Are you looking for ways to stand out this holiday season? There are simple ways that you can use to grab attention Ask your followers to choose their favourite.......  It's fact that asking questions on social media is a great way to generate engagement. This winter, you can take that strategy a step further by asking your audience, “Which one?” that they may prefer...... Simply place two similar products next to each other in one image and ask your followers which one they prefer … [Read more...]

Instagram has fast become a game changer for many businesses. Scrolling through your Instagram feed takes you off to a visual view products, places, and experiences your circle are sharing and recommending but brands understand that being present on this feed is the perfect word of mouth marketing, and will quickly find as many ways to monetise this. Studies have shown that Instagram produces some of the most engaged traffic of all social media platforms with 75% of online businesses taking … [Read more...]

Looking for ways to encourage your audience to interact with you on Instagram? How to create a poll on IG The polling feature is only available in Instagram Stories so you have to create a new story post to use this function. Create a Story post  To really get a good impact of the poll, your story should have some content related to the topic of the poll. Take your photo or create your text and background post for your story. Start to apply any filters, text and emojis to your story, … [Read more...]

Are you worried you may be violating Instagram’s terms of service or copyright law? What Instagram has to say about Regramming We all need to follow the rules and terms of for social media platforms and because Instagram doesn’t have the ability to regram directly within the app itself, many people have feared that the sharing other people’s content is actually a violation of the Instagram terms. Instagram has now updated its Terms of Service to now state that you the individual are … [Read more...]

  Here are some helpful handy tips..... 1. Cross-promote your dedicated hashtag. It's great to create your own unique hashtag ie: #smashsocialherts for your company but who will know how to use it to share content about you... direct people to use your hashtag and start to integrate online by ensuring it’s listed on all of your other social media profiles!!! Even go so far to adding onto your website and somewhere your email marketing too. Don’t just hope people will find it because they … [Read more...]

Build your own signature look Before you post think about how you want to position your products on your page. The right product placement is essential to driving sales and engagement. Identify the look and stick to it. Its important once you choose your images  to decide if you will be using an IG filter to make your photos sharper and clearer. Always keep in mind that you want to show the true product to your customers, so sometimes no filter works best in social selling. Each picture … [Read more...]

Instagram is visual, it's quick, it's mobile and it's really simple to use!! There's no better time than now to get started with Instagram. Make the best out of your own Instagram experience so you can grow your followers and increase engagement....... Post interesting, colourful photos and videos Instagram is about providing value to your followers, and if you want more engagement your goal should be to post photos and videos that portray some kind of emotion – happiness, humour, … [Read more...]

Businesses of all sizes now have the ability to create Instagram ads to reach their targeted audiences Connect your Facebook Page to business manager First you need to connect your main Facebook page to Facebook’s Business manager.... Set Up Business Manager If it’s your first time using Business Manager, you will need to set it up. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the Get Started button. and from there, you will see some general information about Business Manager. Start to … [Read more...]