American Express Picks Six Card Members to Take Over Its Instagram Account

The Instagram account for American Express will be taken over starting Sunday (Nov. 9), but it’s not a hostile takeover: “Six talented photographers, entrepreneurs and tastemakers,” as the company put it, will bring their talents to @AmericanExpress for a two-week period.

AmericanExpressInstagramTakeover650The Instagram account for American Express will be taken over starting Sunday (Nov. 9), but it’s not a hostile takeover: “Six talented photographers, entrepreneurs and tastemakers,” as the company put it, will bring their talents to @AmericanExpress for a two-week period.

American Express said in an email to AllFacebook that this campaign marked the first time card members will share personal images on its Instagram account, and it provided the following descriptions of the six guests:

  • Ann Kim: Los Angeles-based graphic designer and blogger.
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