Instagram Introduces Local Business Profile Pages

Instagram Introduces Local Business Profile PagesCredit Alex Ugalek/Shutterstock Instagram wants more businesses to engage with its platform. The social network is testing in-app profile pages for local businesses.Similar to Googles local knowledge panels, behauptung profiles show a companys address, hours, phone number, URL, price range and type of business. Business owners can claim a profile page, and if you manage a Facebook account for that same business, you can then edit any inaccuracies.The rollout isnt official yet, and no schedule to do so has been announced. But there are reports from SearchEngineJournal that some users are seeing an update to their business pages. Stay tuned for more details as they are announced.Editors notenzeichenLooking for information on social media managementservices for your business? Use the questionnaire belowand get quickly connected to our vendor partners to learn more about a customized strategy and pricing for yo ur businessGoogle My Business offers additional features that its not clear yet if Instagram will replicate. For instance, on a Google business profile, you can view images others have added about your business and add your own. The Google Bookings feature lets prospective clients book appointments directly from the profile. Google offers an analytics dashboard to see whom youre reaching. And you can create posts to promote schlussverkauf or other special events.Perhaps the fruchtwein important feature is the ability for business owners to respond to user reviews. That seems an unlikely feature to make it onto the Instagram platform, but the platform does support direct messages, so well have to wait and see.Instagram launched in October of 2010. It was bought by Facebook in 2012 for $1 billion, and by that time, it had attracted 30 1000000 users. The platform introduced advertising on the network in 2015, and there are now 2 million monthly advertisers. There are currently more tha n 1 billion monthly active users, 121 million of which are in the United States. More than 60 percent of those log in daily, making it second in social networking engagement, just behind its parent brand Facebook.The most followed brand on the network is National Geographic, but there are 25 million brands on Instagram. Engagement on the social network is 10 times higher than on Facebook, so it will be interesting to see the effect business profile pages might have. Anna Attkisson As official task master Anna loves nothing more than crossing an item off her to-do list, except possibly whipping someone on the pool table. She drives the editorial planning and execution of content on Business.com and BusinessNewsDaily.Specialties Planning, organizing others, mastering CMSes, editing departure Your Business Business Ideas Business Plans Startup Basics Startup Funding Franchising Success Stories Entrepreneurs Grow Your Business Sales Marketing Finances Your Team Technology Social Media Security Build Your Career Get the Job Get Ahead bro Life Work-Life Balance Home Office Lead Your Team Leadership Women in Business Managing Strategy Personal Growth Find A Solution HR Solutions Financial Solutions Marketing Solutions Security Solutions Retail Solutions SMB Solutions About Us Contact Us Partner with Us Copyright Policy Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Personal Information Advertising Disclosure Sitemap 200 Fifth Avenue, Second FloorWaltham, MA 02451infobusinessnewsdaily.com Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) All Rights Reserved. Company About Us Contact Us Partner with Us Copyright Policy Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Personal Informatio n Advertising Disclosure Sitemap Network Business.com BuyerZone.com