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Baffled About Advertising On Facebook? Try This Advice Today! Trying to market a product or a service is something a lot of people would like to do. This is something you can accomplish easily with Facebook marketing. If this sounds like something you would be interested in then you need some advice first. Keep reading this article and you'll be up to speed in no time. Integrate your Facebook page with your other campaigns. Place links to your Facebook page on your blog, website and in the signature of your professional emails. You should draw attention to your Facebook page by presenting it as a way to get access to exclusive content and more promotional offers. If you are using Facebook to market your business, make sure that you completely fill in the "about" section. This is a great way to communicate what your business is about. It is also an excellent area to put in contact information, locations, phone numbers and other helpful information about your business. Think of Facebook as a dialogue. A lot of people when they begin Facebook marketing, talk AT their audience. You need to talk WITH your audience. Feel like you are having a conversation with them, not like you are announcing things to them. Remember, Facebook is a social medium. You need to be social. Using "custom audiences", you can upload the email addresses of your current customers and then target your ads towards them only. This boosts the sales conversion rate and decreases campaign cost, since your audience will be larger. Put together a Facebook contest. People love fun things like contests and quizzes on Facebook. It's one of the things that makes the social media site so very special. It's not that hard for your company or brand to put together a contest, and it can really open up the engagement level of your community.

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Page 1: Baffled About Advertising On Facebook? Try This Advice Today!

Baffled About Advertising On Facebook? Try This AdviceToday!

Trying to market a product or a service is something a lot of people would like to do. This issomething you can accomplish easily with Facebook marketing. If this sounds like something youwould be interested in then you need some advice first. Keep reading this article and you'll be up tospeed in no time.

Integrate your Facebook page with your other campaigns. Place links to your Facebook page on yourblog, website and in the signature of your professional emails. You should draw attention to yourFacebook page by presenting it as a way to get access to exclusive content and more promotionaloffers.

If you are using Facebook to market your business, make sure that you completely fill in the "about"section. This is a great way to communicate what your business is about. It is also an excellent areato put in contact information, locations, phone numbers and other helpful information about yourbusiness.

Think of Facebook as a dialogue. A lot of people when they begin Facebook marketing, talk AT theiraudience. You need to talk WITH your audience. Feel like you are having a conversation with them,not like you are announcing things to them. Remember, Facebook is a social medium. You need to besocial.

Using "custom audiences", you can upload the email addresses of your current customers and thentarget your ads towards them only. This boosts the sales conversion rate and decreases campaigncost, since your audience will be larger.

Put together a Facebook contest. People love fun things like contests and quizzes on Facebook. It'sone of the things that makes the social media site so very special. It's not that hard for your companyor brand to put together a contest, and it can really open up the engagement level of yourcommunity.

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Off a sign up option as a part of your Facebook page to get your audience engaged. If you provide anincentive for registering, you are likely to gain more interested followers. Offer something valuablein return for signing up, or create a sweepstakes which requires that information for entry.

Never, ever, EVER pay for Facebook fans! Facebook can tell if your fans are engaged in your page ornot, and the more fans you have who don't check out your page, the worse your EdgeRank will be.You want fans who really are interested in your products, so let them come naturally.

Always allow comments on your Facebook page. This is not the best way to moderate content, andwill only drive away fans.

Those who use Facebook as a marketingtool need to make sure there are ways tointeract with potential consumers. Bydesign, Facebook is a social network.Most people use Facebook tocommunicate and share with others, somake sure that you are providing ameans for you to have two-wayconversation with others. Brainstormabout your brand's specific aspectswhich are inherently social. If you createengaging content around these aspects,people will want to share it with theirfriends.

Use videos to make your Facebook pageeven more engaging. Facebook is areally visual social media platform. It'smuch more visual than Twitter. Photosare great on Facebook, and videos canreally be show stoppers. If you've got

great videos to share, you can see your posts get a lot more likes!

Add pictures to your profile page. People love pictures and it really is true that a picture is worth athousand words. When your fans can see what you have to offer, your customers with your productsor services, or what you stand for, they will feel more of a connection to your company.

Put together a fundraiser on Facebook. Fundraisers are great because it gives you a reason to be"hard sell" promotional in a way that people respect. You are doing it for the greater good, but theside benefit is that your brand's name is getting out there too. That's a win-win scenario.

Those who use Facebook as a marketing tool need to make sure there are ways to interact withpotential consumers. By design, Facebook is a social network. Most people use Facebook tocommunicate and share with others, so make sure that you are providing a means for you to have

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two-way conversation with others. Brainstorm about your brand's specific aspects which areinherently social. If you create engaging content around these aspects, people will want to share itwith their friends.

When using Facebook for marketing purposes, always maintain a high degree of professionalism. Nomatter how much you'd like to respond with an emotional viewpoint to customers, it's always best tokeep your personal opinion out of it. Act the same way you would if the customer were right there inyour office.

Before you launch a Facebook marketing campaign, prioritize your marketing goals. It's importantthat your profile have a message and focus on targeting a specific action. For example, use it toincrease sales with frequent promotions VA Hangouts Video or to get people to buy a specific line ofproducts. A general profile will not generate that much excitement, but one that buzzes with activitywill!

Incorporate a plug-in for Facebook on your page. Somehttp://www.copyblogger.com/ultimate-facebook/ blogging platforms let you integrate this elementvery easily but you should be able to find the code to add a Facebook plug-in to your site in yoursettings. The plug-in displays a link to the Facebook page, subscriber lists and new content.

You need to know what is new on Facebook. Since subscribers will be using these features, it'simportant that you know about them, too. Test these features as they come out to determine theirvalue.

Keep current with Facebook's features. Using the latest features and tools is a great way to stayrelevant and impress your followers. Don't fear trying new features prior to knowing how interestedthe subscribers will be.

In conclusion, as a Facebook user, you already know that millions of people use this site. But, beforetoday, you may not have known that it has become a common method of marketing. By properlyusing the above advice, you can get started on using Facebook marketing to your advantage.