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CairnsLocal Marketing | www.CairnsLocalMarketing.com | suppo[email protected] | 0411 530 910

FACEBOOK IN 2012
! 425 million monthly active users who’ve used Facebook mobile products
! Available in more than 70 languages ! Accounts for more than 95% of social networking time on the web
! 901 million monthly active users ! 372M daily active users

! Introduced to Pages on Feb. 29th
! Grace period until March 31st ! All pages switch to the new Timeline layout on March 31st.
! Many new changes such as no default landing page, bigger custom page width, large cover image plus many more
THE NEW TIMELINES LAYOUT

What's New with Timelines?
! Friend Feed ! Pin Posts ! Milestones ! Starred Stories ! Private Message ! Admin Panel ! Activity Log
! Cover Image ! Profile Picture ! About Section ! App Display ! Highlight Feed ! Timeline Navigation ! Activity Feed

1. Cover Image 2. Profile Picture 3. Timeline 4. About Section 5. Apps 6. Highlights 7. Composer 8. Pinned Post 9. Friend Activity

COVER IMAGE

! 851 x 315 pixels (min. 399 pixels wide) ! Make it stand out; represent your brand well
! NO – Price or purchase info ! NO – Contact info such as website, ph. no., address ! NO – Like or Share references ! NO – Calls to Action i.e Click Like, Sign up Now
COVER IMAGE RESTRICTIONS

GREAT COVER IMAGE EXAMPLES

! 180 x 180 pixels – gets resized to 32 x 32 pixels ! Follows you around Facebook and the Web ! Should be your logo, brand, product or spokesperson ! If your brand is you, use a headshot ! Can be creatively combined with your Cover Image
PROFILE PICTURE

COMBINING PROFILE PICTURE & COVER IMAGE

! 155 characters long ! Good to include URL (start with http:// to make it clickable)
! If URL is too long, use shortening service (bit.ly) ! Should describe your company and what you do ! Entire box is automatically linked to your Info page
ABOUT SECTION

! Only 4 displayed –users must click the drop down / more arrow
! 1st one – photos, can’t be changed; others can – make good use of this prime real estate
! Thumbnail is customizable – 111 x 74 pixels ! Choose thumbnails that encourage the user to click
APP DISPLAY

! Allows users ability to choose how they interact with your page
! Highlights – what FB deems most important
! Posts by Page – only admins’ posts shown ! Posts by Others – everyone except admins’ posts. Allows users to see what others are saying about your brand
HIGHLIGHT FEED

! Allows users to easily navigate your page by date ! Since users can now dig deeper into your page’s history, make sure you prune your page
! Go through each date in your page’s past and ask,“Does this represent my company the way I want it to?”
TIMELINE NAVIGATION

! Statistics box appears at the end of each month
! Shows what / who the page has liked, how many likes the page has and how many people are “talking about this” i.e. engaging with your page
TIMELINE NAVIGATION CONT’D

ACTIVITY FEED
! Activity Feed is the new Wall ! Facebook’s Edgerank algorithm decides which stories are to be displayed and which are to be hidden.
! Admins can change / edit any post with the little pencil icon at the top right of all posts.
! Admins can also disable posting for specific fans in case someone starts spamming your page

! Pinning posts keeps it at the top of your activity feed for 7 days
! Use it for important updates, contests, announcements etc
! Add links and additional info in the description
! Pin posts by clicking pencil icon at the top right of the post
PIN POSTS

! Focuses on highlighting the users’ friends’ interaction with the page.
! Shows interaction from your fans’ friends ! Increases social proof ! Feature can be turned off in admin panel
FRIEND FEED

! Used to highlight important dates & events ! Admins set the date of milestones which enter the timeline at that date
! Milestones hold more weight in FB’s algorithm so they will appear in more fans’ newsfeeds
! Use for new store opening, new product launch, when you company was founded etc
MILESTONES

! Similar to Milestones but not as big of an event ! Any post can be starred so that it stands out ! Stretch to fill up entire page (both sides) ! Dates can be changed so they appear where you want them to in your page’s timeline
STARRED STORIES

! Fans and non-‐fans can send messages to pages ! This feature can be turned on or off ! Pages can only respond – not initiate a conversation ! Pages can only send 2 messages back for every 1 received
! Not to be used to sell – use it to build trust and relationships with your fans
PRIVATE MESSAGE

! Appears at the top of your page ! Can be hidden from view ! Allows for quick access to stats such as notifications, likes, messages and Insights
! Also where you edit your page info and settings
ADMIN PANEL

! Allows admins to see page activity broken down by category
! Provides admins with easy access to all parts of their page
ACTIVITY LOG

! Timelines become mandatory as of March 31st 2012. ! Default landing pages / welcome tabs do NOT exist inside the new timelines layout
! All apps will function as normal ! Custom page sizes have increased to 810 pixels wide ! Embrace the changes or become obsolete!
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