Episode #839
Here’s The Secret Instagram Weapon No One Is Talking About
November 17, 2018

In episode #839, we discuss the secret Instagram weapon no one is talking about. Tune in to hear about this new method of Instagram marketing you need to implement.

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TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [00:27] Today’s Topic: Here’s The Secret Instagram Weapon No One Is Talking About
  • [00:48] Direct Heroes is a chatbot for Instagram.
  • [01:00] It works through DM’s.
  • [01:25] If you are a brand, you can ask people to DM you and from there, you can set up automatic responses.
  • [02:08] On social platforms, the best way to drive conversions is to engage your followers.
  • [03:05] Drift has written great content on conversational marketing.
  • [03:25] 2% of Eric’s leads are from conversational marketing.
  • [04:22] It’s important to use the chatbots to drive people to other content, an email list, or some other aspect of your marketing funnel.
  • [05:25] Our tickets are too expensive, so manning chats wasn’t worth our time.
  • [06:08] One of Eric’s friend runs a company called LTV Plus. They are chat agents that man your bots.
  • [06:46] That’s it for today!
  • [06:57] Go here to see how many downloads the show is getting. Also rate and review to help us meet our goal of 1 Million downloads per month. Hopefully, we’ll see you at the live event in L.A.!

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