cake & socialyse march 2016 instagram update

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What You Need to Know About Instagram’s Personalized Feeds What It Is Currently, Instagrammers miss an average of 70% of the content in their feeds. This means the majority of the content being shared on the pla?orm is not being seen. In order to give users a be@er experience and allow them to view more of the content they care about and engage with most, Instagram is transiConing from a chronological feed to a personalized version. To determine the order of updates in new feeds, many factors will be taken into account, such as the relaConship between the poster and user, Cmeliness, and how likely the user is to be interested in a specific piece of content based on previous behavior. Brand Applica?on On one hand, a personalized feed determined primarily by engagement will likely be posiCve for brands, as branded content typically receives higher engagement than that of the average user. On the other hand, this means Instagram will now have control over what content users see. If Facebook’s algorithm is an indicaCon of how Instagram will determine theirs, it’s possible that branded content may eventually get pushed towards the bo@om of feeds, encouraging adverCsers to spend more on the pla?orm. In response to this update, many influencers and small businesses are urging followers to turn on noCficaCons. Users can turn noCficaCons on or off for any individual account. When noCficaCons are on, users will receive a noCficaCon every Cme that account posts. Encouraging followers to turn on noCficaCons is not a recommended pracCce for brands, as it can become overwhelming to users and may result in loss of interest and followers. Personalized feeds are not expected to roll out for several months, giving brands Cme to ensure their content meets best pracCces and is opCmized for the update. AddiConally, this new feed will not impact paid content. Bring Your Content to the Top 1. Priori(ze Quality Content Stepping up your content game will likely result in higher organic visibility and engagement. Ensure that branded content is of opCmal quality and aligns with Instagram’s creaCve best pracCces. Make sure content is developed with an Instagramspecific strategy in mind. 2. Encourage Conversa(on Through CalltoAc(ons CalltoacCons have always been a proven method to encourage users to engage. IdenCfy creaCve ways to drive conversaCon by creaCng copy that poses a quesCon or thought. 3. Increase Community Management Keep a close eye on how users are interacCng with your content to create opportuniCes for engagement and increase visibility. 4. Consider Timely Relevancy Although the new algorithm divorces posts from chronology, remaining acCve during Cmes of increased user acCvity (for examples, around cultural events or big moments) can help boost post performance, which will in turn help branded content surface higher in feeds.

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Page 1: Cake & Socialyse March 2016 Instagram Update

What  You  Need  to  Know  About  Instagram’s  Personalized  Feeds    What  It  Is    Currently,  Instagrammers  miss  an  average  of  70%  of  the  content  in  their  feeds.  This  means  the  majority  of  the  content  being  shared  on  the  pla?orm  is  not  being  seen.  In  order  to  give  users  a  be@er  experience  and  allow  them  to  view  more  of  the  content  they  care  about  and  engage  with  most,  Instagram  is  transiConing  from  a  chronological  feed  to  a  personalized  version.    To  determine  the  order  of  updates  in  new  feeds,  many  factors  will  be  taken  into  account,  such  as  the  relaConship  between  the  poster  and  user,  Cmeliness,  and  how  likely  the  user  is  to  be  interested  in  a  specific  piece  of  content  based  on  previous  behavior.    Brand  Applica?on  On  one  hand,  a  personalized  feed  determined  primarily  by  engagement  will  likely  be  posiCve  for  brands,  as  branded  content  typically  receives  higher  engagement  than  that  of  the  average  user.  On  the  other  hand,  this  means  Instagram  will  now  have  control  over  what  content  users  see.  If  Facebook’s  algorithm  is  an  indicaCon  of  how  Instagram  will  determine  theirs,  it’s  possible  that  branded  content  may  eventually  get  pushed  towards  the  bo@om  of  feeds,  encouraging  adverCsers  to  spend  more  on  the  pla?orm.      In  response  to  this  update,  many  influencers  and  small  businesses  are  urging  followers  to  turn  on  noCficaCons.  Users  can  turn  noCficaCons  on  or  off  for  any  individual  account.  When  noCficaCons  are  on,  users  will  receive  a  noCficaCon  every  Cme  that  account  posts.    Encouraging  followers  to  turn  on  noCficaCons  is  not  a  recommended  pracCce  for  brands,  as  it  can  become  overwhelming  to  users  and  may  result  in  loss  of  interest  and  followers.      Personalized  feeds  are  not  expected    to  roll  out  for  several  months,  giving  brands  Cme  to  ensure  their  content  meets  best  pracCces  and  is  opCmized  for  the  update.  AddiConally,  this  new  feed  will  not  impact  paid  content.      Bring  Your  Content  to  the  Top    

1.  Priori(ze  Quality  Content    Stepping  up  your  content  game  will  likely  result  in  higher  organic  visibility  and  engagement.  Ensure  that  branded  content  is  of  opCmal  quality  and  aligns  with  Instagram’s  creaCve  best  pracCces.  Make  sure  content  is  developed  with  an  Instagram-­‐specific  strategy  in  mind.    2.  Encourage  Conversa(on  Through  Call-­‐to-­‐Ac(ons      Call-­‐to-­‐acCons  have  always  been  a  proven  method  to  encourage  users  to  engage.  IdenCfy  creaCve  ways  to    drive  conversaCon  by  creaCng  copy  that  poses  a  quesCon  or  thought.      3.  Increase  Community  Management      Keep  a  close  eye  on  how  users  are  interacCng  with  your  content  to  create  opportuniCes  for  engagement    and  increase  visibility.          4.    Consider  Timely  Relevancy    Although  the  new  algorithm  divorces  posts  from  chronology,  remaining  acCve  during  Cmes  of  increased  user    acCvity  (for  examples,  around  cultural  events  or  big  moments)  can  help  boost  post  performance,  which  will  in    turn  help  branded  content  surface  higher  in  feeds.