Trending Topics, Marketing Trends, and Content Ideas: August 15, 2025

Here are the latest trending topics, digital marketing trends, viral content ideas, and tech news on August 15, 2025:

Copy This Method is a popular YouTube trend. Post a long-form video, such as “Copy this method to make $10k/month with digital marketing”. Tailor the title and text overlay for your niche, and share strategic growth and success advice with your audience.
Here’s What Actually Works… is a viral YouTube video idea. For example, “I read 100 books about marketing and sales, here’s what works”. Share your expertise to help your audience grow in your niche.
I Finally Figured Out… is a popular TikTok trend. Post a video with a text overlay, such as “I finally figured out that entrepreneurship is hard”. Share relatable and funny commentary that resonates with your audience.
No One: {XYZ} is a popular social media trend. Start your video with the text overlay “No one:” and under that, add another text overlay relevant to your niche, like “Entrepreneurs on a Tuesday morning”, and reenact whatever the bottom text says in a funny and satirical way.
The Kite by Luisa Marion is a trending Instagram song with over 30k reels. Pair this calm audio with luxurious lifestyle content.
Color Grading is a popular content trend among photographers, videographers, and advertisers of e-commerce products. Share a brief color grading tutorial and the before and after images with your audience.

Chess Prodigy is a trending Google query, with over 50,000 searches in just 10 hours after a 10-year-old chess prodigy beat a grandmaster, becoming the youngest to do it.
Megadeth Farewell Tour is trending on Google search, reaching over 20,000 searches in just 4 hours after Megadeth announced its final album and farewell tour.
PPI Report is trending on Google search, with over 20,000 searches in less than a day after U.S. wholesale prices rose in July as Trump’s tariffs hit.
Snake is trending on Google, with over 50,000 searches in just 15 hours after a venomous snake bit a hiker at a Tennessee state park.

Latest Technology News and Updates

Tesla Robotaxi is coming to New York and hiring autonomous vehicle operators to test self-driving prototypes.
Gemini has two new features: chat personalization and a temporary chat option for chats users don’t want saved.
Apple is allegedly expanding into AI robots, home security, and smart displays.
Pocket Entertainment has hit over 200 million worldwide listeners.
Amazon is improving its packaging to boost sustainability.
Perplexity launched OpenTable on the Web, iOS, and voice assistants, allowing users to book reservations straight from the Perplexity app.

Kled – a data marketplace that allows users to sell their raw data, such as photos, videos, and documents, to AI labs, enabling users to earn income from their content.
JustDone – an AI assistant with writing, research, and content creation tools.
OpenDream – a platform that uses AI to generate high-quality images from text prompts.
Pandy AI – a personal executive AI recruiter that connects top talent with decision-makers.
TextGuard – an educational web tool that helps users check text for originality and enhance its uniqueness through paraphrasing and “humanizing” features.