Originally a network for select college students, Facebook first expanded into high schools, then larger networks, collecting students and colleagues across the country and, eventually, the world. Now you can not only identify your romantic partner and growing circle of friends, but also your parents and siblings. Your mom is on Facebook. Your sister is, and your daughter as well. Your college roommate, your first crush, and the former best friend you haven’t spoken to in years. Your grandparents may even be tagging you in family photos you forgot existed. Seventy percent of Facebook users live outside the United States. The fastest growing segment of users? Women 55 to 65 years old. Depending on how you measure it, Facebook either has already surpassed Google in traffic levels or is about to. The Facebook Application platform alone has been used by over one million developers to build more than 500,000 active applications.
Try to pinpoint the “average” user, and you’ll find most users are anything but average. Typically, a Facebook user has 130 friends, is connected to 80 Pages, Groups, and Events, and has created 90 pieces of content. Where else could you find someone who talks to over 100 people a day? And that’s not even accounting for “super users” or influencers who often have thousands of friends.
How can Facebook help you promote your brand, products, and services? This book provides proven tactics that you can use right away to build your brand and engage prospective customers. With 500 million active users worldwide, Facebook offers a much larger audience than traditional media, but it's a new landscape loaded with unfamiliar challenges. The Facebook Marketing Book shows you how to make the most of the service while skirting not-so-obvious pitfalls along the way.
Whether you're a marketing and PR professional, an entrepreneur, or a small business owner, you'll learn about the tools and features that will help you reach specific Facebook audiences. You'll also get an in-depth overview, with colorful and easy-to-understand introductions to Profiles, Groups, Pages, Applications, Ads, Events, and Facebook etiquette.
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Approach Facebook's complex environment with clear, actionable items
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Make sense of the social networking world
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Be familiar with the technologies you need for social network marketing
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Explore tactics for using Facebook features, functionality, and protocols
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Learn how to set specific campaign goals
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Determine which Facebook features are relevant to your campaigns
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Plan and execute Facebook marketing strategies
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Measure the results of your campaigns with key performance indicators