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We're teaming up with Pinterest for a free webinar session to give you every tool, tip, and trick you need to use Pinterest successfully in your social media strategy.

Here's some of what we have on the agenda for you:

• How to use Pinterest in Buffer
• Creating captivating titles and descriptions
• Mastering video pins
• Using analytics to inform your strategy

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In today’s newsletter:

• Growth tips to help you build an engaged follower base

• Meet your new copywriting best friend

• Top pinning tips from the Pinterest team

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 🗞 What We’re Reading

Instagram

• Instagram’s TikTok rival, Reels, rolls out ads worldwide
• Instagram Chief, Adam Mosseri, offers insights on how to grow reach, algorithms, TikTok, and more
• 4 simple tips to help improve your Instagram presence
• Instagram introduces Group Fundraisers

Facebook

• Facebook rolls out new tools for Group admins, including automated moderation aids

• Facebook's new podcast listening tools are set to be launched next week

Twitter

• Twitter has a useful new Topic feed for social media managers 
• Twitter moves closer to launching emoji-style reactions on Tweets

TikTok

• A small business guide to TikTok

• Instagram Chief on what TikTok does better

Audio apps

• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hosts first test of Live Audio Rooms in US

• Spotify launches its live audio app and Clubhouse rival, Spotify Greenroom

Pinterest

• Gen Z and millennials Pinterest users reveal what inspires their post-pandemic shopping

Others

• 5 best Google ads alternatives to diversify & grow

• LinkedIn provides tips on how to increase your company page following
• 5 tips for brands that want to succeed in the new era of influencer marketing

🛠 Tool of the Week

Wordtune, a free Chrome plugin, will soon become your copywriting best friend. It's an AI-powered writing companion that understands what you're trying to say, and suggests ways to make your writing more clear, compelling, and authentic. 

Try it out now and see if it’s your next favorite writing tool!

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