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HOW TO GROW AND SCALE
YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
THE BUSINESS OF INSTAGRAM
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INSTAGRAM IS WHERE COMMUNITY,
CREATIVITY AND CULTURE HAPPENS.
With a vibrant community of more than 1 billion people1
, a business presence
on Instagram is like being on one of the busiest street corners in the world.
This guide will help your business stand out on that busy street corner with advice
from successful small businesses, like you, along the way.
NATÁLIA CAMARGO,
FOUNDER OF @ESTILO4OLHOS
Natália Camargo struggled to find affordable, quality eyewear for herself
until she founded Estilo 4 olhos and started importing frames. In just 4
years, she and her husband Leandro were running the business full-time.
Since joining Instagram in 2016, she’s established relationships with
people from across Brazil and built a strong reputation in her industry. It’s
not only glasses — above all, it’s about self esteem.
Meet your small business guides!
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TRINITY MOUZON WOFFORD,
FOUNDER OF @GOLDE
Trinity Mouzon Wofford is the co-founder and CEO of Golde,
a Brooklyn-born health and beauty brand powered by superfoods.
Its mission is to make wellness accessible, easy and fun through
approachable products — from face masks to matcha lattes — that fit
seamlessly into any daily routine.
Since launching the brand at age 23, Trinity has been named one of
Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and landed Golde on the shelves of Target stores
across the country.
MIMI STRIPLIN,
FOUNDER OF @THETINYTASSEL
Mimi Striplin launched the The Tiny Tassel, a jewelry, clothing and
accessories brand inspired by the vibrant colors of Charleston,
South Carolina online in 2015. By 2021 Mimi had launched The Tiny
Tassel’s flagship store, located on Charleston’s bustling Spring Street
shopping destination.
The Tiny Tassel is a one-stop shop for handmade earrings, bracelets,
necklaces and garments. Clothing and headbands are designed and
crafted by Keiko, Mimi’s mother, and tassel earrings are made in-house.
1
Meta Internal Data, Jun 2018
DRIVE AWARENESS AND BUILD COMMUNITY
“44% of people surveyed strongly associate Instagram with discovering local/small brands.”2
On Instagram, you can create posts, videos or stories to engage with your existing followers and then
turn content into ads that can help you get discovered by the people that will love your brand.
TIP 1
Sign up or convert to an Instagram Business account to unlock
exclusive features like Professional Dashboard, a hub of resources
and inspiration, as well as in-app ad creation and on-platform
shopping tools. With an Instagram Business account, you have
early access to new tools.
TIP 2
Ask your community to share how they’re using your products by
giving them a hashtag to add to their posts. For feed posts, use
3 or more hashtags that describe your business, product or service
to reach people who may be interested in your business but
haven’t yet discovered it.
TIP 3
Turn your top-performing content into ads by boosting a post. Ads
use audience information like location, interests and more to reach
the people most likely to love your business. Consider using the
“More Profile Visits” or “More Messages” objective for your ads if
your primary goal is to grow your Instagram community.
TIP 4
Instagram is a place where you can…
Get inspired. Even if you’re shy, try following accounts that inspire
you — it could result in a follow back! Reach out to express how
much you love a brand or ask them specific questions.
Inspire others. Engage directly with your followers by responding to
comments and reactions and replying to direct messages. This can
help you build trust with new customers and encourage people to
start conversations with your business.
TIP 5
Show off your creativity with entertaining Reels! Tap into what’s
trending and share what makes your brand unique. Or, start a trend
of your own! Play with humor, transitions, audio or text to entertain
your audience and keep them watching.
2
Global Media Consumer Research Study, Platforms by Ipsos Marketing (Facebook-commissioned online study of over 25,004 peo-
ple ages 18-64; internet population monthly users of mobile internet in AU, BR, CA, DE, FR, IN, JP, KR, UK and US), Oct-Nov 2020.
PRO TIP
“A key to success with stories is to see
what’s trending THAT day. You need to
look out into the world and see what’s
happening so you don’t fall behind on your
message, or say something insensitive.
A split of 60% scheduled and 40%
spontaneous stories is a good balance.”
— Natália Camargo, @ESTILO4OLHOS
GET YOUR NEXT CUSTOMER
People use Instagram to shop, and 44% of surveyed users do so on a weekly
basis.3
Help people discover your products and inspire them to make a
purchase by showcasing them in different formats. And don’t forget! You can
make all of your content shoppable by using product tags.
TIP 1
Give your audience what they love most. Stories are a great
place to understand what type of content your audience
wants — simply ask them what they want to see with tools
like question stickers and polls. Use Instagram Insights to
better understand what’s working with your audience. Learn
what content and formats perform best, then optimize.
TIP 2
Use your brand’s personality to educate your
customers and tell them what they need to know
about your products and services. Share you, your
team or influencers using your products to help your
customers envision themselves using them.
3
Instagram Trends Research Study (Facebook-commissioned survey of 4,500 Instagram active users ages
18–50 in AU, BR, DE, FR, IN, JP, KR, UK, US) by Ipsos, Nov 2020. N=500 for each market, Instagram active users
are weekly IG users who create contents on the platform based on stated survey data.
TIP 3
Stickers can encourage users to take a desired action.
Use link stickers to drive people to your website or shopping
stickers to drive people to your products in-app.
TIP 5
You can also boost posts to drive traffic to your
physical store. “When we opened our flagship
store, we [boosted posts] about our grand
opening to reach more people in the area. We
set [our target audience] to a certain location
radius to reach more local customers. And we
were so happy to hear that so many brand new
customers that never followed us online, never
heard of us before, made an effort to come
in for our grand opening because they got the
Instagram boosted posts.”
- Mimi Striplin, @THETINYTASSEL
“Some of the highest performing
content on Instagram tends to be this
user-generated content style. So at the
end of the day, it doesn’t have to be
super perfect. It can just be something
that feels authentic, something that
helps people understand what your
brand is all about.”
— Trinity Mouzon Wofford, @GOLDE
PRO TIP
“When you hit plateaus, take a second
to just reevaluate. Dig into your
insights. Are your followers seeing your
content? Does the content need to be
refreshed? And then use the different
Instagram tools to make adjustments.
Encourage your customers to sign up
for post notifications, or go live to share
what’s new or what’s coming soon
to create some excitement and get
them reengaged. Just continue to be
consistent.”
— Mimi Striplin, @THETINYTASSEL
TIP 4
Each one of Instagram’s creative surfaces
presents a different opportunity to tell your story.
Here are some ideas:
STORIES REELS
Use Instagram
Stories to repost
organic user-
generated content
that your business
gets tagged in or
try out the “Add
Yours” feature to
encourage users to
show off how they
use your product.
Show behind-the-
scenes content
or give your
audience an
“in-store” shopping
experience.
Keep your followers
engaged with a
how-to product
tutorial.
LIVE
Go live and host
an interview with
a brand that you
and your customers
love. Use the
countdown sticker
to build excitement
around the event.
EXCITE CUSTOMERS AND INCREASE SALES
People want to build meaningful relationships with brands, and nearly 2 in 3 active
users say Instagram allows them to do just that.3
On Instagram, you can excite
an audience with captivating content and entice them to make another purchase
simply through quality customer service.
TIP 1
Build trust with your community by using Instagram Direct to respond
to story interactions or questions. Create automated responses for
FAQs that will save time while easily providing great customer service.
A positive customer experience with messaging has the potential to
generate additional sales opportunities.
TIP 2
Have a product that people might have questions about before
purchasing? Ads that click to WhatsApp or Ads that click to
Instagram Direct could be a great way to educate your customers.
Select the app destination based on where you and your customers
prefer to connect. You can improve customer satisfaction by guiding
customers throughout their purchase process and providing a
consultative experience by answering their questions one-on-one.
TIP 3
Enhance communication with your customers by taking advantage of
features like voice messaging and document sharing in WhatsApp, or
ice-breakers and photo-sharing in Instagram Direct.
TIP 4
Keep your existing customers and followers exploring with your
very own shop on Instagram. With Instagram Shopping, people
can browse and purchase products without leaving the app. Set up
collections to help your customers find products that they’ll love.
TIP 5
If you’re not a business that’s actively using product tags,
consider giving them a try. Upload your Product Catalog and use
Product Tags in feed, stories and Reels so people can discover
your products in different formats.
PRO TIP
“Pay attention to user-generated content to
understand what products your customers love. Then
save yourself time by using that user-generated
content to build your product catalogs. Once you
have the users’ approval, tag the product and
provide your customers with information about the
product that will help them making a purchasing
decision in the description.”
— Trinity Mouzon Wofford, @GOLDE
3
Meta Instagram Trends Research Study, Nov 2020.
“I always tell everyone to just stay consistent with what you’re
doing. So even if you are super busy and you’re wearing all the
hats of your business, just pick a day where you can create [all
the content that you can at once]. And also, take time to connect
withyouraudiencebecauseevenifyoudon’thavebeautifulposts
ready to go up, if you hop on and talk to your followers and ask
them questions to understand what they want to see from you
and from your business, most of the time, they’ll answer. They
want to engage and enjoy that.”
Mimi Striplin, Founder of The Tiny Tassel
FINAL WORDS OF WISDOM
Follow @instagramforbusiness
for more tips and tricks!

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Instagram Marketing 2022 for SMEs

  • 1. HOW TO GROW AND SCALE YOUR SMALL BUSINESS THE BUSINESS OF INSTAGRAM
  • 2. 18/2/22, 00:14 IMG_3449.PNG INSTAGRAM IS WHERE COMMUNITY, CREATIVITY AND CULTURE HAPPENS. With a vibrant community of more than 1 billion people1 , a business presence on Instagram is like being on one of the busiest street corners in the world. This guide will help your business stand out on that busy street corner with advice from successful small businesses, like you, along the way. NATÁLIA CAMARGO, FOUNDER OF @ESTILO4OLHOS Natália Camargo struggled to find affordable, quality eyewear for herself until she founded Estilo 4 olhos and started importing frames. In just 4 years, she and her husband Leandro were running the business full-time. Since joining Instagram in 2016, she’s established relationships with people from across Brazil and built a strong reputation in her industry. It’s not only glasses — above all, it’s about self esteem. Meet your small business guides! 18/2/22, 00:11 image_67174657.JPG https://drive.google.com/file/d/12MS0f96gAIEHFVeeqNv26C-dHLSBIn6f/view 1/1 IMG_0020.jpeg AxGVEIekvTMqNx2EhmX/view 1/1 TRINITY MOUZON WOFFORD, FOUNDER OF @GOLDE Trinity Mouzon Wofford is the co-founder and CEO of Golde, a Brooklyn-born health and beauty brand powered by superfoods. Its mission is to make wellness accessible, easy and fun through approachable products — from face masks to matcha lattes — that fit seamlessly into any daily routine. Since launching the brand at age 23, Trinity has been named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and landed Golde on the shelves of Target stores across the country. MIMI STRIPLIN, FOUNDER OF @THETINYTASSEL Mimi Striplin launched the The Tiny Tassel, a jewelry, clothing and accessories brand inspired by the vibrant colors of Charleston, South Carolina online in 2015. By 2021 Mimi had launched The Tiny Tassel’s flagship store, located on Charleston’s bustling Spring Street shopping destination. The Tiny Tassel is a one-stop shop for handmade earrings, bracelets, necklaces and garments. Clothing and headbands are designed and crafted by Keiko, Mimi’s mother, and tassel earrings are made in-house. 1 Meta Internal Data, Jun 2018
  • 3. DRIVE AWARENESS AND BUILD COMMUNITY “44% of people surveyed strongly associate Instagram with discovering local/small brands.”2 On Instagram, you can create posts, videos or stories to engage with your existing followers and then turn content into ads that can help you get discovered by the people that will love your brand. TIP 1 Sign up or convert to an Instagram Business account to unlock exclusive features like Professional Dashboard, a hub of resources and inspiration, as well as in-app ad creation and on-platform shopping tools. With an Instagram Business account, you have early access to new tools. TIP 2 Ask your community to share how they’re using your products by giving them a hashtag to add to their posts. For feed posts, use 3 or more hashtags that describe your business, product or service to reach people who may be interested in your business but haven’t yet discovered it. TIP 3 Turn your top-performing content into ads by boosting a post. Ads use audience information like location, interests and more to reach the people most likely to love your business. Consider using the “More Profile Visits” or “More Messages” objective for your ads if your primary goal is to grow your Instagram community. TIP 4 Instagram is a place where you can… Get inspired. Even if you’re shy, try following accounts that inspire you — it could result in a follow back! Reach out to express how much you love a brand or ask them specific questions. Inspire others. Engage directly with your followers by responding to comments and reactions and replying to direct messages. This can help you build trust with new customers and encourage people to start conversations with your business. TIP 5 Show off your creativity with entertaining Reels! Tap into what’s trending and share what makes your brand unique. Or, start a trend of your own! Play with humor, transitions, audio or text to entertain your audience and keep them watching. 2 Global Media Consumer Research Study, Platforms by Ipsos Marketing (Facebook-commissioned online study of over 25,004 peo- ple ages 18-64; internet population monthly users of mobile internet in AU, BR, CA, DE, FR, IN, JP, KR, UK and US), Oct-Nov 2020. PRO TIP “A key to success with stories is to see what’s trending THAT day. You need to look out into the world and see what’s happening so you don’t fall behind on your message, or say something insensitive. A split of 60% scheduled and 40% spontaneous stories is a good balance.” — Natália Camargo, @ESTILO4OLHOS
  • 4. GET YOUR NEXT CUSTOMER People use Instagram to shop, and 44% of surveyed users do so on a weekly basis.3 Help people discover your products and inspire them to make a purchase by showcasing them in different formats. And don’t forget! You can make all of your content shoppable by using product tags. TIP 1 Give your audience what they love most. Stories are a great place to understand what type of content your audience wants — simply ask them what they want to see with tools like question stickers and polls. Use Instagram Insights to better understand what’s working with your audience. Learn what content and formats perform best, then optimize. TIP 2 Use your brand’s personality to educate your customers and tell them what they need to know about your products and services. Share you, your team or influencers using your products to help your customers envision themselves using them. 3 Instagram Trends Research Study (Facebook-commissioned survey of 4,500 Instagram active users ages 18–50 in AU, BR, DE, FR, IN, JP, KR, UK, US) by Ipsos, Nov 2020. N=500 for each market, Instagram active users are weekly IG users who create contents on the platform based on stated survey data. TIP 3 Stickers can encourage users to take a desired action. Use link stickers to drive people to your website or shopping stickers to drive people to your products in-app.
  • 5. TIP 5 You can also boost posts to drive traffic to your physical store. “When we opened our flagship store, we [boosted posts] about our grand opening to reach more people in the area. We set [our target audience] to a certain location radius to reach more local customers. And we were so happy to hear that so many brand new customers that never followed us online, never heard of us before, made an effort to come in for our grand opening because they got the Instagram boosted posts.” - Mimi Striplin, @THETINYTASSEL “Some of the highest performing content on Instagram tends to be this user-generated content style. So at the end of the day, it doesn’t have to be super perfect. It can just be something that feels authentic, something that helps people understand what your brand is all about.” — Trinity Mouzon Wofford, @GOLDE PRO TIP “When you hit plateaus, take a second to just reevaluate. Dig into your insights. Are your followers seeing your content? Does the content need to be refreshed? And then use the different Instagram tools to make adjustments. Encourage your customers to sign up for post notifications, or go live to share what’s new or what’s coming soon to create some excitement and get them reengaged. Just continue to be consistent.” — Mimi Striplin, @THETINYTASSEL TIP 4 Each one of Instagram’s creative surfaces presents a different opportunity to tell your story. Here are some ideas: STORIES REELS Use Instagram Stories to repost organic user- generated content that your business gets tagged in or try out the “Add Yours” feature to encourage users to show off how they use your product. Show behind-the- scenes content or give your audience an “in-store” shopping experience. Keep your followers engaged with a how-to product tutorial. LIVE Go live and host an interview with a brand that you and your customers love. Use the countdown sticker to build excitement around the event.
  • 6. EXCITE CUSTOMERS AND INCREASE SALES People want to build meaningful relationships with brands, and nearly 2 in 3 active users say Instagram allows them to do just that.3 On Instagram, you can excite an audience with captivating content and entice them to make another purchase simply through quality customer service. TIP 1 Build trust with your community by using Instagram Direct to respond to story interactions or questions. Create automated responses for FAQs that will save time while easily providing great customer service. A positive customer experience with messaging has the potential to generate additional sales opportunities. TIP 2 Have a product that people might have questions about before purchasing? Ads that click to WhatsApp or Ads that click to Instagram Direct could be a great way to educate your customers. Select the app destination based on where you and your customers prefer to connect. You can improve customer satisfaction by guiding customers throughout their purchase process and providing a consultative experience by answering their questions one-on-one. TIP 3 Enhance communication with your customers by taking advantage of features like voice messaging and document sharing in WhatsApp, or ice-breakers and photo-sharing in Instagram Direct. TIP 4 Keep your existing customers and followers exploring with your very own shop on Instagram. With Instagram Shopping, people can browse and purchase products without leaving the app. Set up collections to help your customers find products that they’ll love. TIP 5 If you’re not a business that’s actively using product tags, consider giving them a try. Upload your Product Catalog and use Product Tags in feed, stories and Reels so people can discover your products in different formats. PRO TIP “Pay attention to user-generated content to understand what products your customers love. Then save yourself time by using that user-generated content to build your product catalogs. Once you have the users’ approval, tag the product and provide your customers with information about the product that will help them making a purchasing decision in the description.” — Trinity Mouzon Wofford, @GOLDE 3 Meta Instagram Trends Research Study, Nov 2020.
  • 7. “I always tell everyone to just stay consistent with what you’re doing. So even if you are super busy and you’re wearing all the hats of your business, just pick a day where you can create [all the content that you can at once]. And also, take time to connect withyouraudiencebecauseevenifyoudon’thavebeautifulposts ready to go up, if you hop on and talk to your followers and ask them questions to understand what they want to see from you and from your business, most of the time, they’ll answer. They want to engage and enjoy that.” Mimi Striplin, Founder of The Tiny Tassel FINAL WORDS OF WISDOM