Emma Watson has a bookclub with more than 215,000 members, and she shares book recommendations there and on her Instagram (which has more than 47 million followers) with a note about why she recommends it. If you were an author, what would you give to have her feature your book? Imagine what it could do for prestige, sales, and awareness. Influencer marketing can be powerful– and it can yield very different types of results. They can also incite backlash, causing …
Category: Instagram
Instagram just surpassed 1 billion monthly users, and the company reports that 80% of its users follow a business. But are you using your Instagram business profile to its full potential? Strong customer relationships on Instagram are extremely valuable. A 2018 survey of 22,000 retail shoppers pointed to “trust in the brand” as a top factor in determining where to purchase. Authentic interactions on Instagram (and other social media channels) build trust and contribute to long-term loyalty. Personal messages, frequent …
There’s no time like the present to start making videos for your brand on Instagram. Over 2 million advertisers are on Instagram, and the highest area for growth is video. Time spent watching video up 80%, and the number of videos produced daily up 400% from 2016. To create videos that people will watch on Instagram, you don’t need a big marketing budget, fancy video equipment, or celebrity endorsements. You just need to find ways to engage people. These Instagram …
One of the biggest advantages of having a Shopify store is that the ecommerce platform really does make everything so easy for you. You can integrate with different CRMs, account softwares, payment gateways, and more. Part of that “more” is full social media integration, which I’ve found to be particularly beneficial when it comes to Instagram. The benefits are exceptional, making it easier to sell in more places, giving your customers a true omni-channel experience. In this post, we’ll take …
Instagram Stories reaches more than 300 million users daily, and an estimated 20% of Stories will generate a private message between a private user and the profile sharing it. Instagram view counts are higher than those of Snapchat’s counterpart feature, and they get an estimated 3-5x more engagement. It’s not surprising that influencers are jumping ship and brands are following, heading to Instagram in flocks. Those are pretty good numbers. As more and more brands start using Stories more frequently, …