A few years ago when Instagram Stories first rolled out, I didn’t think much of them. Why would people be interested in fleeting, disappears-after-24-hours content? And why would brands want to create them, when they would only have such a short lifespan? Clearly, I was wrong. Stories have become one of the most popular features on social media, and have now branched out from Instagram (who copied the idea from Snapchat) to Facebook, and now even to YouTube. It’s undeniable …
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Global communities around the world are taking the necessary measures to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. During these times of uncertainty, companies from all shapes and sizes are also struggling to keep themselves afloat. Daniel Sun, a VP Analyst at global research and advisory firm Gartner, noted that “Companies need to leverage a systematic approach to strengthen the resilience of their current business models to ensure their ongoing operation during COVID-19.” “CIOs can play a key role in …
When done well, direct consumer advertising on Facebook can offer powerful profit growth. But all ad strategy is not created equally, and this is one area where you can’t see success if you’re only willing to dip a toe or two in the water. Ready to go full hilt? Keep reading to learn our tried and true strategy for D2C marketers who are ready for their campaigns to make more of an impact. First, take note of a few qualities …
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. …
Facebook Ads can be exhausting to learn, but the system is a marketer’s dream once they start to figure it out. There is so much customization potential, allowing incredible creative options and insanely detailed targeting criteria that you can choose from, and all you need to know is how to leverage it. In the past few years, Facebook has done a lot to both give advertisers more control over their campaigns as well as to give them the option to …
