Boost Your Social Media: Storytelling Strategies for Instagram Stories

By Jennie Lyon / January 30, 2024
Boost Your Social Media: Storytelling Strategies for Instagram Stories

If you haven’t dipped your toes into the Instagram Stories pool, let me fill you in. These are snappy, attention-grabbing videos or photos that vanish in thin air after 24 hours. You’ll spot them right at the top of your Instagram feed, and with a gentle tap or swipe, you dive into a world of momentary magic. Now, you might be wondering why stories are such a game-changer in brand storytelling. Trust me, there’s a lot more beneath the surface than meets the eye: Content Overview 🔹What are Instagram Stories? 🔹Unleashing the Potential of Instagram Stories for Your Business🔹The Numbers Don’t…

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Fantastic Ways To Repurpose Your Content + Free Template and Video

By Jennie Lyon / January 16, 2024
9 Fantastic Ways To Repurpose Your Content & Free Checklist

Content remixing. It’s not just a trendy term; it’s your ticket to boosted reach and SEO success. Imagine crafting a killer blog post and then picture that content reaching a wider audience, not just once but multiple times. That’s the magic of content remixing. It’s about making your existing content work smarter, not harder. Remixing is more than recycling; it’s unleashing your content’s potential across various platforms and formats. Nonetheless, more visibility means more eyes on your brand – a win in digital marketing. Why settle for a one-time audience when you can extend your content’s lifespan? Our goal is…

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How I Grew My Instagram Following to Over 10k

By Jennie Lyon / March 21, 2023
How I Grew My Instagram Following to Over 10k

Are you looking to build an audience on Instagram, but the upkeep feels draining? You see so many of your competitors having a beautiful feed of images with amazing content to boot! And you start to think – WHY DOESN’T MY INSTAGRAM LOOK AMAZING!?  Lucky for you, I’ve done the heavy lifting for you! I’m going to show you how to cultivate your following on Instagram and take the stress out of running on the social media treadmill. Stick around, and I promise you’ll leave today with tools you can use to revamp your Instagram feed right away! Overview  Today…

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10 Easy Ways to Write Instagram Captions that Win Customers

By Jennie Lyon / June 16, 2020

How much time are you focusing on Instagram for your business? Small businesses are always looking to make the most of their marketing dollars. Generally, their budgets aren’t huge, so they need to make the biggest impact possible for the lowest investment. That’s why you should be on Instagram! It’s one of the most effective, budget-friendly, and hottest platforms right now! Instagram will reach 112.5 million U.S. users this year! That’s a 5.4% increase over 2019! It’s the fastest-growing social media platform, with 37% of American adults using it. And the gender mix is pretty fantastic, with 52% of women…

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Watch Out Facebook! New Social Media Kids on the Block!

By Jennie Lyon / September 16, 2019
New Social Media kids on the block

Do you remember MySpace? How about Friendster? Or a more recent example, Google Plus? These were some major players in the social media scene but today? They’re gone, replaced with newer, better social networks. It’s incredible how even giants can be worn down by time and innovation. Perhaps even… Facebook? Facebook is still the king of social media and should be a key component of every small business’s social media strategy, but it isn’t the only one out there. Other social media networks are popping up every year, looking to dethrone the king. As a marketer, I need to be…

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Why My Dogs Get 1,000+ likes on Social Media!

By Jennie Lyon / August 27, 2019

Do me a favor. Go onto your Instagram or Facebook account and see how long it takes you to find a picture of a cat or dog. Don’t worry; I’ll wait. My guess is that it happened WAY faster than you expected. Pets have taken over the social media world. We might be torn apart by world events, pop culture, and trolling on social media, but there is one thing that brings us all together: Cute pictures of animals. So, the big question is, how can you harness the awesome power of pets to put a spotlight on your small…

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Embracing Instagram Stories as a Small Business Owner

By Jennie Lyon / May 14, 2019

If there is one thing that I’ve learned doing digital marketing over the years, it’s that yesterday’s fad is today’s “next big thing.” A perfect example is SnapChat. When SnapChat debuted a few years ago, it was treated with scorn from many marketers. Heck, even the general public looked at it with suspicion. Why on earth would you only want to take super-short, 15-second videos of yourself? And then share them? Who would watch them? Just a few years later and SnapChat-like functionality has been integrated into countless apps and social media networks: Facebook among them. But probably the most…

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Instagram is On the Rise! Marketing Trends to Watch Out For!

By Jennie Lyon / April 16, 2019

The funny thing about our social media networks is that we still don’t have any idea of their potential. Do you remember back when Facebook first made the scene? It was thought to be a digital Rolodex. Today, it’s a multimedia sharing hub and one of the premier marketing platforms in the world. Social media networks and other digital services often grow in ways that you can’t expect. Just look at Instagram. From its humble beginnings as a mobile-only Facebook knock-off, it’s emerged as the biggest competitor to Facebook (Well, sort of competitor, seeing as Facebook bought them). And we…

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