...

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Instagram & Photo Editing Apps

Instagram is one of the most popular and fastest growing social media communities, and we can ...

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How to use Instagram Hashtags

Advice: How to use # hashtags to your advantage on Instagram effectively and stylishly. Ever w...

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How to: Instagram and Food

During our Create Cultivate Dallas Mentor sessions, we had the pleasure of meeting wonderful F...

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Advice: Planning For Special Events

In this day and age content's place in a marketing strategy is key whether a business is in th...

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Fillers for Brands - Regrams

Let's be real. As a mom, wife, business owner, shop owner, jewelry designer, graphic designer...

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How to Spend Your Sundays

Ever wonder how successful people spend their Sundays? Here's how to spend your Sundays while ...

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Rule of Thirds

Use the "rule of thirds" for your focal points on your frames. See image for example: use the ...

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Advice: Learn to Plan

Those who fail to plan... plan to fail. How many times have you heard that quote over and over...

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How to Create an Appealing Insta

How does your Instagram feed look? How does it flow? Does it inspire you or others? When a new...

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Instagram Tips on Consistency

When should I post on Instagram? How many posts should I post a day? What times are the best?

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