Instagram Influencer Spotlight On: Joy Q. Wang @theshbang

1) Tell us a little about yourself. What are you doing now and where do you come from?

I am a social media butterfly, a marketing specialist, and a spontaneous traveller. I am currently working as an online marketing specialist and am based in Vancouver, Canada.

2) What are your topics of interest? What do you post on Instagram the most?

I post a lot of photos from my travels which includes scenery and food, as well as a bit of fashion..

3) How did your Instagram name come about?

My Instagram name actually came from my online pseudo last name “Bang” and because I wanted a word that described everything about me, I came up with The Sh-Bang! @theshbang

4) What are some apps you use to edit your photos? Share with us your photo-editing routine!

My go-to app is Vsco and after that, I just use Instagram’s native editing functions!

5) Any Instagrammers whom you really like? Which Instagrammer inspires you the most?

Fashion-wise, I love @songofstyle. Her instagram embodies everything I strive for. There are so many travel instagrammers that I love like @thomascaja who has an amazing clean theme.

6) If there’s one thing your fellow Instagrammers just gotta try now, what’s it gonna be?

Travel to exotic places and try all the local food!

7) What’s your favorite part about being an influencer?

Actually being able to influence someone to do something – one time I posted a photo of my artifact uprising collection and someone told me they ordered prints because of me! It was a great feeling 🙂

8) What are some of your top tips to brands for running campaigns? How do you maintain authenticity?

Keep it simple and natural, and relatable. People get bombarded all the time with advertising that they need to hear some realness in the content in order to actually relate to the content and believe it.

9) What would your advice be on the importance of quality and original content?

Original content is a must, curated content is okay once in a while but to actually gain followers who are interested in your content, post original content that you create yourself to show the authenticity behind it.

10) What do you like best about partnering with brands?

Being able to be a part of a project with a brand is really powerful and means that not only are you an influencer, they also believe you have the power to help their brand!