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Learn why Instagram is essential for businesses, how to differentiate personal and business profiles, and utilize content, hashtags, and insights effectively to promote your brand. Discover the power of Instagram Stories and leverage insights to enhance your marketing strategy. Explore promotion options and valuable resources to elevate your Instagram game.
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Using Instagram as a Marketing Tool Presented by: Ed Weeks Founder, HV Social Media
Brief Overview • Why Instagram? • Personal vs Business • Content • #Hashtags • Insights • Promotion • Resources
Instagram Introduction • Businesses use imagery and visual storytelling to connect with customers • 80% of accounts follow a business • 60% learn about a service • 75% take action after being inspired by a post
Personal vs Business Profile • Think of a business profile as a “beefed up” version of a personal profile • The major differences are: • Access to insights • Contact information • Instagram Ads
Be recognized as a business • Get real time metrics on how your stories and promoted post perform throughout the day • Get insights into your followers and how they interact with your posts • Add information about your company • Business hours • Location • Phone Number • Convert to a business account within your app account settings
Convert your current profile to a Business Profile • Log in to your account • Tap the settings icon (the gear) • Tap “switch to business profile” • You will be prompted to connect your profile to your Facebook page • Once connected, your Instagram profile will import the business info included on your Facebook page • Be sure to include a phone number • Also include a physical or email address
Content • Instagram = Images (photo & video) • A strong visual voice is the key to driving real business results • Start with a clear goal and creative concept • Consider how Instagram fits into your overall marketing strategy • Is your objective to increase awareness, shift perception or reach a new audience? • Celebrate your brand’s look and feel • Choose themes to tell a cohesive story • Focus on craft • Take the time to create high-quality content • Take some time to learn from other brands
Hashtags (#s) • Hashtags make your content discoverable and put you in front of users you may have never successfully targeted • People learned tossing 30 hashtags on a post only does so much–especially for businesses • There’s definitely a method behind the madness • Instagram posts with at least one hashtag tend to receive 12.6% more engagement • Get into the habit of using hashtags for main keywords mentioned • Using keywords without a hashtag won’t make your post discoverable • Remember what you came here for–to grow your brand and hopefully generate a positive ROI • It’s not just for a bunch of followers and likes
Stories • The bar across the top of your feed highlights the friends and businesses that have shared stories within the last 24 hours • Stories let you connect to your audience and inspire people with full screen photos or videos • You can bring your stories to life with filters, text and drawings • Video limit is 15 seconds
Ideas of how to use Stories • Behind-the-scenes footage • Product promotions • Limited time sales • Interactive tours • Teasers • How-tos • Interviews • Real-time news • Deliver ads
Leveraging Insights • Learn more about the behavior and demographic of your audience so you can create relevant content that is effective at driving business results • Impressions • Total number of times your post has been seen in the past 7 days • Reach • How many unique people your post has reached in the past 7 days • Profile Visits • Website Clicks • Follower Insights
Promoting on Instagram Can create from an existing post in a few simple steps • What is your goal? • More profile visits • More website traffic • More promotion views • Select Your Audience • Automatic (Instagram targets like followers) • Local • Manual • Select Your Budget & Duration • What is your spend and for how many days?
Resources www.business.instagram.com www.facebook.com/blueprint/courses/category/instagram www.all-hashtag.com Instagram Apps - Boomerang, Hyperlapse, Layout Other Apps - Canva (web-based too), CutStory
Ed Weeks 845-702-0008 ed@hvsocialmedia.com www.hvsocialmedia.com