Last month, Instagram rolled out its newest feature - Instagram Reels. For Tiktok users, the Instagram Reel feature is very similar, if not identical. Reels are short, 15-second video clips that are meant to inspire, entertain and inform viewers. Instagram users can add music from Instagram's gallery or choose to include their own audio in Reels. Reels are an important tool for brands because they can help increase engagement and grow your following. Once you post a video Ree

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In the last couple of weeks, you might have noticed a major difference with your business Instagram account.

Congratulations to our former Intern, Hannah Ash, who is currently the Director of Marketing & Communications at the Chester Valley Golf Club in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Hannah's cutting-edge social media strategies were recently highlighted in an international Membership Marketing magazine that provides weekly tips and tricks to help clubs improve their social media. For more information about our internship program, visit www.avantgardedigi.com. #HannahAsh #TuesdayTip #Social

1. Determine your brand identity and stay true to it. Take a moment to decide the overall purpose of your page. What themes do you want to convey? Are you selling products or services? What colors, fonts and images best represent your brand? Once you determine your brand identity, it will be easier to develop social media strategy for creating content on Instagram. 2. Post consistently. Always consider quality over quantity when determining your posting schedule. For exam

Start the new year off right with a solid social media marketing strategy. Let us take the pressure off your business by taking the guess work out of monthly social media themes. This year, Avant Garde Digital Media is providing small businesses with a FREE calendar that identifies major holidays and suggested monthly observances that you can use a guide for posting to your social media. To download your free calendar, visit, www.avantgardedigi.com. Happy posting! #socialmedi

Here's a very important tip to consider before launching your website to the masses. Make sure all links are working correctly and that they are linked to the appropriate pages. The last thing you want potential clients, customers and followers to see is the below message. It only take a few seconds to check and then double check links. When in doubt, always hire a professional web designer who is trained to spot and correct these errors. For more information about Avant Gard

Last week, the world witnessed the dramatic fall out between Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian -- one social media post and video at a time. The former couple aired their dirty laundry in a series of Instagram and Twitter posts, and it was very disappointing to watch. On the surface, it seemed like the usual spat between celebs that often goes viral. However, it turns out that this situation is very different from others that we've seen from celebs. In the state of California, wh

Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing, and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos, and share them either publicly or privately on the app, as well as through a variety of other social networking platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Flickr. In 2012, Facebook purchased Instagram for a whopping $1 billion. A recently study found that Instagram post interactions have decreased by 33% in just one year. The num