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The Video Aspect Ratio Rule That Breaks Social Platforms
In episode 126 of Video Marketing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dissect a counterintuitive video strategy: publishing content in the wrong aspect ratio to boost engagement. They examine how Duolingo's TikTok account deliberately uses 4:5 vertical videos instead of 9:16, and how that choice increased watch time by 22 percent in Q1 2026. The episode walks through the psychology of 'visual friction'—why a slightly off-format frame triggers curiosity rather than rejection—and cites data from a recent Meta whitepaper on aspect ratio performance. Lucas also shares a simple test…
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