Advanced Instagram Strategies You Need to Master

Jenn Herman, Instagram Expert at Jenn's Trends, joined the Social Pros Podcast in 2020 to share her top Instagram strategies and insights into how Instagram has changed (and hasn't) over the past few years. Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us make this happen. Please support them; we couldn't do it without their help! This week: Salesforce Marketing Cloud Supermetrics Full Episode Details Over the past decade, Instagram has earned its place as one of the most popular social media platforms of all time. With more than a billion users, it's a go-to source for visual content, entertainment and also forms a key part of modern marketing strategies. Jenn Herman, Instagram whizz and co-author of "The Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing," discusses how while Instagram has been through a lot of changes, ultimately, the strategies remain the same. What worked two years ago will probably still work. It just may need a little tweaking. In this revisited "Best Of" episode of Social Pros, we're looking back at our conversation with Jenn on the best Instagram strategies. Jenn takes us through the changes she's seen over the years on Instagram and how businesses can continue to keep up and leverage the platform to reach new audiences. In This Episode: 5:26 – Jenn explains how she came to co-write "The Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing" 7:25 – How Instagram hasn't really changed despite new features 9:10 – Why Jenn thinks we should post TikTok content on Instagram Reels 12:43 – The best ways to create authentic Reels 15:30 – How to decide the best time to post serious vs. light-hearted content 18:10 – How social media usage has increased during the pandemic 22:08 – Jenn's prediction for Instagram's future sharing features 24:25 – Jenn talks about how she managed to co-write and promote her book during the pandemic 30:58 – The challenge of writing about a "moving target" like social media 35:15 – Jenn's top tip for becoming a social pro Resources Get the new State of Marketing report for free from Salesforce Download the Social Media Metrics template from Supermetrics Learn more about Jenn's Trends Read "The Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing" Read Jenn's book, "Instagram For Business For Dummies" Read Jenn's book, "Instagram For Dummies" Visit SocialPros.com for more insights from your favorite social media marketers.