Archive: Sep 2022

  It might be cold outside, but we’re talking holidays and the insights travel brands need to get noticed. It’s a crucial sales period for the travel market, so how can brands drive bookings through social – there’s a lot more to do than share pictures of…
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  Rumour has it that due to the financial pickle Snap has found itself in, the company is toying with the idea of making public Snaps last much longer before disappearing, or *shock horror* even become permanent. Posts shared to the “Our Story” feed…
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Welcome back, to another week of IF Social Snapshot! A wonderful roundup of social media news that we believe you should know. Stick with us and you’ll always be up to date with the latest happenings and new updates on social!   Facebook’s planning to integrate its messaging platforms…
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Fanfare, please! LinkedIn has finally introduced interest targeting options to their paid campaign manager – three cheers! So all those hashtags you’ve been faithfully adding to organic content and wondering “what exactly is this doing for me?”… wonder no longer, they are indicators for users’…
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Imagining social media as a party helps to make sense of the best way to approach it as a brand and importantly how you should behave.   Let’s meet three different party goers to explain what we mean.   You walk into the party and introduce yourself to the…
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*Drum roll, please*  Introducing IF’s Social Snapshot!! A weekly roundup of social media news that we want to share with you. Here you can find a range of sources keeping you up to date with the latest happenings on social and new updates we want to shout about.  …
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Now, I know what you’re thinking. Coming from us? We must be bonkers. But, hear us out! To do good, meaningful and impactful social media, you need to be serious about it. Here are 8 reasons why you might want to reconsider your use of social media.
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    Who would have thought that after spending hours on creative and strategy planning for your social channels, that to beat the likes on Kylie Jenner’s Instagram photos, all you needed to do was post a picture of an egg! Clearly, it’s a little more challenging than this,…
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The latest news out of Facebook is that hundreds of employees are being moved, as part of a ‘behind closed doors’ restructuring. These individuals are being shifted from a broad augmented reality division, which is part of Facebook’s Reality Labs, to one that focuses on…
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Tinder is probably the first and most famous example of what we all know as ‘the swipe’. Mobile navigation today is all about the swipe, and now even YouTube is joining in. Their latest update will give users a way to navigate between videos.
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It’s always a struggle to keep everybody happy – especially on social. For businesses, there are many risks. Some risks, however, are worth taking. Here are 8 rules to follow to avoid any disastrous outcomes! • Negative comments about consumers/clients. Now this is pretty self-explanatory. If you post negatively…
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  According to GfK data, travel bookings in the last few weeks are lower than expected. December saw a drop of 13% and the first week of January this year is 9% lower. The pressure is now on squeeze the pips out of the busiest buying period for the…
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Much like Westlife, Snap is also trying to make a comeback 2019. Yes, we know it’s a stretch, but hear us out! A recent report commissioned by Snap reveals the real emotions and feelings that users have around their social media apps, straight from the horse’s…
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When planning messages and creative for campaigns which require an action to be taken, we’ve always got the customer journey in mind. The simplest approach is to ensure you are present to inspire and delight when research takes place, when the action is taken and then following the action…
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Twitter has announced that it’s set to launch a new program to let its users shape how conversations look and feel on the platform. This builds from trials at the end of last year with “ice breaker” tweets, aimed at increasing engagement on the platform…
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      Sometimes all you need is to read a quick blog post to motivate you into making a new decision.Like how you want to experiment on social media platforms such as Instagram, but you might just not have the confidence to. Look… what’s the worst that can…
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  Visuals play an important part when it comes to social campaigns, and the continuous rise of image-based formats like Stories means that visuals are here to stay for good. Now, if you’re not using high-quality images, you’re definitely missing out – but with optimal image formats changing all…
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  It’s a retort I’ve given to my wife, family, and friends many times. I’ve also, rather frustratingly, had to issue it to senior marketers far too many times. For reasons I cannot fathom, Social Media is still badged by some as being for the kids, or the cool…
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With so many users active on social media over the holidays, there was a huge panic over a rather substantial, unexpected change to Instagram. Here’s what actually happened and what it means. Instagram had intended to update the beta version of the user interface for a small number of…
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  So, you have checked your analytics for the week and your followers on Instagram has gone up! *Celebrates* However genuine those followers are, you want to ensure that you are doing all you can to keep them there and engaged. Whilst it’s challenging to grow your brand on…
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