23 best Instagram tools for Media Marketers

Instagram, as a social media platform, allows the display of pictures and videos more than any other platforms.

Asides Twitter, we have more youths on Instagram and trust me, IG, as it is popularly called, is one of the best places to promote your sales.

Here is looking at a few strategies that can help you build your market on Instagram.

1. Hootsuite
Hootsuite is a special tool that helps you schedule your post. The tool also comes with a special feature that includes including Composer, an image editor that lets you resize and adjust photos. One sweet thing about Hootsuite is that it also helps you schedule on other social media accounts. All you need do is create a Hootsuite account today and you are just ready to go.

2. Adview
Ad view is a tool used for monitoring and responding to comments on your Instagram or Facebook ads.
The Adview dashboard makes it easier to keep track of comments that require action, versus attempting customer service via Instagram’s notification feed.

3. Panoramiq
Panoramiq helps you to keep track of trending hashtags and your competitor. This tool takes the stress out of that by taking care of the logistics. Its easy-to-navigate dashboard lets you track and compare the performance of multiple hashtags and competitors at once.

4. Chute
Reposting user-generated content can be a great way to engage with your audience and populate your feed social proof of your brand in action. But looking for the right content is time-consuming.
Chute helps you build and organize a content library based on tags, locations, and image-recognition technology. And it clears usage rights for you, too.

5. Boomerang
Boomerang was created by Instagram This app allows you to create looping mini-videos to cool effect. These videos catch the eye more than static images and can be posted as Instagram stories, too.

6. Adobe Lightroom CC app
Adobe Lightroom CC app helps you to edit photos professionally. It helps you make sophisticated edits, from removing unwanted logos or imperfections, to adjusting background colours to coordinate with your brand’s style.

7. VSCO
VSCO is a photo editing tool. This tool is specifically special thanks to its popular “film-like” presets and editing tools. Users of VSCO have access to video colouring and editing tools, which are useful for both video posts and Instagram Stories.

8. Snapseed
Snapseed is a tool developed by Google. It offers a smooth workflow and several easy-to-use tools that help creators edit for mobile.

9. PromoRepublic
This tool offers a gallery of more than 100,000 templates and images for events, or everyday purposes. Its customization and editing tools make it easy to add branding and customize details.

10. Canva
Canva offers a large library of Instagram Stories and post templates that can be customized accordingly. Canva is great for designing infographics too.

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11. Unfold
Unfold offers a range of minimal templates for Instagram Stories.

12. AdEspresso
AdEspresso is well-equipped when it comes to creating Instagram ads. Advertisers can run and track split tests on Instagram or across multiple channels, including Facebook and Google Ads. The Grid Composer allows you to create multiple Instagram ads in bulk.

13. LIKEtoKNOW.it
LikeToKnow.it helps brands create shoppable influencer images on Instagram. Users can discover and curate collections of thousands of shoppable influencer images daily.

14. Keyhole
Keyhole’s hashtag analytics tool is a useful way to track the hashtag in real-time across Instagram and other platforms. Keyhole also offers analytics and social monitoring tools.

15. Sked Link
Sked Link allows you to create a custom landing page that links to wherever you see fit, whether that’s your Facebook, Twitter, website, blog, or a contest page. It’s basically a link that links Instagrammers to multiple links.

16. Shorby
Shorby lets you customize a link directory. You can link to Messenger, Skype, Whatsapp, websites, articles, or any other page you’d like to direct people to visit. In addition to link tracking, Shorby helps you retarget people who clicked on your link with Instagram ads. This tool will help you stay on top of your Instagram analytics tracking and reporting.

17. Instagram Insights
Instagram’s business account analytics tool is naturally one of your best and most basic primary sources for tracking Instagram analytics. Just as the above statement, it helps you track your analytics

18. Hootsuite Analytics
Analytics has access to real-time Instagram data. Hootsuite’s analytics dashboard goes above and beyond Instagram Insights, offering historical data, comparative analysis, customizable reports, and more. You can also monitor your accounts response time, and rank comments by positive or negative sentiment.
In addition to account metrics, Hootsuite Analytics also offers social listening tools that can track tags, mentions, keywords, and competitors.

19. Mentionlytics
Mentionlytics helps to track every mention of your company, competitors, or other keywords. This tool is compatible for Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and Pinterest, as well as other web sources like blogs, and news articles.

20. Display Purposes
Display Purposes is a good tool for keeping tabs on which hashtags are most popular. A map and graph feature shows you where hashtags are hottest and what tags are being used alongside them.

21. Keyhole
For businesses running a campaign with a branded hashtag, Keyhole’s hashtag analytics tool is a useful way to track the hashtag in real-time across Instagram and other platforms. Keyhole also offers analytics and social monitoring tools.

22. Social Rank
Social Rank lets you sort and filter your audience based on different parameters (from most influential to most valuable, to most engaged), so you can determine the best ways to connect with your different followers.

23. Fourstarzz Influencer Recommendation Engine
Fourstarzz makes it easy to connect with Instagram personalities that fit your brand values.
Fill out the form to create a campaign proposal and a list of recommended influencers. You also get content tips and estimated results. It’s a good way to test the waters before locking yourself into a contract.



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