Your are given 33 characters for your name and 150 for your bio on Instagram and with this you need to be able to convince users to follow your content. Whilst this may seems like a tall order, simple touches can make big difference. Both name and bio should be clear and easy to understand,…
Instagram has never been slow when it comes to adding new features, with the app currently holding photo posts, short video clips, Stories, Reels, IGTV, Instagram Live video streams, Guides and products on the Instagram shop. Experimenting with different formats available can help maximize your impact, and with the ones you start to use consistently,…
Short-form video has seen a massive increase in popularity with the rise of Tik Tok. This has led to several social media companies looking to catch up, with Instagram one of them, as the head of the company, Adam Mosseri, announcing further expansion into video. Instagram already has it’s own version of Tik Tok, named…
Navigating through Instagram’s complex algorithm to make sure your posts connect with as many people as possible can be tough, though certain tactics can help make this easier, such as enabling branded content tags in settings. This allows business to tag you in their Instagram ads and sponsored posts. Designed for sponsorships and partnerships, it…
Instagram Reels, the platforms answer to the phenomenal success of Tik Tok, are short videos, often dubbed ‘snackable’, which you can add background audio or effects. Much like with Tik Tok, Reels should be taken note of, as more users take to it. Reels has a Remix feature, similar to Tik Tok’s Duets, which allows…
Increasing your organic reach is important and one of the easiest ways to accomplish this is to give other users on the platforms reason to share your posts or post about your brand. There is a variety of ways that you can encourage people to share or post about your such as mentioning people in…
Instagram’s algorithm, like any other social media platform, is complex and finding out what works best is key to connecting with users. For business on the platform there is a range of methods to increase your organic reach, with one of the most important being to make sure your posts are accessible. Embracing accessibility can…
Instagram Stories is no new phenomenon, but it still holds one of the best ways to engage and connect with your audience. The temporary 24-hour content form can allow you to be more creative and unique, exclusively to your audience. Either in static photo or video form, the limited time frame provides a scarcity and…
With 500 million users, Instagram Stories is extremely popular, with more people then there are users on Snapchat. Diversifying strategies to use Instagram Stories can help connect with target audiences and keep visibility for followers. Allowing for a in-the-moment style approach to social media, Instagram Stories gives businesses the ability to engage audiences, humanising and…
Instagram has seen a highly successful year, as engagement for brands increased in 2020 to 6.39%, increasing from 1.08% in 2019 and 1.16% in 2020 This contrasts with Facebook which saw a smaller increase of just 1.44% in 2020, with the average engagement rate across all industries being 0.26% The statistics, from Social Insider, also…