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Facebook Drops Ratings for Pages Without a Physical Address

August 8, 2014 at 11:48 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Facebook Drops Ratings for Pages Without a Physical Address

If you have suddenly noticed the ratings on your Facebook page vanish, Facebook is considering it a “feature”.  Facebook has removed ratings from all Facebook Pages for Pages that fdo not have a physical address listed according to Inside Facebook. The Facebook help pages have been changed to reflect the ratings change, with advice on […]

Facebook Banning Incentivized Likes in Apps – Could Pages Be Next?

August 8, 2014 at 4:53 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Facebook Banning Incentivized Likes in Apps – Could Pages Be Next?

Are you incentivizing Facebook users by requiring them to like your Facebook page in order to get access to content through your app?  Facebook is warning developers that this practice will be prohibited later this year. It has been a fairly common ploy in Facebook apps to lockdown some content or upgrade from users and […]

Those Facebook Ads You See Could Be Instagram Related

August 1, 2014 at 6:41 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Those Facebook Ads You See Could Be Instagram Related

Marketers have been wondering how Instagram and Facebook would begin to merge on the advertising side of things, particularly when it comes to relationships between the two from an ad tracking perspective.  And it looks like we have hit the point where ads can be targeted to users on Facebook because of an image they […]

Facebook Launches Save and Why it is Good for Facebook Pages

July 21, 2014 at 10:34 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Facebook Launches Save and Why it is Good for Facebook Pages

How often have you been standing in line somewhere, pulled out your phone for a quick Facebook check and see links you want to follow, but don’t have time in that minute long window you have while waiting for the cashier?  Facebook is launching Save, a Pocket competitor, which is spun out of their Spool […]

Facebook Testing New “Buy” Button

July 18, 2014 at 3:39 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Facebook Testing New “Buy” Button

Facebook is testing out a brand new feature – a “Buy” button which shows within a suggested post in a user’s news stream.  The button displays on a sponsored post where a company shares a product, which includes information about the product, the pricing and the “Buy Button”. Facebook has selected a few small and […]

9 Ways to Increase Your Page’s Facebook Engagement

July 7, 2014 at 6:57 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

9 Ways to Increase Your Page’s Facebook Engagement

Facebook seems determined to reduce the organic visibility of all Pages posts, in a move that certainly seems tied to the company wanting to force those Pages to pay for exposure, rather than obtaining it for free. But what can companies do to ensure their content gets before the people who have liked their page? […]

Facebook Suggests Unfollowing Pages in News Stream

July 2, 2014 at 11:23 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Facebook Suggests Unfollowing Pages in News Stream

Pages on Facebook are getting hit again with a move aimed to reduce organic exposure in news feeds once again. Facebook is now suggesting users unfollow Pages when they appear within a user’s news stream, in a move that will reduce exposure for Pages.

Why People Unlike Brands on Facebook

June 7, 2014 at 5:01 pm PST By Jennifer Slegg

Why People Unlike Brands on Facebook

With organic reach falling with every Facebook algorithm change, it is becoming more important for companies to keep every Like they receive, so that they will get their organic posts in front of as many people as possible.  But some brands make big mistakes when it comes to how they handle their social media, and […]

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