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5 reasons Instagram will matter in 2016 [infographic]

Posted by Rebecca Appleton on 22 Dec, 2015
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Instagram spent much of 2015 grabbing headlines. It toppled Facebook from its throne as the most popular social media platform and left Twitter in its dust after racking up more than 400 million followers in late summer.

Instagram's momentum slows no signs of slowing down with Instagram adverts now available globally and enhanced ad formats, targeting and buying options to get to grips with in 2016.

In this new infographic, MDG Adverting sets out five compelling reasons why Instagram should be a big budget consideration next year. 

Source: MDG Advertising

Rebecca Appleton Published this article 22 Dec, 2015
Rebecca is Wordtracker's lead writer and also the managing director of digital PR and marketing agency, Dakota Digital . She is a former Press Gazette Online Journalist of the Year award winner and holds a 1st Class Masters degree in Online Journalism. With more than 8 years experience at the forefront of digital marketing she works with small, medium and large organizations, across all main verticals, in the UK, US and Australia. She is also a published author and digital marketing columnist.

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