Social Media terms
Organic and paid social distribution, community, creators, and engagement. Browse plain-language definitions and practical context below.
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The process of contacting and pitching creators to build brand partnerships.
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When a creator grants a brand permission to run ads through the creator's social account.
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A clickable link placed in a profile, often used where posts cannot hold links.
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Broadcasting real-time video to an audience that can react and comment as it happens.
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A creator with a large following, often roughly 100,000 to one million followers.
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A creator with a very large following, usually more than one million followers.
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Using popular meme formats and humor to promote a brand on social media.
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A social creator with a small but engaged niche following, often 10,000 to 100,000 people.
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A creator with a very small following, often roughly 1,000 to 10,000 followers.
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The long-term drop in how many followers see unpaid posts without ad spending.
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Unpaid social media activity published through a brand or person's account.
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Advertising delivered within social media platforms.
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A post an account fixes to the top of its profile or feed.
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An interactive sticker in Stories that lets viewers vote between options.
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A clickable label on a post that links to a specific product.
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Improving a social profile's details so it is clear, searchable, and consistent with the brand.
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Resharing another post with your own comment added above it.
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An input a feed algorithm uses to predict and score how content should be ordered.
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A creator's published list of prices for different types of sponsored content.
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The number of distinct people or accounts exposed to content.