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Brendan Gahan
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2006
Brendan Gahan is Partner & Chief Social Officer at independent creative agency Mekanism, leading the agency’s social division.
Gahan has been at the forefront of social & influencer marketing since 2006, developing social campaigns for brands such as Mountain Dew, Unilever, Amazon, 20th Century Fox, and The Olympics. Brendan was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2012 and his agency was recognized as Digiday’s Digital Video Agency of the year in 2017.
Gahan is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur and has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, The Guardian, Ad Age, and CNBC for his expertise in social media and influencer marketing expertise.
brendangahan.com/newsletters
Gahan has been at the forefront of social & influencer marketing since 2006, developing social campaigns for brands such as Mountain Dew, Unilever, Amazon, 20th Century Fox, and The Olympics. Brendan was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2012 and his agency was recognized as Digiday’s Digital Video Agency of the year in 2017.
Gahan is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur and has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, The Guardian, Ad Age, and CNBC for his expertise in social media and influencer marketing expertise.
brendangahan.com/newsletters
Why you may never go viral on LinkedIn (and why that’s a good thing)
You may never go viral on LinkedIn (and here's why that's actually a good thing)
Longtime LinkedIn users have noticed a decline in organic reach. An evaluation of 1 million posts by Richard van der Blom revealed a 66% drop in organic reach from Oct '22 to Oct '23. This isn’t a fluke.
In interviews with Jason feiffer, LinkedIn's deliberate efforts to suppress growth hacking were discussed. LinkedIn's Editor-in-Chief stated, "When things go viral on LinkedIn, usually that's a sign to us that we need to look into this, because that's not celebrated internally."
But in an era where other platforms are increasingly becoming 'Million Follower Factories,' why is LinkedIn doing the opposite? And how is that beneficial to you?
SOCIAL VS INTEREST-BASED GRAPH
Over the last year, users have seen a 10% increase in people viewing posts from their followers. This is because LinkedIn prioritizes meaningful connections and professional relevance.
Contrast this with the shift on other platforms. TikTok's FYP introduced the world to algorithmically recommended content, making engagement independent of social connections. In 2022, TikTok had over 40k accounts with a million followers. Instagram’s CEO, Adam Mosseri, even stated that follower counts now matter less than views and likes.
These platforms provide more social capital than financial capital. Eugene Wei described them as offering "Status As A Service," catering to our "status-seeking monkey" nature. They’ve become arenas where hyperbole and sensationalism reign supreme, constantly chasing likes and views. As a result, followers are devalued due to influencer inflation.
CONTRAST WITH LINKEDIN
LinkedIn stands out by emphasizing community and fostering deeper, more meaningful connections. LinkedIn's vision is to "create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce." This contrasts sharply with the social capital focus of other platforms. On LinkedIn, the emphasis is on financial capital - fostering professional growth and economic opportunity through authentic connections.
On LinkedIn, followers actually matter. Other platforms are suffering from influencer inflation, but on LinkedIn, you are part of a lasting professional community.
So, while you may never go viral on LinkedIn, it's not about the quantity of followers but the quality of connections.
Longtime LinkedIn users have noticed a decline in organic reach. An evaluation of 1 million posts by Richard van der Blom revealed a 66% drop in organic reach from Oct '22 to Oct '23. This isn’t a fluke.
In interviews with Jason feiffer, LinkedIn's deliberate efforts to suppress growth hacking were discussed. LinkedIn's Editor-in-Chief stated, "When things go viral on LinkedIn, usually that's a sign to us that we need to look into this, because that's not celebrated internally."
But in an era where other platforms are increasingly becoming 'Million Follower Factories,' why is LinkedIn doing the opposite? And how is that beneficial to you?
SOCIAL VS INTEREST-BASED GRAPH
Over the last year, users have seen a 10% increase in people viewing posts from their followers. This is because LinkedIn prioritizes meaningful connections and professional relevance.
Contrast this with the shift on other platforms. TikTok's FYP introduced the world to algorithmically recommended content, making engagement independent of social connections. In 2022, TikTok had over 40k accounts with a million followers. Instagram’s CEO, Adam Mosseri, even stated that follower counts now matter less than views and likes.
These platforms provide more social capital than financial capital. Eugene Wei described them as offering "Status As A Service," catering to our "status-seeking monkey" nature. They’ve become arenas where hyperbole and sensationalism reign supreme, constantly chasing likes and views. As a result, followers are devalued due to influencer inflation.
CONTRAST WITH LINKEDIN
LinkedIn stands out by emphasizing community and fostering deeper, more meaningful connections. LinkedIn's vision is to "create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce." This contrasts sharply with the social capital focus of other platforms. On LinkedIn, the emphasis is on financial capital - fostering professional growth and economic opportunity through authentic connections.
On LinkedIn, followers actually matter. Other platforms are suffering from influencer inflation, but on LinkedIn, you are part of a lasting professional community.
So, while you may never go viral on LinkedIn, it's not about the quantity of followers but the quality of connections.
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Is it for meeting men or woman
Anything but Facebook
🎉😊
Grate app
Interesting
It's irresponsible when what is posted is "news".
and a year later? what do you think about it now?
Nonsense! This guy is trying to make money.
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And threads app and Snapchat
The importance of community governance in DeFi cannot be overstated.
Lemon8 has been a frustrating experience for me. The app is filled with bugs-posts disappear, loading times are painfully slow, and it crashes constantly. I tried to engage with their challenges and was unfairly removed from the leaderboard without explanation. Worse, support is practically nonexistent. After reaching out repeatedly, I finally got a vague response, even though my posts met every requirement. Meanwhile, other users seem to bypass the rules and still stay on top. Add in the overly polished, unrealistic content and a flood of ads, and it just doesn't feel worth it anymore.
It's kind of odd that this dude is obsessed with discrediting Epstein's victims on r/Epstein with at least half a dozen alt handles... hello massivemover ;P
how hasn't this blown up yet? It showed me this result first on google! The video is well made. All the best
Tiktok has been around longer than 5 years. It was formally known as musically
...formerly known as vine. And I'm sure they'll make another lol
Yeah, and i was 9 then and weirded out why everyone thought it was cool?
Absolutely demonic corporations 😮
Meta verse is something they didn't copied from some other existing popular company that is why it failed
Why is he lying its in january 9th ???😊
I thought you were Steve -O
Interesting
"promosm" 😎
Want to complete your's 1K subscribers in cheapest?
Hi sir
*** ARG
Incorrect - lonelygirl15 actually gained a larger following proceeding them coming out as an RPG
Are these free?
Now Carlson is fired from Fox News and it ends the controversy.
Hows that suppose to help
Are this tools free
Love the show brendan! Definitely will connect.
I like this video, but I couldn't get past the splice part without any instruction. Got additional help?
same problem here, have you found a way
He’s “the butcher of Stoicism “ and a loser
Hey Tweet Hunter is real or Fake
I really wish if Tucker Carlson can STFU!!! Including other BS mainstream media causing people to get angry.
Lol what if your account gets suspended
Its an extension it won't
Tweet deck and twemax won’t get you suspended at Not sure about the first one never used it.
It wasnt inclusive though...it seems that the new m&ms are all just the same as one another...
if you're not on Gas and somebody votes for you, do you get an SMS?
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I don't like how I had to change my name from Reel Hog to my government name. And even if I get a business license saying DBA as Reel Hog they won't accept businesses as of now so how did artists or businesses or celebrities with fake or stage names get one . They should verify who you are but give a way to be known as your desired page name
Absolute nonsense. Men are men, women are women. When all the liberal women finally wake up to the fact that men are replacing them by wearing a costume while calling them TERFs, "chest feeders" and "birthing persons". Ask Anna Kasparian of TYT how speaking up works out. These NGOs are part of a orchestrated effort to make everyone look to them for clarity about what constitutes reality. They race swap intellectual property characters, rewrite history with BS "documentaries" and movies "based on real events" and tell you that you are a bigot if you call it out.
I think it will. I love this new app!
Going down!
MARKY MARK IS A LIZARD
Ma&ya’s worst M&m best
Even tho prime is still disgusting ass cheeks that’s why I got Gatorade
Love that the top of that first page literally has 3 women practically naked
Yo Brendan's shirt is lookin good on u man
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You should have wayyy more subscribers and views with the amount of good quality videos you've posted❤
thanks!
My whole school has this