75 post ideas for Instagram
Are you lacking imagination for your next Instagram post? Everyone’s creative cogs stop turning every now and then, but fear not, we’ve put our creativity to the test by coming up with 75 post ideas to help you through your creative block:
Lighten the mood with a meme
Pull out a quote from a happy client
Post a picture of your products
Film a demo of how to use your product or service
Publish pictures of customers using your product or service
Shout about any competitions you’re running
Put your own spin on a big event - like Super Bowl
Re-post stuff your followers tag you in
Push out any promotions
Create some motivational quotes
Celebrate any business milestones
Tell people about any job vacancies you’ve got
Share team bios
Share your team members favorite product
Let people see what goes on behind the scenes
Tease people new product launches
Wish everyone a good weekend
Remind your audience of your contact details so they can share any questions/concerns
Promote employee recommendations
Create an event reminder - if you’re hosting any
Shout about any charity work you do
Promote local charity events
Have fun with your brand
Show alternative uses for your products
Ask questions to gauge audience interest in a topic
Share your industry knowledge
Ask for feedback
Tell the story behind your brand
Point people to new content on your site
Shout about any awards you’ve won
Raise money for charity
Consider interviews with industry experts
Set a challenge for people to get involved with
Remind people when the clocks change
Remind people of your unique selling points
Share some New Year’s Resolutions
Post live pictures and videos from events
Share relevant news stories
Visualize an inspirational, well-known quote
Film a video that will make people laugh
Get an influencer to endorse you
Latch onto a trending hashtag
Let people know what a day in the life at your business is like
Publish statistics around your product or service
Share any positive press coverage you receive
Get involved with topical trends (think ice bucket challenge)
Think of something crazy that could go viral
Reach out to a celebrity and see if they’ll engage with you
Show before and after transformations
Thank your customers for their loyalty
Congratulate customers or clients for their own successes
Point people to key pages of your website
Share a fun fact
Create a collage to show a timeline of events
Run a quiz
Feature products that are on sale
Make a business announcement
Hook onto random awareness days - like International Day of Happiness
Play an April Fool’s Day prank
Show people what life would be like without your product or service
Sell your product in a 20 second video
Be vulnerable: share a challenge your business has
Set up a user-generated content competition
Post a picture of the person in control of your Instagram so people can put a face to a name
Share a #throwbackthursday
Invite people to follow your other social media channels
Run a Christmas-themed giveaway
Schedule a ‘Merry Christmas’ post for on the day
Remind people of your business hours
Share your company’s culture
Start your own unique weekly series, like #whatifwednesday
Ask people to leave you a review (and tell them where they can do it)
Share styling tips
Start a countdown to a key date/event
Share someone else’s content that’ll be valuable to your audience - but make sure it’s not someone who can take business away from you!
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