Last month, Instagram announced their TikTok rival, Reels, which allows you to film, edit, and share creative 15-second videos on Instagram, privately or publicly. Reels are now available in 50+ countries including the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and Japan, on both iOS and Android. What’s the difference between Instagram Reels and Instagram Stories? Instagram’s… Read More »
Instagram is a seriously powerful tool for influencers and businesses to market their products and services. And in recent months, the social platform has added a ton of new features to help you promote your small biz in even more effective ways, alongside some powerful Instagram metrics to help you track your success. In this… Read More »
Likes, comments, clicks, shares – engagement rate is still one of the main measures of success in social media marketing. While every social media marketer aims to increase a brand’s follower count across their various platforms, it’s now common knowledge that a large following doesn’t always translate into high engagement. In this article, we’re going… Read More »
Instagram Launches ‘Instagram Threads’ – Messaging for Close Friends Another week, another new way for social networks to keep an eye on your every move. 🕵️ Instagram‘s Threads is a private messaging app, living within your Instagram account. A social network within a social network, if you will. It’s designed as an additional private chat… Read More »
We round up the week’s biggest social media stories, in bite-size form to save you even more time. Facebook’s F8 Conference Happened It’s been a big week for social media, with Facebook’s F8 conference dominating headlines. The key takeaways from this year’s event? Privacy is paramount Facebook is being redesigned around groups and events Instagram… Read More »
Ever wish you didn’t have to create Stories on the fly? Well, you don’t. (Caveat: We do need to make one thing clear: you do need to be using iOS for this to work). How to Schedule Instagram Stories via SmarterQueue (on iOS) Create your Story, or Stories, any way you like, so you have… Read More »
So far, 2018 is all change for social networks. First, Facebook announced a significant new business direction, leading to changes to the News Feed algorithm; and now Instagram has introduced “direct publishing” for business profiles. Instagram Direct Publishing: The Facts Direct publishing means post publishing will be automatic, similar to Facebook/Twitter automation. Nothing has changed… Read More »