SocialMinds - A Social Media Marketing Podcast
How do you build a brand that resonates with everyone without losing your edge? In a market crowded with ‘stuffy’ booze brands, NICE has carved out a new space by refusing to take themselves too seriously. In this session, we sit down with the team behind the brand to explore their crowd-pleasing philosophy - a strategy that bridges the gap between viral digital stunts and meaningful, real-world community building. From iconic IRL stunts to reactive, budget-friendly social wins, discover how NICE ignores the red tape to deliver authentic, high-impact marketing that keeps the crowd...
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Brands are spending more on creators than ever, but attention doesn't always equal brand growth. Beth Marchant, Strategy Director at System1, joins Brave Bison's Chief Marketing Officer Hannah Baker to dig into The Creator Effectiveness Playbook: the new evidence-based research that gets into how to close that gap. Expect a conversation about what the data actually says, and what it means for how marketers should be thinking about creator advertising going forward. Got a question or a suggestion for the SocialMinds podcast? Get in touch at .
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Time Out has been the definitive guide to city culture since 1968, but in 2026, legacy heritage is a double-edged sword. How do you honour decades of editorial credibility while fighting for attention in an algorithmically driven feed? Chante Piette-Valentine, Head of Social and Video, takes us behind the scenes of Time Out’s ongoing transformation. In this honest session, we move beyond the myths to explore the real-world challenge of launching publishers on social: navigating trust, balancing data with editorial instinct, and why, in an AI-saturated world, society’s modernity fatigue can...
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You can't hold up connectivity the way you hold up an outfit or a coffee. So what does the human touch actually look like when your product can't be seen or touched? Cassia Colling, Social Lead at Vodafone Three, joins SocialChain's Chelsea Noronha to talk creators, comments and culture. It's a conversation about staying relevant to everyone without losing what makes a brand feel like itself, and what AI means for all of it. Got a question or suggestion for the SocialMinds podcast? Get in touch at .
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On this episode of Social in Six, SocialChain account executive Maya Gough joins Mil in the studio to unpack the latest from the world of social. This time, that includes two updates from Meta, including the launch of a new range of AI-powered glasses and an expansion of its livestream shopping tools. Elsewhere, Reddit has rolled out A/B testing to all advertisers, YouTube is letting you add music to still image posts and carousels, and LinkedIn is testing two new discovery and collaboration features with collaborative posts and suggested feeds. ...
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How can brands stop chasing trends and start filtering content through their own lens? Most beauty brands exhaust themselves trying to chase every fleeting TikTok trend, but Charlotte Tilbury has built an empire by doing the exact opposite. Marukh Budhraja, Global Head of Social for Colour and Complexions, joins us to discuss how the brand avoids the ‘trend trap’ by filtering every asset, comment, and campaign through the singular, authoritative lens of Charlotte herself. Learn how to maintain high-prestige consistency while executing mass intimacy at scale, and why a strong persona...
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On this episode of Social in Six, strategy lead Chelsea Noronha returns to the studio with Mil to break down all the latest need-to-know headlines from the world of social. This time, that includes three updates from Meta, including the launch of community-focused app Forum, a familiar Series feature for Reels, and new research that says discovery is increasingly happening through social. Elsewhere, Reddit has added video replies to comments, Instagram is testing profile interests to help personalise recommendations and LinkedIn looks set to expand...
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Organic gets written off every few years. Too slow. Too hard to measure. But for Tinder, Primark and Channel 4, owned content is anything but an afterthought. In this panel, SocialChain’s Eve Young sat down with Madeline Riley, and Aaron Gillies to unpack how organic has become a creative engine for cultural relevance, community connection and smarter paid decisions. From repeatable formats to reactive comments, pressure tests to IRL moments engineered for the feed, the session proved that the best organic strategies build the brand, shape the work and tell you what people...
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The waitlist for SocialMinds LIVE x Meta 2026 is still open! (For now...) Don’t hang about, register to join us on 27 May in London: On this episode of Social in Six, account manager Rachel Lea is back in the studio with Mil to break down the six key updates marketers need to know. This time, that includes Instagram expanding its crackdown on duplicate content beyond Reels, and testing new carousel caption formats to enable more structured storytelling. They’re also unpacking TikTok’s latest moves,...
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At MAD//North, we spoke with loveholidays about its shift to a challenger mindset. In this episode, we continue the conversation with Jasmine Dye, Senior Social Media Manager, to explore how that mindset is brought to life across social, influencer, paid and community. In this episode, we explore what it takes for a brand to get people talking in a crowded category and how the “loveholidays twist” shapes creative decisions. Expect to learn how creators are now part of the creative process, not just a channel, and how the Book What You Love campaign is...
info_outlineOn our 100th Social in Six episode, SocialChain influencer executive Rachel Lea joins Mil in the studio to cover off the top six need-to-know updates from the world of social. This time, that includes two updates from Instagram: a new watch history feature and a crackdown on duplicate content that’s got some news accounts rattled. They’re also talking all about Sora, the latest AI video/social platform from ChatGPT’s parent company OpenAI.
Plus, new AI tools from TikTok that let creators streamline both the edit and video scripting process; Reddit’s guide to optimising for AEO (not a typo, that’s Answer Engine Optimisation), and finally...find out which platform marketers ranked top priority in Emplifi’s State of Social report.
Got a question or suggestion for the SocialMinds podcast? Get in touch at socialminds@socialchain.com.