How is it that a government Instagram account could be ranked the 4th best account to follow by Rolling Stone Magazine? Great content is an obvious answer, but even when you have great content, you have to know how to use it. In 2015, over 700 million travelers were screened at TSA checkpoints. It’s mission critical to be able to keep these travelers informed and educated about TSA policy and procedures before they get to the checkpoint. Learn how TSA puts its photographic content to good use and is able to inform and educate followers while also entertaining them enough to make them stick around for more.
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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Innovating With Instagram
3. TSA Operations
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In 2015:
708,316,339 travelers were screened (1.9
million per day) at over 450 airports
around the nation.
1.6 Billion carry-on bags, 432 million
checked bags and 12.9 million airport
employees were also screened.
32. What is a Hashtag?
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The # (hashtag) symbol is used
to mark keywords or topics. It
was created as a way to
categorize messages and can
also be used with other tools
such as Instagram and
Facebook.
35. Advertising With Instagram
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• Call to action buttons direct users to
where you want them to go, such as
your web pages, mobile aps and
specific pages.
• Guaranteed impressions and
placement in top ad position of
Instagram's feed
• Achieve predictable reach and greater
control over message frequency
• Feedback
37. Paid Influencers
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“An influencer campaign
is an effective way to
promote your business
and generate leads by
leveraging the audience
of another Instagram
account.”
~ Stefano Mongardi – Social Media Examiner
38. Measuring/Proving ROI
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Unless you are an e-commerce brand selling a product online, it is very hard to
measure direct ROI for your company from Instagram.
(Likes + Comments) ÷ Total Followers = Engagement
Rate
• Followers
• Likes
• Comments
• Unique Hashtags
• Clicks (From URL in Profile)
39. Improving ROI
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• Increase your audience size
• Make your content discoverable with
hashtags
• Contests for content
• Photo caption contests
• Hashtag contests
• Increase your reach with authentic
influencers
• Research successful brands and see
what they’re doing
• Highlight user-generated content
• Combine your social channels
• Crowdsource photos
While they didn’t hit the power ball, you can say Instagram hit the jackpot by recently reaching 400 million users!
Can you see a need for TSA to be able to communicate with the public?
It’s mission critical for TSA to communicate with the public. Plug @AskTSA
Why we launched Instagram. Educate with travel tips such as proper packing procedures for firearms. Entertain. Give them what they want while sprinkling PSA’s into the mix from time to time. Inform the public about new policies and procedures by linking to blog post. Advertise. TSA Pre Check.
How I get content. What I look for. How do you get content? How would you get content? What to look for in content. Quirky – Spark Conversation – Quality Photos are best, but not always an option. Entertain, Inform, Educate.
Research content from other Instagram users and see what kind of content they’re using. Think about what you could use.