March Reels Trends: Hot Off the Press Weekly Instagram Reels Ideas

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Each week, we'll showcase some of the top the Reels trends for small business owners, influencers, service providers, and coaches including weekly trending sounds plus how to use them in your business.

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March 2024 Reels Ideas


March 25:

Audio:

🔗 “Built This Way”

This nostalgic track from “Mean Girls” is blowing up!

How to use it: 

The idea behind this trend is discovering something that makes life worth living – and realizing you knew it all along. The “mood” is like an early 2000s romcom moment where the main character realizes everything is gonna be ok after all. It’s perfect for showing your sense of humor.

Hook Ideas:

  • Product-based: How life feels when you stop [something they want to avoid] and start [a way your product makes life better]

  • Service-based: When you realize everything is going to be ok, you just needed [service you offer]

Example:

This knowledge-based example uses b-roll to bust a myth.


March 18:

Audio:

🔗 Then & Now

You can use this audio in so many different ways.

How to use it: 

Because there are no lyrics, this versatile clip can be used to share a whole range of different messages with your audience. Use it for an intro, a tutorial, a tip or something uplifting your audience might need to hear. It also works well for showing a transformation or a before and after.

Hook Ideas:

  • Product-based: “Are you sure you want to start a business selling [product]?”

  • Service-based: I don’t know who needs to hear this today but [uplifting message or quote]

Example:

The plant parent in this product-based example uses the sound to create a relatable scenario for their ideal customer.


March 11:

Audio:

🔗 Camera Shutter

The sound of so. many. pics.

How to use it: 

The idea behind this trend is showcasing something you take tons of photos of but it works for screenshots, too. Think in terms of something you’d want to be sure to capture on camera, no lipsync required – you don’t even need to be on camera!

Hook Ideas:

  • Product-based: Every time we see [your product] out in the wild

  • Service-based: Hyping up my clients when they [achieve result]

Example:

The plant parent in this product-based example uses the sound to create a relatable scenario for their ideal customer.


March 4:

Audio:

🔗 Texting

This super versatile sound is trending again!

How to use it: 

We’ve seen versions of this trending before and it totally makes sense that it’s trending again. It requires no special props and allows you to share a straightforward reminder, tip, description of your account or even something your audience might be typing into their search bar. This trend couldn’t be easier to jump on!

Hook Ideas:

  • Product-based: Me texting my customers that we’re having a huge sale but it disappears [date]

  • Service-based: Texting to remind you that you can’t [result they want] without [action they need to take]

Example:

This service-based example uses the sound to share a reminder her audience needs to hear.


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