It\u2019s no secret that content is king. And with more and more channels to keep up with \u2014 each requiring unique formats for your creative content \u2014 AI tools aimed at social media<\/a> are stepping in to do some of the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
So, if you\u2019re ready, let’s dive in and discover how innovative AI tools can transform your content strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n
According to HubSpot\u2019s 2025 Social Media Trends Report<\/a>, marketers\u2019 reliance on AI continues to increase. At the same time, they\u2019re hiring for content-related roles, due to changing and increasing content needs.<\/p>\n
One of the major additions for 2025 is the importance of visual storytelling across all mediums. Short-form video, images, and live-streaming were among the most common in 2024, but in 2025 this trend is accelerating. This makes sense given that all three formats were reported as some of the highest ROI last year.<\/p>\n
As you can imagine, this shift is especially felt in social media strategy, with YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok seeing increased investment at higher rates than other channels.<\/p>\n
Another key trend is partnering with small-scale influencers (audiences smaller than 100K) in the context of a shift to brand-led strategies. When asked the biggest benefit of working with this group, almost half of marketers (45.63%) responded that small influencers are more trusted by their followers, with 40.18% believing that small-scale creators give you access to a more niche and tight-knit community. Also, it tends to be less expensive.<\/p>\n
Lastly, while data remains important, the current adverse data landscape has meant that marketers are changing their relationship to it, in terms of what data is collected and how it’s analyzed. Measuring and tracking campaigns has become a primary way to demonstrate ROI by understanding how various strategies are performing relative to one another. This is in contrast to using data to understand a target audience, since consumers are increasingly cautious with their personal data.<\/p>\n
So, what does all this mean for AI?<\/strong><\/p>\n
With increased content creation, AI usage among marketers is rising at a staggering rate just to keep up.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Social media marketers are creatives, analysts, and expert advertisers, which is a lot of roles to fill at once. Rather than replacing<\/em> any of those roles, or the people who occupy them, AI can help augment your work<\/a> in each space and free up time to do what you do best.<\/p>\n
Marketers who embrace AI are seeing better results across content creation, engagement,<\/p>\n
and audience growth. And as platform-native AI tools become more widely available, marketers are integrating AI into their processes to stay ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n
While many of us know about ChatGPT and its capacity to write full-length blog posts, there\u2019s an abundance of choices when it comes to AI tools that can help social media marketers create the content they share \u2014 many of which are targeted to social media specifically.<\/p>\n
Currently, 43% of marketers are using generative AI to write copy, create images, and even ideate, according to HubSpot\u2019s 2025 Social Trends Report. And it\u2019s no longer reserved for text or static images. AI video tools<\/a> that can automatically clip or create are making a big splash, as marketers shave hours off creation time.<\/p>\n
Generating content is only half the battle. A huge portion of social media marketing is managing and monitoring social channels before or after content is released.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s another place where AI can shoulder the burden. Handing off data-heavy tasks can help you make better marketing decisions, as AI tools collect information from millions of posts at scale and use that data to identify patterns, predict new ones, and create posts.<\/p>\n
And with the above-mentioned trend of partnering with lesser-known influencers, there are even tools to help you monitor, track, and discover those that would be the best fit for your brand (see Emplifi below, for example).<\/p>\n
Social posts aren\u2019t the only thing that AI can help you create. Ad copy, directed at different audiences, is also only a click away with some of the AI tools below. Plus, the ads can be optimized for clicks and conversions using predictive analytics, meaning they\u2019re likely to perform better.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re interested in trying this out for yourself, read on.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Generating content.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Lately offers two plans, Growth and Enterprise. Plans start at $199 per month billed annually for growing businesses.<\/p>\n
Abhishek Shah<\/a>, founder of Testlify<\/a>, used Lately to successfully launch a new enterprise software feature as part of his company\u2019s offering.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
If you use your social platforms for community management, Sprout Social’s<\/a> automated technology can help you reply to fans, customers, or followers.<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Managing customer messages.<\/p>\n
What I like: <\/strong>Sprout Social’s Social Listening solution<\/a> is a great feature that leverages the power of AI technology to uncover customer and competitor insights to enhance your strategy.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Sprout Social offers four plans: Standard ($199), Professional ($299), Advanced ($399), and Enterprise (custom), which are priced per seat\/month. Prices increase if billed monthly rather than annually.<\/p>\n
Goally<\/a>, a company that offers skill-building tools on e-tablets for neurodiverse children, experienced success with Sprout Social’s Smart Inbox<\/a> for message management.<\/p>\n
By leveraging the personalized customer care and engagement features of Smart Inbox, Goally grew 254% in followers month over month and reached a 100% action rate<\/a> on TikTok comments, ensuring a high level of responsiveness and satisfaction among their target audience.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
HubSpot’s Content Hub is an AI-powered marketing software built for marketers to create and manage content. Using generative AI to create personalized content, it tracks performance, gives SEO recommendations, and captures leads, all powered by Breeze<\/a>.<\/p>\n
One of the highlights is its content repurposing tool, Content Remix<\/a>, which can take a single piece of content and transform it into multiple marketing assets across channels \u2014 all in a matter of seconds. Not only will it turn that long blog article into social posts, it will also optimize the content for each platform, thus saving time while increasing output and reach.<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Remixing and repurposing content.<\/p>\n
What I like: <\/strong>HubSpot’s Content Remix tool<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>HubSpot’s Marketing Hub pricing starts with free tools and then varies depending on how many users you have and which features you want to access. To begin with Content Hub features, you\u2019ll want the Starter Customer Platform, at a minimum, which starts at $15\/month.<\/p>\n
Adrian Iorga<\/a>, founder and president of Stairhopper Movers<\/a>, leans on Content Hub\u2019s remix feature \u201cbecause there\u2019s more pressure than ever to maintain a presence on more platforms,\u201d he tells me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
With Copy.ai you can automate captions, descriptions, short-form video scripts, and also generate and repurpose content, and then integrate it with more than 2,000 tools<\/a> that you might already be using.<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Writing custom content.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Plans begin with a free version, increasing to Starter ($49), Advanced ($249), and Enterprise (custom) billed monthly. But you can save 20% by paying annually.<\/p>\n
Andrew Lokenauth<\/a>, founder of the site Fluent in Finance<\/em><\/a>, uses Copy.ai as his go-to tool for social posts, noting \u201cit saved me about 15+ hours each week on content creation.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Designing visually stunning posts.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>While some of the AI features are available in the free plan, if you want to use Magic Design, you\u2019ll need to upgrade to Canva Pro (for individuals) or Canva Teams. Plans start at $15\/month or $120\/year per person.<\/p>\n
Co-CEO of Viva Executive Assistants<\/a>, Fineas Tatar<\/a>, explains that creating and editing content feels like the last thing on your list \u201cwhen you\u2019re building a startup and trying to manage time as efficiently as possible.\u201d In order to repurpose images for social, he encourages his teams to use tools like Background Remover or Magic Write to draft posts quickly using existing content.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Narrato offers a host of AI tools for content creation and marketing, but the one I like best is AI Content Genie<\/a>. After adding a website URL and a few content themes, the tool will continue to generate social media posts automatically each week, with no further inputs required.<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Automating content creation, scheduling, and publishing.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Narrato has three plans, starting at $36 per month. The Pro and Business plans come with four user seats, while the Enterprise plan comes with 10.<\/p>\n
Safe Systems, a technology company serving community banks, faced challenges in content production due to a small marketing team and high outsourcing costs. By switching to Narrato’s AI and automation tools, they saved $90,000 annually<\/a> and increased content efficiency.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Automating end-to-end marketing workflows.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Jasper has Creator ($39), Pro ($59), and Business (custom) plans that are priced per month and per seat.<\/p>\n
QliqQliq<\/a>, a digital marketing agency based in Toronto, uses Jasper for copywriting to generate \u201crich high-quality captivating content tailored to different audience segments,\u201d says digital marketer and founder Anton Kovalchuk<\/a>. The tool ensures they maintain the same tone and messaging on everything they put out.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Emplifis’ AI-driven influencer management<\/a> dashboard streamlines the processes of finding, vetting, and keeping up relationships with influencers in order to build awareness and track campaign performance. With over 30 million influencers in their database, partnering and building connections is simplified through AI filters that allow you to match based on interest, language, or hashtag.<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Finding influencers to work with.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Emplifi Social Marketing Cloud costs $200 per month, billed annually, with a 10-profile limit. For all plans, contact the company for a demo and pricing estimate.<\/p>\n
Organix<\/a>, the UK’s premier baby and toddler finger food brand, collaborated with influencers for their WonderDen campaign. The goal was to establish authentic and trustworthy connections between the brand and its community.<\/p>\n
As a result, Organix achieved a remarkable 34x engagement efficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Sentiment analysis.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Plans are available for Social Media Managers and Influencer Marketers and both require contacting the company for pricing to suit your needs.<\/p>\n
Oppizi,<\/a> a New York startup offering data-driven offline marketing technology, has found success with Brandwatch as a sentiment analysis tool.<\/p>\n
They tested it on a campaign in Australia to track how people were responding to a flyer distribution campaign with a digital promotion. \u201cBy tracking social mentions and gauging sentiment before and after launch, we could see the offline push translate into online conversation,\u201d says marketing expert and CRO specialist Nicolas de Resbecq<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Social listening.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Plans include Professional ($99), Team ($249), and Enterprise (request a demo), priced monthly and billed annually. The non-enterprise plans both offer a 30-day free trial.<\/p>\n
Luke Chapman<\/a>, senior SEO strategist at Simpro Group<\/a>, relies heavily on Hootsuite for social media marketing. \u201cIt provides real-time data on social trends and customer sentiment, which is crucial for tailoring content to what our audience is talking about at that moment. Being able to track and respond to these conversations is key to staying relevant and engaging with the community,\u201d he tells me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Turning long-form video into short clips.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Vizard has a free version, which includes 60 upload minutes per month. Its Creator and Business plans start at $14.50 and $19.50 per month, respectively, with annual billing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have tried many AI tools, but the best one I have used is Vizard,\u201d says Spencer Romenco<\/a>, chief growth strategist at Growth Spurt<\/a>, a video marketing agency. \u201cIt tracks things like facial cues, voice tone, even posture, and flags moments that hit hardest with an audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Jacquard (which was Phrasee<\/a> until June 2024) is focused on brand messaging. In half a minute, it can generate up to 2,500 curated message variants for all major channels and predict top-performing variants.<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Analyzing language patterns to find exactly what works.<\/p>\n
Pricing: <\/strong>Prices are available upon request.<\/p>\n
Tracie Crites<\/a>, CMO of Heavy Equipment Appraisal<\/a>, explains why she stands by Jacquard.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Creating videos at scale.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Synthesia has Starter ($18), Creator ($64), and Enterprise (custom) levels, which are billed yearly.<\/p>\n
Sharecat Data Services<\/a> started using Synthesia when they needed a way to explain a big SaaS upgrade without filming an entire production.<\/p>\n
\u201cI work closely with our social media and content team, and getting high-quality video done fast \u2014 without flying people in or booking studios \u2014 was a real challenge,\u201d says Data Services Director Kristine Fossbakk<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Beyond that, this tool can help with competitor analysis<\/a> by digging into the competition\u2019s content patterns. AI features then analyze what\u2019s working and what\u2019s not, so you can get a leg up on what might work similarly for you.<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Competitor analysis.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>There are four plans available: Free, Lite ($27), Premium ($36), and Enterprise ($212) billed monthly.<\/p>\n
Daniel Vasilevski<\/a>, owner and director of Bright Force Electrical<\/a>, who also handles the social accounts for the 24\/7 residential and commercial electrical services provider, says that fewer people talk about Predis.ai, but it’s his most reliable tool for analyzing the competition and predicting industry trends.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
While other tools on this list do the same, this one stands out from \u201cthe other ones I have used since it can analyze speech patterns, audience retention cues, and even background music to predict viral-worthy moments, which is something most basic clipping tools miss,\u201d says Robbin Schuchmann<\/a>, co-founder of EOR Overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Best for: <\/strong>Quickly clipping long-form videos into shorts.<\/p>\n
Pricing<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong> OpusClip has three plan levels (Starter, Pro, and Business) above its free forever level.<\/p>\n
Schuchmann, who also manages the company’s social strategy and content direction around global employment topics, says OpusClip is the tool he considers best and uses most regularly.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast quarter, we repurposed a 45-minute webinar on global hiring compliance into short clips using OpusClip. The tool identified a 12-second segment where our speaker broke down a common payroll mistake in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat clip alone generated 3x more engagement than our usual posts and drove a 20% increase in sign-ups for our compliance guide. The best part was that it took minutes, not hours, to find and edit that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
If AI still seems like an overwhelming subject, don\u2019t worry. You\u2019re not alone. But what I learned while talking to marketers who worked with these tools is that the point of AI is actually the opposite: to ease the overwhelm.<\/p>\n
Instead of feeling like competition, AI tools for social end up feeling like assistants \u2014 ones that are super competent in taking over the routine, repetitive, or time-consuming tasks that were keeping us underwater in the first place.<\/p>\n
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in November 2019 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s no secret that content is king. And with more and more channels to keep up with \u2014 each requiring unique formats for your creative content \u2014 AI tools aimed at social media are stepping in to do some of… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1081"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1135,"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081\/revisions\/1135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaneyphotography.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}