Updated September 2026 · Written and maintained by the Progression Agency strategy team
Meta publishes dozens of specifications across Facebook and Instagram placements, and most of them do not matter. A small number do: the aspect ratios that decide whether your ad fills the screen or floats in a letterbox, the safe zones that keep text from being covered by interface elements, and the file requirements that quietly downgrade your video before anyone sees it. This page separates the specifications worth designing around from the ones the platform will handle for you.
The short answerDesign to 4:5 for feed and 9:16 for Stories and Reels, and you have covered the overwhelming majority of delivery. Those two ratios take the most screen space in their respective placements, which is the single spec decision with a measurable effect. Keep text and logos out of roughly the top and bottom fourteen percent of any vertical asset, because interface elements sit there. Upload video at the highest quality you have rather than pre-compressing it, since the platform re-encodes anyway and compressing twice only costs you quality. Everything else on the specification sheet is a limit to stay inside rather than a decision to make.
Meta revises placements, formats and specifications regularly and without notice. Figures on this page reflect Meta’s published guidance as of August 2026 and should be verified against Meta’s own advertising specifications before production. Performance guidance describes widely observed patterns in the category rather than results measured on accounts we manage.
Sizes, specs and copy limits — three different constraints people call the same thing
Dimensions, file specification and text limits are set separately in Meta’s Ads Guide, and a creative can satisfy one while failing another. Most rejected assets fail on text length or safe zone rather than on pixel size.
People search for all three under the word “specs”, which is why an asset that matches the published dimensions still gets cropped or truncated. The three constraints are worth separating before production.
| What people search | What it governs | Commonest failure |
|---|---|---|
| meta ad sizes / meta ads size / meta ads image sizes | Pixel dimensions and ratio | Supplying one crop for every placement |
| meta image ad specs / meta static ad specs | File type, size and resolution | Low-resolution assets that Meta upscales badly |
| meta ads video specs / meta video specs / meta ad video specs | Codec, duration, ratio and captions | Missing captions on sound-off placements |
| meta copy specs / meta ad copy specs | Primary text, headline and description limits | Truncation on mobile before the offer appears |
| meta creative specs | All of the above together | Assuming one export serves feed, Stories and Reels |
The row that costs most is the last. Feed, Stories and Reels have different canvases and different interface overlays, so a single export will be cropped by the platform in at least one of them. Producing two or three crops from one master is the practical fix, and it takes minutes at the design stage and hours afterwards.
Progression Agency runs Creative Services and Paid Social as separate divisions. This page covers production specifications rather than campaign strategy; the buying side is covered in our page on hiring a Facebook ads agency.
What are the Meta ad specs that actually matter?
Five: use 4:5 in feed, 9:16 in Stories and Reels, keep text out of the safe zones, upload at source quality, and caption every video. The rest of the specification sheet is a set of limits rather than decisions.
Why 4:5 rather than square in the feed
A 4:5 asset occupies more vertical space on a phone screen than a 1:1 asset does, and screen space is one of the few variables creative controls outright. The difference is not enormous and it is free, which makes it the easiest specification decision on the list.
Why 9:16 rather than a cropped feed asset
Stories and Reels are full-screen surfaces. An asset that does not fill them either gets letterboxed with blank space or auto-cropped in a way the designer did not choose. Producing a genuine vertical cut is more work and it is the difference between an ad that belongs in the surface and one that visibly does not.
Why safe zones survived when other specs did not
Automatic format adaptation has improved to the point where the platform handles most ratio problems acceptably. What it cannot do is move your headline out from under a profile picture or a call-to-action button, which is why the safe zone is the specification most worth designing around and the one most often ignored.
What are the current image specifications?
Recommended minimum width around 1080 pixels, ratios of 4:5 for feed, 1:1 as a fallback, 9:16 for vertical placements, JPG or PNG, and a file size ceiling well above anything a properly exported image will reach.
| Placement | Recommended ratio | Minimum width | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook feed | 4:5 or 1:1 | 1080px | 4:5 uses more screen |
| Instagram feed | 4:5 or 1:1 | 1080px | Same reasoning applies |
| Stories | 9:16 | 1080px | Keep text clear of both safe zones |
| Reels | 9:16 | 1080px | Static images underperform video here |
| Marketplace | 1:1 | 1080px | Product clarity matters more than styling |
| Right column | 1.91:1 | 600px | Small rendering; avoid fine detail |
| Audience Network | 9:16 or 1:1 | 1080px | Rendering varies by publisher |
| Explore | 4:5 or 1:1 | 1080px | Behaves like feed |
The file size and format entries on Meta’s own sheet are ceilings rather than targets. Any image exported at reasonable quality from any modern tool sits comfortably inside them, which is why they rarely need thinking about.
Resolution: more is fine, less is not
Uploading a larger image than the minimum costs nothing and protects you when the platform renders at a size you did not anticipate. Uploading below the minimum produces visible softness on high-density screens, which is most of them.
Text on images: no longer a rule, still a factor
Meta previously rejected or throttled images where text covered more than roughly twenty percent of the area. That enforcement was removed. Heavy text still tends to perform worse because it reads as an advertisement at a glance, so treat it as a design decision now rather than a compliance one.
What are the current video specifications?
MP4 or MOV, H.264 video with AAC audio, 9:16 or 4:5 depending on placement, at least 1080 pixels wide, and a generous file size ceiling. Upload the best master you have and let the platform compress.
| Specification | Typical requirement | What it means in practice |
|---|---|---|
| Container | MP4 or MOV | Any standard export from any editor |
| Codec | H.264 video, AAC audio | The default in every editor’s presets |
| Ratio | 9:16 vertical, 4:5 feed | Produce both from one vertical master |
| Resolution | 1080px wide minimum | Higher is fine and usually better |
| Frame rate | Up to 60fps | 30fps is fine for most content |
| Length | Varies widely by placement | Shorter almost always outperforms |
| Captions | Optional to the platform, essential in practice | Most viewing is muted |
| File size | A large ceiling | Do not compress to get under it |
The last row is the one people get wrong. Compressing a video to reach a smaller file size before uploading means it gets compressed twice, once by you and once by the platform, and the artefacts from the first pass are baked in before the second begins.
Length limits versus useful length
Placements permit far longer video than performs well. The platform ceiling is a technical limit; the effective length is decided by whether people watch, which is settled in the first couple of seconds. This is the same distinction covered in detail for Instagram Reel length.
Captions are effectively mandatory
The large majority of feed video is watched with sound off. A video whose meaning depends on audio is a video most viewers do not receive. Burn captions in or supply an accurate caption file for every video asset without exception.
What are the safe zones and where exactly are they?
Roughly the top fourteen percent and the bottom twenty percent of a 9:16 frame, where profile information, captions and call-to-action elements are drawn over your creative.
Exact figures shift as interfaces change, which is why the practical instruction is to keep essential text and logos within the middle portion of the frame rather than to memorise a percentage. Anything you would be unhappy to have covered belongs in the center band.
Safe zones differ between Stories and Reels
Reels carry more persistent interface furniture along the bottom than Stories do, including captions, audio attribution and interaction controls. An asset designed against the Stories safe zone can still lose its bottom line of text in Reels, which is why checking each crop separately is worth the two minutes.
The center band is smaller than it looks
After both safe zones, the usable area in a vertical asset is roughly two-thirds of the frame. Designing as though the whole frame is available and then discovering the constraint at upload is the most common production failure in this format.
Which placements actually deliver most of the impressions?
Facebook and Instagram feeds and Reels carry the large majority. Audience Network, right column and several minor placements exist and rarely justify bespoke creative.
This matters for production budgets. Making a genuinely distinct asset for a placement receiving a small share of delivery is effort spent where it cannot pay back, while reusing a feed asset in Reels — a major placement — is a saving made in exactly the wrong place.
Where automatic placement helps and where it does not
Letting the system choose placements generally improves efficiency because it can move budget toward whatever is working. It cannot invent creative that fits a surface it did not receive, so automatic placement plus a single square asset delivers into vertical surfaces with an asset that does not belong there.
What are the carousel and collection specifications?
Carousels take two to ten cards, each 1:1 or 4:5, each with its own headline and destination. Collections use a cover image or video plus a product grid drawn from a catalog.
| Format | Structure | Suits | Common mistake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carousel | 2-10 cards, each its own link | Multiple products, sequential story | One image sliced across cards for no reason |
| Collection | Cover asset plus catalog grid | Ecommerce with a real catalog | Using it without catalog hygiene |
| Single image | One asset | Most cases | Assuming more formats means better results |
| Single video | One asset | Demonstration, story, motion | Repurposed horizontal footage |
| Instant Experience | Full-screen post-click canvas | High-consideration products | Building one instead of fixing the landing page |
Carousels are frequently used because they exist rather than because the content is sequential. If the cards do not benefit from order, a single strong asset usually does better and costs less to produce.
Each carousel card is a separate creative decision
Cards have their own headlines and destinations, which makes a carousel a small campaign rather than one ad. Writing one headline and repeating it across ten cards wastes the format’s only real advantage.
How should you produce assets efficiently across all this?
Shoot and frame vertically for 9:16, export that master, then crop down to 4:5 and 1:1. One production pass covers every ratio that matters.
Working in the other direction — shooting horizontally and cropping upward — either loses the subject or forces a letterbox. Framing decisions made at capture are far cheaper than crops attempted afterwards, which is why the specification conversation belongs in the brief rather than the edit.
Leave headroom you do not think you need
Composing tightly for the 9:16 frame leaves nothing to give up when the 4:5 crop takes width from the sides. Shooting slightly wider than the tightest intended crop is the practical insurance against discovering the problem in post.
Version control matters more than it sounds
Three ratios, several lengths and multiple captions produce a lot of files quickly. Naming conventions that encode ratio and version prevent the recurring failure of the wrong crop going live in the wrong placement, which nobody notices for a week.
What are the most common specification mistakes?
Using one square asset everywhere, letterboxing horizontal video, putting text in the safe zones, pre-compressing uploads, omitting captions, and opening on a logo.
Every item in both sets is free to fix. None requires a bigger budget, a better camera or a different agency; they are production habits, which is why they persist and why an hour spent on them tends to be the cheapest performance work available.
Do specifications actually affect performance, or just appearance?
Some do measurably. Screen space, safe zone compliance and caption presence all affect whether an ad is seen and understood; codec and container do not, provided you stay inside the limits.
The useful distinction is between specifications that are thresholds and specifications that are choices. Thresholds — file size, container, codec, minimum resolution — either pass or fail and have no effect once passed. Choices — ratio, safe zone use, captions, opening frame — sit on a continuum and are where design effort pays back.
Do not confuse compliance with quality
An asset can satisfy every published specification and still be poor creative. The specification sheet sets a floor; nothing on it will make an ad good, and several things on it will stop a good ad from being seen properly.
How often do Meta ad specs change?
Frequently enough that any specification page, including this one, is a snapshot. Check Meta’s own guidance before a production run rather than relying on a third-party summary.
What has been stable is the direction of travel: toward vertical, toward video, toward full-screen surfaces, and toward the platform handling more adaptation automatically. Designing vertically and captioning everything has stayed correct through every revision, which makes it a safer default than any particular number.
Thumbnails are a specification nobody publishes
Video thumbnails are selected automatically unless you supply one, and the automatic choice is frequently a blurred transition frame. Supplying a deliberate thumbnail at the same dimensions as the video costs nothing and is the most commonly skipped production step.
Sound design still matters even though sound is off
A meaningful proportion of Reels viewing does have audio on, and the platform surfaces audio-led content differently. Designing so the video works silently and rewards unmuting is better than designing for either state alone.
Check the render, not the export
Assets look different inside the platform than in a design tool, because of compression, interface overlay and screen size. Previewing the actual ad in the placement preview before publishing catches problems no specification sheet describes.
Are Facebook ad specs and Instagram ad specs different?
They overlap almost entirely. Searches for facebook ad specs and instagram ad specs land on the same requirements, because both platforms are served from one advertising system with shared creative rules.
Where they genuinely differ is placement mix rather than specification. Instagram delivers more heavily into Stories and Reels, so an Instagram-weighted campaign needs vertical assets more urgently than a Facebook-weighted one. The dimensions themselves are the same numbers.
Why the two terms persist separately
Habit, mostly. Advertisers who started on one platform search for that platform’s name, and specification articles are titled to match. Treating them as one specification sheet with different placement weightings is more accurate than maintaining two mental models.
When Instagram-specific thinking does matter
Reels-first creative, audio choices and the visual conventions of the surface differ enough that an asset which works in a Facebook feed can look out of place in an Instagram Reel. That is a creative difference rather than a dimension one, which is why the specification sheet does not capture it.
One production pass still covers both
Because the ratios are shared, the vertical-first workflow described above produces everything both platforms need. There is no separate Instagram export step beyond checking the Reels safe zone, which differs slightly from Stories.
What are the current Facebook ad sizes in pixels?
1080 by 1350 for 4:5, 1080 by 1080 for square, 1080 by 1920 for 9:16, and 1200 by 628 for the 1.91:1 landscape placements. Those four cover essentially everything.
| Ratio | Pixel size | Primary use | Worth producing? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:5 | 1080 x 1350 | Facebook and Instagram feed | Yes, the default |
| 9:16 | 1080 x 1920 | Stories, Reels, vertical video | Yes, always |
| 1:1 | 1080 x 1080 | Fallback, Marketplace, some grids | Sometimes |
| 1.91:1 | 1200 x 628 | Link previews, right column | Rarely worth a bespoke asset |
| 16:9 | 1920 x 1080 | Legacy horizontal video | Only if the footage already exists |
| 2:3 | 1080 x 1620 | Occasional vertical variant | No, 4:5 and 9:16 cover it |
Anyone looking up facebook ad sizes is usually about to open a design tool, so the pixel column is the operative one. Set the canvas at these dimensions rather than scaling up from smaller artboards, because upscaling produces exactly the softness the minimum-resolution guidance exists to prevent.
Why 1080 keeps appearing
It is the width at which assets render cleanly on high-density phone screens without producing files large enough to cause upload friction. Every ratio in the table is simply 1080 wide with the height that ratio implies, which makes the whole set easy to remember.
What ad options does Instagram actually offer, and how do the specs differ?
Six placement types with different requirements: feed, Stories, Reels, Explore, Shop and the in-stream options. They share the underlying specification sheet and differ in ratio and in what the interface draws over your creative.
| Option | Ratio | Format | What it suits | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feed image or video | 4:5 or 1:1 | Image or video | Almost anything | 4:5 uses more screen than square |
| Stories | 9:16 | Image or video | Full-screen interruption | Both safe zones |
| Reels | 9:16 | Video | Demonstration and reach | Heavier bottom interface than Stories |
| Explore | 4:5 or 1:1 | Image or video | Discovery audiences | Behaves like feed |
| Carousel | 1:1 or 4:5 | 2-10 cards | Sequential or multi-product | Each card is its own decision |
| Collection and Shop | Cover plus catalog grid | Mixed | Ecommerce with a real catalog | Catalog hygiene decides it |
Because the placements share one specification system, producing a 9:16 master and cropping to 4:5 covers every row in that table. The differences that actually bite are the safe zones and whether static or video suits the surface, not the dimensions themselves.
Static images underperform in Reels specifically
Reels is a video surface and a still image placed there reads as an advertisement immediately. Where budget forces a choice, put video into Reels and static into feed rather than distributing one asset evenly.
Do ad specifications affect engagement rates?
Indirectly and measurably. Specifications decide how much screen the ad occupies, whether the text is readable and whether it works muted — all of which affect whether anybody engages at all.
| Decision | Effect on engagement | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 4:5 instead of 1:1 in feed | Real | More screen space at the moment of scrolling |
| 9:16 instead of a cropped feed asset in Reels | Substantial | A letterboxed asset reads as recycled |
| Captions on video | Substantial | Most feed viewing is muted |
| Text clear of safe zones | Real | Covered text conveys nothing |
| Opening frame content | Substantial | Attention is granted in the first seconds |
| Codec and container | None | A threshold, not a variable |
| File size under the ceiling | None | Same |
| Uploading above minimum resolution | Small | Prevents visible softness, no more |
The bottom three rows are worth stating explicitly because they absorb attention in production conversations. Once a file passes the technical thresholds, nothing further about the file affects performance — the remaining variables are all compositional.
Engagement rate is a weak measure for paid anyway
Likes and comments on an advertisement rarely predict sales, and optimizing creative for them can actively work against conversion. Cost per acquisition and contribution after media cost are the numbers that matter; engagement is a diagnostic at best.
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- What is lead generation?
- What is a funnel in marketing?
- Cost per lead benchmarks
- Performance marketing agency
- What is appointment setting?
- Search ad conversion rate trends
- PPC agency
- HVAC leads
- Social media marketing pricing
- Digital advertising agency
- Media buying vs media planning
- Choosing a marketing company
- CRM software examples
- Global marketing companies
- Buc-ee’s marketing analyzed
- Product launch ideas
- Hulu and streaming advertising
- Advertising agency in Houston
- Dentist PPC
- Facebook ads agency
- Meta Business Partners
- Google Ads management agency, San Francisco
- Shopify PPC agency
- Roofing Google Ads agency
- Digital ads 101
Websites and design
Choosing and working with an agency
Social, content and brand
By industry and by situation
Frequently asked questions
What are the current link ads specs on Meta?
What are the meta reels specs for advertising?
What are the meta story ad specs and how do they differ from Reels?
Are fb link ad specs the same as Instagram’s?
Where do I find authoritative facebook ad specifications?
What are meta static ad specs for feed placements?
What are the Meta ad specs that actually matter?
What is the best aspect ratio for Facebook and Instagram feed ads?
What ratio should Stories and Reels ads be?
What is the minimum image resolution for Meta ads?
Is there still a twenty percent text limit on images?
What video format should I upload?
Should I compress video before uploading?
Where exactly are the safe zones?
Do Stories and Reels have the same safe zones?
Do I need captions on video ads?
Can I use one square asset for every placement?
How do I produce assets for all ratios without multiple shoots?
What are the carousel specifications?
When is a carousel the wrong format?
Which placements carry most of the impressions?
Does automatic placement mean I can ignore specs?
How long can a Meta video ad be?
Do specifications actually affect performance?
What is the most common specification mistake?
Why does my video look worse after uploading?
How often do Meta ad specs change?
Where should I check the authoritative specs?
Sources and further reading
- Google Search Essentials — SEO starter guide
- Google: creating helpful, reliable, people-first content
- Google: intro to structured data
- Google: LocalBusiness structured data
- Google: FAQPage structured data
- Google: Article structured data
- Google: Product structured data
- Google: title links in search results
- Google: control your snippets
- Google: robots.txt introduction
- Google: sitemaps overview
- Google: consolidate duplicate URLs
- Google: redirects and Search
- Google: JavaScript SEO basics
- Google: multi-regional and multilingual sites
- Google Search Central Blog
- Google: get started with Search Console
- Google: how local search results are determined
- Google Business Profile: prohibited and restricted content
- Google Business Profile: address and service area guidelines
- Google Business Profile: review policy
- Google Business Profile: add or edit categories
- Google Ads: location targeting settings
- Google Ads: about negative keywords
- Google Ads: about Quality Score
- Google Ads: importing offline conversions
- Google Ads: about Smart Bidding
- Google Ads: about Performance Max
- Google Local Services Ads: eligibility and screening
- Google Ads: keyword match types
- Google Analytics 4: about conversions
- Google Analytics 4: attribution models
- US Census Bureau QuickFacts: New Jersey
- US Census Bureau: American Community Survey
- US Census: Statistics of US Businesses
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: New Jersey data
- BLS: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
- NJ Department of Labor: labor market information
- New Jersey Business Action Center
- US Small Business Administration: New Jersey district
- USA.gov: business resources
- web.dev: Core Web Vitals explained
- web.dev: Largest Contentful Paint
- web.dev: Cumulative Layout Shift
- web.dev: Interaction to Next Paint
- Google PageSpeed Insights
- Google Rich Results Test
- Google Search Console
- W3C Markup Validation Service
- Schema.org: LocalBusiness type
- Schema.org: Service type
- Schema.org: FAQPage type
- Schema.org: HowTo type
- W3C: WCAG 2.2 quick reference
- FTC: CAN-SPAM Act compliance guide
- FCC: telemarketing and robocall rules (TCPA)
- FTC endorsement guides — reviews and testimonials
- FTC: rule on consumer reviews and testimonials
- HHS: HIPAA guidance on online tracking technologies
- New Jersey Courts: attorney advertising guidelines
- New Jersey DCA: construction codes and permits
- New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor registration
- New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
- TikTok for Business
- TikTok Creative Center
- TikTok Ads Help Center
- TikTok Community Guidelines
- TikTok Terms of Service
- TikTok Privacy Policy
- TikTok Safety Center
- TikTok Transparency Center
- TikTok Creator Portal
- TikTok Newsroom
- TikTok for Developers
- TikTok advertising solutions
- TikTok Creator Marketplace
- TikTok Business Center
- TikTok for Business blog
- TikTok Creative Center: top ads
- TikTok Branded Content policy
- TikTok Shop for sellers
- Instagram for Business
- Instagram for Creators
- Instagram Help Center
- About Instagram
- Meta Business Suite
- Meta Business Help Center
- Meta Transparency Center
- About Meta
- Meta: Instagram platform docs
- YouTube Creators
- YouTube Official Blog
- YouTube Shorts help
- How YouTube Works
- YouTube Studio
- LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
- LinkedIn Help
- Pinterest Business
- Pinterest Business Help
- Snapchat for Business
- X for Business
- Reddit communities
- Reddit for Business Help
- ASCAP
- BMI
- SESAC
- Global Music Rights
- PRS for Music (UK)
- PPL (UK)
- SOCAN (Canada)
- APRA AMCOS (Australia)
- GEMA (Germany)
- SACEM (France)
- SIAE (Italy)
- JASRAC (Japan)
- IFPI
- RIAA
- National Music Publishers Association
- Harry Fox Agency
- SoundExchange
- Music Reports
- Epidemic Sound
- Artlist
- Soundstripe
- PremiumBeat
- AudioJungle
- Free Music Archive
- Creative Commons
- Incompetech
- FTC: advertising and marketing
- FTC: disclosures 101
- FTC: endorsement guides
- FTC: consumer reviews rule
- FTC: advertising FAQs
- US Copyright Office
- US Copyright Office: DMCA
- US Copyright Office: music FAQ
- US Copyright Office: fair use FAQ
- USPTO: trademarks
- UK Advertising Standards Authority
- ACCC (Australia)
- Competition Bureau Canada
- GDPR overview
- California Consumer Privacy Act
- COPPA
- FTC: children’s privacy
- W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
- W3C: WCAG
- W3C: captions
- W3C: making audio and video accessible
- ADA.gov
- WebAIM
- Epilepsy Foundation
- Pew Research: internet and technology
- DataReportal
- US Census Bureau
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Interactive Advertising Bureau
- Think with Google
- Google Trends
- Nielsen insights
- Schema.org: VideoObject
- Schema.org: SocialMediaPosting
- Schema.org: MusicRecording
- Schema.org: HowTo
- Schema.org: FAQPage
- Schema.org: Organization
- Google: video best practices
- Google: video structured data
- CapCut
- Adobe Premiere Rush
- DaVinci Resolve
- Canva
- Descript
- VEED
- Kapwing
- Otter.ai
- Later
- Buffer
- Hootsuite
- Sprout Social
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
- Google Analytics developer docs
- GA4: events and conversions
- Matomo
- Plausible Analytics
- Similarweb
- UK Information Commissioner’s Office
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Australian OAIC
- European Data Protection Board
- EU data protection
- EU Digital Services Act
- Ofcom
- FCC
- AIGA
- Nielsen Norman Group
- Smashing Magazine
- web.dev
- MDN: web media
- MDN: the video element
- ISO 21001 (reference)
- Buma/Stemra (Netherlands)
- STIM (Sweden)
- Teosto (Finland)
- Koda (Denmark)
- TONO (Norway)
- IMRO (Ireland)
- SGAE (Spain)
- ZAiKS (Poland)
- KOMCA (South Korea)
- MCSC (China)
- CISAC
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- TikTok: creating videos
- TikTok: exploring videos
- TikTok: privacy settings
- TikTok: growing your audience
- TikTok Creator Academy
- TikTok Effect House
- TikTok for small business
- Instagram: Reels help
- YouTube: Shorts best practice
- How YouTube recommends
- Pinterest Predicts
- Snapchat for Business
- Hootsuite blog
- Social Media Examiner
- Marketing Week
- Adweek
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