Facebook made an announcement on Tuesday that everyone saw coming by launching its Shops feature, a service that will allow businesses to display and sell products on its platforms. Positioned to take over the online shopping market for small business, Facebook opportune foray into the online shopping market comes as no surprise.

Instagram has over 1 billion active users and is a universally prominent social media platform. It provides engaging and entertaining visual posts, that people love having a scroll through.

Creating a brand on Instagram is easy these days, but building a memorable one - now that’s the real challenge! When it comes to Instagram 68% of users regularly engage with brands. There is no doubt that effectively using Instagram can well in truly transform a small business or startup to become an ‘Instafamous’ one.

Research has revealed that people remember 80% of what they see, 20% of what they read and 10% of what they hear. Instagram’s effectiveness is undeniable, we as a society are hooked on subconsciously scrolling through Instagram, admiring strangers’ personal lives through their pictures and videos.