Why Instagram is an essential marketing tool for your business

 Instagram is one of the top social media platforms, a brand awareness tool that connects businesses - small and large - with customers on an emotional, human level, developing deeper connections.

Launched as an iPhone app on October 6, 2010, the mobile photo(and now video) sharing platform only took two months to reach one million registered users. Today, Instagram boasts over 200 million active users who make up this dedicated global community. Instagram has positioned itself as a powerful platform for businesses by creating a quality brand experience for customers. With recent additions to their advertising options, they are looking to empower people and businesses to do more.

"Now, as we look to build on this momentum, we’re focused on three key areas: Expanding ad offerings to include action-oriented formats, enabling more targeting capabilities, and making it easier for businesses large and small to buy ads on Instagram." - Instagram For Business, Instagram Blog.

1) Hashtags are your best friend – include 10-15 of them for each post after your description.

2) Ask people to tag their friends – request engagement constantly.

3) Like the photos of people you are targeting – most will check you out if they don’t recognize your name.

4) Find the hashtags that relate to your industry and post to them consistently.

5) Post in the afternoon/evening when more people are typically online.

6) Follow people in your niche and comment on their photos – it shows you as an active user and people will almost always check your page out if they aren’t getting a lot of comments.

7) Regularly post a mixture of your own content, real life images, and content that you’ve found and want to share. Tag the original creators where possible.

8) Tag followers as much as possible when you have a relationship with them.

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