Thursday, March 16, 2023

Week 8 Part A: How to Expand Your Reach on Instagram by Using Hashtags

Choice Juicery           https://www.instagram.com/choicejuicery/?hl=en

Considered as the largest vegan restaurant chain in San Diego County with 6 store locations. Choice Juicery was founded in 2014 in Carlsbad Village. They are most famous for their superfood smoothies and bowls.

Choice Juicery has 12.3K followers on Instagram and 2.311 posts published, with at least two new ones every week. Their last post was made on March 16, 2023. Posts on smoothies and bowls are the ones which get the most responses from followers. On average, they receive from 30 to 120 likes per post, which represents a small percentage – 0.25% to 1.00% of total followers. They also receive comments on almost every post, ranging on average from 1 to 6 comments per post.

They use an average of 10 hashtags on every post. Those hashtags change according to the post subject and are placed at the end of their message. Most hashtags are related to their food business and the location of their stores. These are some examples:

Plant Power Fast Food        https://www.instagram.com/plantpowerfastfood/

One of the first plant-based fast-food contenders, Plant Power was founded in 2016. A vegan version of traditional fast-food drive-thru brands. The concept was first launched in San Diego. The company now owns or franchises 11 restaurants and a food truck operating throughout California.

Plant Power has 113K followers on Instagram and 933 posts published, with at least one new post every week. Their last post was made on March 16, 2023. All posts are made with products listed on their menu, mainly burgers and sandwiches, which are also the ones that get the most responses from followers. On average, they receive from 300 to 3000 likes per post, which represents a small percentage – 0.30% to 2.60% of total followers. They also receive comments on every post, ranging on average from a low 1 to a high 250 per post.

They do not use hashtags very often on their posts. When they do, hashtags range from one to three and change according to the post subject. Hashtags are placed at the end of their message. Most hashtags are related to their food business. These are some examples:

#WorldPlantPowerDay #VeganFastFood #PlantPowerFastFood #TheFutureofFastFood #veganchickennuggets #EatPlantPower  #vegan #veganchicken #superbowlfood #CaliforniaBurrito  #VeganBurrito #veganmilkshake

Einstein Bros Bagels
        https://www.instagram.com/einsteinbros/

Einstein Bros is part of Panera Brands, one of the nation's largest fast casual restaurant companies. It offers freshly baked bagels, breakfast sandwiches, lunch sandwiches, coffee, and catering services. It has 684 stores in 44 states in the U.S.

Einstein Bros has 36.5K followers on Instagram and 753 posts published, with at least one new post every day. Their last post was made on March 15, 2023. Most posts are made with products listed on their menu, but there are a variety of others such as company events, new store openings and holiday celebrations. They get responses on every post and I could notice a pattern for follower’s preference.  On average, they receive from 100 to 500 likes per post, which represents a small percentage – 0.27% to 1.40% of total followers. They also receive comments on every post, ranging on average from a low 1 to a high 140 per post.

They do not use hashtags on their posts.

Subway       https://www.instagram.com/subway/

Subway is an American multinational fast food restaurant franchise that specializes in submarine sandwiches (subs), wraps, salads and drinks. It has over 41.000 stores in 104 different countries.

Subway has the highest number of Instagram followers in my research: 1.3Million, with 803 posts published, with at least two new posts every day. Their last post was made on March 15, 2023. Most posts are made with products listed on their menu, but there are a variety of others such as athletes (Stephen Curry) and events (NFL’s Super Bowl) sponsored by Subway. They get responses on every post, but one of their recent posts on Super Bowl got an impressive number of responses: 30K likes and 2.2K comments.  However, on average, they receive from 100 to 10.000 likes per post, which represents a small percentage – 0.08% to 0.80% of total followers. They also receive comments on every post, ranging on average from 30 to 300 per post.

They use hashtags on their posts just occasionally on some product promotions and events sponsored such as the recent Super Bowl. A few example follow below:

#NationalPotatoChipDay #SubwaySeriesMenu #sandwich #psa #SubwayVault  #SuperBowlLVII #SuperBowl57 @stephenasmith @tuaman @overtimemegan @ajgreene15

Conclusion:

I believe Dora Tapioca Crepe can add a few hashtags related to the restaurant menu and its proposition to offer a high quality diet. Also, include a few hashtags related to its location that can reach its target customers. A few hashtags to consider would be:

#glutenfree #veganfood #organicfood #healthychoices #plantbased  #encinitas  #solanabeach #cardiff #sandiegofoodscene #sandiegovegan

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