Week 8, Post 2: Visual Support for Businesses

Continuing on about visual media...

Visual media is perfect for my business. As discussed in my previous blog post, my business is all about dogs and being social. This is a fun concept, and photos have a very strong potential to lure in my audience. People love seeing photos of dogs and drinks! You can visit my (very much in progress) instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/barksandiego/.

Similar businesses that utilize a visual platform:

Bark Bar, AR: https://www.instagram.com/barkbarlr/?hl=en

Bar K, KS: https://www.instagram.com/barkdogbar/?hl=en

The Other Room, Venice, CA: https://www.instagram.com/theotheroomak/?hl=en

Craft & Commerce, San Diego, CA: https://www.instagram.com/craft_commerce/?hl=en

False Idol, San Diego, CA: https://www.instagram.com/falseidoltiki/?hl=en

Sniff Dog Hotel, Portland, OR: https://www.instagram.com/sniffdoghotel/

D Pet Hotels, Los Angeles, CA: https://www.instagram.com/dpetchelsea/?hl=en

These businesses are all great examples of how visuals do an amazing job of advertising drinks and/or dog-related products/services. The photos are very well lit, colorful, or just plain intriguing. I had previously never been to some of these businesses' social media pages, and just glancing at them made me want to visit or do business at their establishment. The pet industry (and alcohol industry) is a very easy thing to market with visuals. Most of these businesses post daily if not weekly, and have a great deal of followers in relation to those that they follow (even if a follower may not live in the same are or visit the business in person, it doesn't mean they don't love seeing nice photos of dogs and/or drinks on their feed). These businesses definitely gave me good ideas for future posts I can make on Instagram, including which tags are best, and which events I might want to focus on.










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