instagram Immediate Future

Social Snapshot – 22.03.2023

Keeping up with the constantly changing social media landscape is challenging. But don’t worry – we’ve got you covered. Check out the latest social media headlines below: WhatsApp adds new group chat controls The app announced new control options for group chats which will enable users to manage who joins…

Picnic Trends: Brandwatch Insights

As the temperatures slowly increase and the picnic season approaches, now is the time to start paying attention to the essential picnic trends and plan ahead for National Picnic Week. According to gov.uk nearly half of adults in England report spending more time outdoors than before the pandemic, which…

Design Trends Check-up

Hoo boy that was a long cold winter wasn’t it? O.K, it might still be pretty cold BUT at least its getting a bit lighter. Maybe its too early to say the “S” word just yet – I haven’t seen any blooming daffodils or gamboling lambs myself yet – but…

Blue Tick Nightmare!

Social media is great. I work in it, so, of course, I’m going to say that, but it really is great. There’s a platform for everyone, whether it’s photos, video, news, connection with old school friends, or expanding your professional network, there’s a platform for you. What’s not so great,…

Social snapshot – 22.02.2023

It’s that time of the week again! Here is a snapshot of the latest happened in the world of social media: Twitter adds alerts for Community Notes The network announced earlier this week that they’re rolling out a new update for its Community Notes on tweets users have previously engaged…

Social Snapshot – 15.02.23

It’s that time of the week again! Here is a snapshot of the latest happening in the world of social media 👇🏻

Artifact: The new kid on the block

Artifact, the new text based media app that it's like TikTok for text.

Social Snapshot – 08.02.23

Social media updates you need to know!

It’s Oh So Quiet

What is Instagrams new Quiet Mode and why do we need it?

Social snapshot – 25.01.2023

It’s that time of the week again! Here is a snapshot of the latest happened in the world of social media: Creators report extremely low earnings from TikTok The massively growing platform is facing major challenges as influencers complain about getting paid very little compared to posting on YouTube or…

A Social Full of Love

CREATING THE PERFECT VALENTINE’S DAY FOR ALL How can an eCommerce brand win the hearts of its audience forValentine’s Day? A strong social media strategy includes making the most out of what is trending in your industry, and every February (and earlier) Valentine’s Day is the hot…

From Farm to Fame: USING TRENDS TO ELEVATE BRAND EXPOSURE

Grabbing your audience’s attention with thumb-stopping content and constantly looking for trends and new ways to be creative can be a tough task for any brand, but it can be even harder for those in a niche category. Facing this challenge in goat’s cheese, Chavroux wanted to increase its…

Social Snapshots – 18.01.2023

Keeping up with the regular stream of new social media insights is challenging. Relax, we’ve got you covered. Check out the latest social media headlines. 👇

SHOWSTOPPING SOCIAL PACKS A PUNCH

A hero campaign for Billington’s Sugar – “First Time” Activating your existing audience or drawing new attention can feel challenging as a heritage brand. Whether you need to break down perception, launch a new product or simply maintain household penetration, brands need to continue to be bold with ideas and…

SOCIAL SNAPSHOT – 11.01.2023

The constant stream of fresh social media insights that appear daily can be challenging to follow. But we’ve got you covered! Here are some social media updates you need to know👇 Instagram works on new posts features Instagram is working on a new option for posts, a “text mode”. This…

Best times to post on social [INFOGRAPHIC]

What are the best times to post on each social media channel in 2023?

Social snapshot – 21.12.2022

Here’s our last social snapshot of 2022! We’re taking you through the latest happenings in the world of social media: Facebook adds an option to make reels in the app Following the massive growth of reels, Meta’s introducing a way to share reels on Facebook even though they don’t have…

Oops!… Musk Did It Again 🎶 Twitter’s disastrous attempt to ban posting links to other social networks.

Twitter will begin to ban its users from posting links to other social networks

Social Snapshots – 14.12.2022

We are reaching the end of 2022 Social Snapshots with only 1 week before Christmas! 🎄 Let's check what is happening on social media.

Top tips for a glittering B2C social media strategy

Sure your brand could start posting without a social media strategy in place, but without structure, or any research into your audiences, how can you be sure that you’re sending out the most effective content and not wasting your time?

EVERY LITTLE SHOPPER MISSION HELPS

DRIVING TESCO SHOPPERS TO SEEK OUT MISSION WRAPS Let’s set the scene… After securing a new listing in selected Tesco stores – adding this supermarket retailer to their other listings in Sainsbury’s and Asda – Mission Wraps now needed to set their sights on retaining and increasing their shelf space.

Staying Creatively Motivated

Some tips to help when you're in a creative slump

Social Snapshot – 07.12.2022

Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media on our weekly social snapshot!

Social Snapshot – 30.11.2022

Keeping up with the regular stream of new social media insights is challenging. Relax, we’ve got you covered. Check out the latest social media headlines. 👇 Pinterest Creator Rewards ends today 📌 To all the creators who participated, thank you for your partnership. We’re committed to exploring more ways to…

Social snapshot – 23.11.2022

It’s that time of the week again! Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media: Pinterest is now available in Afrikaans, Croatian and Bulgarian languages Pinterest is expanding its language options to Afrikaans, Croatian and Bulgarian. That makes the platform available in 41 languages to…

How social media marketers can protect their mental health

Discover our best tips for protecting your mental health when you work on digital marketing:

Social Snapshots 16.11.2022

View the most recent social media news.

The latest B2B social benchmark stats for your 2023 plans

Hot off the press, the latest B2B social benchmark stats for your 2023 plans.

Jolly Good Social: the true meaning of knowing your audience

Scroll, scroll, scroll. OH WAIT! That looks good, what is it? It was most likely an image or video that caught your eye, wasn’t it? We like to call that ‘thumb-stopping’ social content – it grabs your attention and makes you stop scrolling with your thumb. But before we get to the…

Social Media or Search Engine?

A search engine? Really? We’re now over two decades into life with social media, so naturally, things have changed a lot since then! What started out as an online forum used exclusively by Harvard College students who wanted to connect with each other: social media has since snowballed into…

Pinch to zoom on YouTube

YouTube celebrated its 17th birthday earlier this year and the platform announced a few new upcoming design elements and product features. The intention is to make the app look and feel ‘cleaner, more lively’, and easier to use for different purpose. The biggest update is ‘pinch to…

Halloween Trends to Boost your Marketing Campaigns

The Halloween trends that can help you to fuel your brand visibility and consideration.

The brand stance song and dance

Most of us have a brand we align with – either due to its values or simply because of its downright brilliant products. But how important is the brand’s alignment with various incidents, politics and cultures influencing our buying decisions? It was amazing to see every company (yes, literally every…

A Sprinkle of Magic Motion: leading to originated content shoots

Imagine this – you’ve screened your next amazing product idea, completed the SWOT and got your NPD all ready to roll. Once the retailers are on board to take delivery of stock, you need to gain consumer interest and ensure it flies off the shelves to protect its future in the SKU inventory.

Social Snapshot – 05.10.2022

It feels like there's a new social media update every week... that's because there is! But fear not, we've got you covered with this week's low down.

Getting personal: data led content development

It’s never enough to simply grow the audience for a brand. In order for that audience to have an increased likelihood of converting, they need to be qualified followers. Identifying specific personas and content pillars through our research and insights, and monitoring trends on a weekly basis,…

A Meaningful Mission: Building Brand Trust With Influencers

Amplifying brand trust through meaningful partnerships and collaborations.

Social Snapshots 21.09.2022

Check out the most recent social media news.

Social Snapshot 14.09.2022

It can be difficult to keep up with all of the new social media insights that emerge each and every day. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Check out the most recent social media news.👇

Social snapshot – 07.09.2022

It’s that time of the week again! Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media: Meta introduces a new initiative for digital artists Meta is launching the Creators of Tomorrow showcase, which highlights diverse individual talents across Europe, The Middle East and Africa. Find…

It’s CORN!

TikTok's latest trending audio has us obsessed

Social Snapshot — 31.08.2022

It can be difficult to keep up with all of the new social media insights that emerge each and every day. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Check out the most recent social media news.👇 There is a new Circle in town 🪺 Sometimes all you want to do is…

Social Snapshot – 17.08.2022

Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media on our weekly social snapshot!

How to use Hashtags on social media

When it comes to promoting your brand on social, hashtags can be a key way to drive views, likes, and shares.

BeReal With Me, IG

There really isn’t an idea that Meta won’t pounce on the moment something starts gaining traction. The next “cool” thing to take off is BeReal

Like it or not

Instagram never stops to surprise us, and users have complained about its updates for a long time now. In today's blog, we explore the latest updates about Instagram.

Social Snapshots 03.08.2022

It’s that time of the week again! Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media.

Social superstars

What are we looking for? Creative, curious and courageous people who possess a passion and hunger for all things Social Media. Whether you’re an existing specialist Social Media Account Manager, you’ve been working across marketing disciplines including Social Media, or you’re just starting out, we want to hear from you!…

Social Snapshot 27.07.2022

Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media in our weekly social snapshot.

Culture Codes

Meta hosted a pretty great and insightful webinar last week, Culture Codes: How Platform Native Advertising Builds Brands with Humanity and I wanted to take a moment to go through it a little bit and share some of my thoughts.

Social Snapshot – 20.07.2022

Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media in our weekly Social Snapshot!

Social snapshot – 13.07.2022

It’s that time of the week again! Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media: Instagram tests a ‘Notes’ shelf The platform adds a Notes shelf into your IG Direct inbox, where you can post status updates, or whatever you wish, to be shared with…

Social Snapshot 06.07.2022

Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media on our latest Social Snapshots.

Social Snapshot 29.06.2022

Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media in our weekly social snapshot.

Social Snapshots 22.06.2022

Have a look at the latest happening in the world of social media through our social snapshot!

Social Snapshot – 15.06.2022

Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media.

A Quick Guide to Help you Create Social Media Strategy

Discover these 8 easy steps that will allow you to create an effective Social Media Strategy.

A Peek Under the Hood

In today’s blog we discuss what new features have been introduced to the Instagram algorithm in 2022 and how to capitalise on them.

A Peek Under the Hood

In today’s blog we discuss what new features have been introduced to the Instagram algorithm in 2022 and how to capitalise on them.

Social Snapshot – 08.06.2022

With so many social media news popping up every day, it can be hard to stay up-to date. We’ve got you covered – take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media: Twitter adds audio translations for visually impaired users Twitter announces a new Accessibility section…

The Reel World

In this blog post I will take you through the process of planning, recording and editing your excellent reel that will get you noticed

Hashtag it!

Learn how to create the best hashtag strategy for your Instagram account.

Social Snapshot – 25.05.2022

Latest social media news and updates in our regular weekly Social snapshot. This week we look at Snap, TikTok Live and Reactions in Instagram Reels

What is Going On?!

It’s happening again. Instagram is testing a new algorithm and it will completely change the way followers will consume the content on this app bringing videos more to the front and centre of the platform screen, changing the feed layout. Let’s go through the new Instagram layout update. With reels…

Design Time – Template Edition

Before you even think about design, start off with setting up templates for social. Here's how

Behind the Scenes

Are you looking for better ways to humanize your brand? It can be all too easy to just post on IG about your product or service and see the engagement flag. I think it is important not to lose sight of the human element and spotlight the creative talent behind…

Three of the latest key trends in Influencer Marketing

With social media platforms always on the move, marketers are constantly looking to find smarter ways to tap into the potential of utilising influencers. A recent survey has explored the latest trends within the influencer marketing space and how this will change the digital world: Social commerce…

Social Snapshot – 11.05.2022

There is so much social media news popping up every day that it can be hard to stay up to date. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Take a look at the latest happenings in the world of social media through our social snapshot 👇 Instagram tests NFT (Non-Fungible…

The Magic of UGC

UGC is content generated and shared online by brand’s clients or fans. It can be an image, video, comment, review, blog etc. And it works wonders for brands! UGC is one of the best ways for a brand to gain visibility, reach its potential market, communicate its values and advertise…

Social Snapshot – 04.05.2022

The latest happening in the world of social media from Snapchat and Facebook Stories to Pinterest and Insta full screen - Read the Social Snapshot

Pin it!

Don’t we all love a pinned post? It’s the first thing anyone will see when they go to check out your Twitter profile (instead of all the gif responses and silly late night musings.) It’s the perfect post to let people know what you’re about, where they can contact you…

Social Snapshot – 27.04.2022

Take a look at the latest happenings in the world of social media with this week’s social snapshot👇🏻 Instagram is testing ‘templates’ for Reels Instagram is trying out a new way to help users create more engaging Reels, with templates, which creators can follow and replace clips with their own.

5 Tips on How to Set Social Media Marketing Budget

Have you ever thought about why some companies have success advertising on social platforms and some don’t? What is the first step to improving the effectiveness of social media advertising? In today’s blog, we discuss how to set a realistic social media marketing budget and how this can help you…

How to promote your blog

Have you noticed how many blogs there are around? The answer… a lot. Meaning that being seen is getting complicated. Content creators are putting more and more effort into their publications, and positioning the content of a blog is no longer as simple as it was a few…

Social Snapshot – 20.04.2022

There is so much social media news popping up every day that it can be hard to stay up to date. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Take a look at the latest happenings in the world of social media through our social snapshot: TikTok launches ‘Interactive…

How do you make social media content less boring?

Our mantra is “Breaking the Social Boring”, so when we heard Onalytica was hosting a webinar on just that, we had to take part. As part of an Onalytica expert community series, we joined a group of social media experts to explore how to create less boring content. Our own…

Social Snapshot – 06.04.2022

With so much social media news popping up every day, it can be hard to stay up to date. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Take a look at the latest happenings in the world of social media with this week’s social snapshot👇🏻 Snapchat adds YouTube link…

Social Media Giants Fight

In today’s blog post, I wanted to talk about something that piqued my interest this week. According to The Washington Post, Meta – the parent company that owns Facebook and Instagram – has hired political campaign group Targeted victory to run a disinformation campaign about its…

Social Snapshot – 30.03.2022

It’s that time of the week again. Take a look at the latest happenings in the world of social media through our social snapshot: Instagram is introducing Favourites and Following, two new options to choose what you see in your feed. Instagram has launched a new algorithm-free, chronological…

5 Ways Social Listening Helps to Successfully Handle Social Media Complaints

Internet and social media have transformed consumer habits and allowed us to easily shop and gather information from a global marketplace. 50% of customers share their reviews and service experiences online and it is now expected for brands to use social media as a customer service channel.

So you wanna create stickers?!

The first thing you want to do is to create a cool animated gif! If you’re anything like me, you love a good bit of animated text. All those colours and fonts and sparkles and… Sorry, where was I? Ah yes, creating your own animated stickers for Instagram. …

Social Snapshot – 23.03.2022

With so many social news popping up every day that it can be hard to stay up to date. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Have a look at the latest happening in the world of social media: Twitter adds a new option for creating GIFs Twitter…

Social Media Statistics you must know in 2022

Social media is everywhere and it has become one of the primary marketing channels over the last two decades. We are looking at StatusBrew which has shared significant social media stats that marketers should know in 2022. Facebook Statistics 2022 With over 2.8 billion monthly…

Social Snapshot – 16.03.2022

Another week, another Social Snapshot! Sometimes it can be hard to stay up to date with the ever-changing world of social media! Stick with us as we take you through our weekly roundup of everything you need to know 👇 Twitter’s working on another creator monetization option. Twitter…

Social Snapshot – 09.03.2022

With social news popping up every day, we know it can be hard to stay up to date. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Take a look at the latest happenings in the world of social media through this week’s social snapshot 👇🏼 TikTok has added…

Social Snapshot -02.03.2022

With so many social news popping up every day that it can be hard to stay up to date. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Have a look at the latest happening in the world of social media: Pinterest celebrates Women’s History Month by launching a new…

Social Snapshot – 23.02.2022

It’s that time of the week again. Have a look at the latest happening in the world of social media through our social snapshot: Facebook launches Reels globally. Meta is launching Facebook Reels in more than 150 countries. These new features include Remix and sharing to Facebook Stories.

Episode 71: Serious Social – Proving value for every pound spent in social

In this episode, Katy Howell chats to James Pearson, Digital Marketing Manager at Arla Foods. They’ll cover some gritty topics on measurement and ROI, alongside challenges like an audience of everyone, and managing 19,000 stakeholders! James is in the thick of social, being innovative and smart. You’ll learn loads. If…

To be or not to be…

Not long ago, marketers wondered if their brand had to be on social media. Today, we know the answer is a big YES. So now the question is… which social media channel should your brand be on? How can you choose the most suitable social media channel for you? Very…

Social Snapshot – 16.02.2022

With social news popping up every day, we know it can be hard to stay up to date. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Take a look at the latest happenings in the world of social media through this week’s social snapshot. 👇🏼 LinkedIn tests new option…

Social Snapshot – 09.02.2022

There is so many social news popping up every day that it can be hard to stay up to date. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Have a look at the latest happening in the world of social media through our social snapshot: Twitter adds a ‘Super Followers’…

Why Buying and Selling Social Accounts Is a Big No-No

While the act of buying and selling social media accounts is nothing new, we recently stumbled across an account on Instagram that was blatantly selling its account ownership over their stories and it got us thinking: what are the dangers in doing this, and why isn’t it more common?…

Social Snapshot – 02.02.2022

Another week, another Social Snapshot! Sometimes it can be hard to stay up to date with the ever-changing world of social media! Stick with us as we take you through our weekly roundup of everything you need to know… Instagram adds new poll options for Instagram Stories. Instagram…

Hit that subscribe button

Instagram is currently testing paid subscriptions with a small group of creators in the US giving them exclusive access to content and features such as subscriber-only Lives and more. In this blog we’ll take a look at some of the features which could become the future of Instagram.

Dishing the dirt on data (RECAP)

In today’s blog we’re looking back at the iOS 14 update and its effects on Facebook ads. Stick with us as we take you deeper into the subject, exploring the impacts, changes and how you can handle it. Apple released an iOS 14 update for advertisers (IDFA), which…

Social Snapshot – 26.01.2022

With social news popping up every day, we know it can be hard to stay up to date. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Take a look at the latest happenings in the world of social media through this week’s social snapshot 👇🏼 Twitter is launching its NFT…

Episode 70: Serious Social – Social that’s good enough to eat!

Full Transcript – Hello, and welcome to Serious Social Life. 2022 is in session, and we’re really glad to be back and raring to go. Now many of you will know, but for those of you who are new, these sessions are all about getting serious about social, discussing the…

Lights, camera, action!

Do we all know that video is one of the formats that work best when connecting with your audience on social media? Yes. Are all brands making the most of this content format? Probably no. Now, we have already explained what Reels can do for your brand,…

Zoggs hires immediate future to launch new Ecolast swimwear

International swimwear brand, Zoggs, hires IF to take the brand into Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

Search results for "instagram"

Social Snapshot – 22.03.2023

Picnic Trends: Brandwatch Insights

Design Trends Check-up

Blue Tick Nightmare!

Social snapshot – 22.02.2023

Social Snapshot – 15.02.23

Artifact: The new kid on the block

Social Snapshot – 08.02.23

It’s Oh So Quiet

Social snapshot – 25.01.2023

A Social Full of Love

From Farm to Fame: USING TRENDS TO ELEVATE BRAND EXPOSURE

Social Snapshots – 18.01.2023

SHOWSTOPPING SOCIAL PACKS A PUNCH

SOCIAL SNAPSHOT – 11.01.2023

Best times to post on social [INFOGRAPHIC]

Social snapshot – 21.12.2022

Oops!… Musk Did It Again 🎶 Twitter’s disastrous attempt to ban posting links to other social networks.

Social Snapshots – 14.12.2022

Top tips for a glittering B2C social media strategy

EVERY LITTLE SHOPPER MISSION HELPS

Staying Creatively Motivated

Social Snapshot – 07.12.2022

Social Snapshot – 30.11.2022

Social snapshot – 23.11.2022

How social media marketers can protect their mental health

Social Snapshots 16.11.2022

The latest B2B social benchmark stats for your 2023 plans

Jolly Good Social: the true meaning of knowing your audience

Social Media or Search Engine?

Pinch to zoom on YouTube

Halloween Trends to Boost your Marketing Campaigns￼

The brand stance song and dance

A Sprinkle of Magic Motion: leading to originated content shoots

Social Snapshot – 05.10.2022

Getting personal: data led content development

A Meaningful Mission: Building Brand Trust With Influencers

Social Snapshots 21.09.2022

Social Snapshot 14.09.2022

Social snapshot – 07.09.2022

It’s CORN!

Social Snapshot — 31.08.2022

Social Snapshot – 17.08.2022

How to use Hashtags on social media

BeReal With Me, IG

Like it or not

Social Snapshots 03.08.2022

Social superstars

Social Snapshot 27.07.2022

Culture Codes

Social Snapshot – 20.07.2022

Social snapshot – 13.07.2022

Social Snapshot 06.07.2022

Social Snapshot 29.06.2022

Social Snapshots 22.06.2022

Social Snapshot – 15.06.2022

A Quick Guide to Help you Create Social Media Strategy

A Peek Under the Hood

A Peek Under the Hood

Social Snapshot – 08.06.2022

The Reel World

Hashtag it!

Social Snapshot – 25.05.2022

What is Going On?!

Design Time – Template Edition

Behind the Scenes

Three of the latest key trends in Influencer Marketing

Social Snapshot – 11.05.2022

The Magic of UGC

Social Snapshot – 04.05.2022

Pin it!

Social Snapshot – 27.04.2022

5 Tips on How to Set Social Media Marketing Budget

How to promote your blog

Social Snapshot – 20.04.2022

How do you make social media content less boring?

Social Snapshot – 06.04.2022

Social Media Giants Fight

Social Snapshot – 30.03.2022

Halloween Trends to Boost your Marketing Campaigns