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The Meme-ification of Instagram

Buffer Social

In particular, we’re noticing an embrace of memes — that historically unpolished, yet highly relatable category of social media content. Keep reading for examples, inspiration, and directions on the meme-ification of Instagram and how to ride the wave. Memes included. Memes are … Relatable.

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Red Bull’s Social Media Strategy: Marketing So Fly, It’s Giving Wings

Keyhole.co

Fans and followers share their extreme sports and adventure experiences with Red Bull by tagging the brand’s social handles and using branded hashtags. Dipping into memes and current trends Ideal for quick consumption, memes, and trend-based content have surpassed being mere funny bits into valuable marketing materials for brands.

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7 Smart Ways You Can Use TBT To Grow Your Brand on Social

Hootsuite

Some hashtags feel like quaint relics of an internet past. But there’s one throwback hashtag that will never go out of style: #TBT. Maybe it’s because this hashtag comes with nostalgia built right in, but the #TBT (or #ThrowbackThursday) hashtag somehow never gets old. What does TBT mean?

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Instagram Gets Reel(s) About Going After TikTok

agora pulse

Users who participate in a specific hashtag challenge create their own variations on videos with the same song or audio. The end result is the platform-wide creation of video memes and creative marketing content. . Use relevant hashtags that your audience is searching for. Reels is not available to all Instagram users just yet.

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8 Popular Instagram Trends of 2020 (So Far!)

Later

Facebook is launching new video features that compete with Zoom? Instagram Trends 2020 #5: Memes are Taking Over. Memes are really popular on Instagram — like really, really popular. Memes are meant to be relatable, relevant, and highly-shareable so they’re perfect for increasing engagement and even driving product interest.

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The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Video Content Marketing 

Ignite Social Media

Marketers and brands still compete in creating compelling and cohesive video content. To make your video relevant to today’s trends, you can use trending memes, new formats like duets and reaction videos, real-time video stories, and a lot more. For Instagram and TikTok, be sure to include some relevant hashtags. It’s the Trend.

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Selling on Instagram: Everything you need to know

Sprout Social

For example, TKMaxx encourages fans and followers to share their latest purchases on Instagram through their branded hashtags. A mention of your branded hashtags to encourage user-generated content. Given how eager consumers are to share product photos, scoring user-generated content is often just a matter of asking.

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