IGTV for Business | Elephant in the Boardroom
Short for Instagram TV, IGTV is a long-form video that lasts longer than Instagram Story videos. Since its launch in June 2018, IGTV became a game-changer for brands to amplify their content creation with videos.
If you haven’t had the chance to try IGTV for your business, there are few key things to take note:
Unlike Instagram Stories, these videos can run up to 10 minutes but for larger and verified accounts, videos can run up to 1 hour.
These videos remain on your channel forever - unless you delete it.
Instagram and IGTV are two separate apps, so it can be used alone or complementary addition to Instagram.
Functionality - You can implement Swipe Up call-to-actions in the videos you create.
Designed to give users a TV experience on both desktop and mobile, IGTV gives brands the opportunity to share educational and entertaining content with their audience.
IGTV doesn’t produce results overnight, so it needs a well-thought approach with the best IGTV practices. What are those?
Test how your audience responds to your videos and see what engages them more. It has been known that shorter videos are more preferable for engagement but it couldn’t be true in all cases. IGTV lets you experiment and get creative so you can find what ticks your viewers. To help you with this, you can access Insights by opening the video and tapping on View Insights.
Cross-promote your IGTV video. Maximise your IGTV power by cross-promoting it via Instagram stories. Create a new IG Story and tap the link icon to include the IGTV link. Then choose IGTV video on the next screen and add a direct link to your video. Aside from IG Story, you can also promote your IGTV through Twitter and Facebook.
Upload vertical videos. IGTV is designed for vertical videos, so be sure to create your content in a vertical fashion. Your horizontal videos can still be edited to fit in the format, but with an application fee using some formatting tools.
Optimise for SEO. Make sure you add an engaging title to your video to catch substantial attention and consider using relevant keywords in your descriptions. Hashtags should be present as well since it’s for Instagram use. IGTV is still a fairly new platform and algorithms are still unclear so stick with the basic SEO practices.
IGTV indeed is an opportunity to help your business grow and attract a following on your Instagram channel. While YouTube and Instagram Stories are still more popular, the channel isn’t as saturated and may give you an advantage before everyone jumps on the bandwagon.
With patience, consistency, and implementation of best practices, IGTV has the potential to push your business upwards to meet your goals.
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