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Almost every major social media platform has announced a new change or made an update during the past few weeks. We've highlighted the ones that we think you and your brand should be aware of below.
Facebook Enforces 20 Percent Text Rule for Cover and Promotional Photos
Facebook rules and regulations never seemed to be implemented, so are they really that important to follow? Now, more than ever, they are important. As of Jan. 15, 2013, Facebook started cracking down on at least one of its policies, the 20 percent text rule.
This policy states that the amount of text allowed on cover photos, ads and promoted images cannot contain more than 20 percent text. Text, you say? What does that include? Facebook says that text within images, including logos, are targeted in this policy. Take a look at what 20 percent of a Facebook cover photo looks like below. That’s not a lot of space, right?
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thundertech, social media, marketing, update, new, change, feature, Vine, Twitter, foursquare, business, brand, company, instagram, feed, user, admin, Facebook, rule, 20 percent, text, cover photoFacebook has again rocked our marketing brains. Today, Facebook didn’t just simply announce a new Timeline company page profile; a deeper look
unveils a lot of implications this will have on your Facebook marketing
strategy. Below are some items you need to consider for your company
page before Facebook automatically pushes the new Timeline live for
everyone on March 30, 2012. It’s A LOT of information, so bear with us,
scroll the subheads. (We now know why Facebook’s presentation was five
hours long.)
NO ADVERTISING ALLOWED IN YOUR TIMELINE COVER PHOTO
Facebook
has already posted guidelines for designing a cover photo for your
brand page. The cover photo is a large image that will span across the
top of your brand page. As a marketer, your first thought is probably,
“What a great space to promote specials, discounts, new products and
offers!” Not so fast my friend…Facebook will not allow this. The below
is an excerpt straight from Facebook:
Click here for more details on choosing a Facebook cover photo.
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