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I took a picture of my bike because this is what is helping me get exsersise instead of just laying around and doing nothing and it is keeping me busy.

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I took a picture of me in my football jersey with an X over because I can't do that anymore.

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I drew these things cuase this is what i do during quarentine nad what i di on regular days i think this pandemic changed every ones lifestyle.

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i have been helping my 4 year old cousin with his abc mouse homework

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i have been helping my brother with his hydroponics in case we need to grow vegetables without soil because of the epidemic

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I took a picture of this puzzle because thatʻs what my parents and siblings and I are doing with our spare time

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I took this picture of me and my weights because I have been working out more.

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This picture I drew is half of the earth is beat and bruised and polluted and the other side is nice and clean. It shows that during COVID-19 the earth was able to heal and become cleaner and more people have come together during these hard times.

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I took a picture of me in my garden because the garden represents some work that I have been doing at home.

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I drew a multiple color drawing because all the colors represent my emotions outside of quarantine and that one blob of a color represents my emotions during quarantine.

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I drew a lion to show how humans impact our world. It represents one of the things that is thriving while we are on lockdown many animals and environments is having the opportunity to grow and thrive without human interference. Us being on lockdown also cleared up many pollution spots like air pollution being reduced from the non cars and bus in activehttps://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/health/us-pollution-satellite-coronavirus-scn-trnd/index.html.

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For my primary source project I decided to draw the earth now and before the virus started. I chose to do this because we canʻt really do many things now, the earth is healing. Before the virus we werenʻt really taking care of the earth. For example the oceans are cleaner than they have been in a long time. I think that if people keep doing what theʻre doing during this pandemic then the earth will continue to heal.

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I made a picture of all the memories I had before to remind me that I can still make memories now

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I made my own journal to help express my feelings about this pandemic and to occupy my mind during this time

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i edited this picture of all the things i enjoy and i blocked it off with quartine tape because i cant enjoy it anyore.

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Humans impact our world by choosing to either stay safe at home as often as possible or go out and risk spreading covid-19 or any virus or sickness. Thatʻs why my family is working harder on our old plants more than before. My family is impacting the world by self sustainability. Now that we are growing fresh produce we might not need to go to the store to get produce. Self sustainability is keeping many people safe.

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I took a picture with my dog to show that I am not alone through this covid- 19 because he has been there for me through all these things, and heʻs my bro.

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I took a picture of  games because me and my family love to play games together. and i took a picture of the game of life because life is a journey and right now everyone is realizing that now, and people who secluded there family and didn't hang out with them are now realizing that  family is the most important thing and now a lot of people are just talking over the phone  and now family is what people are enjoying the most right now.

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I took a picture of  games because me and my family love to play games together. and i took a picture of the game of life because life is a journey and right now everyone is realizing that now, and people who secluded there family and didn't hang out with them are now realizing that  family is the most important thing and now a lot of people are just talking over the phone  and now family is what people are enjoying the most right now.

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Humans impact our world by polluting it and not taking care of the earth which can't make plants and animals live. Also, we are the ones that is making our mother earth descend. However, while we are home we are able to make nature grow again and not bother. So, when we go back outside nature is green and very beautiful.

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Half full cup or half empty cup whats the difference. The difference is positivity. Recently every ones been a bit doubtful to say the least and that seems to be the problem. Before you would see people laughing, having fun, and everyone being together. But now what do you see i definitely dont see any of that and again thats the problem. Everyone should still be laughing, having fun, and being together but just not in person. No matter what stay positive.

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I made a slide show to show what i think the pandemic looks like through my eyes.

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I wrote a poem about the vires and how my feelings are effected by it
Isolation

It started out fun

Then turned into a nightmare

What should be done?

Is there something to fear?

Now as a conclusion we wait in here

While others sit out there without a care

As uneasiness settles

What is there to do

Isolation

Confinement

Solitude

Is this what we have been reduced to?

But we must remember there is hope insight just look for the light

We can’t live in fear

We can’t live in stress

Must we live in a moment without fear or solitude

NO

We must find the light in the darkness

The good in the bad

The safety in the fear

There’s love out

But

We must do it from a distance

Because we are still here waiting for that

Light in the darkness that

Good in the bad that

Safety in fear

That love from everywhere

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i took a picture of my bodyboard cause now on the weekend i donʻt have sports so i bodyboard.Another reason why i chose my bodyboard is cause it makes me happy and is something i enjoy.

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I took a picture of my phone because it helps me get away and forget of how this virus has took over our earth, and our mind. It's controlling our mind and make's lot's of people think they're gonna die. It's not just a virus that can kill you, it's a virus that'll take your mind as well.

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Maybe make a slideshow about what you have done or accomplished during this quarantine.

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I took this picture to represent all of my mixed emotions about this pandemic and how Iʻm holding it all in.

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I drew an eye that represents me and a pool of tears which represent all of these feelings that this virus is making me have

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Humans impact our world because during this time we have to stay safe or if we donʻt the virus could take over everything. I painted the world as a virus because it symbolize how this is a global pandemic spreading around the whole world and we need to stop the spread and stay safe.

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I chose sunglasses because ever since this pandemic thing started everyone saw the world through a different lence.

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I drew this because we are like stuck in a globe in our house and can't get out, but we have to pray and rejoice.

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We can holo imua through adversity by being flexible and be strong through this time. So what I painted on a bottle to say that you can be flexible in anything even now. The dark tree and reindeer represents us and how we're gonna come back from this rough time even though we have darkness in us we will still thrive through harsh times and but in this case the harsh time for the reindeer is a snowstorm.

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I drew the earth with a mask over it because it represents that we need to stay safe during this hard time.

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I painted colors and triangles to represent my feelings

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I put together a collage of what i did over this pandemic  wich is planting food plants because of the low resources that we are having. happy feelings to see things grow like how we are all growing and learning new things during this pandemic.

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Take a picture of what your neighborhood looks like.

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Find something in your house that relates metaphorically to the situation that we are in right now

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Do a poem about this time.

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Do a painting of the world now and future

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you can draw something that effects you or that makes you feel different

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I drew myself smiling because I love not having to go to school and getting to stay indoors all the time.

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Take pictures of something you do now since quarantine. Then connect a metaphorical idea to it

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Write in a journal about how you feel everyday

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I drew me crying because the covid-19 has closed the trampoline park, a place where I love to go. That's the logo behind me.

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Take a picture of you doing something that keeps you occupied when you canʻt leave the house.

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Take a picture of you being productive around the house.

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Draw or sketch on how you're feeling about whats happening around you.

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make a metaphorical painting of your feeling at this time

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take a video of something you like doing in doors

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Show how you are getting through this time

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create a sort of quilt of patch work that reprezents your expirences

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you can write a poem about how u feel

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Maybe show you doing something fun with your family and maybe explain the game.

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make a memory book or a movie of all the pictures your taking during this time.

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take a picture of you keeping your self busy

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You can about what things were like before and how they are now.

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Take a picture or video of you learning how to make something new.

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Take a picture or pictures of things you have to do in order to enter shops, houses, etc. For example, you have to wear a mask in certain shops.

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Take a video of what you are doing to keep yourself busy and to have fun

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Take a picture of you doing your favorite thing during this pandemic.

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Take a memorable picture you will never forget about this break..

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do things that you said you never had time to do and say how it feels having all this time off

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do things that you said you never had time to do and say how it feels having all this time off

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Put somethings you do in a time capsule and dig up when the diasesse blows over

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Put somethings you do in a time capsule and dig up when the diasesse blows over

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You can find a safe way to get out of the house and do something outside.

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Facetime a family member or friend and see what is different.

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Take a video of you walking down you street and describe what is different.

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Take video or pics of things that are different in your home because of the pandemic.

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Different ways you can use social media to capture your story.

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Storytelling has always played a part in successful marketing.

Stories enable us to build personality and create a connection with consumers. But can we actually tell a story on social media? Is it possible to narrate a story with social media posts that are supposed to be short and sweet?

It turns out there are many ways to use social media for storytelling!

In this post, I'd love to share 20 actionable ways to use social media for storytelling.

Ready to dive in?

Navigating this article

To make it easier to navigate this article, the 20 ideas are grouped according to the various social media platforms. If you prefer, feel free to jump to your favorite section by using the quick links below:

Let's go!

Facebook

1. Write your entire story in a Facebook post

National Public Radio (NPR) studied over 3,000 of their Facebook link posts and found that shorter posts (those under 120 characters) had higher click-through rates than longer posts (those above 280 characters). But, that's not the full picture!

Longer posts had more "Other Clicks" such as clicks to "See More", which appears on long Facebook posts. This could mean that people got everything they wanted from the post itself without having to click on the link. That's great if you are telling a story rather than trying to drive traffic to another site.

(NPR calculates adjusted click-through rate by adding link clicks and other clicks together and dividing that sum by post impression.)

The Humans of New York Facebook Page is a great case study for this. Most of the posts on the Facebook Page are long and require people to click on the "See More" button to read the full posts. While it feels like a hassle to read such Facebook posts, they actually receive incredibly engagement. I believe it is because they tell beautiful, captivating stories.

An idea to try:

If you want your Facebook fans to read stories about your customers or your company (instead of driving them to another site), it might be better to write longer Facebook posts. Instead of summarizing the story or just having the title, tell the full story.

2. Create a Facebook photo album

A photo tells a thousand words; many photos tell many thousand words. ?

Creating a Facebook photo album is another great way to share a story with your followers. This tends to be perfect for events where you would have many photos taken to share. Here's a bonus: I believe Facebook re-shares the whole album on the News Feed whenever you add new photos to it (e.g. Buffer added 3 new photos to the album: Buffer Meetups.). This allows you to share the album with potentially more people.

During our Hawaii retreat last year, we decided to share photos from teammates and their partners and families through a Facebook album. This gave people who were interested a chance to follow our retreat experience.

(If you are curious, here're our Facebook photo albums.)

An idea to try:

Whenever you organize an event, invite your colleagues and the event attendees to snap as many photos as they like and send them to you. Create a Facebook photo album with the best 10, 20, or 30 photos.

3. Produce a long Facebook video

Sometimes, even a collection of photos might not be sufficient to tell the story you have in mind. Perhaps you can consider videos if you have the resources and time. As Facebook videos can be up to 120 minutes long, they are great for longer stories. Furthermore, Facebook is tweaking its News Feed algorithm to prioritize longer videos that engage viewers.

Tough Mudder told a great story - many stories, actually - with its new promotional video for Tough Mudder 2017. It's a montage of interviews with people who have attempted Tough Mudder on how the race have changed them for the better.

An idea to try:

Collect video testimonies from your company's biggest fans or messages from your colleagues and compile them into a video montage to share on Facebook. For example, we did a Facebook video for Thanksgiving last year.

4. Go live on Facebook

Being authentic is a key aspect of storytelling, and there's no other way to be more "real" than going live to engage with your audience. It is also a great way to reach your Fans since Facebook ranks live videos higher in the News Feed when they are live than after they end.

Candace Payne's (as known as Chewbacca Mom) Facebook Live video was the most watched Facebook Live in 2016 (or perhaps ever). While it isn't a branded content, it has a nice three-act structure (a model often used in screenwriting) we can learn from:

Setup - Introduction of the video where she describes her trip to Kohl's

Confrontation - Build-up as she unboxes the Chewbacca mask

Resolution - Climax where she laughs uncontrollably

An idea to try:

It can be tough to go onto a Facebook live without preparation. Try creating a storyline using the three-act structure for the live video. This can be a live video where you share tips, a behind-the-scene video, or a question-and-answer session.

5. Sequence your Facebook ads

I learned about this amazing storytelling method on Social Media Examiner. It is such a clever way to tell a story and get results!

Refinery29, a fashion, style, and beauty website, partnered with Adaptly and Facebook to test the effectiveness of sequenced messaging of Facebook ads (or storytelling through Facebook ads). One of the test groups was shown three Facebook ads in a narrative sequence - introduction to the brand, an article from the brand, a call-to-action for an email subscription) - while the other test group was shown three Facebook ads with different creatives but same email subscription call-to-action.

They found that the test group which was told a story through the ads converted at the highest rate.

An idea to try:

If Facebook advertising is part of your social media marketing strategy, give this sequencing method a try. Introduce your brand with the first ad, share something about your brand with the second ad, and have a call-to-action on the third ad. Here's how to sequence your Facebook ads.

Alternatively, you can use Facebook or Instagram carousel ads to create a similar effect. You can create carousel ads by selecting the " Multiple images in one ad " option when you are creating your ad.

Instagram

While a high-quality image is important for an Instagram post, a captivating caption can help to complete the story by sharing a narrative.

Airbnb is one of my favorite storytellers on Instagram. This is because they not only use beautiful photos but also tell a short story through the caption of each photo.

With such an image and caption, I'm so intrigued to read the story! If you are, too, here's the story.

An idea to try:

For your next Instagram post, share a short story about the photo with more than three sentences. It might be helpful to note that Instagram captions are limited to 2,200 characters, and after three lines of text the captions become truncated with an ellipsis.

7. Tell a visual story with your Instagram profile

A creative way to share on Instagram is to use several posts to create a huge image on your Instagram profile. When done well, it can look very appealing.

Herschel Supply Co. has been recently using this method of visual storytelling on Instagram to promote their newest collection of bags.

An idea to try:

If it fits your Instagram style or if you want to experiment with new ideas on Instagram, create an image on your profile with three, six, or nine images. A tool to help you with that is Instagrids. If you prefer to use Photoshop or Sketch, the recommended dimensions for each square grid are 1080 pixels by 1080 pixels.

Three-grid image: 1080 pixels in height by 3,240 pixels in width.

Six-grid image: 2,160 pixels in height by 3,240 pixels in width.

Nine-grid image: 3,240 pixels in height by 3,240 pixels in width.

8. Curate user-generated content on Instagram

This strategy has helped us grow our Instagram account from 4,000 to 20,000 followers over the past year. (And it is a great way to get to know people from our community!)

We curate user-generated content by sharing short stories from our community through photos on our Instagram profile. Another way to curate user-generated content is to create a branded hashtag for a story that you want to tell. TOMS does this with its annual One Day #WithoutShoes campaign, and in 2016, this hashtag campaign generated 27,435 Instagram posts from its customers.

An idea to try:

Encourage your Instagram followers to post a photo on Instagram with your branded hashtag and promise to re-post a few of the best ones or send the person with the best photo a small gift.

9. Create a short video or boomerang on Instagram

Many companies have been using Instagram videos to tell short stories. (Here are 17 inspiring examples from HubSpot.)

Unlike Facebook videos that can be 120 minutes long, Instagram videos can only be up to 60 seconds long. But constraints can help breed creativity. Great stories can be told in seconds. One of my recent favorite video stories is from Nike.

(Update: Nike might have removed the original post since we wrote this post and made a similar video with mainly words and a bit of background video.)
An idea to try:
Create a short 30-second or 60-second video, sharing the history of your company. The video doesn't need to have stunning footage to work. Nike's video told a powerful visual story purely with words.

Here are four actionable tips from NewsWhip after the team studied the most successful Instagram videos:

Stick to the point (This doesn't mean your videos have to be short.)

Use on-screen captions to help storytelling

Use text captions to expand on the video story

Square videos are more popular than landscape ones but experiment with both

10. Use a series of Instagram stories

And, of course, you can tell Instagram Stories (or Snapchat Stories).

Even though there's no limit to the number of Instagram stories you can post a day, we found that 10 stories a day are a good amount of us. With 10 stories, you can share quite a bit of content. Here's a recent example from us:

An idea to try:

Turn one of your recent blog posts into a series of Instagram stories. You can use a mix of photos and videos of yourself talking or create graphics using a graphic creator such as Canva. The recommended dimensions for an Instagram story is 1080 pixels in width and 1920 pixels in height.

Twitter

11. Tweet a storm

Can't fit your story into 140 characters or one tweet? Try using more tweets.

Tweetstorm is the practice of sharing a train of thought that is longer than 140 characters through a series of tweets. They are like mini-essays. Usually, the tweets will start or end with a number to indicate the sequence of the tweets.

Here's an example from Ryan Hoover when he shared Product Hunt's acquisition by AngelList:

To string your tweets together, simply reply to your previous tweet. Apps like Tweetstorm and Storm It make it even easier to tweetstorm.

An idea to try:

If you have written a listicle recently, try sharing the key points of the listicle through a Tweetstorm. Remember to include the numbering in your tweets.

12. Create a Twitter Moment

According to Twitter, Moments is a new and dynamic way for people to tell their stories. They're like tweetstorms but more beautiful and interactive. This creative format of telling a story could be a way to drive clicks and engagement.

Here's a Twitter Moment we created to share the history of Buffer:
The History of Buffer ✨
An idea to try:

Curate news and timely content relevant to your industry into a Twitter Moment to help keep your followers up-to-date with the latest happenings like Product Hunt did when Snap Inc. announced Spectacles. Here's how to create a Twitter Moment and three more ideas to experiment with.

13. Attach multiple photos to a tweet

Research by Twitter has shown that tweets with photos get 313% more engagement. While most tweets with images have only one image per tweet, attaching multiple images to a tweet is a great way to tell a story. It helps to give more details to your story or allows you to tell a longer story.

Here's a tweet with multiple photos by The New York Times during the recent Super Bowl. Having more than one photo tells people who saw the tweet more about the game than just having one photo.

Photos: The Falcons' defense has the Patriots reeling https://t.co/pObP9KG4WW pic.twitter.com/BuYZeFLOr6

- The New York Times (@nytimes) February 6, 2017

An idea to try:

If you have hosted an event recently, share up to four of the best photos from the event in a tweet to give your followers a better idea of how the event went.

GIFs have become a popular form of content on Twitter. In 2015, more than 100 million GIFs were shared on Twitter. Apart from being popular, GIFs are entertaining and tend to perform well, too. CoSchedule found that their tweets with memes and GIFs receive far more likes and retweets than regular images.

Here's a fun, short story told through a GIF:

Amazing what can happen in just 20 years! ? pic.twitter.com/kqrj6n9sPN

- Buffer (@buffer) January 1, 2017

Apart from telling a story through a GIF, another popular use of GIF is to spice up a tweet by adding an element of emotion or fun. Here's an example.

An idea to try:

Try adding GIFs to your tweets to paint a more vivid picture of the idea you want to express - like how happy you are to have a full Buffer queue before a long weekend! Two GIF creation tools to try are GIPHY and gifs.com.

15. Spread your own hashtag

Hashtags can be a great way to curate stories from your community. Popular hashtags like #MyFirstSevenJobs, #LikeAGirl, and #ThisGirlCan became amazing collections of stories.

But you don't always have to make your branded hashtag go viral. It can be meaningful enough when your customers and community understand the purpose of your hashtag and use it in their tweets, too.

At Buffer, we started using #BufferLove in our tweets last year to show our appreciation to people who shared our tweets, mentioned us, or gave us a shoutout. Gradually, our community began using it, too!

Love the @buffer posting for Instagram. It's really a joy to use as part of my social media toolkit. Thanks guys! ? ?? #bufferlove

- Laura Winton (@wintonlaura) January 17, 2017

An idea to try:

Create a hashtag for your community, use it often, and encourage your community to use it whenever appropriate. #BufferCommunity is another hashtag we use often.

16. Tap into a trending hashtag

Instead of using a hashtag to curate stories about your company or community, you can also tap into a trending hashtag to share your brand story. It doesn't always have to be a viral hashtag (though, it might be great). Most importantly, the hashtag has to be relevant and appropriate for your brand.

Since it's legendary Super Bowl tweet, Oreo has been participating in relevant hashtag conversations such as #MarsAnnouncement, #NationalCookieDay, and #FathersDay with timely and entertaining tweets.

Let us know when you discover milk. #MarsAnnouncement #OreoCookiesInSpace pic.twitter.com/DzcJZ8JcTm

- Oreo Cookie (@Oreo) September 28, 2015

An idea to try:

Find a relevant trending hashtag in your industry and contribute to the conversation. #talkpay was a Twitter hashtag conversation we participated in last year.

Snapchat

17. Design a relevant Snapchat Geofilter

From our State of Social 2016 report, we found that only 5 percent of marketers and brands created on-demand geofilters in 2016.

If your audience is on Snapchat, Snapchat Geofilters could be one of the best ways to reach them. Entrepreneur Chris Hall was able to get $0.001 cost per thousand impressions (CPMs) for his Snapchat filter and generated over 10.5 million views of his filter in just seven hours.

In 2015, (RED) and Snapchat partnered for World AIDS Day to offer Snapchat filters in an attempt to raise funds for organizations fighting against AIDS.

An idea to try:

If you run a brick and mortar business such as a hotel, cafe, or clothing retail, experiment with a Snapchat Geofilter that allows your customers to share their experiences at your place, like Starwood did. Here's everything you need to know about Snapchat Geofilters and how to build your own.
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YouTube

18. Create a YouTube channel or playlist

Among all the different types of content (videos, social media posts, news articles, etc.), videos are the type of content that most people consume thoroughly, according to a research by HubSpot. Personally, I think it's the best format for storytelling. Videos tend to capture my attention much more than articles.

Airbnb has a YouTube playlist, Airbnb Stories, which contains remarkable stories from the Airbnb community. In the playlist, there are videos created by both Airbnb and its community. Here's a story of an Airbnb host, Michael:

An idea to try:

Interview some of your customers and share their stories and experiences with your company in a video. It doesn't have to be a long video, one to two minutes long is great.
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Others

19. Use an infographic

Infographic is a great format for visual storytelling. A study by Contently's data scientists on 3,200 pieces of content created using the Contently platform found that infographics have a higher completion rate (73 percent) than blog posts (66 percent).

In the infographic below, Happify, a company that aims to help people lead happier and more meaningful lives, shares the importance of happiness and ways to make ourselves happier.

An idea to try:

Use an infographic tool to turn one of your latest blog posts into an infographic. Here are seven powerful yet easy-to-use infographic tools to help you get started.

Over 70 million people visit SlideShare to learn new things, making it one of the top 100 most-visited websites in the world. SlideShare presentation decks make it easy for people to consume information as flipping through a deck and absorbing the information is faster than reading through pages of text.

We previously turned one of our blog posts, If Don Draper Tweeted: The 27 Copywriting Formulas That Will Drive Clicks and Engagement on Social Media, into a SlideShare deck. It has become one of our most-viewed SlideShare decks, with more than 600,000 views at the time this post was written.

An idea to try:

Convert your most popular article into a SlideShare presentation desk using less than 30 slides. To give you some inspiration, here're the 10 best social media SlideShares of 2016.
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Over to You

There are countless ways of telling stories on social media, and I hope these 20 ideas have inspired you to experiment with creative ways to tell your brand story.

As I'm sure you are much more creative than me, I'd love to hear how you have been telling your brand stories on social media. If you are up for it, feel free to comment below and share the link to a social media posts where you told a story. Thanks!

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Hat tip to Fran Merlie whose article taught me about the three-act structure in Candace Payne's Facebook Live video.

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20 Creative Ways to Use Social Media for Storytelling

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Storytelling has always played a part in successful marketing. Stories enable us to build personality and create a connection with consumers. But can we actually tell a story on social media? Is it possible to narrate a story with social media posts that are supposed to be short and sweet?

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This is a travel idea, while it could be changed to capture images of social distancing, what stay at home order looks like in your home, your neighborhood.

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Seasoned travelers know that each trip is priceless. Maybe you cherish that once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ireland with your dad to see where he was born. Or maybe you travel to Europe twice a year. Even yet, maybe you backpack through your own country every chance you get.

For any of these, the memories are priceless. Many of us wish to take home keepsakes to remind us of our adventures. Though, doodads stack up. Even if you have enough room in your luggage, you will need to find a place for them in your home.

Here are ten creative ways you can preserve your travel memories. Some items, like postcards and fold-out maps, are waning in popularity. But we think they are tried-and-true travel tools that will keep your clutter down and your spirit of adventure up.

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Your Photos: Digital Travel Memories

One of the obvious ways to capture the highlights of a trip is photographs. With cell phones and digital cameras, you can do this without worrying about storing and protecting 35mm film (what's that?). You can snap thousands of photos during your trip.

Traditional Photo Books

Digital photos also give you a rich resource for getting creative when you return home. One relatively inexpensive project is making a travel photo book. You can do this the old-fashioned way by ordering prints and storing them in a book. You can jot down captions while the memories are still fresh in your mind.

Online Photo Books

You can also make a digital photo book using an online service. The layouts are pretty straightforward. You can fit several photos on each page. You can also crop and caption easily. Whether you have one photo book per year or one per trip, you have a neatly organized documentary of your travel memories.

Turn Your Photos Into Postcards

Some services allow you to upload personal photos and turn them into postcards. You can download an app and do this right from your smartphone. You can write notes and address them through the app. The service will send your postcards to any address around the world. Instant travel memories!

Easy Display

You can tuck your printed photo books neatly away on a bookshelf or display them prominently on the coffee table. Sharing them with friends and family is a way to refresh your memory as well as share your experiences.

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Create a Travel Pin Map

A travel pin map is exactly what it sounds like. Though, you may not have thought of it as creative decor. If you display the travel map on a bar wall or other strategic spot, it reflects your wandering spirit as well as holds a visual record of your travel memories.

Whenever you return from a trip to a new location, add a pushpin to mark it. You can also add a small label with information such as the dates, length of trip, and who you traveled with.

Ready-Made Pushpin Maps

You can order ready-made pushpin travel maps online on Amazon, for example. These maps can be a bit pricey. On the other hand, some are very elegant and could enhance your decor nicely.

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Pushpin Map

If you are crafty, you can make your own DIY travel map. One way is to overlay a large window cling map over a cork bulletin board of the same size.

When you take the window cling off the backing, place it as evenly as you can on the bulletin board. Do your best to avoid air bubbles. Push out any excess bubbles. That is it, other than hanging.

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Send Yourself Postcards

Along with your travel photos, buy postcards! You can most likely find them in any country or city you visit. They are inexpensive. The stamps will cost more, though the overall cost is pennies compared to what souvenirs will cost you.

A postcard is a visual reminder of the places you went. Though, they are also an excellent opportunity to capture travel memories on the go.

While You Are Traveling

As you gather the postcards, take some time during quiet moments to describe where you are and what you did that day. You will be writing while the memories of the day are still fresh.

Think of the days before Twitter. A postcard contains just enough room for a modern-day tweet. Only with a little more class.

Send it to yourself while you are still on your trip. This way, the postcard is stamped from the country in which it was sent. And, you don't have to carry them around.

When You Get Home

Finding them when you return home is just plain fun. Gives you a chance to relive the travel memories right away.

You'll find that postcards take up little space. You can store them in a recipe card box, or incorporate them into your travel photo book or scrapbook (we will get to scrapbooks later).

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Refrigerator Magnets and Keychains: If You Must, At Least Go Small

Fridge magnets and keychains make great souvenirs. Why? Because they are cheap and small. Some people just like keepsakes. Others don't want to be crafty and make books or pushpin maps. These little trinkets are good options.

Sometimes, they are even cheaper if you buy them in multiples. So, they are options for family and friend gifts as well.

Finally, magnets and keychains are light and pack well. You can stuff your tiny travel memories in your socks to keep them safe in your suitcase.

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Make Travel Videos

Now that smartphones mean that everyone has a video camera, why not add video to your photo archives? A trip just isn't complete anymore without at least one video, goofy or otherwise.

You probably don't want to experience your entire trip through your camera. But, you can record chosen moments.

Quick Tips for Filming with a Smartphone

You don't need a fancy camera to capture fun moments on a trip. Here are some simple things you can do to get good shots from your camera's video app.

Hold Your Phone Horizontally

This is also called landscape mode. You will capture more in the frame if you hold your phone this way.

Film in the Sunshine

Dark or low light results in grainy videos. Smartphone cameras are not intended for professional videography.

Save your video opportunities for outdoors where there is ample sunlight. Or, indoors when the area is well lit and with no shadows.

Check the Noise Level

Since you can't control the environment, choose quiet places for filming. Of course, there are probably times when the noise is what you want to capture, such as the crowd in a local festival.

You'll know when still photos would better capture the moment than video due to the ambient noise.

After You Return Home

Once you return home, you can review your footage and relive your travel memories. If you took a lot of videos, you could edit them together into one longer video to document your entire trip.

Your computer or laptop most likely has simple video editing software already installed on it. If it doesn't, there are freeware versions available that will do the job.

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Get Free Maps

Maps are a handy, practical, and inexpensive item to gather during a trip. You can ask for a map at your place of lodging. They are often available for free at hotels, inns, and hostels. Feel free to ask for one if they are not on display.

As you travel, you can mark the places on the map as you visit them. You may even want to add notes about your experiences. Now, the maps are keepsakes that help preserve your travel memories.

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Make a Scrapbook

Scrapbooks are a fun way to turn oddball items into travel memories. Any small thing from your trip can go in a scrapbook. Items include things like plane tickets, bus tokens, paper menus, maps, candy wrappers, and so on.

Of course, your photos and postcards also fit perfectly into a scrapbook. The scrapbook could be a place to bring all three types of mementos together.

Scrapbooking is a creative endeavor that lets you capture travel memories with a little pizzazz. You can design your scrapbook however you want. Supplies are available at any craft store as well as online.

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Blog Your Travel

If you are a word-nerd and will have internet access during your trip, blogging is a great way to capture the day's events without loading down your suitcase. You can reach like-minded people in the process.

All the better if you are already familiar with blog writing. To start a travel blog, write about your total experiences. Include your best photos, especially the candid ones. Those make for sincere storytelling.

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Keep a Travel Journal

If you're not excited about sharing your travel adventures with the world, then a travel blog isn't for you. But, perhaps you do want to document your trip in writing.

You can keep a private travel journal during your trip. It's a travel diary for you to detail your trip as well as your impressions and feelings as you experience it.

You may choose to share your journal with others. Or, you may prefer to keep it to yourself. Either way, journaling is a way to document the emotional part of your travel memories.

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Take Up the Whole Wall

This last idea is a bit of a synergy of some of the previous suggestions. Perhaps you just want to surround yourself with your travel memories. One way to do this is to dedicate an entire wall in your home as a work-in-progress collage of your travels.

You may have that pushpin map at the center. Around it, you can design as you wish. Add your photos and postcards. Hang your scrapbook pages or other little things that will enhance your wall-collage.

Where to Next?

Now that you have tossed around some unique ways to capture your travel memories, where are you going next?

Check out our travel blog for more inspiration. And maybe send us a postcard! 😉

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Seasoned travelers know that each trip is priceless. Maybe you cherish that once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ireland with your dad to see where he was born. Or maybe you travel to Europe twice a year. Even yet, maybe you backpack through your own country every chance you get.