Instagram engagement down? Try this!

If you’ve found your organic Instagram engagement waning lately, you’re not alone! 

Many small businesses are lamenting the fact that it’s become tougher to get the same engagement they got last year - or even last week! 

Here’s the thing… 

The Instagram platform is constantly evolving and to keep your audience engaged, your content strategy needs to evolve too. 

What worked for you last month won’t always work today. Frustrating, but it’s the reality. 

The only constant is change when it comes to digital marketing and if you want your business to thrive, you need to adopt an agile mindset and be willing to embrace the change, face the fear and just go with it! 

On that note… 

Here’s a simple new Instagram feature which makes it REALLY fast and easy to get more engagement on your Reels. 

🥁 INTRODUCING REELS INTERACTIVE STICKERS… 

If you’re familiar with the polls, quizzes and ‘slide’ stickers inside Instagram Stories, then you’ll know what I’m talking about. 

Now you can add these interactive Stickers to your Reels to get your audience to interact with your reels videos in the feed! 

Click here to watch the brief video showing you where to find them and how to add them to your reels. 

💡5 Quick Ideas to get you started: 

• QUIZ: Test their knowledge. Quiz your audience on fun facts about your business!  
• POLL: Ask your audience to vote for their favourite products with a POLL sticker 
• SLIDER: Show a new product and add a SLIDER sticker so your audience can show you how much they like it
• QUIZ: Share a sneak peek of a new product or service and ask your audience to guess what you’re creating 
• POLL: Ask a polarizing but relevant YES or NO question in the reel and then ask your audience to vote with the poll sticker. E.g. Do you like pineapple on pizza? 

Make sure you follow and tag @alphabetsocial in your interactive Reels so we can share them! 

Happy creating! 🌈