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For years, Instagram’s carousels were a black box. You’d publish a carousel, look at total likes and saves, and make educated guesses about what worked. Maybe the hook landed. Maybe the middle slides carried it. Maybe the payoff at the end did the heavy lifting. But the truth is, we never really knew. Carousel performance lived at the post level, not the moment level. So we relied on instinct — and hope. That’s changed in 2026. Instagram now shows which exact carousel tile someone was viewing...

In 2026, Instagram’s search tab is one of the most underutilised growth levers in social media. It is the only place on the platform where new audiences actively look  for content with clear, high-intent behaviour. Unlike Explore or the Feed, discovery here is deliberate. Users are searching for answers, ideas, creators, and formats. For talent managers, this matters. If you can position your talent to appear in Instagram Search, you are no longer relying purely on chance distribution. You...

For modern influencer management, Instagram’s Explore page is no longer a “nice-to-have.”It’s a key discovery engine for creators in 2026. If your talent isn’t consistently landing on Explore, they’re invisible to a wave of new fans. This article is a deep dive into how Instagram’s Explore algorithm actually works, why it exists, and how talent managers can intentionally engineer content to trigger it — instead of hoping for luck. About The Author: William Shoe Founder @ IconDesk.co & Talent...