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Mark Valasik

Fractional CMO | 16+ years in Digital Marketing | I love asking stupid questions and finding stories hidden in data.

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Social Media in March: Chaos Recap | MKTRSU #30

Apr 7, 2025

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Social Media in March: Chaos Recap | MKTRSU #30

Catch up on 17 key social media updates from March 2025, including TikTok's postponed ban, billion-dollar fines for Meta and X, new AI tools, and platform shakeups. Read the full Marketing Right Side Up recap.

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

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Social Media News Feb-Mar 2025 | Marketing Sick Side Up #29

Mar 5, 2025

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Social Media News Feb-Mar 2025 | Marketing Sick Side Up #29

Meta’s AI ad scandal, TikTok’s U.S. ban progress, Instagram’s Reels expansion, YouTube's 1B podcast viewers, and the rise of smaller, AI-free communities. Read more in this week’s Marketing *Sick* Side Up newsletter!

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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The Social Web, Episode 3: Future of Marketing | MKTRSU #28

Feb 21, 2025

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The Social Web, Episode 3: Future of Marketing | MKTRSU #28

Social media marketing is changing. No more algorithms—just trust, community, and real engagement. Here’s how brands can thrive in the Fediverse. | Marketing Right Side Up #28

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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The Social Web, Episode 2: Explanation | MKTRSU #27

Feb 14, 2025

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The Social Web, Episode 2: Explanation | MKTRSU #27

Social media is broken. The Fediverse offers a decentralized, ad-free alternative. Here’s how it works—and why Tumblr just joined the movement. 🚀 | Marketing Right Side Up #27

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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The Social Web, Episode 1: Introduction | MKTRSU #26

Feb 6, 2025

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The Social Web, Episode 1: Introduction | MKTRSU #26

Social media is collapsing into AI-driven chaos. But there’s an escape: the Social Web. Discover how the Fediverse could be the future. | Marketing Right Side Up

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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The Longest January in Social Media | MKTRSU #25

Jan 29, 2025

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10 min read

The Longest January in Social Media | MKTRSU #25

TikTok situation, US plans with social media, the DeepSeek controversy and Instagram’s number of new updates and clarifications. Welcome to Marketing Right Side Up #25

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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OLDNEWS: TikTok is officially shutting down. What to do and why avoid RedNote | MKTRSU #24

Jan 17, 2025

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OLDNEWS: TikTok is officially shutting down. What to do and why avoid RedNote | MKTRSU #24

TikTok is officially shutting down in United States on January 19, 2025What is happening with the US TikTok users, how should advertisers act, what is RedNote, the newest hottest trend and should you and your brand be on it?

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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Meta and TikTok Crazy Week | MKTRSU #23

Jan 11, 2025

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10 min read

Meta and TikTok Crazy Week | MKTRSU #23

Meta's 3rd party fact-checking, DEI program, Dana White, Trump donation, Joe Rogan appearance and how they might benefit from TikTok's ban | MKTRSU #23

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

TikTok ban

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TikTok is getting banned - here's everything you didn't ask about it | MKTRSU #22

Dec 18, 2024

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7 min read

TikTok is getting banned - here's everything you didn't ask about it | MKTRSU #22

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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Social Media News December 2024 - part 1 | MKTRSU #21

Dec 11, 2024

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Social Media News December 2024 - part 1 | MKTRSU #21

TikTok drama, Meta updates, LinkedIn’s new feature, Instagram reels testing and OpenAI Sora launch | Marketing Right Side Up #21

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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Social Media News November 2024 - part 4 | MKTRSU #20

Dec 4, 2024

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7 min read

Social Media News November 2024 - part 4 | MKTRSU #20

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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Social Media News November 2024 part 3 | MKTRSU #19

Nov 22, 2024

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Social Media News November 2024 part 3 | MKTRSU #19

Youtube's Hype feed, Linkedin's shadowban criteria, Instagram's hashtagsv out but Threads' topic feeds in, Facebook's Plays to Views and TikTok wants AI avatars

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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Social Media News November 2024, part 2 | MKTRSU #18

Nov 15, 2024

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4 min read

Social Media News November 2024, part 2 | MKTRSU #18

Meta is getting fined AND has to make ads in EU less accurate, X is living through it’s biggest user eXodus, while advertisers contemplate return AND Trump promises to block TikTok ban??

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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Linkedin news, Instagram news, search news | MKTRSU #017

Nov 7, 2024

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Linkedin news, Instagram news, search news | MKTRSU #017

This week it’s just social media news and social media news. Linkedin news, Youtube news, search news...pick your poison | Marketing Right Side Up #017

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik

Marketing

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Why Creativity Alone Doesn't Sell | Marketing Right Side Up #016

Oct 24, 2024

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5 min read

Why Creativity Alone Doesn't Sell | Marketing Right Side Up #016

Doing something completely unique and never-seen-before will make you different, but not popular. Why? Let’s talk about that in MKTRSU #016

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
I leave, Linkedin AI, SearchGPT, Meta Connect | MKTRSU #015

Oct 4, 2024

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I leave, Linkedin AI, SearchGPT, Meta Connect | MKTRSU #015

Why I leave, Linkedin AI steals your data, SearchGPT, Meta Connect, OpenAI exodus and longer Youtube Shorts! | Marketing Right Side Up #015 by Mark Valasik

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
Is the AI bubble bursting? | MKTRSU #014

Sep 19, 2024

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Is the AI bubble bursting? | MKTRSU #014

Instagram's Myspace Throwback, Grok AI’s Rampage, and Changing AI Sentiment globally | read more in Marketing Right Side Up #014

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
Instagram's 4 New Updates | MKTRSU #013

Aug 20, 2024

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8 min read

Instagram's 4 New Updates | MKTRSU #013

Instagram changes how it calculates views, which will impact you more than you think. Plus 20 slide carousels are a thing now. MKTRSU #013

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
Why you don't want to go viral | MKTRSU #012

Aug 6, 2024

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9 min read

Why you don't want to go viral | MKTRSU #012

It took 3 months, 100 videos posting 1 video a day to go viral with 1+ million views. But what is viral? And why is it NOT what you think? | MKTRSU #012

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
This is all you need to master Instagram Growth | MKTRSU #011

Jul 21, 2024

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15 min read

This is all you need to master Instagram Growth | MKTRSU #011

15 questions and answers about Instagram Growth Strategy for Small Businesses and Starting Creators | Marketing Right Side Up #011

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
How to grow on Instagram in 2024 | MKTRSU #010

Jul 10, 2024

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11 min read

How to grow on Instagram in 2024 | MKTRSU #010

How to grow your business on Instagram? How does the algorithm work? When to post? Are hashtags still needed? And is organic growth still possible? | Marketing Right Side Up #010

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
What 2 months of content creation look like | MKTRSU #009

Jul 3, 2024

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12 min read

What 2 months of content creation look like | MKTRSU #009

7 newsletters, 8 long form videos, 68 short form videos and more than 100,000 views later, here are the data, as transparent as they can be | Marketing Right Side Up #009

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
Open (to profit) AI will destroy us! | Marketing Right Side Up #008

Jun 25, 2024

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Open (to profit) AI will destroy us! | Marketing Right Side Up #008

The current situation with OpenAI, Sam Altman, and the potential dangers of AI needs to be discussed and Scarlett Johansson warned us! Marketing Right Side Up 008 is here!

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
Meta AI, Adobe Drama, Voodoo buys BeReal and Threads API | MKTRSU #007

Jun 18, 2024

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10 min read

Meta AI, Adobe Drama, Voodoo buys BeReal and Threads API | MKTRSU #007

Meta AI Gets Delayed in EU and UK, Adobe de-escalated Terms of Use Drama, Voodoo buys BeReal for $500 and TikTok gets a date with US Court and Threads released API.

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
How Google Lies and Spies - Google API Leak | MKTRSU #006

Jun 10, 2024

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9 min read

How Google Lies and Spies - Google API Leak | MKTRSU #006

From the AI Overviews fiasco to the shocking Google API Leak, it’s clear that Google has been less than honest about its practices. Both SEO and Privacy.

Mark Valasik
Mark Valasik
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