When deciding if your company should promote product sales on Instagram, keep the following in mind: Instagram Shopping posts receive around 130 million taps every month.
By integrating with Instagram’s 1 billion monthly active users, businesses can now sell their wares straight through the app. On its March 2017 debut, Instagram claimed it hoped to “create something that was less transactional and more immersive” by making “mobile shopping feel just like shopping.” Names like Kate Spade New York, J.Crew, and Warby Parker have joined up with them since then.
To help firms make the most of their Instagram sales efforts, here are 10 pointers:
Write Consistently
Instagram suggests posting on a regular schedule so that customers become accustomed to seeing your stuff frequently. Maintaining a steady presence on Instagram is essential, according to Sellfy. According to Sellfy, your chances of creating a loyal client base that results in sales increase in proportion to how much your content stands out on a constant basis.
Make No Less Than Nine Updates
You need nine shoppable posts before the Shop tab appears on your profile. According to HubSpot, a marketing software company, this helps users identify and purchase shoppable content by categorising them under a single tab.
Establish Your Instagram Brand Image
You want your Instagram feed to have the same look and feel as the rest of your brand’s marketing materials. According to Hootsuite, a social media management software, your Instagram aesthetic should be in sync with other brand assets such as your website, advertisements, and packaging.
That implies spending some time determining the appropriate style to provide a consistent encounter for users. According to Sellfy, this encompasses everything from the aesthetics of your photos to the tone of your descriptions.
Put Up Some Nice Pics
Instagram is primarily a visual medium, thus “striking visuals,” as Hootsuite puts it, are the ones most likely to grab users’ attention as they browse through their feed.
Hootsuite recommends continually looking for fresh sources of inspiration and even analysing picture trends in order to take high-quality photographs and publish photos and videos that fit the required standards.
Write How-Tos
Instagram sellers may also benefit from creating lessons that show customers how to get the most out of their purchases. According to Hootsuite, this is a great way to demonstrate how items work, and Instagram statistics reveal that how-to videos are by far the platform’s most popular format. Sellfy concurred, so they added polls and question and answer sessions to the list.
Use Appropriate Hashtags
Brands may further facilitate Instagram shoppers’ discovery of their items by using hashtags. Use a hashtag generator to identify related instances, and make your own customised hashtag, as suggested by Sellfy. According to Hootsuite, “they can also help you land on the Explore page,” which is viewed by more than half of Instagram’s monthly visitors and features a dedicated Shop button.
Hootsuite, though, cautioned against using too many hashtags. You can only use up to 30 hashtags each Instagram post, but that’s still arguably too much.
Utilise Content Created by Users
User-generated content (UGC) is one of the most genuine types of material since it is created by actual people. HubSpot also found that UGC is the preferred format for shoppable articles since millennials trust it more than other forms of content. Hootsuite concurs that UGC is a “huge asset” when it comes to advertising a product.
Consult Prominent People
Influencer marketing is forming partnerships with well-known Instagram users in order to reach their audience. According to HubSpot, using Instagram influencers to boost sales from Instagram shoppable posts is an effective technique.
You should seek out influential people whose beliefs and ideals are in line with your own. You may limit down your options with the aid of influencer marketing services like SocialBakers, BlogMint, and TapInfluence. Keep in mind that just because an influencer doesn’t have a Kardashian-sized following doesn’t mean you should ignore them.
Share Some Making-Of Videos
Instagrammers, like the rest of us, are always interested in going behind the scenes.
As a means of connecting with new consumers, Instagram advocates sharing product creation processes with people. The design or production procedure might be shown, or the role of a particular tool or component could be highlighted. The people that work on these goods should be highlighted as well.
Spread the Word About Multiple Products
Instagram recommends businesses display customers all the variants of a product they may buy.
In addition, Sellfy recommends repeat product posting to help customers remember your brand.
Prompt Participation
In order to encourage consumers to learn more about your items and feel more comfortable purchasing them, Instagram recommends include the inquiry sticker in your Stories. These stickers enable businesses (and users on an individual basis) to poll their audience at any point in a specific tale. Tap the sticker to respond, and your followers can do so as many times as they like. Brands can do the same with their followers, and it’s a terrific opportunity for both parties to get to know one other better.