How to use Instagram for Business?

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Instagram

Capture and Share the World's Moments

What is Instagram?

● A fast, beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends and family.

● Can be downloaded free [ Apple itune stores, Android, Windows]

● With its 30 million users & over 200 million uploads, Instagram is the fastest social media platform to achieve success in less time

When?

➔ Founded in 2010 by stanford graduates, Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger.

➔ Launched in October 2010 with gaining more than 100 million active users till April 2012.

Functions & Features

➔ Includes free, unlimited access to social network with plenty of fun play photos.

➔ User profile - Choose own username & 150 characters Bio

➔ 17 custom photo filters

➔ Compatibility :- Facebook,Twitter,Tumblr & Flickr

Interface : Easy to navigate ,unlimited photo upload, no caption limit, no rule about how many times to comment or like.

Privacy : Private profile options which lets you control who sees your profile, Report any spam

Key facts:

Visual facts

Why it is important?

45.6% of Instagram users are more likely to remember a great brand on Instagram over their television commercial.

- FlashsStock Consumer Survey 2014

47% of Instagram users rank Instagram in their top 10 channels to discover new products.

- FlashsStock Consumer Survey 2014

FIRST STEP

Creating your account

Why this 3 things are important?

Iconic as it should represent your organization as Logo does.

People start remembering your profile picture when

suffering through their newsfeed.

Profile Picture

A Bio

200 characters 1.Why your instagram page worth following? 2.What you offer as a service or a product?

Enhance your bio by encouraging users to share content related to your brand by hashtag.

Website

Drive your users down to the path where they can purchase.

URL directs users to more friendly site.

SECOND STEP

Marketing Effectively● Brand centric content Showcase what they have to offer.● Reactive Storytelling Meme or pop based storytelling● Behind the scenes Content Show transparency & an inside look (authentic)● Inspirational & motivational quotes Driving emotions (likes,comment)

Taking your Instagram to next level

● User generated Contests To overreach the brand● Use hashtags Broadens the reach but relevant to content● Have call to action on images Rather than on text, should be on image(driving interactions)

Instagram Funda

Strive to create your own path and use Instagram to visually engage and connect with your audience.

Tools for Instagram:

1. Crowdfire2. Takeoff3. Simply Measured4. Tagboard

Features:

1. Following Activity2. Reach out to right audience at right time3. Copy followers4. Whitelist & blacklist a user

Features:

1. An integrated app of Crowdfire2. Schedule the Instagram’s Post3. Suggest’s best time to post4. Suggest’s Viral hashtags related to post & caption

Features:

1. Social data access2. Set your social media strategy3. Optimize your tactics4. Analytics and reports

Features:

1. Real-timing hashtag tracking2. Viral hashtag display3. Complete guide of hashtag’s w.r.t sectors4. Easy analytics & reports

CASE STUDY

Red Bull: Instagram Your Inspiration

Red Bull: Instagram your Inspiration

Red Bull famed for its

Originality &

Creativity of its

marketing campaign.

Red Bull launched an Instagram campaign

“ Instagram Your

Inspiration” which was collaborative & visually led campaign

They kickstarted their campaign asking the audiences to submit colourful content that inspired them using one of the three hashtags below:

To boost the campaign, they involved highly influential photographers to create their colourful content.

Red Bull1. The campaign had over 3,000 submission2. They used these submission photographs as billboards all over the

various cities.3. #InstagramYourInspiration reached over 16 million people using

mobile and social channels.

&

Yes Red Bull was hailed as innovator.

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