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A Brand’s Guide to Instagram Guides
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@itscoval for State Optical/captionThe feature ᴡе didn’t even ҝnow we needed, until we did. Instagram Guides ɑre here to cһange thе game and From Popular Pays seеs unlimited potential with how brands сan harness the neᴡ feature to grow tһeir business. Ιt’s common for Instagram to reveal neᴡ features, but recently tһey went to town and Pop Pays is here for it. A new feature for sharing curated, scrollable content? Sign us up. Step-by-step guides, tips, ɑnd recommendations...sound familiar? Tһe core of influencer marketing: creators sharing authentic testimonials, recommendations, guides ɑnd tips wіth their engaged audience. Guides can only strengthen thе bonds between creators and their audience, especially ɑs we loοk to 2021 and tһe future of influencer marketing.
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Ɗid you know? According to Instagram, "We know many people are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so we are first focusing Guides on wellness content. We’ll enable creators to connect with expert organizations to share resources during this time, including tips on how to look after your well-being, maintaining connection with others or managing anxiety or grief.
To create a guide, tap the plus icon on the top right of your profile page and select "Guide." Then choose from one of the three different guide formats: places, products and posts. (Head’s up, the "products" format can only be used to curate products available in an Instagram Shop). Overall, I found the feature to be relatively intuitive. To access a single guide or a library of a creator’s Instagram Guides, navigate to a specific creator’s profile and select the new Guides icon from the feed tab. Another benefit to guides is that the content can be easily shared to IG stories or with others similar to the standard IG DM. For public accounts, the opportunity to go viral significantly increases with guides. I’m also confident that well-created guides can only support brands and increase website traffic from an SEO perspective if done correctly.
Pro tip: Both creators and brands can share other brand or creator's content to their guide if they save their content using the bookmark icon to add them to your Instagram saved prior to creating the guide.
Brands have the opportunity to build even more trust with consumers. Pictures can speak a thousand words, but what’s even better than just a picture? You guessed it, a thousand words. With product guides, brands can drive more traffic to their Instagram Shop to drive in-app purchases, which "tһe Gram" has prioritized recently regarding beta tests. Guides will help brands and creators enhance posts with extra context and descriptions of their products.
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Many creators tout their SEO-optimized websites, but now more creators who may not have custom websites have a shot at longer-form content beyond standard posts. Influencers have more opportunities to connect with their audience, more metrics to share with brands regarding performance, and more offerings to provide brands as far as placements go. It also means that platforms will need to equip brands with the ability to collaborate with creators to create meaningful guides and measure and track their impact. Check out some of our favorite guides: @afspnational, @heads_together, @sudahdong.As for now, From Popular Pays sees a lot of potential with Guides within the influencer marketing space. They are the perfect enhancement to complement a traditional influencer campaign. Looking to get started and collaborate with some of our creators using Instagram Guides? We are here to help!
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