Picture this…

Instagram is a free iOS and Android photo sharing app launched in October 2010. It allows users to take a photo, apply a digital filter to it, and then share it on a variety of social networking services, including Instagram’s own. Instagram’s distinctive feature is its photo filter, a digital layer that gives snapshots the appearance of professional editing. Some filters enhance the colours, while others dull the light to a soft glow for an aged, vintage appearance.

Instagram users take and share pictures on their smartphones and “follow” other users’ photostreams, a model similar to Pinterest’s. The app has revolutionized mobile photo editing and has great potential for social media branding and outreach hence why Facebook acquired Instagram back in April for $1 billion.

So how are businesses using Instagram? They are embracing the new trend for the visual. Posts and articles are more order diazepam appealing with an image, especially on social media and most businesses a

re now using social media right? You have a new product? Snap a nice close-up photo and write an attention-grabbing caption. Use Instagram’s “styles” to generate the right feeling or era – they even have one specifically for 1977!

The key to finding continued success with your social media marketing strategy has everything to do with your ability to constantly be sharing unique, creative, informative, entertaining, and valuable content with your communities. It’s the only way to stand out from the crowd!! Invest your time in creating visual imagery that tells the story of your brand.

Instagram is might only available on your mobile, but its a great tool, so get snapping and tweet your pictures to us @barebonesuk and @emmabarebones and we’ll retweet the best ones!