7 Tips for using Instagram for business
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7 <strong>Tips</strong> <strong>for</strong> Using <strong>Instagram</strong> <strong>for</strong> Business<br />
<strong>Instagram</strong> is one of the strongest social media channels <strong>for</strong> highlighting<br />
collaborators and sharing customer success stories. Even if you don’t<br />
ocially partner with a non-prot organisation, you can give to charity or<br />
fundraise a couple of times a year. It’s all good as long as the cause aligns<br />
with your brand values and mission.<br />
Another technique involves use ‘shout-outs’. An unpaid shout-out is when<br />
you partner with another brand that has roughly the same number of<br />
followers as you, to promote each other to your audiences and benet<br />
from increased exposure.<br />
The paid shout-out is <strong>for</strong> those with a bigger budget. This involves paying a<br />
brand (or inuencer) with a much larger following to promote your product<br />
or service. This is a great way to gain a large number of new followers<br />
quickly,<br />
providing that you create a strong call to action.<br />
6. Build Anticipation<br />
Keeping your customers interested is an essential part of any eective<br />
marketing campaign. Reward your loyal followers with exclusive content.<br />
Let them be the rst to know about new products, services or events.<br />
Create teaser photos that satisfy curiosity, build anticipation <strong>for</strong> your new<br />
releases, oce openings or stores. This kind of preview makes your<br />
<strong>Instagram</strong> followers feel special and keeps them coming back <strong>for</strong> more<br />
insider in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
7. Analyze your success and build on it<br />
Without taking a step back and analyzing what worked and didn’t,<br />
marketing becomes a guessing game. The truth is, you can read all the<br />
articles in the world about the best practises and publishing times, but you<br />
will only nd out what works <strong>for</strong> your <strong>business</strong> through testing and<br />
measuring results.<br />
7 <strong>Tips</strong> <strong>for</strong> Using <strong>Instagram</strong> <strong>for</strong> Business