Category: Facebook

  • You Ask, I Answer: Instagram Business Profile Reach?

    Taylor asks, “Is there any fear that Instagram is going to set up their algorithm to marginalize business profiles that aren’t paying for advertising like they did with Facebook’s Pages. We still have our IG profile set up as a personal page for fear of this.” In a word: yes. Facebook has made it abundantly…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: How to Track Facebook Without a Pixel?

    Scott asks, “How do you track Facebook activity without installing the Facebook Pixel?” Companies may have good reason to not install Facebook’s pixel. The company hasn’t exactly behaved in a trustworthy way as a responsible data steward. Other companies may have serious regulatory concerns like GDPR compliance or other PHI. So how do you determine…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: How Often to Check Facebook Analytics?

    Deb asks, “How often should you check your Facebook Analytics?” This is an interesting question because it’s predicated on a key assumption about Facebook Analytics. Watch the video to learn more about how often and why you should or shouldn’t check your Facebook Analytics. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Social Media Placeholder Accounts

    Eduardo asks, “Does it make sense to have an active social media account like Facebook if you’re not really active on it, I.e. putting likes, leaving comments?” There are three primary reasons you’d want to have an active social media account. Watch the video to learn what they are. Can’t see anything? Watch it on…

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  • Friday Feeling: Facebook Trustworthiness Scores

    According to this report by the Washington Post, Facebook scores users on false reporting of fake news on a scale of 0 to 1. First clues: 0 to 1 is a major hint that this is simple probability calculations Based principally on how often you report something as fake when it’s true For those who…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Marketing In a Privacy-First World

    Ann asks: โ€œHow do we analyze and target in an age of privacy?โ€ In the wake of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerbergโ€™s testimony to Congress, which some Twitter pundits amusingly called the Zuckerbowl, some thoughts about privacy, data, analytics, and marketing. Disclaimer: I AM NOT A LAWYER Consult an actual lawyer Watch the video below: Can’t…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Meaningful Engagement Social Media Measurement

    Tony Dunn asked, What are some unique tips, scripts or tools to measure โ€œmeaningful interactionsโ€, vs using typical engagement metrics like impressions, clicks, likes, etc? (beyond counting replies or comments) This is partly in reference to Facebook’s algorithm change, but also speaks to a much deeper measurement issue lurking within social media. The answer? Use…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Brand Impact of Facebook Fighting Fake News

    Suzanne asks: “How does Facebook’s efforts to fight fake news impact non-news Brand Pages?” Great question, Suzanne. In short: Brand Pages have virtually no organic reach anyway. The algorithm for fighting fake news is secondary to Faceook’s beating up any content that doesn’t get interaction and engagement. Watch for more details and what you should…

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  • Owned Media Options for Facebook Marketers

    I’ve said for years that you own nothing in social media – and that social networks WILL change the rules of the game to their benefit, not yours. In the wake of changes in Facebook’s algorithm, suppressing unpaid brand posts, some marketers are asking, “what options do we have?”. Facebook – and other social networking…

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  • The FASTER Model For Learning Martial Arts And Marketing Techniques

    When I teach the beginners’ classes at the Boston Martial Arts Center, one of the models I use for ensuring that a class runs smoothly is called FASTER, which stands for: Form: learn the way the technique is supposed to look and work Application: learn why the technique works Structure: put the form of the…

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