Tag: Instagram

Taming Your #Sweeps with an Approved Instagram Tracker

Once upon a time, Instagram had no need for an Instagram tracker to gather your promotion entries. People did whatever they wanted because there were no promotion guidelines. It was like the wild, wild west in promotion land: no rules applied. Brands did whatever they wanted. Hashtags were untamed and unfiltered, and people wildly tagged anyone and everyone in their posts for fun. Until the law came to town to

July 13, 2018

Taming Your #Sweeps with Instagram Promotion Guidelines

Once upon a time, Instagram had no formal promotion guidelines. And it was like the wild, wild west in promotion land, just like on Pinterest and Facebook and Twitter a few years ago before there were rules. Brands did whatever they wanted. Hashtags were untamed and unfiltered, and people wildly tagged anyone and everyone in their posts for fun. Until the law came to town to clean Instagram up. #TheresANewSheriffInTown

February 10, 2015

3 Things To Consider Before Running An Instagram Promotion

Everyone is on Instagram! Let’s run an Instragram contest! It will be super easy – just ask people to post a photo and we can decide on a favorite and …… Whoa!!!! It’s not that easy. Yes, Instagram is very popular right now and it’s easy for consumers to post content and to set up a promotion. But keep in mind that any sweepstakes or contest you run is still

August 1, 2013

The Impact of Instagram Versus Twitter Vine on UGC Contests

Why did Kevin Systrom, co-founder of Instagram introduce 15 second videos now? Because he can? That’s a possible answer since barriers to download speeds have all but disappeared. This is thanks to 80% penetration of smart phones and tablets among adults 18-34. But technology aside for a moment, there is more to it as Systrom suggests; “You can capture a lot in 15 seconds. It’s the right balance between not

July 8, 2013

The Future of Memory

The future of memory is how Mark Zuckerberg and Kevin Systrom, CEO’s of Facebook & Instagram respectively, described Instagram’s video sharing capability. They noted this new feature “captured moments and experiences you wanted to remember and share with friends.” Jenna Wortham, a writer for the New York Times titled the video capture feature “the death of fantasy.” Those are strong words but she does raise an interesting point of view.

June 26, 2013