L24 Where to Invest in Social Media 2024 and Beyond Localogy
influencer marketing

L24: Where to Invest in Social in 2024 (and Beyond)?

Instagram,  YouTube, TikTok,  influencer marketing… Which are ascendant, and which are so yesterday in social media in 2024 and beyond? Which platforms are we not talking about, but should be? A power panel of social media thought leaders unpacks it all.

Instagram Plots Course in Social Mapping
Instagram

Instagram Plots Course in Social Mapping

Instagram this week revealed its plans to develop a social mapping function. Similar on some levels to Snap Map, the idea is to array social signals on a map.

creator economy

Instagram Advances Its Creator-Economy Play

The creator economy continues to emerge as a subset of the SMB universe. Instagram has recently advanced this segment with its creator marketplace API that lets creators and brands find each other.

eCommerce

Is Instagram the King of Social Commerce?

Data has come to light that validates Instagram’s strengths as a shopping channel. Specifically, Meta reports that more than 1 billion Instagram users actively engage with businesses. We examine strategic implications.

Instagram

Instagram Leans Into QR Codes

Instagram is the latest to jump on the latest wave of QR code interest. It has begun to quietly roll out QR codes as an option to share content such as posts, Reels, profiles and locations.

Instagram

Instagram Joins the Mapping Party

Meta is the latest to join the mapping party with Instagram’s new map feature. This lets users explore popular places around them, and filter locations by business categories – everything from bars to barbers. 

Instagram

Instagram Product Tagging Goes Live

Instagram announced that its recently-piloted product tagging feature is available to all U.S. users. This lets Instagram users, influencers, and brands tag products in their posts to facilitate shopping action on the social platform.

Data Scout

TikTok Pulls Ahead of Instagram Among U.S. Gen-Z Users

TikTok just passed a considerable milestone: unseating the mighty Instagram. It has pulled ahead in Gen-Z users in the U.S. It’s also on pace to catch up to Snapchat on the same measure by 2025.  We examine strategic implications.

GoDaddy

GoDaddy Goes Deeper with Instagram

GoDaddy just made it easier to manage Instagram campaigns. Its direct integration lets SMBs post directly to Instagram from their GoDaddy dashboard — engendering one-stop convenience. 

Instagram

WhatsApp Reaches 50 Million SMBs

This is the latest in Localogy’s Skate To Where the Puck is Going series. Running semi-weekly, it examines the moves and motivations of tech giants as leading

Instagram

Instagram Doubles Down on Shopping

This is the latest in Localogy’s Skate To Where the Puck is Going series. Running semi-weekly, it examines the moves and motivations of tech giants as leading

Instagram

Instagram Opens eCommerce to SMBs

This is the latest in Localogy’s Skate To Where the Puck is Going series. Running semi-weekly, it examines the moves and motivations of tech giants as leading