In ecommerce people buy pictures. - they buy a transformation - they buy a solution - they buy a narrative Audiovisuals i.e. video helps further sell painkiller products some vitamin products such as fashion can thrive with just visuals. but if you are trying to sell the next groundbreaking blender or a ‘new way’ to do something through your product, best to get a demo video out or a series of demo videos out that nail your value proposition. So why Instagram you will ask? well... IG has about 30--40% organic reach vs FB's 3-5% …this is HUGE IG Stories has even much more impressive reach The unique difference between Facebook and Instagram is that People go to Instagram primarily to consume visual content The comment, but do not bridge as a deep connection with other users Facebook is more social People primarily go to Facebook to engage with other users and then also consume content. Instagram allows for content consumption - this is a KEY Point to note IG Is about LIFESTYLE - it is the headquarters and #1 destination for narcissism on the internet Egotism is the drive to maintain and enhance favourable views of oneself, and generally features an inflated opinion of one's personal features and importance. It often includes intellectual, physical, social and other overestimations narcissism excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance. This is how I get the most out of Instagram in the Context of ecommerce Organic Traffic and Data - Test Group I post regularly on IG in a bid to drive organic traffic Remember that the only clickable unit on IG (before shoppable, posts) is the bio link So all my product focused posts have a CTA to click the bio link I use Later.com’s bio link feature to link directly to product pages I study this data I study Instagram’s insights reports Influencers for Traffic hire influencers Advertising We know exactly what products to include in our carousels High engagement d