With the holiday season knocking on our door, it’s not just holiday shoppers scrambling at the last minute this holiday. If you’re still looking for a last minute boost for your holiday rankings, you’re not out of luck yet, but your window of opportunity is closing quicker and quicker. One great and easy way to help with your holiday marketing is to use social media. Instagram is a great way to not only show off your products but also a great way to help engage potential and current customers. So without further ado, here are some of our last minute tips to give your holiday marketing a boost.

Holiday Themed Profile

One great and easy way to help your customers ring in the holidays is by updating your profile with a holiday theme to it. Check out how Ben and Jerrys did it. Three things to keep in mind with updating your instagram profile for the holidays: Update your company profile with holiday themed sentiment; but keep it short and sweet, Your bio is the most important part of your profile for your mobile viewers, and if you have a holiday landing page, update your profile link to point to it.

Any Questions?

Asking questions is always a great way to get people engaged on your pages. Throw in a dash of holiday themed questions to your Instagram posts. Make sure to include seasonal images that are cute, relevant to your customers, and, as always, make sure that it relates to your products or brand. Also, when asking the question, make sure to use a very personable tone to help deepen customer engagement.

Use Video

Instagram video is a great way to get your message across this holiday season. You can use them in a variety of ways too. Use them to cross-promote a contest, or just to advertise any sales or products that you’re featuring for the holiday season. Keep them brief though (10 seconds) most Instagram users aren’t looking for long videos while they’re on the app. To help, use stop-motion to help generate a fast-paced feel for the short video. For a good example, check out Target’s recent post for tree-trimming.

In-Store Photos

Because of the inherently mobile nature of Instagram, don’t be afraid to take candid shots to show off the inside of your store(s). You can post cool shots of your customers at in-store events, or photos of your staff getting ready for a big sale that you’re going to have. You can also post photos of specific stores, to make it so that your in-store customers will how what the photo is, but others might not. This can create a feeling of belonging with your followers who “get” the photo. Check out what Macy’s is doing with their Santaland announcements for different stores.

It’s not too late to still do some last minute holiday marketing for your business. Act on these great tips, and get a little extra in your holiday stocking this season.