How NOT to create a Facebook Contest

Contests are popular on Facebook. For example, “Like our page to be entered into our contest!” or “Like and Share to Enter.” Facebook encourages contests but has strict rules regarding what a contest on Facebook must not do. If you violate the rules, you risk a warning or possible suspension of your Facebook Page or…

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26 Creative Ways to Publish Social Media Updates

Creating original and eye catching content for your social media accounts can feel like a full time job for some businesses. Like you, we are always on the search for new and interesting ideas for our social media updates. Using company milestones, giving  recommendations and creating weekly themed posts are just some of the 26 creative…

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The Reality of Facebook Promotions

“Most businesses don’t have tens of thousands of Facebook fans. Most don’t have hundreds of thousands of website visitors. So it’s easy for the social media expert in your neighborhood to follow the hippie’s and tree-hugger’s version of social media and say Facebook advertising and promotions are bad.” “We ran a one-week experiment at my…

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Not all Facebook Ads are created equal

There are Facebook ad’s in the right margin of the page and there are “promoted posts” that show up in users’ news feeds. Here’s a study that shows that if a Facebook page owner makes a post on their page and then pays to promote that post, the post will show up in the targeted…

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Facebook Promotion Guidelines, DECODED

Link: Facebook Promotion Guidelines, DECODED “Facebook wall promotions: They’re easy to set up and enter, in-the-moment and exciting to participate in, which are undoubtedly a few of the reasons why many brands continue to coordinate them. Unfortunately, they also completely disregard Facebook’s promotions guidelines and run the risk of page termination at any moment. We’ve…

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