{"id":57301,"date":"2018-03-22T22:14:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.glaciermediadigital.ca\/?p=57301"},"modified":"2018-03-31T19:28:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-31T19:28:38","slug":"instagram-features-need-know-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lodestardigital.ca\/index.php\/2018\/03\/22\/instagram-features-need-know-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Features You Need to Know About Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been a big week of changes for Instagram, for both users and businesses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waking up to a happy little surprise story from Insta Tuesday morning \u2013 Canada is finally on the in-app shopping bandwagon! Say goodbye\u00a0to the\u00a0wild goose-chase\u00a0of actually shopping a product you fell in love with on your feed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire experience, from browsing through to purchase can be done in-app, which totally makes sense. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2018\/03\/19\/after-launching-in-the-u-s-instagram-expands-its-shoppable-posts-features-to-business-users-in-eight-other-countries\/\">Jim Squires<\/a>, head of business for Instagram stated,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople come to Instagram every day to discover and buy products from their favourite businesses. We want to be that seamless experience. Whether it\u2019s a local artisan, florist or clothing store, shopping directly on Instagram has never been easier.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what does this mean for businesses? According to <a href=\"https:\/\/business.instagram.com\/blog\/a-better-shopping-experience-on-instagram\">Instagram<\/a>, over 80% of people follow at least one business account, and with a community of over 600 million users, the potential for this feature is huge. When the shopping feature is added to an account, a \u2018Shop\u2019 tab appears, which collects data on how many people are accessing these shopable items via Instagram. This feature will soon be available for paid advertising also, allowing businesses to serve these posts to users not already following the account. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Instagram shopping may have stolen the thunder \u2013 not to be overlooked is the new ability to add hashtags and @ mentions within an account bio. 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