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Lucy Hartman

Lucy Hartman reads comics for the panel transitions and writes about them for everyone else. She files the comics wire weekly, follows publisher and studio finances, tests consoles head to head, and covers the operations side of content and social marketing.

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Independent editorial contributor covering comics, gaming hardware, content operations and digital media.

Articles by Lucy Hartman

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TikTok Went Dark, Came Back — and Marketers Repriced the Platform

Lucy Hartman

What the FTC's 2023 Endorsement Guides Require From Brand Social Teams

Lucy Hartman

What Counts as a Compliant Influencer Disclosure, According to the FTC

What Counts as a Compliant Influencer Disclosure, According to the FTC

Lucy Hartman

YouTube Doubles Watch-Hour Threshold for New Partner Program Entrants

YouTube Doubles Watch-Hour Threshold for New Partner Program Entrants

Lucy Hartman

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How To Measure Content Quality Beyond Vanity Metrics

Lucy Hartman

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Meta Grows 33% to $56 Billion as Social Platform Ad Fortunes Diverge

Lucy Hartman

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The Roles That Run Social Content Operations And Their Bottlenecks

Lucy Hartman

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A Social Media Crisis Response Playbook for Brands: Stages, Roles and Escalation

Lucy Hartman

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Making Social Content Accessible: Captions, Alt Text And Contrast

Lucy Hartman

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UGC Licensing Rights for Brand Teams: How to Request and Use Customer Content Legally

Lucy Hartman

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Social Ad Spend Heads Toward $247 Billion as WARC Crowns It Largest Channel

Lucy Hartman

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EU AI Act Sets August Deadline for Influencer Content Disclosure

Lucy Hartman

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How To Turn Long-Form Content Into Social Assets Without Waste

Lucy Hartman

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The Metrics That Matter in Social Customer Care: Response Time, Resolution and CSAT

Lucy Hartman

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EU DSA Enforcement Escalates as X Fine Becomes the Template

Lucy Hartman

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What the Research on Best Times to Post Actually Shows

Lucy Hartman

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Which Copywriting Formulas Survive Testing On Social Platforms

Lucy Hartman

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TikTok US Divestiture Deal Finalized as Ban Deadline Expires

Lucy Hartman

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How to Benchmark Instagram Carousel Engagement Against Reels and Feed Posts

Lucy Hartman