11 things you need to know about the new facebook pages

11 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEW FACEBOOK PAGES

CARI SULTANIK

MARCH 24, 2012

CONTENTS

1. Timing

2. Cover photo

3. Tabs

4. About section

5. Apps

6. Friend activity

7. Pinning and highlighting

8. Milestones

9. Page names

10. Personal messaging

11. Insights

TIMING

• All Pages will be automatically upgraded on 3/30/2012.

• You can preview and choose to publish sooner.

Current layout New (timeline-based) layout

COVER PHOTO• Currently you have a profile

picture at the top of your Page.

• You will now also have a cover photo that can provide a visual impact that represents your brand, products, or services.

• Ideal size for a cover photo is 851x315 px

• Cover photo images cannot include:

• Price• Purchase information• Contact info• Calls to action• References to FB features

such as “like” or “share”

TABS

Your current “tabs” appear on the left side of your layout.

In the new format, the tabs appear beneath your header.

ABOUT

• Currently the “About” information appears on the left side of the Page.

• In the new layout, it appears directly below the profile picture.

• Depends on classification of the Page

• All show total Likes and “people talking about this”

• Local business pages display:• Address• Contact numbers• Opening hours

• Brand pages list copy written under About section

APPS• Now show to the right of About section

• Appear with thumbnail photos instead of text links

• Four app titles above the fold; first is “Photos” by default and cannot be changed

• Can no longer set default landing tab

• Can create and “pin” posts that link to custom apps

• Fangating still permitted but no longer the first thing people see

APPS

• To edit which apps you display:• Dropdown icon to right of tiles• Use + button to import apps• Hover and click pencil to swap

FRIEND ACTIVITY

• In the top right of a Page’s Timeline’s feed, visitors see the count and faces of friends who Like your Page.

• This is followed by one update from a friend mentioning the page that Facebook’s algorithms deem especially engaging.

• You have little control over this section.

• Keep it from amplifying negative mentions of your page by hiding or deleting those posts when first published.

FRIEND ACTIVITY AND POSTS BY OTHERS

• Negative mentions can be minimized, and Recent Posts by Others can be disabled.

• Admin Panel > Manage > Edit Page > Manage Permissions > Only show posts by Page and friend activity on your Page until reviewed by an admin OR Show the box for “Recent Posts by Others” on the top of the Page

PINNING AND HIGHLIGHTING

• You can pin your best posts to the top left spot of the Timeline feed.

• You can pin posts that link to a particular tab.

• Pinned posts appear in the top left of the timeline for 7 days (after which they return to the date they were originally posted).

• You can also highlight important posts through-out the Timeline to make them display the full width of the page.

MILESTONES

• In addition to status, photos, videos, and questions you would normally publish, you can now also publish Milestone stories.

• These updates will be favored by Facebook’s EdgeRank algorithm and may receive more impressions in the News Feed.

• Milestones display at the full width on your page with a special flag icon.

PAGE NAMES

• Facebook never allowed Page name changes once you had 100 fans.

• Page names will be able to be changed with new pages (rumor has it).

• Admin Panel > Help > Request a name change for your Page

PERSONAL MESSAGING

• Until now, fans could not message a Page directly.

• Messaging is now automatically enabled so your fans can message your Page and you can reply as your page name, not with your personal name.

• This can be disabled

• Under Admin Channel• Manage > Edit Page >

Manage Permissions > Show “Message” button on Page

INSIGHTS

• The new format uses an Admin Panel, which includes:

• Notifications• New Likes• Insights• Messages

• Options for Page management, help, and marketing are under the Manage, Build Audience, and Help buttons.

• You can hide the Admin Panel.

INSIGHTS

INSIGHTS

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IMPORTANT TO-DO ITEMS

• Choose or create a beautiful cover image that represents the heart and soul of your brand.

• Write a short and compelling “About Us” description.

• Feature your most important apps after photos.

• Pin the post you want to drive the most traffic to each week.

• Highlight great historical posts by you and your fans.

• Create milestones when you have important events in your business.

• Hide or delete embarrassing, out-of-date, or negative posts.

• Monitor your insights closely to identify what types of content your fans are most likely to engage with and share.

BACKGROUND

• Cari Sultanik is the Director of Interactive Account Management at FulcrumTech.

• Prior to joining FulcrumTech, Cari served as Director of Social Media and Community at Nutrisystem - the leading home-delivery weight-loss company - where she initiated and managed social programs to successfully establish a strong social media presence.

• She has also helped numerous brands and nonprofits develop and execute robust social media strategies as a Marketing Internet Strategy and New Media Consultant.

• In addition, Cari’s career experience includes user-centered design and engagement positions at Electronic Ink, a Philadelphia-based User Experience Design firm, and Advanta, a business credit card company.

BACKGROUND• Mitch Lapides leads the FulcrumTech team, which has

deep expertise in management, strategic planning, marketing, publishing, technology, and implementation.

• Mitch’s background includes: 20 years in electronic publishing

Consistently delivered double-digit growth for electronic publishing operations

Delivered over 100 software and website-development projects (as large as $30 million) from concept through launch

Known for carefully architecting solid business strategy followed by the creation of an efficient organization to deliver against those plans

Executive Vice President, Electronic Products, for Reed Elsevier’s $1-billion Health Care Division

Group Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Gartner — led gartner.com ($400 million website) through a complete re-creation organizationally and technologically

FULCRUMTECH CONTACT INFORMATION Mitch Lapides, President and CEO

Email: mlapides@fulcrumtech.net

Twitter: @mitchlapides

Phone: 215-489-9336

Website: http://www.fulcrumtech.net

Cari Sultanik, Director, Interactive Account Management

Email: csultanik@fulcrumtech.net

Twitter: @carisultanik

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