Instagram Stories are a fantastic way to share photo and video content with your audience–without a lot of fanfare, if you want. In fact, it’s incredibly easy to create short, informal Stories in two minutes or less. With 1 billion people actively using Instagram every month and 500 million of them using Stories daily, creating Story content is a brand signal boost you can’t afford to miss out on. But, like all content, making and posting Stories can get time-consuming. …
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The verdict is out: shorter video on social typically performs better. While there’s definitely a place for long-form content on social media, the standard rule of thumb is that shorter videos (a minute or under, if not thirty seconds or less) will be most impactful and achieve the highest viewer retention rates. This means, of course, that you need a lot of super short social videos to keep your brand relevant in your audience’s mind and maintain engagement. When plenty …
In the attention economy, Instagram Stories are very rich. Everyone is getting in on the trend. So how do you keep people watching those enticing vertical videos, day in and day out? Whether you run multiple brand accounts or just create a lot of content for your own brand, you’re going to need a strategy that scales. Instagram story templates can help — as long as you know how to use them. All you need to know are the Three …
Responsive web design wasn’t always the norm. Until Google changed its algorithm in 2015, many websites were built for and looked best on a desktop. Once mobile-friendly sites started dominating the rankings, responsive design became a universal business requirement. Online video is seeing the same shift. With more and more viewers glued to tiny screens, marketers who don’t produce mobile-friendly video will start to lose out on traffic, view counts, and conversions. If you’re not a video-editing whiz, navigating the …
The best Instagram Stories ads don’t look like any other videos on the internet. Stories are perfect for the so-called “in-between” moments. You can express yourself in real-time with authentic photos and videos taken on-the-go. The best Stories ads take on that spontaneous quality while still directing viewers towards action. Mastering Instagram Stories will deliver instant results for your brand, from higher social engagement to website visits. This is the topic of our fifth mobile video webinar, Instagram Stories Best Practices. …