Snapchat, a mobile app that launched 4 years ago, have taken the app industry by storm. Over 150 million people now use Snapchat to send photos and videos—called Snaps—to their friends and followers and watch 10 billion videos every day. Snapchat recently launched a plethora of advertisement features for business, with the biggest rollout being Snap Ads-Between-Stories. Advertisements will now appear in between Snapchatters’ stories. Although they can be skipped, and won’t be inserted into the stories themselves, but will occasionally appear full screen with sound when Snapchatters will change from one story to the next. To know more, read on: https://blog.hootsuite.com/snapchat-for-business-guide/

Ever since its launch in 2012, Snapchat has been growing its customer base massively.  In the competitive environment in which a startup constantly strives to prove itself it becomes necessary to have transparent and clear communication. A startup can build transparency and trust by leveraging useful snapchat features. Using the short lasting snaps one can establish brand persona amongst targeted audience. Using geo-filters and 3D tickets to tell stories about your brand that leaves a longer impact on the customer’s mind is also a good way to keep your customers glued to you. Startups can also use the app in order to campaign or receive customer feedbacks. Read more at: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/279635

According to recent study, snapchat is the most popular app among teenagers in US. A survey on 6500 teens in US to see what their opinion about the most important social network, 

# 28% voted for Snapchat 

# 27 % voted for Instagram which is a very close call

Leaving the rest for twitter and facebook. The study shows that teens tend to be more interested in viewing pictures and videos rather than text-focused media seen on Twitter and Facebook . Snapchat introducing things like Snapchat Discover and debuting live coverage at the Oscars,  as well as the popular face swapping feature and constantly adding new filters for images makes it interesting while other apps failed to do that. 

To know more, please read the article by written by Kelen Beck (Tech news reporter intern at Mashable)  -: http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/snapchat-teens-winner/#nxajcWykJSqm

Social media is one of the best ways for campaign managers, political analysts, news outlets or even marketers to understand and take action based on public sentiment about each candidate. Political candidates are using social primarily as a means to push mass messaging. They haven't harnessed social expanding potential to proactively join millions of relevant conversations. Candidates are also investing in talented team dedicated to publishing original content on multiple channels like using Snapchat for elections. To know more, please read the article by Monica Jacquez (Reporter) at: target=_blankhttp://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/social-media-plays-vital-role-in-2016-presidential-race/38537622

Snapchat is a newly evolved relatively small social media platform with respect to Facebook and twitter. But it has almost 100 million users and growing at a fast pace. This social media app recently drawn mainstream consumer awareness, especially among people under the age of 35, by fusing its "disappearing" video with unique design, addictive content-delivery methods and a fresh twist on marketing. Snapchat provides a effective marketing process because its messages have some expiry date. So day to day update is the key priority and which will increase salience by launching new videos. Snapchat's community and user experience encourage in-the-moment content. Authenticity is key parameter here. 

To read, follow: http://www.cio.com/article/3043043/marketing/why-snapchat-is-the-next-big-thing-in-digital-marketing.html