Social media application Instagram has now started showing ads in the format of the reels. Instagram will be showing advertisements within ‘Reels’, a feature that has been tested in select markets like India, Germany, Brazil, and Australia. The ads will be shown in the middle of regular content posted by users.
A report by Mashable claims that advertisements in Instagram Reels can be as long as most full-length Reels, which is 30 seconds, while also having a similar vertical and full-screen design as regular uploads. Earlier, the platform had implemented ads in their Story feature and currently, the feature is a deep-rooted part of the app. However, the Instagram Story advertisements can only be shared and not liked or commented on, while the ads in Instagram Reels can be commented on, liked, saved, and also shared.
Instagram’s parent organization, Facebook, has also claimed that in the coming weeks on its Story feature, it will begin testing custom sticker advertisements among a handful of creators and advertising partners. These stickers will permit makers to adapt their Accounts as they will earn a certain percentage of revenue from sales generated by them. They will be planned by brands and content creators will have the opportunity to do their work and utilize them in their accounts howsoever they like for maximum reach.
According to LiveMint, Facebook is also commencing a worldwide trial of ‘In-Transfer Video’. “Basically, in-stream ads that have generated video topics to assist businesses in finding the right video for advertising their products and services.” At first, 20 topics and 700 sub-topics will be offered by Facebook itself, making it simpler for organizations to pinpoint the correct recordings that earn them maximum revenue and provide maximum engagement.
The report on additional methods for advertisements in Facebook also comes as Apple is set to release its App Tracking Transparency tool next week as part of a software update. Apps will need user’s permission before tracing their data across apps and websites owned by other companies, this would limit the reach of targeted ads, reported Mashable.
