What Facebook Algorithm changes mean for your brand
Facebook Changes
According to stats Facebook is one of the most used social media platforms in South Africa. Which means many businesses still advertise on Facebook and rely on Facebook organic traffic to grow their brands.
On January 11th, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be changing its news feed algorithm to prioritize content from friends, family and groups.
As we roll this out, Zuckerberg wrote, Youll see less public content like posts from businesses, brands, and media. And the public content you see more will be held to the same standardit should encourage meaningful interactions between people.
Zuckerberg cites a responsibility to make sure our services arent just fun to use, but also good for peoples well-being as justification for the change, admitting that businesses are going to have to work harder than ever to gain their customers attention on the platform.
Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2018 From the Pros
Happy New Year to you all, I have come across this detailed article by Social Examiner which i think its very detailed for our clients and social media entrepreneurs. Hope you enjoy it and don’t forget to leave a comment
The social platforms are constantly changing, and that means marketers need to change as well.
To find out how marketing on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest will change in the coming year, we reached out to expert social media professionals to get their thoughts.
17+ Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2018 From the Pros on Social Media Examiner.
#1: Pinterest Hones Ad Targeting
I anticipate that Pinterest will get smarter and more efficient at keyword and visual search.
In their continual quest to serve their user base, I believe Pinterest will focus on creating better ad targeting based on those searches and fill the users smart feed with top pins that are relevant to the search term.
Additionally, video will gain broader acceptance on Pinterest. Marketers will have to learn what types of video pins will best engage Pinterest users.