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15 Apr 2024

The Rediscovery Centre, the National Centre for the Circular Economy in Ireland, today announced its partnership with Cytech, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for...

2 Apr 2024

Walsall's cycling community has been celebrating a family-owned business which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year.
 

22 Mar 2024

Rob Brown, co-director of Dalby Forest Cycle Hub, a not-for-profit hire scheme has been nominated for the Tourism Superstar 2024 award, run by VisitEngland.

8 Mar 2024

Daniel Blackham, editor of industry magazine BikeBiz, has been writing about his experience of completing the Cytech technical one qualification at training provider Spokes People in Milton...

6 Mar 2024

Cytech partner Activate Cycle Academy, the largest and most recognised training provider of bike maintenance and technical training courses to the UK’s cycle industry, recently welcomed a...

2 Jan 2024

Hudjo is the first online marketplace that lets cyclists park with locals, which relieves the anxiety of parking your bike. 

19 Dec 2023

Bira's CEO, Andrew Goodacre, took the spotlight on BBC Breakfast this week and later spoke with Nicky Campbell on BBC Radio 5 Live, shedding light on the rise in retail crime and shop theft,...

23 Nov 2023

Retail sector leaders have expressed a range of concerns, from taxation to business rates, following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement this week.

15 Nov 2023

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA), which works with over 6,000 independent businesses of all sizes across the UK, has outlined its expectations from the government...

9 Nov 2023

Cytech has been named as the provider of Best Retailer Services in the 2023 BikeBiz Awards, recognising the positive impact of its service to the cycling industry. More than 25,000 Cytech...

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Harness Instagram for your business

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

instagramInstagram is a major part of any businesses online presence.

Instagram has become a more fundamental tool for small businesses over the last couple of years. For small businesses, social media is there to find and sell your niche.

For a small business, it is all about the unique brand that you offer. You can use Instagram to your advantage here by creating a personality for your unique brand and selling this personality.

The key to Instagram is all about building the right following for your business and this doesn't take a long time.

Here are four simple tips to help you get the most out of Instagram:

Tailor Instagram to suit your needs

Instagram is multipurpose, you need to figure out how Instagram can support your business and take advantage of what Instagram can do for you.

Clever photography

Instagram is the perfect platform to sell your niche.

Put your brand at the centre of your mind, what is your brand? Who is your market? What is your colour scheme? What is the message behind your brand?

These questions will help you to decide how you build your Instagram profile. One of the first things you should consider is your colour scheme and the personality of your business. If you decide that black and white is the right colour scheme for our platform then this needs to be consistent throughout all your photos. Instagram is more than just images, your profile is a canvas that you can mould to your business.

#Hashtags are your friend

Hashtags are a great way to get the key message out.

Create a bank of unique hashtags for your business.

Spark conversations and engage with other accounts

There is a level of distrust across any social media platforms because there is no direct contact or communication. You can change this by engaging with your users through Instagram stories, private messaging and in the comments of your posts.

Instagram is an incredibly interesting and key player in the social media game. Take your profile and create the canvas for your business.

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