{"id":27478,"date":"2022-01-10T10:12:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T09:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alioze.com\/?p=27478"},"modified":"2022-01-06T16:40:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T15:40:44","slug":"instagram-guides-a-powerful-tool-for-your-social-media-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alioze.com\/en\/instagram-guides-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram guides: a powerful tool for your social media marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>What is an Instagram Guide?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instagram Guides appeared two years ago to meet a simple need of users: to gather several contents around the same theme.<\/p>\n<p>Just like a folder in a paper magazine, it is possible to gather health and wellness tips, or create a tutorial within the same post. Each of these contents links to a traditional Instagram page that <strong>allows the user to buy the product or service proposed, directly on the platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This feature therefore offers companies very interesting <strong>marketing opportunities<\/strong>. Thanks to these Guides, a brand can position itself on Instagram with more in-depth content: posts that are longer than a simple photo, folders, personalized captions and, above all, direct links to trigger the purchase of a product or service.<\/p>\n<p>Instagram describes this new option available to every account as a way to &#8220;<em>make it easier to discover recommendations, tips, and other content curated by creators, public figures, organizations, and influencers.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/redbull\/guide\/10-ways-to-drink-a-red-bull\/17847109541434047\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this guide on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/redbull\/guide\/10-ways-to-drink-a-red-bull\/17847109541434047\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A guide shared by Red Bull (@redbull)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What are the different types of Instagram Guides?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a brand, an influencer, or a public figure, the feature is easy to understand for any type of user. There are three categories of Guides: products, places and publications.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Places: the &#8220;places&#8221; Guide is for brands in the tourism or restaurant industry. It will look like a tourist guide with good deals, monuments to visit, restaurant recommendations, such as &#8220;<em>The 5 museums to visit in Florence<\/em>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Products: the Guide will propose a theme and each of the posts will then direct the user to the product&#8217;s Instagram page so they can click directly to buy it. A cosmetics brand could publish a Guide &#8220;<em>How to wear makeup for December 31?<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Publications: this Guide allows you to gather around a single theme a set of Instagram publications that your brand recommends, each of which can be accessed individually by the user: &#8220;<em>Our favorite vintage furniture accounts<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are all ways to promote a brand in a creative way, and to send the user to the purchase page of the targeted product or service each time, without them leaving the application to acquire the product or service.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A real asset for brands&#8217; social media communication on Instagram<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The creation of Instagram Guides is part of an impactful social media marketing strategy whatever your objectives are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Expand the audience<\/strong>: the brand can aim at specific targets by tailoring each Guide to a particular type of customer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allow users to spend more time on the brand&#8217;s page<\/strong>: by adding depth to the content, followers stay on the page instead of searching for the right products.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Appear faster in search results<\/strong>: Instagram has updated its search functions since the addition of the Guides feature. No more typing in a hashtag or brand name: a simple keyword can land the user on the Guide that matches their search.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a connection with the user<\/strong>: giving tips, tricks and recommendations allows to create more interactions with the followers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Generate engagement<\/strong>: with this new feature, users can share their favorite Guides, in addition to stories or individual posts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instagram Guides allow the brand or <strong>influencers<\/strong> to interact even more with their followers, generating more elaborate content: a new territory to explore for influencer marketing on social networks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Need advice on creating an Instagram Guide? Alioze, the digital marketing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alioze.com\/en\/communication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">communication agency<\/a> specialized in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alioze.com\/en\/instagram-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, will help you with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alioze.com\/en\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Sources :<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-sources\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>neilpatel.com :\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilpatel.com\/blog\/instagram-guides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How to use Instagram Guides in your marketing?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an Instagram Guide? &nbsp; Instagram Guides appeared two years ago to meet a simple need of users: to gather several contents around the same theme. 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