A new feature for Instagram, that allows the users to generate top hashtags based on 1 or more keywords. Makes it easier to generate the right hashtags for the users and improve their social sharing experience with Instagram.
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2. Background
Photos generate 36% more likes than videos
800 million monthly active users
80% of the users follow at least 1 business
Primary age demographic 18-29
7 out of 10 Hashtags are BRANDED
5. Customer Pains
Most of the users
don’t know what
the popular/
trending hashtags
40% of the
Users usually
guess the
hashtags
60% of the
users looks at
competitors
pages for
hashtags
30% of the
Users rely on 3rd
party sites to
generate hashtags
Users don’t
understand how to
find the right
hashtags increase
their reach
6. Opportunity
80% of the users
follow at least 1
business
70% of Instagram
Posts Don’t Get Seen
Only 8 million
Instagram Business
profiles,
10. ★ Enable users to enter keyword and search for related
hashtags
★ Display number of posts per # to gauge the popularity.
★ Enable multiple keywords hashtag search
★ Select multiple hashtags from search results
★ Selected hashtags automatically added to the
description of the post
Feature
MVP
13. Predictive Hashtag
Type a few keywords in the search box
to begin, Relevant hashtags will appear
+Show all
Predictive Hashtag Dog puppy
Type a few keywords in the search box
to begin, Relevant hashtags will appear
X
14. Predictive Hashtag Dog puppy
# #dog
173,855,273 public posts
# #dogstagram
45,999,444 public posts
# #dogsofig
45,999,444 public posts
# #dogsarethebest
999,444 public posts
# #dogsoftoronto
389,888 public posts
# #puppiesofig
599,444 public posts
# #puppiesofinsta
99,444 public posts
# #puppylove
99,444 public posts
# #dogproblems
99,444 public posts
X Predictive Hashtag Dog puppy
# #dog
173,855,273 public posts
# #dogstagram
45,999,444 public posts
# #doggiesofig
45,999,444 public posts
# #dogsarethebest
999,444 public posts
# #dogsoftoronto
389,888 public posts
# #puppiesofig
599,444 public posts
# #puppiesofinsta
99,444 public posts
# #puppylove
99,444 public posts
# #dogproblems
99,444 public posts
X
My first doggy day care :)
#dog, #dogstagram, #doggiesofig,
#dogproblems
15. Launch Plan
Post Launch: Review
feedback by blogs, tech
mags
Review data on usage
statistics
Launch: Advertise
Instagram stories new
feature notification
Share Promotional videos
New feature inline
Marketing: Partner with
sites like Buzzfeed, Tech
magazines
Promote on Facebook
Testing: Internal Release
User groups
Beta Testing
16. Measuring
Success
★ Number of Profiles used the Predictive#
★ % of hashtags discovered using Predictive#
★ Increase in user engagement (likes, comments) via insights
for users who used Predictive#
★ Comparative analysis of past posts vs new posts (using
Predictive#)
★ Number of business profiles using Predictive#
To get the highest return from your hashtag strategy, your goal should be to find the 30 tags with the largest Reach and the highest Relevance within your target audience.
Use the hashtags influential accounts within your community are already using.
Top marketing platforms, facebook being the top choice.
Posts with more than 11 hashtags have better engagement at 80%
Find a hashtag one by 1, people refrain from instagram because of the hashtags are the key to getting the right reach.
Facebook marketing is straightforward, having a business page.
Spending few hours to find the relevant hashtag?
Are you going to do the same tags for each post?
Time consuming to search for hashtags for each individual posts.
User-Generated-Content (UGC) is the Gateway to Success
“Instagram is something only kids use, we wana change that mindset
“Millennials are 50% less likely to trust material from traditional marketing sources, than user-generated content.”
Branded/Owned Hashtags = Discoverability