The last 2 years have seen major changes to the social media landscape, with video content quickly becoming one of the most popular forms for users, with the major social media sites all trying to capitalize. Part of this rise is due to the effects of the pandemic, as more people spent time on social…
Stories present a great way to engage with your audience, but not everyone gets to see your Story content due to its 24-hour expiration date. Highlights allows for Stories to be watched after this period and can be utilised to effectively boost your content. To maximize your Highlights, you need to focus on what you…
Whilst, not every social media post needs to be tailored to be as easy to discover as possible for a searcher, you want your content to be able to be found, ideally by your target audience. For this, you need to make sure you are utilizing the right keywords. Look at what words consumers tend…
To help you get the best out of your stories’ content, members of the #ForbesAgencyCouncil bring you advice on the best practices for your brand when it comes to stories. Follow the link in our bio to read our advice alongside the other fantastic pieces of insight!
As more social media platforms release tools for social commerce, brands need to think on what the best way to draw in potential customers is. Statistics from Sprout Social show that consumers are more likely to purchase a product on social media if they have seen user-generated content about it. Demonstrations of the product and…
As more social media users look for video content, with people twice as likely to share videos with friends compared to other content, it is important to make sure that your content is both accessible and conveys the information across clearly. Statistics from Sprout Social show that 85% of Facebook videos are watched without sound.…
Social Commerce has rapidly risen in the last 12 months, with more and more consumers turning to its convenience. This in turn has led to more brands moving to social media platforms to sell their products and services. With this rise, social media platforms have been quick to provide companies with easier ways to shop.…
The main rival to Tik Tok, Instagram’s short format video mode, Reels, has seen massive popularity in 2021 and is seen by many marketers to see that same success again in 2022. Acoording to data from HubSpot’s 2022 Marketing Industry Trends Report, over half of marketers are set to increase their investment in Instagram Reels…
YouTube’s competitor for the success seen by Tik Tok, Shorts allows the user to post vertical short-form videos, with a variety of additional tools such as music overlays and app-based recording avaliable. With video length at 60 seconds or less, it does hold many similarities to Tik Tok and Instagram Reels. What makes YouTube Shorts…
A recent survey by Sprout Social has found that social media users are more likely to purchase items through social commerce if they hold knowledge of that brand. 80% of answers indicated they were more likely to do so of they had familiarity with the brand. 34% also said that they used social media to…