This year photo-centric Instagram eclipsed Twitter to claim more monthly active users than the microblogging platform. Besides having the highest user growth rate when compared to Facebook and Twitter, Instagram also has the most engaged community. According to Forrester, 4.21% of brands’ total followers have engaged with their content in comparison to 0.03% and 0.07% of brands’ total followers on Twitter and Facebook, respectively. Some brands have experimented with using Instagram for bookings to monetize the platform.
Conrad Hotels and Resorts’ Instagram followers on mobile and desktop are able to click a link to view a microsite filled with a curated gallery of existing Instagram photos that lead to information about the property, TripAdvisor reviews and a booking widget. For more, click here (Source: Skift).