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The role of advertising

Instagram advertising has been a key driver in propelling Instagram to become a global leader in the social media space. Instagram advertisements are part of the newsfeed and the user experience, so there’s little distraction, leading to a high click-through rate. And the reason for their success is that they have an integration with Facebook data. You can use a power editor and manager to be create Instagram ads that can go throughout the whole newsfeed and engaging your audience as well as driving conversions.

Restraints

Instagram advertising has a couple of restraints, different than just posting a regular organic post:

  • Text character and photo images are different from regular organic posts.
  • Don't have 25% copy over the photos.
  • Similar to Facebook guidelines.
  • Max 300 characters for photo ads.
  • Max 2,200 characters for video ads.
  • Image text checked by Facebook.

Ads

You can put your Instagram ads everywhere and be able to monetize. With Instagram advertising, you’re able to do this in a variety of ways:

  • Photo ad
  • Video ad
  • Carousel ad
  • Dynamic ad
  • Stories ad
  • Leads ad
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Digital Marketing Resources:

Kate Talbot

Kate Talbot is a Growth Marketing consultant at Vidder Inc., best-selling author of "Oh Snap! You can use Snapchat for Business" and regular contributor to online publications such as Social Media Examiner, Engadget and KISSmetrics. Passionate about building brands through demand generation and strategic partnerships, Kate's expertise in social apps are unrivaled. 

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ABOUT THIS DIGITAL MARKETING MODULE

Instagram and Snapchat
Kate Talbot
Skills Expert

This module dives deep into the leading app-based platforms, Instagram and Snapchat. It begins by outlining the benefits of using social apps in your campaigns. Then, it teaches you how to navigate the key features of Instagram and Snapchat, and how to create fully optimized posts on both platforms. Next, it provides best practices for managing Instagram and Snapchat accounts effectively and covers how to run engaging ad campaigns on each platform. Finally, it provides you with the knowledge to analyze performance on each channel using analytics tools.