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Instagram Business: impressions, new followers, new posts, following vs followers, activity overview
Instagram Business
Following
The Following metric on Instagram Business refers to the measure of people who have chosen to follow your account for updates on your brand. It provides a key insight into your brand's reach and allows you to gauge the effectiveness of your content strategy for building a loyal audience.
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What is "Following"?
The Following metric on Instagram represents the number of accounts that have actively chosen to receive updates and content from a particular Instagram account. It is a measure of the account's popularity, influence, and engagement on the platform. It indicates the size of the account's audience and can be used by businesses to track their organic reach and to gauge the effectiveness of their content strategy. A high number of followers can help increase brand awareness, drive traffic, and lead to higher conversions. However, it is crucial to focus on the quality of followers and not just the quantity to ensure a genuine engagement and measurable results.
Example: A fashion blogger tracks their Following metric to see if their Instagram account is effectively attracting and retaining new followers.
Visualizations
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Number
Used to show a simple Metric or to draw attention to one key number.
How to track Following in Databox?
Databox is a business analytics software that allows you to track and visualize your most important metrics from any data source in one centralized platform.
To track Following using Databox, follow these steps:
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1Connect Instagram Business that contains the metric you want to track
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2Select the metric you want to track from the list of available metrics
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3Drag and drop the selected metric onto your dashboard
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4Watch your dashboard populate in seconds
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5Put Following on the Performance screen
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6Get Following performance daily with Scorecards or as a weekly digest
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7Set Goals to track and improve performance of Following
GoalsSet Goals to track and improve your performance
ScorecardsGet your daily progress every morning with Scorecards
Metric DigestReceive detailed weekly performance updates
Metric BuilderBuilt your own custom metrics with Metric Builder
Data CalculationsSet Goals to track and improve your performance
Performance ScreenGet instant insights into your top-performing metrics
Instagram Business Following included in Dashboard Templates 1
Instagram Business Following included in Report Templates 1
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Instagram Advanced Report Template
Use this Instagram Business advanced report to share high-level and in-depth metrics of your Instagram performance. Present key insights like Impressions, Reach, Followers, and more.
General
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DescriptionThe Following metric on Instagram Business refers to the measure of people who have chosen to follow your account for updates on your brand. It provides a key insight into your brand's reach and allows you to gauge the effectiveness of your content strategy for building a loyal audience.
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CategorySocial Media
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SubcategoryFollowing
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Date Added2018-05-06
Specification
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Metric Typecurrent
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DimensionalNo
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Decimal DigitsNo
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Currency UnitsNo
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GranularitiesDaily, weekly, monthly, yearly, quarterly and all-time.
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Custom Relative PeriodsYes
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Data AvailabilityAt sync, it ranges from now to now.
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Retroactive Data UpdatesNewly synced data is merged with existing data, replacing values for matching periods.
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Future Data AvailableNo
Visualization
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Cumulative GraphNo
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Favorable Trendincreasing
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Media CreativesNo
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ForecastsYes
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BenchmarksYes
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