How Municipalities Can Use Instagram to Connect with Younger Residents

INTRODUCTION

According to Statista, more than 75% of Instagram users are between the ages of 18 and 44, with 31.6% falling within the 25-34 age range. This presents an opportunity for municipalities looking to communicate with their younger residents; however, it’s not enough to just be present on the platform.

To effectively reach younger generations, municipal staff must learn how to leverage Instagram’s key features and differentiate it from the municipality’s other social media platforms and traditional communication outputs.

Following are some tips on how your municipality can use Instagram to connect with younger residents.

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When Hotels and Restaurants Should Use Stories vs. Reels

INTRODUCTION

According to a Sprout Social report, close to 70% of social media users identified Instagram as their favorite platform for engaging with brand content. In addition, about 50% of Instagram users said they interact with brands at least once a day.

Both Stories and Reels have proved to be the most engaging forms of content on the platform, but it can sometimes be difficult for hotel and restaurant businesses to understand when each should be used.

Following are some tips on when your hotel or restaurant should use Stories vs. Reels.

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Use the Inverted Pyramid Approach for TikToks and Reels

TikTokIn journalism, the inverted pyramid approach to writing stories calls for putting the most important information in the first paragraph (the “lede”). Other details then follow this paragraph in descending order of importance.

If you want your audiences to watch your videos on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, then you need to follow this approach by putting the most captivating part, which is called the hook (usually the end of the video), at the beginning. Continue reading “Use the Inverted Pyramid Approach for TikToks and Reels”