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Facebook marketing is a complex topic, and it’s made all the more difficult to understand if you’re not aware of the terminology. Today’s post is a little different: it’s more of a glossary than an article. I’ve compiled the terms that are unique to Facebook marketing<\/strong>, and some that are valuable for marketing in general, so you can look up what something is if you’re confused.<\/p>\n The concept of putting two instances of an ad or a post into circulation with identical qualities except for one change between the two, such as a different image, different title text, or a different destination link. You see which one performs better with a similar exposure, and make that your primary ad while then iterating the testing. Also known as split testing.<\/strong><\/p>\n The degree of interaction between two entities on Facebook, and a major contributor to EdgeRank. Engagement, including viewing a profile, commenting on a post, sharing a post, tagging a user and reacting to a post will increase affinity.<\/p>\n Negative engagement, like reporting a post or blocking a user, will reduce affinity, possibly to zero. Affinity decays over time, which is why engagement is so emphasized in Facebook marketing.<\/p>\n An algorithm is a set of rules followed by a computer for the purposes of problem solving. A very simple algorithm example might be sorting numbers by a rule: if X>5, put X into category 1. Else, put X into category 2. In modern parlance, however, the term “algorithm” is often used in the context of the guiding rules that govern how things work on a site. The factors that determine what sites rank #1 in Google is Google’s search algorithm. The information that determines what posts are displayed on Facebook is the Facebook Algorithm, also known as EdgeRank.<\/p>\n The Application Programming Interface. A set of information provided in a certain way, that accepts and recognizes certain code, is an API. The API allows third party programs to hook into a platform like Facebook and access information directly rather than by scraping it through manual means. Developers can read more about Facebook’s API, the Graph, in their developer center<\/a>.<\/p>\n A group of people on Facebook used as the target for marketing. “All males in the USA” is an audience, albeit a broad one. “Men ages 20-35 in Wisconsin who like cheese” is another audience example, and is more akin to the kind of narrow targeting you want.<\/p>\n The network of mobile app publishers who have become part of an advertising network for Facebook ads. If you show ads to the audience network, they will be displayed outside of Facebook itself, but inside apps that are approved by Facebook.<\/p>\n A simple button available to pages that turns an organic post into an advertisement. Boosting posts allows you to pay for extra exposure and engagement<\/strong>, but has limited settings for targeting and optimization.<\/p>\n Often considered a trap<\/a> for novice marketers and a waste of money compared to creating real news feed ads.<\/p>\n Any website title that follows a format like “This mother went to her daughter’s school; what she found will shock you!” Clickbait relies on your desire to find out more, despite the knowledge that it’s probably something utterly mundane or banal. Facebook marketers abused clickbait for a long time, and as a consequence, Facebook tends to demote posts using clickbait titles.<\/p>\n Click Through Rate is the measurement of the number of times a link is clicked divided by the number of people who viewed the link. If a link has 1,000 views and 10 clicks, it has a CTR of .01, or 1%.<\/p>\n A response to a post that involves typing a message in the comments box below that post. A form of engagement.<\/p>\n A metric that tracks the number of people who performed a conversion action, such as filling out a form or buying a product, divided by the number of people who reached the site. An important metric<\/strong> for measuring the success of advertising.<\/p>\n The large image at the top of a Facebook profile or page.<\/strong><\/p>\n In marketing, the cover photo is often used as a sort of advertising billboard or large opportunity for branding.<\/p>\n Direct Messages, which are messages sent through a messaging system directly to a person or page, rather than posted publicly on their feed or wall. “DMs” as an abbreviation is usually used for Twitter, though occasionally it is used for any generic messaging system.<\/p>\n The name for the old algorithm that governs what posts show up for which people, and in what order. EdgeRank is comprised of three major factors: the type of post (image, link, text, video, etc), the time that has passed since the post was created, and the affinity score between the page and the user, or between two users. EdgeRank has recently been replaced<\/a> by a more advanced algorithm.<\/p>\n The number of people who perform an engagement action, divided by the number of people who are exposed to the post.<\/p>\n Any action a user can take that interacts with a post in a beneficial way. Likes and reactions, shares, and comments are all forms of engagement on Facebook. There is also negative engagement, such as hiding a post, marking it as spam, or reporting it.<\/p>\n The term used on Facebook for the people following your Facebook Page. Often used interchangeably with Followers.<\/p>\n Another term for the people who follow your Facebook Page.<\/p>\n Follower is the specific term for Twitter fans, but the word Follower is also a generic term for most one-sided following relationships on social media.<\/p>\n The Facebook term for someone who has a two-way relationship with a Facebook Profile, rather than a Page. Profiles can have both followers and friends. Followers see a feed but do not share their feed with the person they follow; friends share their feeds with each other in a mutual relationship.<\/p>\n The process of attaching geographic and locational information to a post or image. Essentially, it allows someone to mark their location as meta data in addition to their posts, to connect with other people in that local geographic area.<\/p>\n A term that begins with # and is automatically parsed as a link. Originally created for Twitter, Facebook has chosen to adopt their functionality by linking such tags to search results within Facebook for those terms.<\/p>\n The number of people who have a post show up in their feed.<\/strong> As long as it is displayed for them, it is considered an impression, no action is needed on their part.<\/p>\n Facebook’s native analytics engine. Insights shows a lot of information about your page audience, your post reach, impressions, and clicks, your ad performance, and other metrics.<\/p>\n A feature available to Pages.<\/strong> Page owners have the ability to add company milestones, which are timeline landmarks such as the founding of the company, the first expansion, the IPO, the hiring of a new CEO, and other such events.<\/p>\n The primary feed of content on Facebook. Feeds can be sorted between Facebook’s “top stories” algorithm or a more time-focused “most recent” sort.<\/p>\n The concept of taking a current event or piece of news and turning it into a marketing piece for yourself. Good newsjacking takes a benign event like the Superbowl blackout and makes it an amusing post, as Oreo did<\/a>. Bad newsjacking takes tragedy and tries to use it to sell, like Sears and Urban Outfitters have<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n A type of ad that allows you to gain widespread interest by giving something for free or in exchange for registration.<\/p>\n Offers are typically discounts, coupon codes, or store credit. There are a variety of different offer types you can set up.<\/p>\n The type of account created by brands, businesses, and public figures. These types of accounts can access ads and analytics, but cannot message users directly or enter in “friend” relationships. Instead, they accumulate followers.<\/p>\nA\/B Testing<\/h3>\n
Affinity Score<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nAlgorithm<\/h3>\n
API<\/h3>\n
Audience<\/h3>\n
Audience Network<\/h3>\n
Boost Post<\/h3>\n
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CTR<\/h3>\n
Comment<\/h3>\n
Conversion Rate<\/h3>\n
Cover Photo<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nDMs<\/h3>\n
EdgeRank<\/h3>\n
Engagement Rate<\/h3>\n
Engagement Action<\/h3>\n
Fans<\/h3>\n
Follower<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nFriend<\/h3>\n
Geotag<\/h3>\n
Hashtag<\/h3>\n
Impressions<\/h3>\n
Insights<\/h3>\n
Milestone<\/h3>\n
News Feed<\/h3>\n
Newsjacking<\/h3>\n
Offer<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nPage<\/h3>\n
Power Editor<\/h3>\n
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