5 Things Every Brand Must Now Do To Survive and Thrive on Facebook in 2018

On January 11, 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a major change to the Facebook News Feed, one that has a far-reaching impact on brands and businesses who use the site to interact with and reach new customers.

In this blog post, I'll explain what's going on and how you can adapt to survive and thrive on Facebook in 2018.

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How Tasty Gets Billions of Facebook Video Views: 6 Secrets Any Business Can Use

The secret to Tasty's success (and how you can replicate it)

Even if you've never liked Tasty (the Buzzfeed-owned) food brand on Facebook or any other social channel, chances are you will have been exposed to one of its posts, and be familiar with its output. Since launching in 2015, its presence has exploded. Here's a few recent stats:

  • In September 2016, Tasty’s main Facebook page was the third-biggest video account on Facebook with nearly 1.7 billion video views.
  • Viewership per video is staggering: During the last three months, Tasty’s Facebook videos have averaged 22.8 million video views in their first 30 days alone.

Like Tasty's video setup, the thinking behind its social media strategy is deceptively simple. Of course, not every brand will have the resources to pump out videos daily or promote them with high-budget ads, but in this blog post I'll show you - by studying Tasty's output on Facebook and quoting the people directly behind Tasty's success - how you can take that same ingenious strategy and apply it to your business, whatever industry you are in. Ready? Let's go! 

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5 Awesome Facebook Video Ideas Your Business Should Try (Abel & Cole Case Study)

Are you producing video content for Facebook and other social networks? With image posts reaching something of a saturation point, videos are a relatively fresh way to break through the clutter and get your brand noticed.

Here are some recent video statistics, especially related to Facebook:

  •  Facebook now sees 100 million hours of daily video watch time.
  • Facebook generates 8 billion video views every day. 
  • Socialbakers’ data revealed that the average organic reach of videos uploaded directly to Facebook was more than twice that of photos - an increase in organic reach of 135%.

Abel & Cole is a provider of fresh seasonal organic fruit and veg, meat and household essentials, it does a really nice job of producing high quality, unique, and engaging video content for social media - not as much the ideas, but in the execution. In this blog post, I've picked out five examples of different short videos from Abel & Cole. I hope they will help to inspire you to make your own video content, so let's take a look:

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The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Live Streaming Video for Business

At the beginning of February 2016, Facebook rolled out its live-streaming function to all users via its mobile app. Like Twitter's own Periscope, Facebook Live presents an amazing opportunity for businesses and entrepreneurs to connect with their fans, generate new and exciting content, and build strong and loyal relationships together.

In this blog post, I will teach you everything you need to make the most of Facebook Live - before, during, and after the live stream.

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