The Dangers Of Facebook Promoted Posts And Suggested Posts
Friends of fans are a valuable group for many businesses on Facebook, and also the ones who see loads of advertising daily through sponsored stories, suggested posts, and promoted posts. While users are sometimes introduced to pages they end up liking, many times, posts from pages they haven't connected with end up being unwanted messages. Social media expert Jon Loomer, in recent blog posts, explained how users aren't shy about voicing their opinion and wrote about how brands can advertise to potential fans without aggravating them.
Friends of fans are a valuable group for many businesses on Facebook, and also the ones who see loads of advertising daily through sponsored stories, suggested posts, and promoted posts. While users are sometimes introduced to pages they end up liking, many times, posts from pages they haven’t connected with end up being unwanted messages. Social media expert Jon Loomer, in recent blog posts, explained how users aren’t shy about voicing their opinion and wrote about how brands can advertise to potential fans without aggravating them.
First, Loomer tackled the topic of promoted posts, where a post indicates that “(friend) and 10 other friends like (brand).”
He points out HubSpot, which runs a lot of promoted posts.
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