Live blog
A day told as it happened, as a 'live blog': a dark bar with a 'Live blog' badge, a timeline rail down the page, the previous update fading above and the current one on a card — its time stamp, headline and report — the cover listing every update with its time. For launch days, events and openings told in order.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Live blog for posts that announce news, start a conversation or prove a point, when the message is a timeline or a story. It is built first to announce news.
It reads each post’s goal and shape first, then its own words, the platform and the facts you have, and offers this template only where it fits.
Who it’s for
Any business. Nothing in it assumes what you sell, so the Director can offer it to a software company, a café or a coaching centre alike — whenever the post fits.
Platforms and sizes
| Size | Where |
|---|---|
| 4:51080 × 1350 px | Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads |
Carousel of 3–10 slides. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.
What it needs
Only your post. It is made from your copy and your brand kit — there is nothing else to prepare.
Rules the AI follows
Word for word from the template library. The Director follows the copy rules when it writes into the template, and the visual review checks every creative against the visual rules.
Copy rules
- Only for one day or event told moment by moment — a launch day, an opening, a festival, a sale weekend; not for a long history (use a timeline) or tips.
- Times come from the copy exactly; when it gives none the update is numbered — never an invented time.
- Report what happened; the closing line says where to catch the next one or what to do now.
Visual rules
- A dark top bar with the logo, a 'Live blog' badge with a dot and the page counter; a grey timeline rail runs down the left edge with a node per update — the current one in the brand colour with a halo.
- Each page shows the previous update's time and headline faded above, then a white card with the current time stamp large in mono, the headline and the report.
- The cover lists every update with its time under the title; the closing card says 'That’s a wrap' with the call to action.
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Make a Live blog with your brand.
MarketiQ writes the post, picks the template that carries it best — this one, when it fits — and fills it with your logo, colours, facts and copy.