The hottest Engagement Substack posts right now

Twitter drama over blue check verification sparked controversies among celebrities and users.
Celebrities face trade-offs between engaging with a large audience and avoiding risks to their reputation on social media platforms.
Challenges arise when the system allows anyone to be verified, potentially mixing important figures with undesirable individuals.

Engaging with business and IT for cyber security is crucial regardless of the team size - from large to small teams.
Having a structured way to receive requests and engage with cyber security can help manage workload and prioritize tasks effectively.
Implementing a questionnaire or form for cyber security engagement can streamline information collection, increase awareness of policies, and save time.

Align your organization's brand with your community by focusing on your tribe's identity, goals, and values, instead of trying to fit them into your preconceived brand image.
Create meaningful brand touchpoints that reflect your overall brand essence. Keep these touchpoints simple and few to provide consistent and impactful experiences for your community.
Measure your brand's success through the Brand Commitment Scale, assessing levels of customer satisfaction, delight, engagement, and empowerment. Prioritize building long-term relationships with members over short-term revenues.

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Critique in modern democracies focuses on attacking opponents' social status and motives, revealing unconscious biases, but has now become a common tool for all groups.
Academic critique has been criticized for losing steam and being turned into a weapon to debunk opposing views, leading to an era of post-truth.
Critique needs to evolve from pure criticism to constructing alternatives, engaging with diversity of viewpoints, and understanding questions within their context for better strategic outcomes.

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Using emotions like happiness can grab attention in marketing. Happy posts, memes, and nostalgia make people feel good and want to engage.
Curiosity is a strong tool. Sharing secrets, tips, or unexpected info makes people want to learn more and share your content.
Creating controversy can also get attention, but be careful with anger or hate. While it can spark engagement, it might hurt your brand's image.

The post invites readers to join the author on Notes, a new space on Substack for sharing various content like links, quotes, and photos.
Readers can automatically see the author's notes by heading to substack.com/notes or finding the Notes tab in the Substack app.
The author encourages readers to share their own notes and hopes for an interactive space where everyone can engage with thoughts, ideas, and quotes.

Sending newsletters on Mondays might not be the best idea, as people are usually busy and could forget to read them.
Emails sent after work hours may get better engagement, so timing matters when scheduling newsletters.
Consider sending newsletters biweekly instead of weekly, and adjust the sending time based on your audience's time zone for better results.