 | | | Today's Buzz |  | | |  | - Facebook lets regular users pay to promote their content
Facebook is testing a tool that lets users pay a small fee to have their content displayed more prominently on the network, essentially turning regular site users into micro-advertisers. Fees will vary, but Facebook is initially charging $7 to promote U.S. users' content -- a move that hasn't impressed some experts. Facebook official emphasized that the move isn't a pivot away from its existing free-to-use model, but an extension of its line of premium services. Reuters (10/3), The Atlantic Wire (10/3)        |  | The Playbook: Using Social Media to Promote and Sell Products
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| | | Network Update | | | |  | - Twitter Surveys lets brands keep tabs on their customers
Twitter is rolling out Twitter Surveys, a new brand-research tool that lets marketers create in-tweet mini-surveys of between one and five questions. The surveys can be targeted to users based on whether they've previously received Promoted Tweets from the brand, and are expected to have an engagement rate of between 1% and 3%. "There's been [an issue] in the industry for brand research when it comes to low response rates. ... This solves a big problem," says revenue chief Adam Bain. Adweek (10/3) |  | Three Keys to Improving Facebook Reach and Engagement.
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 | | | Ideas in Action | | | |  | - NASA Mars rover checks in on Foursquare
NASA's Curiosity rover has used Foursquare to check in at Gale Crater, its landing site on the red planet. The hope is that regular check-ins will keep earthbound observers interested and informed as Curiosity continues its mission. "Mars probably isn't going to offer NASA any special discount offers, but it's a clever way for NASA to engage with Foursquare's youthful user base," writes Will Oremus. Slate/Future Tense blog (10/3) |  | You know more about your customers than ever before!
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 | | - Twitter exec offers new details on users' engagement
In a pitch to mobile marketers, Twitter revenue chief Adam Bain revealed some new data about the social network's user engagement. Twitter's users send a billion tweets every two and a half days, with 60% of engagement coming from mobile devices, Bain said. "There's not only incredible engagement, but it leads to even better outcomes," he added. CNET/Internet & Media blog (10/3) - Former P&G CMO lays down cardinal rules for success in mobile
Understanding how consumers use their mobile devices, respecting that space and starting with compelling ideas for a campaign are among the keys for marketers looking to get closer to their target audiences via mobile, says former Procter & Gamble Chief Marketing Officer Jim Stengel. It's also important to experiment and be adventurous, Stengel says, noting that "you'll learn things, you'll stand out and you'll be on the cutting edge." SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Social Media (10/4) - Facebook marketing mistakes and how to avoid them
Professional brands continue to make common mistakes when using Facebook for marketing, Mikal Belicove writes. Status updates should never use the first person, but instead imply the "we" of a team. Using a personal page to tout a business defeats the purpose. Don't lazily put the URL at the top of the page if it's content you're pushing. Post when you have something relevant to say, not on a forced timetable. And stop the phony question-asking at the end of everything just to generate artificial response, Belicove writes. Forbes (10/3) | | | - Follow @SBStartup live from #NAWBOWBC on Oct. 4 and 5
SmartBrief's small-business and entrepreneurship editor, Brooke Howell, will be tweeting live Thursday and Friday from the National Association of Women Business Owners Women's Business Conference in Louisville, Ky. Follow her at @SBStartup to join in on the conversation, and learn about the buzz and advice women entrepreneurs and business owners are sharing at the conference.  | One check-in closer to being Mayor of Mars!"
--Curiosity, NASA's Martian rover, as quoted by Slate |
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