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A Guide for Maximizing the Potential of Your Instagram Profile
by: Startacus Admin ~ 30th January 2023
Want to increase visual engagement for your startup's Instagram account? These tips will help you do just that.
With billions of avid Instagram users, millions of snaps are shared daily. The platform's explosive growth reflects a shift from editorial content to imagery. Users expect more content in less time as technology develops and their attention spans shorten. So, what are the top Instagra...
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Social media is used as a platform for drugs, Volteface study reveals
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th October 2019According to a study recently carried out by the advocacy group Volteface, it has been revealed that social media platforms are frequently being used in order to advertise illicit drugs.
Unfortunately, the same research has concluded that advertisements for illegal drugs is being promoted to young people and even children.
How many people have seen the adverts for illicit drugs?
The report has ...
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Oodls - the user-generated content marketplace
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th September 2019Oodls, the Scottish startup that's "licensing great content from talented Instagrammers across the globe for businesses big and small."
Anyone who creates content on websites or blogs, or perhaps even posts a lot on social media, will understand how vital good stock photographs are. A good picture breaks up the wall of text, draws the viewer’s eye, enhances the words with evocative imagery....
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Pukket rewards social media word of mouth
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th July 2018Pukket is aiming to create word of mouth on a large scale, by putting a usable, redeemable value on people’s social media impact when they help to spread word of a brand.
Content is king. A brand producing meaningful, engaging, interactable content rather than simply advertising at people finds its message reaching further and being taken on more. However, continually producing content is n...
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The power of mobile commerce: how to fully engage your customers in the lead up to Christmas
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th December 2017Isabelle Ohnemus is the Founder and CEO of mobile-first, fashion-sizing shopping platform EyeFitU. Isabelle’s background in international finance gave her the solid foundation to turn her passion for fashion and desire to help change the face of shopping into a growing business. As the CEO of a fashion retail startup she is all-too-familiar with brand-consumer engagement tactics at this time...
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How to Encourage Customer Engagement Online
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th August 2016Encouraging Customer Engagement Online
The online world is no longer an entity separate from the offline world. Even the most enlightened of Buddhist monks probably sneaks a peak at his smartphone every now and then (the Dalai Lama is on social media, after all). Businesses in particular, need to get with the times and adopt a serious online presence if they want to reach their full potential aud...
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5 Unusual Ways to Use Instagram for your Startup
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th March 2015Business Social networking, and by extension, social marketing have become a staple part of a startup's healthy marketing ensemble.
With noses planted firmly in smart phones, and every other business snapping at the bit for attention, how can any startup hope to stand out against the crowd? The same way they had since starups in ancient Egypt managed to convince customers. Being creative!(This is...
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