Facebook promotion guidelines have just received a major facelift. In the past twelve hours, Facebook published an article on their ‘Facebook for Business’ blog titled ‘It’s now Easier to Administer Promotions on Facebook’, discussing new rules surrounding the ins and outs of running a promotion on the social network.
*READ THIS* The contents of this article are outdated. Check out our Facebook Promotion Guidelines page for current info.
Don’t feel it’s necessary to promote your giveaway the final day before it closes? Big mistake!
In the last three giveaways we’ve run on our homepage, Facebook page & blog, each received a quarter to a third of the total accumulated entries during the final 24 hours. Surprising? Maybe at first. But think about it… don’t you always put off entering giveaways until the last minute? Yeah – me too.
Interested in driving traffic to your blog through a new channel? Today, we’re excited to announce a partnership w/ Shareaholic that will bring Rafflecopter publishers a fantastic blog promotion opportunity with the hopes of bringing you more targeted readers to your site.
Running a promotion on Pinterest? You’re probably familiar with the term pin it to win it then. We had the pleasure of writing a guest blog post on Shareaholic’s blog that discusses what a ‘Pin It To Win It’ contest is, some suggestions on how to run one, and a few guidelines and considerations you should think about before jumping in.
Check it out: How To Run a ‘Pin It To Win It’ Contest on Pinterest
Six days after announcing secret boards, Pinterest unveiled a sub-domain yesterday specifically targeting businesses with new terms, features, guidelines, and a handful of case studies. There has been some speculation into whether this is the start of Pinterest to begin monetizing their platform. While it may be a baby step in that direction, the core of this update to help businesses understand the value Pinterest a little better and give them a location for business-related resources.