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Building Authority with Verified AI Research

April 29, 2024 by Basil Puglisi Leave a Comment

I have been in enough boardrooms to recognize the cycle. Someone pushes for more output, the dashboards glow, and soon the team is buried in decks and reports that nobody trusts. Noise rises, but credibility does not. Volume by itself has never carried authority.

What changes the outcome is proof. Proof that every claim ties back to a source. Proof that numbers can be traced without debate. Proof that an audience can follow the trail and make their own judgment. Years ago I put a name to that approach: the Factics method. The idea came from one campaign where strategy lived in one column and data in another, and no one bothered to connect the two. Factics is the bridge. Facts linked with tactics, data tied to strategy. It forces receipts before scale, and that is where authority begins.

Perplexity’s enterprise release showed the strength of that principle. Every answer carried citations in place, making it harder for teams to bluff their way through metrics. When I piloted it with a finance client, the shift was immediate. Arguments about what a metric meant gave way to questions about what to do with it. Backlinks climbed by double digits, but the bigger win was cultural. People stopped hiding behind dashboards and began shaping stories that could withstand audits.

Claude Sonnet carried a similar role in long reports. Its extended context window meant whitepapers could finally be drafted with fewer handoffs between writers. Instead of patching paragraphs together from different writers, a single flow could carry technical depth and narrative clarity. The lift was not only in speed but in the way reports could now pass expert review with fewer rewrites.

Other tools filled the workflow in motion. ElevenLabs took transcripts and turned them into quick audio snippets for LinkedIn. Descript polished behind-the-scenes recordings into reels, while Surfer SEO scored drafts for topical authority before publication. None of them mattered on their own, but together they formed a loop where compliance, research, and social proof reinforced one another. The outcome was measurable: steadier trust signals in search, more reliable performance on LinkedIn, and fewer compliance penalties flagged by governance software.

Creative Concepts Corner

B2B — Financial Services Whitepaper
A finance firm ran competitor research through Perplexity Pro, pulled the citations, and built a whitepaper with Claude Sonnet. Surfer scored it for topical authority, and ElevenLabs added an audio briefing for LinkedIn. Backlinks rose 15%, compliance errors fell under 5%, and lead quality improved. The tip: build the Factics framework into reporting so citations carry forward automatically.

B2C — Retail Campaign Launch
A retail brand used Descript to edit behind-the-scenes launch content, paired with ElevenLabs audio ads for Instagram. Perplexity verified campaign stats in real time, ensuring ad claims were sourced. Compliance penalties stayed near zero, campaign ROI lifted by 12%, and sentiment held steady. The tip: treat compliance checks like creative edits — built into the process, not bolted on.

Nonprofit — Health Awareness
A health nonprofit ran 300 articles through Claude Sonnet to align with expertise and accuracy standards. Lakera Guard flagged risky phrasing before launch, while DALL·E supplied imagery free of trademark issues. The result: a 97% compliance score and higher search visibility. The tip: use a shared dashboard to prioritize which content pieces need review first.

Closing Thought

Authority is not abstract. It shows up in backlinks earned, in the compliance rate that holds steady, and in how an audience responds when they can trace the source themselves. Perplexity, Claude, Surfer, ElevenLabs, Descript — none of them matter on their own. What matters is how they hold together as a system. The proof is not the toggle or the feature. It is the fact that the teams who stop treating this as a side experiment and begin leaning on it daily are the ones entering 2025 with something real — speed they can measure, trust they can defend, and credibility that endures.

References

Acrolinx. (2025, March 5). AI and the law: Navigating legal risks in content creation. Acrolinx.

Anthropic. (2024, March 4). Introducing the next generation of Claude. Anthropic.

AWS News Blog. (2024, March 27). Anthropic’s Claude 3 Sonnet model is now available on Amazon Bedrock. Amazon Web Services.

ElevenLabs. (2025, March 17). March 17, 2025 changelog. ElevenLabs.

FusionForce Media. (2025, February 25). Perplexity AI: Master content creation like a pro in 2025. FusionForce Media.

Google Cloud. (2024, March 14). Anthropic’s Claude 3 models now available on Vertex AI. Google.

Harvard Business School. (2025, March 31). Perplexity: Redefining search. Harvard Business School.

Influencer Marketing Hub. (2024, December 1). Perplexity AI SEO: Is this the future of search? Influencer Marketing Hub.

Inside Privacy. (2024, March 18). China releases new labeling requirements for AI-generated content. Covington & Burling LLP.

McKinsey & Company. (2025, March 12). The state of AI: Global survey. McKinsey & Company.

Perplexity. (2025, January 4). Answering your questions about Perplexity and our partnership with AnyDesktop. Perplexity AI.

Perplexity. (2025, February 13). Introducing Perplexity Enterprise Pro. Perplexity AI.

Quora. (2024, March 5). Poe introduces the new Claude 3 models, available now. Quora Blog.

Solveo. (2025, March 3). 7 AI tools to dominate podcasting trends in 2025. Solveo.

Surfer SEO. (2025, January 27). What’s new at Surfer? Product updates January 2025. Surfer SEO.

YouTube. (2025, March 26). Descript March 2025 changelog: Smart transitions & Rooms improvements. YouTube.

Basil Puglisi used Originality.ai to eval the content of this blog.

AI in Social Media: Instagram’s AI Stickers, YouTube’s Dream Screen, and Reddit’s Mod Helper Tools #AIg

April 8, 2024 by Basil Puglisi Leave a Comment

What Happened

In March 2023, social media platforms leaned further into AI-powered creativity and moderation. Instagram rolled out testing for AI Stickers, allowing users to generate custom stickers directly from text prompts, bringing personalized visuals into Stories and Reels without third-party design tools. The move aimed to give creators fast, on-brand assets without slowing production cycles.

YouTube introduced Dream Screen to a select group of Shorts creators, letting them create AI-generated video or image backgrounds by typing a scene description. Positioned as a way to fuel short-form creativity, this early rollout aligned with YouTube’s push to make Shorts competitive with TikTok and Reels.

Meanwhile, Reddit expanded its Mod Helper Tools, incorporating AI to suggest rule enforcement actions, detect spam, and flag potentially harmful posts. The update was presented as a way to reduce burnout among volunteer moderators and improve real-time content oversight.

Who’s Impacted

B2B: Brands producing frequent short-form content on Instagram and YouTube gained faster asset production workflows, allowing social teams to test more variations per campaign cycle without additional design costs.

B2C: Everyday users benefited from creative tools that required no technical skill—AI Stickers and Dream Screen lowered the barrier to creating distinctive, share-worthy content.

Nonprofits: Volunteer-driven communities on Reddit could spend less time manually moderating and more time engaging members, increasing retention and mission visibility.

Why It Matters Now

Fact: AI-generated visuals are being embedded natively into major social apps.
Tactic: Audit brand voice and visual guidelines so AI outputs match tone and identity—especially before AI elements become widely available to audiences.

Fact: Moderation AI can now flag subtle policy violations, not just explicit spam.
Tactic: Nonprofits and advocacy groups can repurpose this technology for internal community management to maintain safe, welcoming spaces.

KPIs influenced: creative output volume, engagement per post, moderation response time, and audience retention rate.

Action Steps

1. Test AI Stickers and Dream Screen with a small content batch before scaling.
2. Create brand-approved prompt templates for faster and more consistent AI visual output.
3. Monitor AI moderation accuracy and adjust rule sets to prevent over-filtering.
4. Integrate AI-generated visuals into A/B tests to track impact on CTR and shares.

“AI tools are now shaping the creative baseline for social media—brands that wait risk sounding and looking dated before the year is out.” – Basil Puglisi

References

Instagram. (2023, March 14). Introducing AI Stickers in testing. Retrieved from https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/ai-stickers

YouTube Official Blog. (2023, March 20). Experimenting with Dream Screen for YouTube Shorts. Retrieved from https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/dream-screen-shorts

Reddit. (2023, March 28). New AI Mod Helper Tools for Reddit communities. Retrieved from https://redditinc.com/blog/mod-helper-tools-ai

Disclosure: This article is #AIgenerated with minimal human assistance. Sources are provided as found by AI systems and have not undergone full human fact-checking. Original articles by Basil Puglisi undergo comprehensive source verification.

TikTok Q&A Stickers, ChatGPT Memory, and Google’s Core Update: Redefining Engagement and Quality

March 25, 2024 by Basil Puglisi Leave a Comment

The dynamics of digital interaction shift again as TikTok brings interactive Q&A stickers to the forefront, OpenAI introduces memory to ChatGPT, and Google rolls out its latest core update on spam and quality. These updates are not isolated — they reshape how audiences participate, how brands personalize, and how search visibility is determined. The thread connecting all three is control: creators gaining tools to guide conversation, AI gaining capacity to recall context, and search engines asserting authority over what deserves visibility.

This matters because cycle time per asset, percentage of on-brand outputs, organic traffic on non-brand clusters, community participation rates, and click-through from trusted snippets now all operate in a connected ecosystem. When you align social interactivity, AI memory, and search quality, the result is an integrated workflow where discovery and engagement reinforce each other instead of working at odds.

TikTok’s interactive Q&A stickers evolve a feature that started as a simple comment filter into a mechanism for community-driven campaigns. For creators, it means audiences can shape the narrative by submitting questions that become content prompts, driving higher watch time and repeat interactions. For brands, the tactic translates into measurable gains: a single Q&A prompt can generate multiple short-form assets aligned with trending audio, amplifying both reach and authenticity. The tactic is simple — deploy questions as campaigns, respond with tailored clips, and feed the resulting engagement into broader funnel strategies.

OpenAI’s February release of the ChatGPT memory feature changes the creative workflow itself. Instead of treating each prompt as a blank slate, memory enables continuity — remembering user preferences, style, and prior content. For marketers, this transforms production into an iterative loop: past brand voice guides future drafts, reducing off-brand variance and lifting production efficiency. Factics applies directly here: the fact is AI now recalls context; the tactic is to establish structured “memory profiles” for campaign types (blogs, emails, ads), then use them to cut production time while improving on-brand accuracy. This is where KPIs like cycle time reduction and consistency across touchpoints show their impact.

Google’s March core update tightens quality and spam standards, forcing a recalibration of SEO playbooks. The update rewards content that integrates signals of expertise and penalizes manipulative tactics that previously gamed the algorithm. For digital teams, this isn’t just about recovery — it’s about proactively aligning content to demonstrate authority, clarity, and community validation. The tactic becomes weaving Q&A-driven content and AI-personalized workflows into search-optimized hubs, ensuring Google sees engagement metrics and semantic relevance aligned with user intent.

The AI workflow in practice connects these updates seamlessly. A campaign might start with TikTok Q&A stickers to gather audience prompts, shift into ChatGPT memory-enabled drafting of responses and long-form assets, and conclude with SEO tuning designed for Google’s updated quality framework. The loop is tight, measurable, and repeatable.

Best Practice Spotlight

Fashion brand BOSS offers a powerful proof point. Its #MerryBOSSmas Branded Hashtag Challenge leveraged TikTok’s interactive creator tools — including Q&A-style prompts and stickers — to invite global participation. The campaign generated over 3 billion views and nearly 1 million video creations, reinforcing how community-driven features amplify brand storytelling.

“Interactive tools like Q&A make creators part of the campaign’s architecture, not just the delivery.” — Toptal, June 29, 2021

Creative Consulting Concepts

B2B Scenario
Challenge: A SaaS firm struggles with inconsistent content voice across blogs, whitepapers, and social posts.
Execution: Implement ChatGPT memory to retain brand-specific tone, run Q&A-style webinars repurposed into TikTok clips, and optimize blog hubs with Google’s updated quality signals.
Expected Outcome: 20% reduction in production cycle time, 15% increase in search snippet capture within 90 days.
Pitfall: Failing to periodically reset or refine AI memory, leading to drift in tone or outdated references.

B2C Scenario
Challenge: An eCommerce fitness brand wants to deepen engagement without expanding its design team.
Execution: Deploy TikTok Q&A stickers to gather customer workout questions, answer with short-form videos, and use ChatGPT memory to draft product copy consistent with the content themes.
Expected Outcome: 25% lift in repeat engagement on TikTok, improved conversion on SEO-optimized landing pages.
Pitfall: Over-indexing on audience questions without filtering for brand relevance, diluting focus.

Non-Profit Scenario
Challenge: A health nonprofit seeks to improve donor education and retention.
Execution: Use ChatGPT memory to personalize donor communications, launch TikTok Q&A prompts to address community health concerns, and integrate content into a Google quality-compliant resource hub.
Expected Outcome: 12% boost in donor retention through personalized messaging and stronger search visibility.
Pitfall: Allowing AI-personalized content to drift into overly segmented messaging, which may confuse or alienate broader supporters.

Closing Thought

The new playbook for engagement is not about choosing between social, AI, or search — it’s about recognizing how each strengthens the other when tied together by workflow. When community interaction drives AI memory and both feed into search visibility, marketing stops being reactive and starts compounding momentum.

The fastest-growing brands now treat engagement, personalization, and visibility as one motion.

References
OpenAI. (2024, February 13). Memory and new controls for ChatGPT.

TechCrunch. (2024, February 13). ChatGPT will now remember — and forget — things you tell it to.

ResearchGate. (2024, February 17). AI-driven personalization in web content delivery: A comparative study of user engagement in the USA and the UK.

McKinsey & Company. (2024, January 22). Unlocking the next frontier of personalized marketing.

TikTok Newsroom. (2021, March 24). Q&A rolls out to all creators.

Google Search Central Blog. (2024, March 5). March 2024 core update and new spam policies.

Toptal. (2021, June 29). TikTok Content Strategy (All The Best Tips for 2024).

AI in Social Media: Snapchat’s My AI Launch, Meta’s AI Research Breakthroughs, and Pinterest’s Personalized Discovery Push #AIg

March 11, 2024 by Basil Puglisi Leave a Comment

What Happened

In February 2023, the social media landscape saw a sharp acceleration in AI adoption across both consumer features and back-end platform improvements. Snapchat introduced My AI, an experimental chatbot powered by OpenAI’s technology, integrated directly into Snapchat+ as a pinned conversation. This marked one of the first major social platforms to place a generative AI experience inside its core messaging product, aimed at boosting engagement among its premium subscribers.

Meanwhile, Meta revealed several AI research updates, including advances in Segment Anything—a model designed to identify and isolate objects in images with unprecedented speed. While not yet integrated into Instagram or Facebook consumer features, the research hinted at a future of more automated, creator-friendly content tools.

Pinterest quietly rolled out refinements to its personalized discovery engine, leveraging AI to deliver more precise recommendations in home feeds and search results. This move aligned with its broader strategy to position itself as an AI-enhanced discovery platform for shopping and inspiration.

Who’s Impacted

B2B:
Brands and agencies using Snapchat+ saw early opportunities to experiment with conversational AI as part of influencer campaigns. Pinterest’s improved recommendation engine offered marketers more targeted ad placement without significantly increasing costs.

B2C:
Snapchat’s My AI gave consumers a new way to interact with the app, blending entertainment with practical assistance. Pinterest’s personalization updates created a smoother, more relevant browsing experience for shoppers and DIY enthusiasts.

Nonprofits:
Organizations promoting causes could adapt AI-powered discovery to reach audiences whose interests aligned with their mission, particularly on Pinterest where visual storytelling drives engagement.

Why It Matters Now

Fact: Snapchat’s decision to test AI within its premium tier demonstrated that AI experiences could be monetized without disrupting the free user base.
Tactic: Businesses should pilot AI-enhanced features with a select audience before wider rollout to assess engagement and monetization potential.

Fact: Meta’s public release of foundational AI models like Segment Anything showed a willingness to democratize tools that could benefit creators.
Tactic: Creative teams should monitor open-source AI model releases for tools that could shorten production timelines or reduce editing costs.

Fact: Pinterest’s algorithmic updates improved relevance without triggering major user backlash over “creepy” personalization.
Tactic: Platforms can introduce AI-driven personalization more successfully when transparency and user control are emphasized.

KPIs affected: engagement session length, AI-feature adoption rates, ad CTR, cost per conversion.

Action Steps

1. Audit opportunities for premium-tier AI features in your own platform or app strategy.
2. Test AI-enhanced content creation workflows using emerging open-source tools.
3. Explore partnerships with visual discovery platforms for targeted campaigns.
4. Maintain transparency in AI-driven personalization to protect brand trust.

“AI in social media is shifting from novelty to embedded utility—users will soon expect it in every interaction.” – Basil Puglisi

References

– Snap Inc. (2023, February 27). Introducing My AI for Snapchat+. https://newsroom.snap.com/en-US/my-ai-for-snapchat-plus
– Meta AI. (2023, February 23). Segment Anything Model research update. https://ai.meta.com/blog/segment-anything/
– Pinterest Newsroom. (2023, February 14). Personalized discovery and recommendation updates. https://newsroom.pinterest.com/en/personalization-updates

LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads, Descript AI Video Editing, and Google INP: Building Authority Through Smarter Workflows

February 26, 2024 by Basil Puglisi Leave a Comment

The tools shaping authority and visibility are moving faster than campaigns themselves. In January, LinkedIn expanded its Thought Leader Ads, giving brands the ability to amplify executive voices and push trusted content directly into targeted feeds. At the same time, Descript introduced its biggest round of AI video editing upgrades yet, with smarter scene control, AI Actions, and improved audio workflows. Google added weight to the performance side of the equation by finalizing the Interaction to Next Paint (INP) metric, a new Core Web Vital that will replace First Input Delay in March. Each development alone pushes teams toward better creative, faster editing, or more precise technical standards—but together they redraw how authority is built and sustained in digital ecosystems.

The connection between these moves is workflow. LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads extend reach by elevating the credibility of leaders. Descript upgrades collapse editing steps so content can move from draft to publish in hours, not days. Google’s INP enforces consistency in site responsiveness, ensuring the customer journey holds attention once visitors arrive. Factics reinforce the shift: better ad targeting improves engagement rates, improved AI editing reduces cycle times, and stronger Core Web Vitals improve SEO visibility. The KPIs align: lower cost per lead, higher engagement percentages, faster production cycles, and stronger organic search rankings.

For a B2B brand, that might mean distilling a thought leadership article into a sponsored LinkedIn post by the CEO, cutting a highlight reel of commentary with Descript’s scene-based editing, and driving traffic to a site built with INP optimization in mind. For B2C, a brand ambassador’s post can be boosted as a Thought Leader Ad, repurposed into a customer-facing video within hours, and surfaced in search with technical performance that keeps mobile users from bouncing. In both cases, credibility, efficiency, and technical readiness converge.

The results are already measurable. Late last year, HubSpot used LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads to amplify posts from its CMO and executive team, targeting B2B decision-makers with leadership content. The campaign delivered a 25% increase in engagement rates compared to standard LinkedIn ads, proving that trust-driven creative performs more efficiently than traditional paid placements. For marketers, this translates into a sharper KPI framework: executive visibility scales faster, engagement quality improves, and acquisition costs fall when credibility and content velocity are aligned.

“Thought Leader Ads give us a way to scale trust by putting authentic leadership content in front of the audiences that matter most.” — Marketing Dive, Nov 15, 2023

Creative Consulting Concepts

B2B Scenario
– Challenge: A SaaS provider struggles with low engagement in standard sponsored ads.
– Execution: Use LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads to promote leadership blog excerpts, repurpose soundbites into Descript-edited clips, and drive traffic to a site optimized for INP.
– Expected Outcome: 25% lift in engagement and better organic search rankings within one quarter.
– Pitfall: Over-reliance on executives who don’t post regularly, creating inconsistency.

B2C Scenario
– Challenge: An online retailer wants to strengthen brand trust without a large ad budget.
– Execution: Amplify customer-facing posts from known ambassadors, edit unboxing videos with Descript AI Actions, and ensure site load meets INP standards to capture mobile conversions.
– Expected Outcome: Higher click-through rates on boosted posts and lower bounce rates on landing pages.
– Pitfall: Using generic voices in video editing instead of authentic spokespersons.

Non-Profit Scenario
– Challenge: A nonprofit advocacy group wants to influence policy discussions and donor trust.
– Execution: Promote the executive director’s posts as LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads, cut advocacy speeches into snackable Descript clips, and publish on a site tuned to Core Web Vitals.
– Expected Outcome: More visibility with policymakers and a measurable uptick in supporter conversions.
– Pitfall: Focusing too much on promotion without ensuring the site’s performance meets technical benchmarks.

Closing Thought

The advantage now lies with organizations that treat awareness, authority, and conversion as a single continuum. When executive credibility, AI-driven production, and technical performance are aligned, authority stops being a message and starts becoming an experience.

References

LinkedIn. (2023, October 17). Introducing Thought Leader Ads: Help your leaders become industry influencers.

Descript. (2023, November 7). Descript’s biggest update ever: New AI Actions, Video Editing Upgrades, and more.

Google Search Central. (2023, May 10). Interaction to Next Paint (INP) is replacing First Input Delay (FID) in March 2024.

Web.dev. (2024, January 31). Interaction to Next Paint becomes a Core Web Vital on March 12.

Artwork Flow. (2024, January 24). AI trends in creative operations 2024.

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology Blog. (2024, February 8). Google will update its Core Web Vitals metrics on March 12.

Marketing Dive. (2023, November 15). HubSpot leverages LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads to boost executive visibility.

AI Personalization in Social Media: Instagram’s Recommendation Overhaul, YouTube’s AI-Driven Video Summaries, and Pinterest’s Predictive Search Tools #AIg

February 12, 2024 by Basil Puglisi Leave a Comment

What Happened

In January 2024, three major social media platforms rolled out AI-driven features that sharpen their personalization strategies. On January 9, Instagram began deploying its updated recommendation algorithm, designed to surface content more relevant to each user’s interests. Meta confirmed the model now incorporates expanded engagement signals, prioritizing watch time and interaction depth over simple likes.

YouTube followed on January 16 with a global expansion of its AI-driven video summaries. These concise, machine-generated overviews appear above the video description, allowing viewers to preview content before clicking play. YouTube notes that the summaries are generated from video transcripts and metadata, aiming to improve discovery without replacing human-written descriptions.

On January 23, Pinterest introduced predictive search tools powered by its proprietary computer vision and recommendation systems. This update anticipates what a user might search for next, factoring in seasonal trends, recent saves, and visual similarity across pins. Pinterest frames this as a step toward “shopping inspiration engines” that connect intent with purchase pathways.

Who’s Impacted

B2B: Brands with active Instagram presences see opportunities to refine their content strategy as deeper engagement signals influence reach. YouTube’s summaries can improve CTR for educational and product videos, especially when optimizing titles and descriptions for AI parsing. Pinterest’s predictive tools can guide seasonal campaign planning.

B2C: Users benefit from more tailored content feeds, shorter decision times on video engagement, and more intuitive search journeys that align with personal interests.

Nonprofits: Mission-driven organizations can leverage these AI enhancements to increase discoverability of cause-based storytelling, especially on visual-first platforms like Pinterest and Instagram.

Why It Matters Now

Fact: Instagram’s recommendation model is weighting engagement depth higher than before, changing the organic growth playbook.
Tactic: Shift creative strategy toward content that drives comments, saves, and shares rather than just likes—metrics the algorithm now treats as higher-value.

Fact: YouTube’s AI summaries are generated from text-based cues and metadata.
Tactic: Optimize video transcripts and descriptions to ensure AI highlights key selling points or story hooks in the summary.

Fact: Pinterest’s predictive search anticipates needs before they’re expressed.
Tactic: Align seasonal pin creation with platform-predicted trends to intercept user intent earlier in the discovery process.

Key performance indicators (KPIs) influenced: watch time, comment-to-like ratio, predictive search click-through rate, and seasonal conversion lift.

Action Steps

1. Audit Instagram analytics for engagement depth trends post-update.

2. Update YouTube descriptions and transcripts for AI summary optimization.

3. Plan Pinterest boards in advance of predicted seasonal spikes.

4. Test cross-platform creative that performs in multiple AI-driven recommendation contexts.

“AI in personalization is moving from reactive to anticipatory—brands that adapt first will define the user’s next click.” – Basil Puglisi

References

Meta. (2024, January 9). Improving content discovery on Instagram through updated recommendations. Retrieved from https://about.meta.com/news

YouTube. (2024, January 16). AI-generated video summaries expand globally. Retrieved from https://blog.youtube/news-and-events

Pinterest. (2024, January 23). Introducing predictive search for smarter inspiration. Retrieved from https://newsroom.pinterest.com

AI in Social Media: Meta’s AI Assistants, TikTok’s Creative AI Tools, and LinkedIn’s Algorithm Shift #AIg

January 8, 2024 by Basil Puglisi Leave a Comment

In December 2023, three major social media platforms introduced AI-driven updates that signal a transformative shift in how content is created, distributed, and discovered. Meta expanded its AI Assistants across Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, offering users conversational tools capable of generating text, image prompts, and contextual answers within the platform environment. TikTok rolled out its Creative AI suite to help creators brainstorm scripts, generate visuals, and optimize video hooks for audience retention. Meanwhile, LinkedIn quietly adjusted its feed algorithm to favor “knowledge-sharing” posts and authentic engagement, with AI-assisted detection to demote low-quality or engagement-bait content.

Who’s Impacted

B2B: LinkedIn’s algorithm shift offers companies a better opportunity to surface thought leadership content without being buried by engagement pods or irrelevant viral trends.

B2C: TikTok’s Creative AI tools empower small brands and solo creators to compete with larger production teams, reducing both time and cost barriers for high-performing content.

Nonprofits: Meta’s AI Assistants present an avenue for mission-driven organizations to answer FAQs, guide supporters, and create tailored awareness campaigns directly within social feeds.

Why It Matters Now

Fact: Meta’s integration of AI Assistants across its family of apps puts generative capabilities directly in the hands of billions of users.
Tactic: Organizations should experiment with in-platform AI prompts to streamline content production and community engagement workflows.

Fact: TikTok’s Creative AI suite automates the ideation-to-execution cycle for short-form video content.
Tactic: Brands should A/B test AI-generated scripts and visual prompts to identify performance patterns unique to their audience.

Fact: LinkedIn’s feed update uses AI moderation to elevate content with high informational value.
Tactic: Professionals should focus on posting original insights, case studies, and industry analysis to align with the algorithm’s quality signals.

Key performance indicators (KPIs) influenced: organic reach, engagement quality, follower growth rate, content production cycle time, and click-through rates from social posts.

Action Steps

1. Test AI-driven creative tools on at least one platform to evaluate output quality and brand fit.

2. Audit engagement patterns post-LinkedIn algorithm change to refine publishing cadence.

3. Use Meta’s AI Assistants for real-time community Q&A and campaign support.

4. Track AI-generated versus human-generated content performance to refine resource allocation.

“AI is no longer an add-on for social platforms—it is becoming the core of how content gets created, surfaced, and consumed.” – Basil Puglisi

References

Meta. (2023, December 6). Introducing Meta AI and new AI experiences across our apps. Retrieved from https://about.fb.com/news/2023/12/meta-ai-assistants/

TikTok. (2023, December 12). TikTok launches Creative AI tools for creators. Retrieved from https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-creative-ai-tools

LinkedIn. (2023, December 18). LinkedIn feed algorithm update: Prioritizing knowledge-sharing content. Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/