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How close is Instagram to Facebook when it comes to brand activity? Probably closer than you think.
Social media shop Shareablee pulled the following numbers, which illustrate that marketers—while most of them cannot run ads yet on Instagram—are highly active on the social-mobile phone app.
The intriguing stats below are for United States brand pages during the second quarter. Keep in mind that Facebook went live in 2004, and Instagram hasn't been around for four years yet.
Facebook garnered 2.5 million brand posts, a year-over-growth of 22 percent.
- Instagram had 493,000 of such posts, a 49 percent year-over-year jump.
- Facebook accrued 6 billion actions (likes, comments or shares).
- Instagram totaled 3.4 billion actions (likes, comments).
- Facebook had 2,396 actions per post.
- Instagram racked up 6,932 actions per post....
With over 20% of Internet users with Instagram accounts, it could pay to take a closer look at Instagram,. Marketing topic(s):Instagram marketing. Advice by Expert commentator.
Simple little tricks such as; Hashtags, Captions, and Comments can drastically change the way you or your product is thought of online. For example, taking the time out to respond to comments and likes, it may not do much in terms of conversion, but it will do wonders in making your relationship with your followers much more intact, which is what you should be looking for in the long run.
With outstanding customer engagement potential, you not only get the exposure you desire but also emerge as a brand that can’t be missed. Both as a standalone and in sync with other media, if you are looking for a platform where millions can interact with you, Instagram is the place to be....
The Guide to Instagram for Business is an in-depth tutorial on how Instagram works and how brands (including yours) can integrate it in their social marketing mix to increase their online reach and attract new business.
In it, you’ll find all the basics on getting started with Instagram, as well as recommendations on advanced campaigns that provide a meaningful experience for your Instagram community....
It's easy to go viral when you're using Instagram to post other people's pictures.One such user is 23-year-old Elliot Tebele, but you might know him better as "F--kJerry," a massively popular Instagram user. While other Instagram users get famous for taking their own pictures, Tebele gets famous for sharing memes and funny pictures. He has more than 1,000,000 followers....
There are over 200 million users on Instagram sharing over 60 million photos each day.And YES, businesses can use their Instagram pages in very powerful ways.Want some examples?No problem. Check out these 27 amazing pages full of amazing ideas about how to market on Instagram....
The results reported by Chobani and Taco Bell are in line with metrics Facebook disclosed from Ben & Jerry's and Levi's last December.
...Neither the brands nor Instagram disclosed the spending by the campaigns, an important factor for advertisers considering the platform. The ads are sold on a CPM basis, meaning advertisers pay a fee based on every 1,000 people reached. Salesforce has estimated the average price of an app-install ad on Facebook at $5.68. Assuming a CPM in the range, both campaigns cost in the tens of thousands of dollars....
...While Facebook is usually the best platform to start your Social Media marketing (because it’s the biggest and Facebook ads can’t be beat for generating traffic, leads and sales), there will soon come a time that you’ll want to venture out into the other channels.
Instagram is ideal for many businesses and it can be very confusing, especially if you aren’t a regular user. The results (re: ROI) you get are a direct consequence of a winning (or losing) content strategy.
I have a client who’s been able to quickly get the results they wanted and I’d like to share some of the simple yet profound actions they took to get there. Like so many other endeavors, it’s not so hard once you know what you’re doing....
Instagram can be a fun way to stay in contact with people and push branding in a very visual way, but it isn’t much more than a steady stream of images and video, or is it?
In IKEA’s latest innovation, they have taken the idea of an Instagram feed, turned it upside down, and used it to showcase their very own catalog as a very stylish website, right from Instagram.IKEA and Russian ad agency, Instinct, have hacked Instagram to create their very own catalog-esque website; complete with a series of interconnected accounts, right from the Instagram feed....
12 Instagram best practices from Fiona Hogan: - First and foremost, no more than 1/6 of your posts may be selfies. Otherwise, you will appear to be more of a self-obsessed tool than other Instagrammers. Also, do you really look that different on a day to day basis to warrant me having to see your face constantly?
- Don’t post more than twice a day. It makes people wonder “Is so-and-so really out for a bike ride, getting back to nature and being cool/active or did she bike out there, take a picture, then sitting fucking with her phone for the next 20 minutes to find the perfect filter to put on a perfectly good view that’s right in front of her?” You have better thing to do than Instagram, at least, that’s what we want people to think....
Last year, Instagram announced it had over 150 million users, 16 billion photo shares, 1.2 Billion likes daily and on average 55M photos per day. TrackMaven, a competitive analysis firm, has released a study that exposes how Fortune 500s are using Instagram, and gives tips on how you can use Instagram to your advantage.
TrackMaven noticed some trends and patterns by tracking the accounts to identify what’s working and what isn’t with the Fortune 500. From the posting strategies, filters, and interactions, they uncovered some interesting secrets and findings in their report.
Sabel Harris, lead marketing maven at TrackMaven gave three tips for brands based on Instagram strategies employed by some of the top-performing Fortune 500s....
Do you want to attract more followers on Instagram?
Are you using Instagram to its full potential?
Instagram engagement is 58 times higher per follower than Facebook. Don’t underestimate its marketing potential.
In this article I’ll show you how to make your brand stand out on Instagram to gain more followers and bring better exposure to your business....
...What can a savvy content marketer like you do to get messages to break through the 12+ hours of media clutter their target audience takes in on a daily basis?
The answer is a no brainer.
Take a page from your consumers’ social media streams. Make your content marketing look and feel like the information your audience’s family and friends share on social media....
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Are you wondering how to use images and short video to enhance your customers’ experience?
Have you considered creating a brand profile on Instagram to make your brand visible to a new market?
Getting started on Instagram is fairly straightforward.Simply sign up for an account (e.g., use the same name as your Twitter handle), add a profile photo (e.g., brand logo) and a link to your website, connect your account to Facebook and let your followers know they can follow you there.
It’s what to do next that presents a difficulty for many brands.
What follows are 26 tips and brand examples, an A-Z guide, for capitalizing on a business presence on Instagram....
Using hashtags, acronyms & the right slang is a great way to get more Likes and followers on Instagram.
Terms like #TBT, #WCW & #MCM can be confusing at first. I was lost when I first started using Instagram!
I always wished I’d had a handy guide to explain all the lingo.
That’s why I wrote this article — because speaking the Instagram slang is such an easy way to get more followers. So here are definitions for 32 of the most common Instagram terms....
This made me think: how can I replicate Dan’s Instagram success,but with a much more toned-down version?
The toughest part of any marketing campaign is getting it off the ground. Once you have a proven model, scaling it becomes easy.
To get a head start, I hired Branden Hampton who has over 30 million social media followers among all his accounts. My goal was to pay Brandon to leverage his profiles and get his followers to come over to me.
But Brandon had a better idea. Why not start with an existing account that already has over 100,000 followers and then leverage his follower base?...
One of the limitations of Instagram as a social media marketing tool is that links in posts aren’t clickable.It’s not a deal-breaker — there are many other reasons to use Instagram as part of a marketing mix, including the ability to promote your brand with an active, young audience — but for businesses hoping to bring people back to their websites, the lack of hot links has always been a drawback.
Not a problem without a workaround, however.
Links in Instagram’s profile area are live, a fact that social media news publisher Mashable has been taking advantage of since last spring. Nearly every time Mashable posts on Instagram, it reminds users to click on the link in its profile to learn more about the post’s topic. Here’s how it looked on one of Mashable’s more clicked upon recent Instagram posts...
If you are marketing to teens (and college-age youths), the time has come to beef up your Instagram presence, as this recent SocialTimes article demonstrates. Here are tips for using Instagram to build your fan base and generate sales revenue, based in large part on what we learned during the successful launch of our sister company, Pro Stock Hockey.
A few quick stats on the company’s Instagram results to date: - 1,972 (highly relevant) followers
- 21,740 likes
- 260 likes/photo
- 99.9 acclaim value
- (BTW, Followers for Instagram is a great Instagram management app)...
Does your business use Instagram?
Is there a place for time-lapse video in your marketing?
It used to be that you needed expensive equipment to create time-lapse videos. Now you can create them with Instagram’s Hyperlapse app.
In this article I’ll show you how businesses are using Hyperlapse video to engage Instagram followers with short-form video....
New technology breeds brand experimentation. Here, RPA's J Barbush provides a brief troubleshooting guide for Instagram's new time-lapse app, Hyperlapse.
Participation leads to inspiration, so whenever a new social tool comes out, I test it myself before introducing it to clients. While I was at a photo shoot in downtown L.A. this week, I took some time to play with Hyperlapse, a new app from Instagram that lets you convert video to time-lapse. Here are some things brands should keep in mind when using it....
The Adweek/Shareablee Instagram Video weekly chart is back after a brief hiatus, as we've tweaked our approach and will now regularly call out only the top-of-the-heap winners.
The chart below features eight categories (auto, beauty, consumer electronics, retail, fashion, celebrity, sports leagues and TV show), which will appear every week....
Instagram's platform continues to generate impressive metrics from year to the next. Since the acquisition by the parent company Facebook it has been nothing short of social media success and victory for users actively posting on the platform.
...What certainly became an internet sensation for fans of Instagram was the addition of the video feature in 2013. This not only dazzled its user base, but marketers certainly found a useful way to present products and services to better target their messages to these masses.
As with any existing social media networking service there are a few strategies to consider and certain practices to stay away from. Whatever the hobby, activity or job-related venture you are currently in chances are you have a story that you can tell with Instagram’s phenomenal visual power....
Instagram puts it simply: Capture and share the world’s moments. There are many tools out there that help you to capture great images on your smartphone and edit them ready for Instagram.
This post features 3 Instagram Apps that can help you to feature those “moments” and create visual content that stands out on Instagram....
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, these creative Instagram marketing ideas are a fantastic way for brands to share stories with consumers, especially as sharing on social media becomes more oriented towards strong visuals over text.
Even though attention spans are short, Instagram by nature is a fast way to grab someone's attention, whether it's in photo or video format. Some of these creative uses of Instagram include taking advantage of the grid view on a mobile device to create collages, flipbook-style animations, app-based shops, auctions or even an elaborate interactive choose-your-own-adventure experience.
There's quite a range in how easy or complex it would be to put together these campaigns, but with a little creative thinking, there are plenty of ways to promote a product or service on any budget, which is part of the beauty of social media—plus, there's always the chance that a campaign could go absolutely viral....
Looking for ways to grow your Instagram followers?
There are over 200 million users on Instagram and 57% of those access it daily. The largest age group is 18 to 29 year olds, and the average Instagram user spends 257 minutes a month on the site. For more Instagram stats, see this article from Jenns Trends.
Here are five tips and tools to help you to grow your presence on Instagram....
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Shareablee study shows the rapid growth and reach of Instagram as well as some useful tips for content marketers.