How social media pros are rewriting brand playbooks for the wave of new social platforms

As the list of trending social media platforms grows, social pros navigate which ones are worth it. October 24, 2023 [PRESENTED BY]( [How social media professionals rewrite brand playbooks amid the onslaught of emerging social platforms]( As the list of trending social media platforms grows, [social pros navigate which ones are worth it](. 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