Eindhoven, April 5, 2023 - Coosto today announced its integration with ChatGPT technology, which allows Coosto users to produce fully automated content linked to their brand and relevant market trends. The ChatGPT Content Generator takes into account factors such as message length per platform, tone of voice, market trends, language, and sentiment.

Tests have shown that automated content production is done in a fraction of the time compared to conventional content creation. In some cases, it was reported to be up to 98% faster, while maintaining quality. 

The AI Content Generator is designed to support content creators instead of taking over their jobs. The level of input largely determines the quality of the automatically generated social media copy.

‘’Our background in AI made us embrace various AI models for several years. We have been following initiatives such as Open AI for quite some time, and it makes sense for us to work together in the world we operate in’’, says CEO Toine Verheul. ‘’There are also dissenting voices around the use of AI, and we think that is actually positive. We need discussion for further development in the right direction’’, Verheul adds. ‘’At Coosto, we see AI as a helpful tool for our customers, but the customer always remains in control.’

Coosto's AI Content Generator is as of now available for Coosto customers and can be tested for free by interested parties. 

Learn more about the new integration

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Online reputation management is an instrument you can use to affect your audience's opinion about your organisation. But what is the added value of this? What do you have to do to take control of your organisation's reputation? In this blog we will outline reputation-related concepts and we will explain the various stages of online reputation management.

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Reputation' is a term similar to trust, respect or responsibility: everyone knows these concepts to some extent, but very few people can quite put their finger on it. Still, with regards to workability, it's important to provide a uniform definition. This way you can create realistic expectations of all (im)possibilities regarding corporate reputation management.  

Identity vs. Image vs. Reputation

Reputation is a term that is often linked to concepts like identity and image. What are the differences? There are no universal definitions, but we apply these:

can be described as the personality of your organisation. It includes everything your organisation is, does and appears to be. What do you stand for? What is your vision? Which standards and values does your organisation find important? What does your company culture look like? Corporate identity manifests itself in three ways:

1. • Behaviour (every behaviour of your organisation and its employees)
   • Communication (everything your organisation tells about itself)
   • Symbolism (the visual appearance of your organisation)

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Corporate image is the way your stakeholders perceive your organisation's identity. It's the result of your behaviour, communication and symbolism, or everything your stakeholders hear/read about your organisation. Does your audience think of you as a forward-thinking organisation? Formal? Are you perceived as a luxury brand? Feminine? The sum of these brand associations form your corporate image.

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Corporate reputation is similar to corporate image, but there is one important difference. Reputation isn't so much the perception of your audience, as it is their opinion on your organisation. Does your audience think you manufacture awesome products? Or do they think your organisation takes bad care of its employees? Or does your shipping leave something to be desired? The way people assess your organisation isn't necessarily based on personal experiences. Often, it's a result of what people have heard or read about your organisation (online).

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Example

Identity: clothing brand x is a brand that presents itself as a brand for young males.

Image: clothing brand x is perceived as a brand for the elderly.

Reputatie: people are very positive about brand X. They have read that the product quality is amazing.

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Online reputation management

In practice, your reputation is never an exact reflection of who you are or how you like to be seen. The way stakeholders assess your organisation is subjective to experiences and varies between groups or even individuals. Nevertheless, you still have a big influence on your own reputation. Reputation management means putting that influence to good use; reputation management includes all activities you undertake as an organisation to improve your stakeholders' opnion on your organisation. This is how you make sure they view your organisation the way you see fit.

Online reputation management is the most important form of reputation management, because reputations nowadays are mainly formed and affected online. Through social media, a single complaint or compliment can be widely discussed and therefore almost immediately affect your reputation. This effect can be noticeable for a long time, because online messages - different from conversations people have at the baker around the corner - are in writing and retrievable through search engines. Reputations therefore have become way more changeable.

The stages of online reputation management

Online reputation management is the most effective way to improve your reputation. But how do you intend to begin? Good reputation management goes through these three stages:

1. Social listening and monitoring

Online reputation management starts with a good understanding of what's going on inside and outside your organisation. This can be something immediate as a negative FAcebook post which demands direct attention. But it can also be a market trend your organisation can anticipate to. The first concern is to be aware of these messages, trends, threats and opportunities no matter what. Only then will you be able to take control of the situation and deliberately decide to act upon it. Social listening  and these situations won't be so far advanced you can no longer affect them. Social listening makes sure these messages will no longer surprise you or take too much of your time.

Tell us a little more about your work as head of influencer marketing & brand advocacy strategy

"The title alone says a lot. Brand advocacy is a term we have been using in correlation with influence since day one. We aim to utilise and harness the power of influence across the entire spectrum. This means that we advise brands to part with the idea of controlling the entire narrative (this can be quite scary sometimes!) and provide influential people with a chance to tell their story as authentically as possible. Most of what I do revolves around developing and implementing long-term influencer marketing programmes.

Here at Come Round, we’ve worked with household brands across the UK since 2009. I've been here since 2013 and it’s been an interesting journey to say the least. From having to explain to everyone what influencer marketing is, what bloggers are - to the point where now even my parents understand what I do.

Back in the summer of 2016, we teamed up with Mazda and engaged influencers around their sponsorship activation of Tomorrowland, the immensely popular electronic dance music festival in Belgium. We utilised engaged-audience identification tools to make sure that each influencer had a relevant audience – and that their brand affinities and interests were aligned with the Mazda brand. We sent 15 influencers across Europe to Belgium and made sure they got VIP (or VII) treatment.

A lot of my time is also spent on less glamorous tasks, such as research, data analysis and campaign reporting. However these aspects are becoming increasingly important within a market that is under increased scrutiny."

Influencer Marketing has picked up in popularity in the last two years - do you have an explanation as to why this is?

“Allow me to to provide you with a little backstory and explain to you firstly what I consider to be influencer advertising: utilising content creators with a lot of reach on social media to broadcast a (branded/sponsored) message. To most - this is the very essence of influencer marketing.

Influencer advertising has been going through the roof over the past few years. I personally believe this is due to a shift in media consumption – we are experiencing a significant shift from traditional TV & Radio to digital / social.

Social media are different from more traditional forms of media, where nowadays, we opt to tune in to people and the content they produce, whereas fifteen years ago, we didn’t really have any other option than to watch Big Brother on a Friday night. This is where influencer advertising has filled a void. A YouTuber with a reach of a million people being paid to create #sponsored content around a new make-up brush is rapidly turning into the modern day equivalent of an old-school TV ad. Both come with big budgets and the potential for a lot of eyeballs, and often do well well in terms of brand awareness."

So what's the benefit of using influencers to advertise your product when you can just purchase social media ads on Facebook and Instagram?

“Social media ads absolutely have their advantages over traditional TV-ads. I was visiting family in the Netherlands over the Christmas period and I noticed ads for a specific supermarket chain being shown daily on TV – however the nearest store is over 50 miles away from where my parents live This means that the ad was highly irrelevant to the 20,000 people that live in their town. Social media ads offer obvious advantages, specifically in the form of geo-targeting

But however specific your ad is, it doesn’t automatically mean it meets attention and relevancy criteria – and when done right, that is the big difference between social and influencer advertising.

People actively tune in to watch content created by internet celebrity X or Y – if your favourite celebrity uploads a new video, you’re much more likely to watch it, even when it's #sponsored.

An additional advantage of influencer advertising is the myriad of options that are available to brands. Back in the day, there were only a few TV-shows that would serve up enough eyeballs and offer relevancy to your brand. Influencers have much more to offer. If you’re trying to sell ski gear, you used to be limited to the handful of popular travel shows, nowadays you can identify and engage hundreds of popular snowboarders that create awesome content and have a direct relationship with their audience.

So what's the difference between Influencer Advertising and Influencer Marketing?

“I tend to differentiate between the two to emphasise the fact influencer adveritising is only a part of the influencer marketing package. Yes it plays a part – but it’s not the only way to utilise the power of influence. Influencer advertising is often a smash-and-grab approach, where brands nor agency even think about engaging content creators for more than a year, nor think about taking the relationship further than just content creation. In order for influencer marketing to develop, the industry needs more long-term strategic and integrated approaches to show that there's more to it than just content creation.

Real influencer marketing goes beyond a one-off payment with the goal to generate views & traffic. For me, it’s all about harnessing multiple layers of influence. Starting with that friend you have that loves to cook who always talks highly about the local butcher because he thinks the meat there is much better than what you always buy at the local supermarket. Or what about that colleague you have that keeps telling you to switch mobile phone provider because of the excellent customer service he's been experiencing. This type of influencer marketing requires a grassroots, integrated strategy that starts at customer service level.

But think about it, this is actually something that a brand can actually impact themselves (without having to pay to use influencers!). If we put the customer first and start making it a priority to to make sure that people fall in love with your brand. You don’t always have to pay people to say good things about your brand. Service with a smile and a free croissant to the guy that comes in for coffee every morning could be the catalyst to the entire office flocking to your coffee place, as well as UGC.

Influencer marketing is about more than just paid-for-content. Your customers have friends, family members & colleagues that talk about brands on a daily basis. Social media provides us with a platform to find and identify these people, to get them to create content and take a positive offline experience online (and vice versa!).

This is why technology plays such an important part within your long-term influencer marketing strategy. Tools such as Coosto are not just designed to identify trends, they also offer you the opportunity to identify existing and potential customers – and what’s even better, you can engage these people and apply community management to increase brand advocacy levels.

When it comes to influencer marketing, some B2B businesses are ahead of the game, some have been actively working with ambassadors, fans and experts since the 90s, running these programmes with the knowledge that social proof works ‘My friend John uses this software, and he loves it – so it must be good.’ Perhaps, those types of companies being ahead of the game has to do with the fact that they’ve always had to look beyond traditional advertising – it’s harder to flog a piece of software during Big Brother."

How do you feel about the explosive growth that Influencer Marketing has experienced since 2016?

“Honestly, I have mixed feelings about it. From a business perspective, it’s amazing that this is a hot topic. It has definitely created more business opportunities. But at the same time, influencer marketing is still in its infancy phase. There are a lot of bandwagon 'experts' out there - and there is a lot of misinformation out there. The flipside is that it is making brands lose confidence in how important influencer marketing can be for them. Which is why education is becoming increasingly important going into 2018.

In addition, many agencies still use reach as a benchmark of success, a lot of people have a tendency to use advertising and PR measurements and apply it to influencer marketing. Are we reaching the right people, is the audience legitimate? These are questions that most in the industry actively avoid.

The result is that many think that reach equals influence. Which is not per definition true. A book critic with 100,000 highly engaged followers can be much more relevant than a more generic lifestyle YouTuber with 500,000 followers who are less niche when it comes to interests in specific products. To me; reach is not the holy grail of influencer marketing."

So let's talk about goals and KPI's

I always try to find a balance between reach and engagement. Our focus is always on engaged audience data. We think it’s more important to analyse engaged data than historical data, but more importantly, it’s vital to dig deep and find out as much as possible about the audience. We want to avoid classic examples of being ''too influencer focused''. The brands that are being advised to work with models to sell bikini’s and make up products, without realising that the majority of their audience is actually male, and therefore irrelevant.

We focus primarily on data, finding out the actual reach (i.e. engagement rate based on reach, not on follower count) and looking at audience data to determine relevancy. We also focus on softer metrics such as sentiment, consumer insight and social media monitoring to provide our clients with data that will allow them to combine influencer marketing with their day-to-day marketing activities.

Using newly available data, we have realised that even some of the content creators we have worked with in the past are too expensive based on their audience and deliverables. The industry has been too happy to throw money at influencers based on hype - and content creators have gotten away with accepting work without showing any real value. There is a real shake up taking place, and content creators who are unable to prove audience relevancy will be in for a real shock. There is no doubt that content creators require payment, but too often brands are paying too much for content that isn’t reaching a relevant audience.

So can brands enjoy Influencer Marketing on a shoe-string budget?

“Absolutely! You don’t need to spend a lot of money in order to set up an effective influencer marketing programme. Even for start-ups, I would suggest looking at all the entire spectrum of influence. Let’s take as an example a new local bakery.

Firstly, you could identify and engage a local celeb take a picture (IGC) inside / in front of your bakery and share it on social media (against payment, of course). In addition, make sure to give those who come in on a daily basis a little something extra, in order to encourage recommendations. And then you need consumers to start creating UGC, give people that have purchased something from your bakery an incentive to share pictures of your bakery online.

This is a mini-version of a more complete, all-round influencer campaign. Imagine you’re prepping for a winter-break full of ski-action; you’re looking at your friends’ social pages to see how they’re prepping. You spot that one of them received a free pair of gloves from a big brand - and then a little while later, you see one of the big snow-boarders that you follow wearing the exact same ones. And to top it off, one of your other friends talks about the brand because they bought gloves from the same brand last year, and when they ripped, the brand was friendly enough to provide him with new ones, no questions asked.

There are few to no brands / agencies currently utilising this level of in-depth influencer marketing strategies. The interest is there (for some) but the knowledge is lacking. As an industry, we are still too focused on big numbers and big talent. If we want influencer marketing to mature, and become more effective, we should be focusing on powerful, long-term programmes that cover the entire spectrum of influence - online and offline."

1.Know What You Want (And What You Don’t Want)

First of all, you have to make some decisions. What do you want to achieve and who do you want to reach with your content? First decide the big picture, then zoom in on the details. Where do you want to be in a year, for example, and what do you need to get there? Then define the marketing objectives of your content strategy. Are you trying to generate more leads, or increase the number of visitors to your website or blog? Are you aiming to improve customer satisfaction ratings? Whatever your objective, the first step is to make decisions when defining your strategy. These decisions will keep you focused. Prioritizing one aspect will automatically make another less relevant. If you find yourself spending a lot of time on the less important things, cut them out.

2. Decide What to Use in Your Content

What information does your target group need? Decide the kind of content your target group needs in each phase of the buyer's journey. Create an overview of your target group’s preferred content, and make decisions on aspects such as Evergeen or Ephemeral content. You also have to think ahead
about annual events, special days and special moments. For inspiration, take a look at a social media engagement calendar and select the relevant moments to engage that benefit your organization or brand. You’ll be surprised how much you can figure out in advance.

3. Be Consistent

Select those topics and themes you want to focus on with your brand, and convert them into recurring headings. For example, you could start the Monday with news, or end the week with a summary. If you’ve got a large group of followers who post ideas about your product, you could highlight these once a week.

Habits and recurring items appeal to people, because we like things to be predictable and structured. For example, every morning and afternoon I receive a news update from an online news channel, which I use to find out about the previous night’s news while I’m having breakfast. Come up with a content format, and think about how often you publish your posts.

4. Plan Your Content Ahead

It might sound dull, but make sure you plan ahead. Schedule editorial meetings, and think about what you want to say in the coming week, fortnight or month. Does it reflect your strategy? Think about what you want to say, and on which day. How do you make sure you interact enough with your target group? When are you going to publish your posts? You’ll actually find it a load off your mind if you think ahead and make sure there’s enough content. It will leave you with time and mental space for fun, creative and ad hoc ideas.

You can also use a content planner to help plan ahead. All kinds of hardcopy planners are available online that will help you get a clear overview of your posts. The advantage of digital planners and content calendars is that they can be linked to your social media accounts and automatically publish your posts, saving you a lot of manual work. Handy! Another advantage of an online content calendar is that you can measure the effect of your social media posts. This brings us to tip number 5.
 

5. Measure Your Results

Make sure you understand the results of all your efforts. The only surefire way to know if your content is effective is to measure it. Do you remember your objectives? Use UTM Tracking Codes in Google Analytics to identify the content that led your target group to your website, and how they behave on it. This can reveal which posts are most likely to lead to clicks and conversions, for example.

If you also use a publishing tool, you can measure the reach of your posts, how often a post has been clicked, what approach works best, and what posts have the highest interaction rate. Make sure you understand what you’re doing, and use the data you obtain to improve next time around by adjusting your objectives and strategy. If content is successful, continue with it, and if it’s not, try something different. This is the way to get an overview, clear your mind and achieve your objectives without wasting time.

Hopefully these tips will put you on course to take back control of your online communications. If you have some more ideas, please share them!

If you’d like to experience the benefits of using a content calendar, try out Coosto Publish for free.

1. Satisfaction

Content that’s shared the most is content that generates the most pleasure after reading it. It must leave the reader, viewer or listener feeling a little bit better informed or happier. It’s not difficult to create this sense of satisfaction, all you have to do is give an answer or solution to an issue affecting your target group. How do I make apple pie? What caused the banking crisis? Why aren’t bananas straight? What’s the best time to post on social media? Posing these kinds of questions and answering them leaves your readers satisfied: “Great, something else I know.”

So, why is this kind of content with solutions and answers more likely to be shared? Your reader feels satisfied after reading the content and then receives an additional reward by sharing it because any followers or friends who read it will experience the same sense of satisfaction, which contributes to the sharer’s status on social media.

2. Amazing Design

A piece of content, whether it’s a web page, news article or video, hangs or falls on how it’s designed. It can mean the difference between a visitor unconsciously deciding whether to read the content or clicking through to another page. Design is therefore an important factor because it has to be appealing enough to get visitors to read content and consequently to share it.

A well-designed piece can also help generate a wow factor, which in itself can be enough for it to be shared on social media. The special made by Dutch broadcaster NOS about depression is a good example. This page was published a year ago, but is still being shared on social media.

3. Element of Surprise

It may seem strange in this age of cognitive dissonance when everybody seems to live in their own bubbles, but content that challenges existing thinking patterns is shared more often.

Here’s a small test. Which of these articles would you read first?

1. Start your strategy with a clear goal
2. Take account of your target group in your communications
3. Why content marketing is nonsense

I’ll answer for you, because I’m pretty sure you’d go for the 3rd option, even though you yourself work in content marketing. That’s because the first two are far too obvious, while the third has real stopping power. You’re probably going to disagree with the author, but can't resist taking a look anyway. Frustrated, you read the piece in complete disagreement, and decide to share it on your social media while denouncing it. The important thing is, though ... you shared it. 

Perhaps that’s not the way you want your content to be shared, but you can invert the same idea to get a lot of shares from a positive perspective. Take an important or popular subject, and approach it from a less obvious angle. You could, for example, make an unexpected comparison (How to create better content by watching Netflix) or defend a controversial. The result will be that this type of content will be clicked and shared more often.

4. Emotion

As Point 1 showed, informative and practical content promotes sharing. However, you can also take the opposite approach, and post emotional content. It’s an inherent human characteristic to want to share emotions and feelings, both positive and negative. This is why friends and contacts on social media will really push you to engage with emotional content. You’re probably familiar with comments such as “This is so moving, you have to read it", or “Haha, watch this video”.

You can exploit the same thing in your content. Whether it concerns an emotional video, a humorous column, or a sad story. Unleashing an emotion on your target group will make them much more likely to share your content.

5. A Challenge

Although the last point is quite obvious, it’s sometimes forgotten: if you want people to share your content, just ask. Sometimes it can be very simple, such as the famous ‘World Record Egg’ posted by the Egg Gang with a message asking people to help make it the most liked post on Instagram, which set a world record.

It goes without saying that you don’t have to be so blunt and literal. Simply asking people to share a post or article with the reasoning that it will then reach more people often works very well. If your followers support your message, they’ll often be more than willing to share your content.

This recommendation doesn’t apply to ‘Share & Win’ competitions, which are banned on most social media. They can indeed result in content being shared, but very rarely promote any affinity with your brand.

Measure How Often Your Content Is Shared

So there you have them, the five triggers: satisfaction, amazing design, an element of surprise, emotion, and a challenge. From now on, try to use at least one of these triggers in your content, and use your social media planner to measure whether your posts are being shared more. Do you use a social media monitoring tool? If you do, you can immediately see if and how often your web pages, blogs or articles are shared.

By the way, did you enjoy this blog? Do you think it could help your network? Please share it on social media, and spread the word.

Instagram Direct Publishing has been one of the most wanted Coosto features for years now. This means we were prepared for the application, and we realized the integration immediately after the Instagram announcement.

Get more results with social media and save more valuable time with Coosto. We're now one of the only tools that support direct publishing for 6 major social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter and Pinterest. 

Are you curious about Coosto or do you want more information about this feature? Contact us.

Negative reviews are a golden opportunity to improve your brand reputation. Respond with understanding, show empathy and try to straighten out any mix-ups. It lets you show the entire world how solution-driven and helpful you are. Positive reviews, on the other hand, are perfect for responses as well. Thank your customers for a compliment, or for the simple fact they took the effort to share their opinion.

No matter your response: from now on, it's possible in Coosto. Easily connect your Google My Business account, and all (new) Google reviews will automatically be imported in Coosto so you can start engaging right away!

The rise of AI tools comes with abundant opportunities, especially for marketers and communication specialists. The latest AI technologies enable more efficient content creation than ever before. For social media posts, AI-generated texts prove to be a real asset in terms of efficiency and time savings.

However, there is also a negative connotation attached to all these developments: is our work as marketers soon to become obsolete, taken over by the latest AI technologies? The rapid advancements in this field occasionally fuel significant concerns. There is no reason for fear or uncertainty, if you ask us. AI allows us to work more efficiently and should be seen as a tool rather than a replacement. Crucially, as a marketer, you must know how to leverage these AI developments to your advantage. This is where the opportunities lie: being able to apply AI to your daily content creation, making you more efficient. Keep on reading if you want to know how!

Automatically generating social media content

ChatGPT is now widely used for automatically generating high-quality content. The benefits are clear: thanks to this AI technology, you save a tremendous amount of time in writing texts. The strength of ChatGPT lies in its versatility and adaptability to effortlessly create tailored content in line with your brand and market.

However, writing a prompt requires some skill. It can be a bit challenging to figure out how to give the tool the right instructions to get suitable content as output. It's not just about providing the right data, but also a certain mindset to work with. A simple prompt in ChatGPT can lead to various outputs. But there is an easier way to quickly create suitable social media content.

Coosto’s AI Content Generator

The AI Content Generator in Publish, Coosto's social media planning module, is designed so that you get customized content with just a few clicks. The answer to uninspired moments or searching for the right words to effectively reach your audience. How does it work? Very simple.

Select the main goal of the social media post: more reach, interaction, or conversion. Then it's a matter of providing the right input. Describe with a few keywords, sentences, or a slightly longer description what the content should be about. The more specific the description, the better the output. Then choose the desired tone of voice: this can be done using a term like formal, humorous, or enthusiastic. You can also choose to embody a well-known character with a distinctive way of speaking, from Donald Duck to Barack Obama.

Finally, choose the desired language: Dutch, English, and Spanish are among the options. This way, you reach not only the local audience in your own country but also a larger and international audience! It's time: automatic content generation can start. Click the button, and voilà! Your tailored content is ready to be shared on social media.

AI: An endless source of content inspiration 

Generating social media content automatically is a breeze. But where do you draw your inspiration for new content? And how do you ensure that your social media posts align with the current conversation? Or better yet, anticipate emerging trends so that you're the first in your market to latch onto a groundbreaking topic.

The answer lies in Coosto's Discover. In this module, our tool analyzes millions of sources in real time and organizes all content based on algorithmically calculated Trending Scores.

Bonus tip! Pick a trending article that’s relevant for your target group and simply copy the title of this article. Paste the copied title into the ‘topic’ field of Coosto’s AI Content Generator and adjust the goal, tone of voice, and language. In a split second, you will have trending content to be shared on all your social media platforms. 

Is er zoiets als ‘hét Instagram algoritme’?

We beginnen bij het begin. Wat is een algoritme? Heel plat gezegd is een algoritme een set van instructies die een computer of ander apparaat kan volgen om een bepaalde taak uit te voeren. Je kunt het zien als een Ikea-handleiding, waarin stap voor stap wordt verteld wat je moet doen om een kast in elkaar te zetten.

Een van de misvattingen over Instagram is dat er iets is als ‘Het Instagram Algoritme’. Het complexe aan Instagram is juist dat er niet één algoritme is dat bepaalt wat een gebruiker wel of niet ziet. Instagram maakt gebruik van verschillende algoritmes, die elk een eigen doel kennen. Instagram zegt hier het volgende over:

Wij willen het meeste uit jouw tijd halen, we geloven dat het gebruik van technologie om jouw ervaring te personaliseren de beste manier is om dit te doen.

Conclusie: Er is niet één gouden formule

Focus op de interesses van de gebruiker

Instagram is door de jaren flink gegroeid. Hoe meer mensen zich bij het platform aansluiten, hoe meer content er ook gedeeld wordt. Het werd hierdoor voor de meeste onmogelijk om alles te kunnen zien. Instagram heeft hier zelf onderzoek naar gedaan en zij kwamen tot de conclusie dat in 2016 gebruikers 70% van alle posts in hun feed misten. Om deze reden is er een feed ontwikkeld die posts rangschikt op basis van waar de gebruiker de meeste interesse in heeft.

Daarom maakt Instagram dan ook gebruik van een op maat gemaakt algoritme, dat is afgestemd op de gebruiker. Om aan deze behoeften te voldoen, rangschikt Instagram de content verschillend per onderdeel van de app: Feed en Verhalen, Ontdekken en Reels.

De rangschikking van Instagram

Instagram maakt gebruik van zogenaamde ‘signalen’. Deze bestaan uit alle informatie die zij hebben over accounts en voorkeuren. Deze signalen bepalen voor een groot deel wat een gebruiker op zijn of haar tijdlijn ziet. De volgorde waarin een gebruiker content ziet, wordt bepaald door de belangrijkste signalen per onderdeel. Hieronder vind je per onderdeel een overzicht van de signalen in volgorde van belang.

Feed en verhalen

• Informatie over de post
• Informatie over het account dat post
• Activiteit van de gebruiker
• De geschiedenis van de gebruiker van interactie met het account dat post

Ontdekken

• Informatie over de post
• De geschiedenis van de gebruiker van interactie met het account dat post
• Activiteit van de gebruiker
• Informatie over het account dat post

Reels

• Activiteit van de gebruiker
• De geschiedenis van de gebruiker van interactie met het account dat post
• Informatie over de reel
• Informatie over het account dat post

Wat houden deze signalen precies in?

Zoals je ziet komen dezelfde signalen steeds terug, alleen vaak in een andere volgorde van belang. Om hierop in te kunnen spelen moet je natuurlijk weten wat ze inhouden:

1. Informatie over de post/ reel
Dit zijn signalen die iets zeggen over de populariteit van de post. Denk hierbij aan het aantal likes en algemenere informatie, zoals de inhoud zelf, wanneer het gepost is, of het een video of afbeelding is en of er een locatie aan is toegevoegd. Hoe completer een post. hoe beter.

2. Informatie over het account dat post
Dit helpt Instagram de gebruikers een idee te geven over hoe interessant dit account voor hen is. Hierbij wordt gekeken naar de totale interactie die een account genereert. Leveren de posts veel likes, comments en shares op? Dan komt dat ten goede voor de ranking.  

3. Activiteit van de gebruiker
Dit helpt Instagram te begrijpen waarin de gebruiker mogelijk geïnteresseerd is. Het bevat signalen zoals hoeveel en welke berichten hij of zij leuk vond.

4. De interactiegeschiedenis van een gebruiker met een account
Dit helpt Instagram een idee te geven over hoe geïnteresseerd een gebruiker is in de content van een bepaald account. Hierbij wordt gekeken naar de mate van interactie met dit account, zoals comments op posts. Een signaal hierbij is de interactie met elkaar.

Hoe zorg je er als organisatie nu dan toch voor dat je gezien wordt?

Een vraag die je het lezen van dit blog waarschijnlijk in je op komt. Wees gerust. Wij hebben een aantal tips voor je klaarstaan, die ervoor gaan zorgen dat je bereik groter wordt.

1. Zorg voor een goede social media strategie.
Instagram hanteert verschillende metrics om te bepalen of de gebruiker iets ‘interessant’ vindt. Eén positieve uitschieter is niet genoeg. Zorg er met relevante en pakkende content voor dat je consistent hoog scoort op likes, shares en comments om regelmatig hoog in de feed van gebruikers te verschijnen. Een goede social media strategie is hierbij onmisbaar.

2. Domineer de feed!
Post consistent voor een goede plek in de feeds van je volgers. Om een relatie op te bouwen met je volgers, moet er namelijk voldoende content zijn waarmee je volgers kunnen interacteren. Als je ook reageert op comments, geef je het algoritme als het ware een seintje: je bent close met je volgers en bouwt een band op.

3. Doe onderzoek naar je volgers
Onderzoek met welk type volgers je te maken hebt. Als ze die-hard Instagram-gebruikers zijn, kun je gerust wat vaker posts publiceren en hoeft niet elke post een enorme hit te zijn. Openen ze de app wat minder vaak, dan kun je jouw posts beter wat meer beperken tot de echte top foto’s en -video’s. Hier lees je hoe je bepaalt hoe vaak je moet posten op social media.

4. Schat je bereik in
Vraag je je af welk bereikpercentage (bereik/aantal volgers) ‘goed genoeg’ is? Bekijk hoeveel accounts jouw volgers zelf volgen. Hoe minder mensen zij volgen, hoe groter de kans is dat ze de Instagramposts van jouw organisaties zien.

De Instagram algoritmes veranderen continu

Als we het hebben over algoritmes zie je misschien mensen voor je die achter ingewikkelde dashboards aan knoppen zitten te draaien. Zo kunnen ze bepalen welke posts hoger in een feed terechtkomen. Hoog tijd om van dat denkbeeld af te stappen. Het algoritme is gebaseerd op kunstmatige intelligentie, het is in hoge mate zelflerend en vooral: continu aan verandering onderhevig.

Als vandaag A het best werkt, kan dat morgen dus alweer B zijn. Het heeft dus niet zoveel zin om superpraktische tips te geven. Je kunt je beter gewoon richten op de 6 principes waarop het algoritme gestoeld is. Die zijn minder veranderlijk en geven je wat inzicht in achterliggende processen.

Of je het nu leuk vindt of niet: het blijft op Instagram voorlopig een strijd om aandacht. Als je die strijd wilt winnen, doe je er goed aan om de lessen hierboven mee te nemen. Dat levert je op lange termijn meer op dan geforceerde trucjes om het algoritme te manipuleren.

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Coosto offers a powerful integration with Google Analytics that enables users to draw more, better, and faster conclusions from data than ever before.

This integration opens the doors to better insight into online performance, thanks to the powerful combination of social media metrics and website performance. Here are some highlights of what this new integration with Google Analytics has to offer:

• Deeper insights: The combination of website performance and social media statistics makes connecting data easier than ever before. The integration creates a complete overview of the performance on a campaign level and helps detect opportunities for more success.
   
• Quicker decisions: Thanks to the seamless integration with Google Analytics, users are able to check and analyse all content and social media statistics in real-time. The overview makes it easier and faster to draw the right conclusions. Which enables you to take quicker action and make strategic decisions.
   
• More reach and conversions: By gaining insight into which content is most effective, you can easily increase reach and maximize conversions on all platforms. Identify trends and optimize strategies to achieve desired results in a targeted manner.

Try it yourself and discover how Coosto integration helps increase your organization's online success with the newest integration. The Google Analytics integration in Coosto is available to Coosto customers and can be tested for free by interested organizations. 
 

This probably sounds familiar to you: multiple open tabs with different social media platforms and website performance statistics, a lot of copying and pasting to get all the numbers in one place. A very time-consuming, and above all error-prone, process.

For years, I have struggled with proving the cohesion between my well-performing social media campaigns and a constant stream of website conversions. Tying everything together: that was my biggest issue. I needed a clear overview, which helps me to prove the attribution of social media to conversions that lead to sales. And the fact that brand awareness isn’t just something we do for fun, as marketers.

It would make my job as Content Marketer so much easier. And way more interesting, as well. It would help me to focus on what makes it challenging and interesting for me. In the end, creating new content based on successful campaigns is what drives me!

The solution: complete integration of all statistics in one dashboard

Thanks to the possibility to connect Google Analytics accounts and all business social media accounts within Coosto, you easily combine all relevant metrics in one overview. The dashboard templates are the perfect way to display the metrics that are important for your business goals. By doing so, you gain insights on the performance of your social media posts, platforms and campaigns, in relation to your Google Analytics stats, such as conversions and page views.

To prove how easy it is to answer important questions about social media and content performance with the customizable dashboards, I have a few examples. Because in the end, actions speak louder than words!

Cases: how you prove the success of social media & content 

The effect of social media campaigns on website visitors and conversions
 

The first example proves the connection between website visitors and social media campaigns. How many (new) visitors reached your website thanks to a successful social media campaign? And how many conversions did I get out of this post?

To answer these questions, I had to manually combine all my website statistics and social media data. Google Analytics in Coosto enables me to put these numbers easily together. Check the performance of social posts from a specific campaign and compare these directly to the number of (new) users and conversions on your website, derivative from this campaign. 
 

The effect of brand awareness on cost-free web traffic

The second example is focused on the positive effects of a well-known brand name and media reach. Because how do your daily results benefit from a strong brand name? Often, the power of brand awareness is underestimated and for a long time, it has been difficult to prove the (long-term) effects of it. Time to say goodbye to this.

By comparing the total reach of your brand in all online media sources, and putting this next to the direct traffic stats on your website, you will quickly realize the peaks in these numbers match. In other words, all the efforts from the past and today to create a stronger brand are paying off! No advertisement costs are involved (anymore): these valuable website visitors know what they are looking for and therefore a very likely to convert to paying customers. All thanks to a strong brand name, and a high media reach.

To even analyze this a bit deeper, you can add the sentiment around your brand. To what extent is your brand mentioned positively or negatively? And can you relate this to peaks in website traffic? The customizable dashboards make it easier than ever to answer these questions. 
 

Discover how Google Analytics and social media numbers make your job more fun!
 

So, are you ready to start making the numbers speak for themselves? I dare to say, I’m starting to even enjoy putting all the numbers related to social media and website performance together. And the possibilities are endless! Combining the statistics from these platforms offers countless valuable new insights.

Like I said, running my monthly analysing is no longer a task I want to postpone. Who would have thought I would ever be the one saying this? I didn’t, that’s for sure. Nowadays, I surprise myself by wanting to look for new insights and enjoy combining interesting and relevant statistics. Think of the number of sales we make thanks to my social media posts, the relation between social media reach and the (growing) number of website visitors, and the contribution social media engagement to conversions on landing pages.

Do you want to experience for yourself how this improved way of approaching content analytics can take your strategy to the next level? Try it for yourself! During our free trial, you get to experience the benefits of the integration. 

Threads: the newest Meta family member

On July 5, 2023, Meta introduced Threads: a new platform primarily focused on text, unlike its sibling Instagram. The platform had a flying start: despite only being available in Europe recently, it reached 100 million users in no time (read: 4 days!). Impressive! For comparison, Instagram took 3 years to reach 110 million users.

The rocket start of Threads is easily explained: creating an account on Threads is a breeze if you already have an Instagram account. For many social media enthusiasts, this was a reason to take a look at this platform, but what makes Threads so special?

Time to test it ourselves! As Coosto, we didn't hesitate to do so: follow us on Threads!

Threads distinguishes itself from other social media channels for several reasons, but the main one is this: Threads is set to become an open social network in the (near) future. By making the app compatible with ActivityPub, Threads becomes an 'interoperable' network. Those are a lot of technical terms, but what does that mean? Simply put, social media platforms will be connected: in the future, you could post on Mastodon or receive notifications from that platform via Threads, without having an account on Mastodon. An interesting development that Threads is currently working on.

Threads is already being widely used, now also in Europe. This gives rise to various ideas, myths, and opinions about the platform. But do they hold? We investigated this for you. 
 

Myths arounds Threads

1. Threads doesn't comply with European privacy laws

The reason Threads was not immediately available in Europe had to do with not complying with European privacy laws. The seemingly user-friendly and quick connection to your existing Instagram account was the main reason the platform clashed with our privacy standards.

Fortunately, we can also debunk this myth: Threads can be used without an account, allowing you to bypass the issue.
 

2. Define your timeline with Dear algorithm

If you've already created an account on Threads, you've probably seen posts starting with 'Dear algorithm,' followed by a list of topics. There's a rumor that you can influence the algorithm, telling it where your interests lie to personalize your timeline.

But unfortunately, this is a myth. Meta confirms that this rumor is not true. The Threads timeline is not influenced by such posts but by the user's behavior. Just like on Instagram, what a user sees is determined based on signals like interactions with posts and accounts. You can't influence it with a 'Dear algorithm' post to teach the algorithm a lesson.
 

3. Threads is a text-only platform

Although Threads is primarily focused on textual content, this doesn't exclude other forms of posts. The main approach of the platform is sharing opinions, ideas, and thoughts in a maximum of 500 characters. This can be done through voice messages, images, and short videos. Moreover, you can include links in Threads posts, unlike Instagram.

Threads also announces that they are actively working on new formats. In 2024, you'll be able to enhance your text messages with colored text and the ability to add the 'party popper' emoji (?) to your post for some digital confetti on your screen.

So, the third myth is also debunked!

4. Hashtags are a thing of the past

Let's be clear: hashtags are still very much a part of Threads. However, Threads introduces a new feature with a similar function: Topic Tags. You can add one Topic Tag per post to indicate the theme of your message. This improves the visibility of your post on Threads, a crucial feature as social media channels are increasingly used as search engines.

To prevent the misuse of Topic Tags, the maximum is set to one tag per post. A tag can consist of multiple words or even a short sentence to provide more specific information about the related topic.

Not adding a theme via a Topic Tag doesn't mean your post won't appear in search results if it's related to that topic. The search function displays all related posts, whether a Topic Tag is added or not.

Web developer Max Mykhalchuk examined the most used topic tags and hashtags so far to demonstrate the difference in usage. As you can see, there are quite a few similarities between the two:

Conclusion: hashtags are certainly not a thing of the past, but Threads also brings innovation in this way.
 

How to use Threads for your organization

A new social media platform means new opportunities for your organization. But how do you achieve your social media goals on Threads? Here are some possibilities:

1. Engage with your followers

Threads is the ideal platform to ask short questions to your followers to gauge opinions. This can be done, for example, with the poll feature, but Threads also sets a good example by approaching it differently. Useful and innovative!

2. Increase your reach

A new platform, new opportunities! This relatively new platform provides a clean slate and, therefore, a new chance to reach more followers.

Additionally, Threads offers an excellent opportunity to bring your existing content to the forefront and experiment with new social media content. A breath of fresh air through your social media and content strategy, so to speak!

Moreover, the strong connection with Instagram makes it easy to promote your content cross-platform. With just one click, your latest Threads post can become an Instagram story.

3. Generate more clicks and conversions

Finally, Threads is also a great platform for conversion-focused posts. The ability to include links in your post is the perfect opportunity to direct followers to your website.

Threads currently doesn't have advertising options, which means your posts with a clear call-to-action won't be overshadowed by ads. Take advantage of this! Importantly, respect this and ensure relevant and valuable posts for your followers.
 

Threads is not done developing yet

Since Threads is still a relatively new platform, new developments are being rolled out at a rapid pace. Meta is actively working to continually improve the platform and increase user-friendliness. They make adjustments and enhancements based on user feedback. This platform is far from being fully developed, and we are very curious about what awaits us.

As mentioned, marketers often miss crucial input for new content. (Properly) analyzing existing content is a time-consuming task. Gathering statistics, combining relevant metrics, and then drawing the right conclusions: cross-channel data analysis can be quite challenging.

Precisely combining different results is crucial: it makes the impact per social media post, campaign, or channel truly visible. Which social media campaign is now generating the most conversions on your website? And do the highly-liked posts on Facebook also contribute to increased website traffic? Questions that were previously difficult to answer.

That is a thing of the past. The powerful integration of Google Analytics in Coosto ensures that you combine these statistics in one overview, making it easier to establish connections. We guide you step by step on how to effectively work with this.
 

1. Gain insight into all data

Connect your Google Analytics and social media accounts in Coosto and gather all statistics in one platform. This way, you no longer have to switch between different platforms and tabs. Easy, clear, and user-friendly.

2. Combine relevant statistics

Less is more! Focus on the statistics that are relevant to your marketing goals and campaigns, and don't hesitate to exclude statistics in your analysis. To gather the right statistics, it is essential to know what result you are looking for and what factors influence it.

In Coosto, you'll find ready-made dashboard templates focused on specific goals. This way, you don't have to search for the right metrics yourself, and you can focus on comparing and analyzing your numbers.
 

3. Draw the right conclusions

This might sound like a no-brainer, but is sometimes easier said than done. To make the statistics truly speak, you must be able to link them together. Only by doing so can you establish connections and draw the right conclusions.

By combining various statistics, such as social media link clicks, website traffic, and conversions, you truly understand how your campaign has performed. And that is precisely the insight you are seeking as a marketer.

4. Start applying your newest insights

The finishing touches are crucial in this case: insights are worthless if you don't apply them in practice. Translate new insights into action points and incorporate them into your content strategy. 

By regularly analyzing results, you'll naturally start recognizing patterns. This quickly gives you insight into which content, campaigns, and channels are effective in motivating your target audience to take action, and also what doesn't work well.
 

Ready to dive into effective data analysis?

Data is indispensable if you want to create optimally performing content. Experience for yourself how easy data analysis can be with Coosto. The powerful integration with Google Analytics makes data more accessible, transparent, and valuable than ever before.

The success of a social media post always depends on multiple factors. Of course, content plays a crucial role: does the content align with the interests, needs, and questions of your target audience? That is the ultimate key to optimal social media performance. In addition, we always remain dependent on the Instagram algorithm, which changes periodically and influences your content's performance.

But there's another important factor: the timing of Instagram posts. If you want to achieve results, choose the optimal times to reach your followers. These ideal times depend on when your target audience is online because that's when you'll achieve more results on social media. A detail that can truly make a difference.

To delve deeper into the behavior of Instagram users, we researched the best times for both increased reach and engagement. Additionally, we further examine the best times for Reels and carousel posts.

 

Best times to post on Instagram for reach

Best day to post for increased reach on Instagram:
Monday and Wednesday

Peak times for reach on Instagram:
Monday at 1 PM
Wednesday at 9 AM
Friday at 1 PM

With a slight edge over the other days, Monday and Wednesday stand out the most. Additionally, there are some general peak moments throughout the days: on Monday and Friday, in the early afternoon, and on Wednesday morning.

Despite the close figures, it pays off on Instagram to post on weekdays during office hours. However, don't hesitate to post at other times, as you can still achieve great results for your reach on Instagram.

Best times to post on Instagram for engagement
 

Best day to post for increased engagement on Instagram:
Thursday

Peak times for engagement on Instagram:
Sunday at 1 PM
Wednesday at 8 PM
Thursday at 4 PM

Thursday is the ideal day if you want to achieve as many likes, comments, and shares as possible with your Instagram posts. Additionally, Sunday and Wednesday are also good days for more engagement.

Regarding the time, 5 PM stands out significantly when looking at the general times. If you want to capture the real peak moments for more interaction with your followers, Sunday afternoon, Wednesday evening, and Thursday afternoon are the best moments.
 

Best times to post on Instagram for Reels
 

Best day for more reach with Instagram Reels       
Tuesday and Wednesday

Peak hours for more reach with Instagram Reels    
6 and 8 pm

Best day for more engagement with Instagram Reels       
Monday and Tuesday

Peak hours for more reach with Instagram Reels    
3, 6 and 8 pm
 

Best times to post on Instagram for carousel posts 
 

Best day for more reach with Instagram carousels 
Wednesday

Peak times for more reach with Instagram carousels 
9 AM and 5 PM

Best day for more engagement with Instagram carousels 
Thursday

Peak times for more engagement with Instagram carousels 
5 PM
 

The best times for your Instagram account

The above-mentioned times are based on the overall performance of Instagram posts and thus provide a good guideline for your social media planning. To achieve even better results on Instagram through proper timing, it is valuable to zoom in further, for example, into your industry, or even better: the performance of your business account.

This can be done with Coosto's Prime Time. This handy feature delves deeper into these times and analyzes real-time all social media performances for the best suggestions. With just one click, you can then select the best time to post on your Instagram account.

Curious about the best times to post on Facebook, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Pinterest? Check them out here!
 

Previously, we explored the best times to post on social media for greater reach. In this blog post, we delve deeper into the best times for better performance on LinkedIn. As holds for any platform, your content must align with the interests, needs, and questions of your target audience for optimal results. And on LinkedIn, the business-oriented nature of the platform is also something to take into account when scheduling your social media posts.

With alignment with users, and more specifically, your target audience, you will achieve optimal performance on LinkedIn. When your post's content resonates with your target audience, details like LinkedIn tagging make a difference. Also, the times when you post.

Therefore, we delved into the numbers and investigated the perfect timing for maximum results. We can already reveal that the business nature of LinkedIn means that posts during office hours yield the best results. Keep reading to discover the exact peak times for each goal.

 

The best times to post on LinkedIn for more impressions

Best days to post on LinkedIn
Monday to Friday

Peak times for greater reach on LinkedIn

• Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 3 p.m.
• Friday between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.

As mentioned above, the professional and business nature of LinkedIn means that you achieve the best results during office hours. If you want more reach on this platform for your organization, keep it within the workweek and preferably between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

We observe a peak throughout the day at 10 a.m. and later at 4 p.m.

Curious about the best times to post for more reach on other social media platforms? Discover them in this overview.
 

The best times to post on LinkedIn for more engagement

Best days to post on LinkedIn
Friday

Peak times for more engagement on LinkedIn

• Monday at 3 p.m.
• Thursday at 5 a.m.
• Friday at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

It should be no surprise that weekdays within office hours are undoubtedly the best moments for increased engagement. Friday slightly surpasses the rest of the weekdays, but it's obvious that you can expect little to no engagement on this platform during the weekend.

We see a peak in mid-morning throughout the day, decreasing around lunchtime. There is a resurgence in likes, comments, and shares around 3-4 p.m.

The best times to post on LinkedIn for more clicks

Best days to post on LinkedIn
Monday to Friday

Peak times for more clicks on LinkedIn

• Monday at 3 p.m.
• Friday at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

For the number of clicks there is no difference in the overall conclusion: office hours yield the best results. There is a slight peak towards the end of the week, but it is safe to say that Monday to Friday are all good days for a conversion-focused LinkedIn post.

Looking at the hours, the 9-to-5 pattern is evident once again. Post at 10 a.m. or between 3 and 5 p.m. for optimal clicks.

Note! LinkedIn groups all clicks under one category. This means that this data includes clicks on posts with a link but also clicks to your profile or, for example, clicks on a presentation post with multiple slides.\
 

The best times for LinkedIn posts for your accounts

The above data provides insight into when to post on LinkedIn to achieve your goal. However, these times are based on the general performance of LinkedIn posts.

To truly get the optimal results from your (LinkedIn) content, it's better to zoom in on when your target audience is online. This can easily be done with Coosto's Prime Time. Get direct recommendations for the best times for the chosen platform, your industry, and your company account in the social media planner. Based on previous posts, this handy feature calculates the times that generate the most clicks, engagement or reach for your account. Then, with just one click, you can select the best time to post.

Curious about how this works exactly? Request a free demo, and one of our Coosto experts will be happy to show you!

Facebook is still one of the largest social media platforms. With over 9.9 million users, this channel ranks in the top 3 largest social platforms. In short, there is a lot to gain here! We previously gave a sneak peek into the best times for more reach on Facebook in our blog about the best times to post on social media in 2024.

But there's more to achieve on Facebook: whether it's more engagement or clicks, you're in the right place. Scroll quickly and discover which times will yield better results for you on Facebook.

The best times for more reach on Facebook
The best times for more engagement on Facebook
The best times for more clicks on Facebook
  
 

The best times for more reach on Facebook

Best day to post on Facebook
Sunday and Monday

Peak times for reach on Facebook

• Sunday at 3 PM
• Monday between 3 PM and 5 PM
• Thursday at 11 AM

How do you reach the largest possible audience on Facebook? Very easy, by posting at the peak times mentioned above! Sunday and Monday are the days when Facebook users leisurely scroll through their timelines, increasing the chances that they will see your post. At the beginning of the week, you have the greatest chance of reaching a large audience.

 

The best times for more engagement on Facebook

Best day to post on Facebook
Saturday and Sunday

Peak times for more engagement on Facebook

• Sunday at 3 PM and 7-10 PM
• Monday at 4 PM
• Thursday between 8-10 AM

Interestingly, Facebook users tend to engage more with your posts during the weekend. The weekend is the moment when most users take the time to like posts or leave comments. Additionally, there is generally a clear peak in the mornings: at 9 AM, you can expect a lot of engagement on your Facebook posts.

If you want to leverage the absolute peak moments for more engagement, post on Sunday. Engagement is highest in the afternoon and evening hours.

 

The best times for more clicks on Facebook

Best day to post on Facebook
Saturday

Peak times for more clicks on Facebook

• Sunday between 7-10 PM
• Wednesday at 2 PM
• Thursday at 9 AM

Similar to the best times for more engagement, weekend days yield the best results here. For maximum conversions, post on Saturday or Sunday, preferably towards the end of the day.

During weekdays, there are also peak moments to achieve more clicks: schedule your posts for Wednesday afternoon or on Thursday morning.

 

Do you want to know your best times to post on Facebook?

Looking at the general best times to post on Facebook, we can conclude: Facebook users are most active on weekends. As an organization, it's especially useful to schedule Facebook posts in advance. You can do this with a social media planner like Coosto. That way, you don't have to sit behind the laptop on Sunday afternoon for optimal results on this platform. What a relieve!

What's also important to keep in mind is that this data is based on the overall performance of Facebook posts. If you want to find out when the best time is for your organization specifically to post on any social platform, Coosto's social media planner has a handy feature: Prime Time. This AI technology calculates, based on your company account, industry, and the chosen platform, the best times to post for more reach, engagement, and clicks on Facebook. With just one click, our tool then provides real-time advice on the best time for you to post.

Do you want to discover your best times to post for better results on Facebook? Our Coosto experts would love to show you more during a free demonstration.

Whereas social media has become a filter on reality over the past years, TikTok brings back a sense of authenticity to the social media landscape. TikTok is an endless source of catchy video content, bringing us one step closer to reality. The content on this platform can be described as raw, real and realistic. Spending hours editing to create the perfect video? Forget it, TikTok fans would much rather take a peek into your reality.
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Another thing that makes the social media platform so popular: the user is in control of which content returns to the FYP page more often. TikTok's algorithm determines based on the viewing time per video which content is liked and which is not. Based on that, TikTok then shows similar content. For hours, users scroll through the endless stream of videos they find interesting. And therein lies the secret behind TikTok's success: it is incredibly addictive. As an organisation, this is the perfect opportunity to reach a large audience.
   
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X is the perfect social media platform for quick updates and news articles. This social media channel is the online spot to create a large reach: if you manage to create a domino effect with your content, then X is the opportunity to make world news. So, on this social media channel, the general advice is to post right away on X.

But not every post on X is as time-bound as just mentioned. Are you aiming for specific results, such as more engagement or conversions? Then you'll find the perfect moments here to achieve those goals. That's why we delved into the numbers and researched the ideal times for maximum results for each of those goals. 

The best times for more reach on X

Best day to post on X
Monday

Peak times for more reach on X

• Monday at 16:00
• Tuesday at 10:00
• Saturday at 12:00 and 16:00

For X, we see a gradual decline in reach as the week progresses. Our tip: post at the beginning of the week if you want to create a large reach with your post.

Do you want to post on a different day? Peak times on X occur around lunchtime (1:00 PM) and at the end of the afternoon (5:00 PM).

When we zoom in further, we see that Monday at 4:00 PM is the best time to post. We also see more activity on Tuesday morning and Saturday afternoon.

The best times for more engagement on X

Best day to post on X
Monday

Peak times for more engagement on X

• Monday at 16:00 and 19:00
• Tuesday at 10:00
• Wednesday at 12:00

The same applies to more engagement on X: post at the beginning of the week. Monday stands out in particular. Additionally, noon is the absolute peak moment during the week, along with 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

The best times for more conversions on X

Best days to post on X
Monday

Peak times for more conversions on X

• Monday at 6:00 PM
• Thursday at 9:00 PM
• Friday at 10:00 AM

It's hardly a surprise anymore. Even if you want to maximize the number of conversions, a post on Monday yields the most results.

When we look at the number of clicks per hour, the distribution is fairly even throughout the day, with a slight peak at 9:00 PM.
 

The best times to post for every platform

Are you curious about the best times for other social media channels, such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn? You'll find them in this overview.

Do you always want to post directly at the best time? With Coosto's Prime Time, you can post with one click at the best moment for your account, your industry, or the platform in general. Based on previous posts, this handy feature calculates which times yield the most results.