Mary Meeker’s 2018 internet trends report: All the slides, plus analysis
10 Ways to Step Up Your Instagram Stories Content
This year, more businesses are going all in on Instagram Stories, with the Stories format quickly becoming the hottest social media option. Even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says so – according to Zuckerberg, Stories are on track to overtake the News Feed as the primary form of social sharing.
Momentum for Stories is clearly building – and as such, if you’re looking to create your own Stories content in order to connect with your audience, it’ll take more than simply being present. You’ll also need to step up your Stories game to compete with rising attention in the space.
Luckily, there are a ton of different ways to brand your Instagram Stories – using these simple features, in a consistent way, can add a heap of personality to your Stories, and help you build a recognizable brand aesthetic.
In this post, we’ll explain the importance of Instagram Stories, how to customize your content, and outline the various features you can use to optimize your Instagram Stories strategy (CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE)
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Instagram Stories now lets its 400M users add soundtracks
The right music can make a boring photo or video epic, so Instagram is equipping users with a way to add popular songs to their Stories. TechCrunch had the scoop on the music feature’s prototype in early May, and now it’s launching to iOS and Android users in 6 countries including, the U.S. Thanks to Facebook’s recent deals with record labels, users will be able to choose from thousands of songs from artists including Bruno Mars, Dua Lipa, Calvin Harris and Guns N’ Roses. The launch could make Instagram Stories more fun to post and watch in a way that copyrights won’t allow on Snapchat, while giving the app a way to compete with tween favorite Musical.ly.
Vanity was once the preserve of the privileged but Instagram has changed all of that
Madonna might have told the world to “Express Yourself” way back in 1989, but it’s millennials who have taken self-expression to a whole new level. And we’ve only got Instagram to thank for that.
That’s not because — despite what the headlines might say — we’re a bunch of vain narcissists with nothing better to do than take endless selfies. It’s actually because Instagram, and the mass adoption of cameraphones, has democratised self-expression and portraiture for everyone, regardless of class.
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