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Source: © 123rf Mark Baldwin, CEO of , a web design and digital marketing agency, weighs in on the biggest social media platform rebrands of all time

Social media rebrands: The failure - X, the insipid - Meta and the success - Instagram

By Mark Baldwin 15 Apr 2025

The Warc Rankings 2025 Effective 100 reveal the most awarded campaigns and companies for effectiveness
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Warc Effective 100 ranks world’s most awarded campaigns and companies for effectiveness

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Iraqi man arrested for broadcasting pornography on major advertising screen

22 Aug 2023

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

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WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

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Twitter buys minority stake in Aleph

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$617m ad value makes Nike most marketed sports brand on social media

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Instagram global VP of Marketing, Melissa Water

Melissa Waters latest exec to exit Meta

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TikTok hits one billion users

9 Dec 2021

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2 Twitter executives step down as restructuring starts

6 Dec 2021

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D&AD 2021 social media trends

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Newsmaker: Qondisa Ngwenya, Wunderman Thompson's Prism Sport + Entertainment MD

Newsmaker: Qondisa Ngwenya, Wunderman Thompson's Prism Sport + Entertainment MD

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Wan-Ifra's World Digital Media Awards 2020 winners announced

22 Oct 2020

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

21 Jul 2020

Why social-ready packaging should be a priority in retail

Why social-ready packaging should be a priority in retail

20 Feb 2020

Meet the Kru & Co crew, from L to R: Lanie Krugel, Johan Krugel, Stephen Minnaar, Mike Joubert, Roy Ingle.

#StartupStory: Kru & Co on 'going viral', why TikTok is the future of social media

Leigh Andrews 14 Feb 2020

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Tito Ribeiro 31 Dec 2019

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SA's VMLY&R wins Silver at 2019 Epica Awards

22 Nov 2019

Study examines engagement boosting on platforms

Study examines engagement boosting on platforms

19 Nov 2019

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How social media activity is fuelling future global women's sports investment

11 Nov 2019

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Key findings from East-West Digital News' report on influencer marketing in Russia

16 Oct 2019

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Livestream recreates historic moon landing in real-time

16 Jul 2019

Global Ad Trends report reveals slowdown in social ad growth

Global Ad Trends report reveals slowdown in social ad growth

2 Jul 2019

The fruit of your coins

Facebook's Libra has staggering potential - state control of money could end

Gavin Brown 27 Jun 2019

5 quick and simple ways to increase B2B leads via Twitter

5 quick and simple ways to increase B2B leads via Twitter

Keith Tully 22 May 2019

Instagram's @shop a curated showcase of shoppable products

Instagram's @shop a curated showcase of shoppable products

14 May 2019

UK adspend for 2018 soars to £23.6bn

UK adspend for 2018 soars to £23.6bn

30 Apr 2019

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Social media: is it really to blame for young people being lonelier than any other age group?

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IPRN survey reveals how online influencers are leveraged around the world

IPRN survey reveals how online influencers are leveraged around the world

10 Apr 2018