199: Combating low consumer confidence and what the Kardashians did next

<p>Charlie and Rita start this episode discussing the news that social media juggernauts Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian have taken aim at Instagram amid the platform’s latest changes to compete with TikTok. With a combined follower base north of 685 million followers, this is no laughing matter – something Snapchat is acutely aware of. In the Deep Dive, the focus turns to reports from the UK that consumer confidence is sliding to its lowest ever score and how school marketers can prepare to combat parent uncertainty. Finally, it’s Rave time (not that kind of rave!), as Charlie and Rita look at a great graphic from Canva that highlights common design principles school marketers should keep in mind.</p> <p>Episode links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62304262">Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner share Instagram criticism</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/instagram-responds-backlash-changes-kim-kardashian-kylie-jenner-joined-rcna40027"> Instagram responds to backlash …</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.marketingweek.com/consumer-confidence-nears-lowest-score/"> Consumer confidence ‘a whisker away’ from lowest-ever score</a></li> <li><a href= "https://digitalsynopsis.com/design/graphic-design-elements-principles/"> 20 Important Design Principles Explained With Simple Illustrations</a></li> </ul> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Got more questions? Ask them via</span> <a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="mailto:smc@imageseven.com.au">smc@imageseven.com.au</a> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> or</span> <a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'O