cake & socialyse february 2016 instagram updates
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What’s Happening on Instagram… 60-‐Second Video Ads What It Is Previously limited to 15 and 30-‐second clips, Instagram opened up 60-‐second video ads in early February. T-‐Mobile and Warner Bros. were some of the first brands to uGlize the format, however, a growing list of brands have begun to take advantage of the extended version since its release. Brand Applica8on With less restricGve lengths, the extended ad format is a great way for brands to leverage more pre-‐exisGng creaGve, efficiently. With that, it’s important for brands to keep in mind that the first few seconds of a video are sGll the most criGcal. UGlizing the full 60-‐seconds may not be beneficial for all brands or campaigns, but rather the benefit is within the flexibility of the updated length.
View Counts on Video Why It Ma;ers As a widely used metric when looking at user intent, Instagram will begin to include view counts on videos, publically, in the coming weeks. AdverGsers will now have the strategic advantage of seeing the popularity of their video content organically, which will lead to smarter use of paid support on the plaPorm. This feature is currently only being launched for video content – not photo content (yet). Likes will sGll be viewable by tapping the views.