How To Engage Your Instagram Audience With Interactivity
Is your Instagram stuck in a rut? Are you trying to find new ways to engage and excite your loyal followers? Look no further! Today we bring you interactivity inspiration to use in your Instagram stories.
Interactive Stickers Built Into Instagram
Here are some of the interactive stickers built into the Instagram app, allowing you to be easily and instantly interactive with your followers.
Quizzes
Looking for a touch of fun in your stories? Create quizzes to cure follower boredom and tickle the brain-buds. Anything from pop quizzes to common misconceptions. This is an opportunity to be creative.
Polls
Need customer opinions? Whether it’s design decisions, colour conundrums or popularity puzzles, using a poll to involve your followers is always a good idea.
Q&As
Use question stickers to create instant Q&A sessions with your followers. Grouping together FAQs is an efficient way of answering commonly asked questions, while creating a fantastic opportunity for a highlight.
Countdown
Do you have an upcoming event or release? Build excitement by inviting your followers to count down with you.
Get Even More Creative
Branded AR Masks and Filters
Did you know that you can create and upload masks and filters for others to use on Instagram? You can create and edit your own filters and masks using the Spark AR Studio. Branding stories filters is a fun way to spread the word about your brand and get your followers actively engaging with your very own creation.
Keep an eye out for an upcoming in-depth step-by-step run down of how to use this.
Templates
You don’t have to look very far to find an array of fillable, editable Instagram stories templates. Activity-based stories such as ‘This Or That’, fill in the blanks and emoji challenges are just a Google search away.
Create your own branded templates for your own followers. Don’t forget to remind them to tag you in it!
Inviting your online community to engage with your profile is another way to develop brand loyalty and encourage follower retainment through entertainment. We hope you enjoy trying out these interactive elements with your followers!