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Maven’s Guide to
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TrackMaven’s Marketing Maven guides are a
series of insight-driven reports published to help
marketers compete more effectively.
Each report contains a set of timely insights
specific to a particular marketing channel,
medium or technology. The insights are
generated by our own TrackMaven platform,
which continuously analyzes millions of pieces
of real-world marketing content generated by
brands of all shapes and sizes.
Today’s customers are more empowered than
ever, with nearly unlimited access to information
across a staggering array of channels. Marketers
must work harder than ever to connect with
customers while not drowning in the data coming
back at them from all directions.
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I. Introduction
II. A Facebook Primer for Marketers
III. The Impact of Timing
IV. Pictures Are Worth a Million…Likes
V. The Written Word in the Facebook Era
VI. Truths About Punctuation
VII. Conclusion
VIII. Sources
IX. Data Appendix
Table of Contents
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Moving into its second decade of life, Facebook
remains the 800-lb gorilla (or corgi for our
own liking) in social media, with little sign of
slowing down anytime soon. According to the
PewResearch Center’s December 2013 Social
Media Update, Facebook remains the most
popular social network among U.S. adults, with
71% of online adults now active Facebook users
(Source 6), up from 67% in 2012.
For many brands, the Facebook channel has
become mandatory as customers forgo traditional
learning venues based on Facebook’s grip on
their daily lives. But more competition from
other brands big and small, coupled with
Facebook’s ever-evolving algorithms for content
prioritization, make it harder than ever for
Marketers to stand out.
For this report, we set out to identify the
attributes of the most impactful Facebook
interactions. We analyzed 5,804 Facebook
pages spanning a total combined 1,578,006
posts. All of the Pages in our data set have a
minimum of 1,000 Page Likes. Throughout this
report, we define the effectiveness of a post as
the average total interactions per post, including
Likes, Comments, and Shares, normalized per
1,000 Page likes.
We were surprised at many of our findings, and
we think you will be too.
I. Introduction
We analyzed 5,804
Facebook pages
and their combined
1,578,006 total posts for
trends in interactions
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2003 Mark Zuckerberg launches Facemash.com
Thefacebook.com is launched
Thefacebook is formally incorporated
Facebook membership opened to anyone
with a valid email address
Facebook goes public
1.28 billion monthly active users
The domain name facebook.com purchased
for $200,000 dropping “the” from name
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
By now, the story of Mark Zuckerberg’s invention
of Facebook has become a tech legend.
Facebook’s origin story has been covered by
countless journalists, authors, and perhaps most
famously, in David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s
Academy Award winning film adaptation, The
Social Network.
Here are some notable highlights from
Facebook’s history:
Facemash
The original concept for the Facebook as we
know today began on October 23, 2003, when
Mark Zuckerberg launched Facemash.com while
still an undergraduate at Harvard University.
TheFacebook.com
Inspired by the Facemash incident, Zuckerberg
and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes
and Eduardo Saverin launched thefacebook.com.
By the end of 2004, thefacebook.com had over 1
million registered members.
On September 20th, 2005, the company
purchased the domain name facebook.com, and
formally dropped “the” from its nomenclature.
Throughout its development, Facebook remained
free to join with a revenue stream based largely
on advertising. Facebook debuted on the
NASDAQ with an initial public offering on May 18,
2012. (Source 1)
II. A Facebook Primer for
Marketers
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As outlined in the infographic to the left,
Facebook has consistently tweaked and
restructured its News Feed over the years to
offer a smarter feed of relevant content to users.
Each algorithm change, however, comes with
a learning curve for marketers, who must often
adjust their content strategies on the network
to maximize their posts’ distribution. The latest
algorithm change, which Facebook announced
on their blog on April 10, 2014, de-emphasizes
Pages engaging in “feed spam behavior,”
including like-baiting, repeated content, and
spammy links. (Source 2)
Changes to the News Feed algorithm are not
the only challenge for marketers endeavoring
to develop an engaging Page on Facebook.
Every day, there are upwards of 1,500 possible
stories (Source 3) that can be displayed on a
typical user’s News Feed. As more people and
Pages continue to join the network, there is more
competition to organically appear in the News
Feed.
According to an analysis of 106 country-level
brand pages conducted by Social@Ogilvy, the
organic reach of brand pages sank to 6.15% by
February 2014, a 49% decline from a peak of
12.05% reach in October 2013. Pages with greater
than 500,000 likes saw an even smaller organic
reach as a percentage of their fan base, dropping
from 4.04% in October 2013 to 2.11% in February
2014. (Source 4)
2009
Oct. 2009
2011
2013
Facebook allows users to create lists, which enable them to filter
their newsfeed themselves
Facebook divides it’s newsfeed into “Top News” and “Most Recent”
Facebook makes several changes to reduce “spammy” content
Facebook introduces EdgeRank and combines the Top New and
Most Recent feeds
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Facebook acknowledged the effect that
increased competition has had on the reach
of Pages and offered proactive advice for
responding to the trend in a December 2013
blog post titled “What Increased Content Sharing
Means for Businesses”:
“Because the content in News Feed is
always changing, and we’re seeing more
people sharing more content, Pages will
likely see changes in distribution. For many
Pages, this includes a decline in organic
reach. We expect this trend to continue
as the competition for each story remains
strong and we focus on quality.”
"As the dynamic nature of the News Feed
continues to follow people’s patterns of sharing,
Page owners should continue using the most
effective strategy to reach the right people:
a combination of engaging Page posts and
advertising to promote your message more
broadly. Advertising lets Pages reach the fans
they already have and find new customers
as well. Ultimately, the fans you have matter.
In addition to being some of the most loyal
customers, fans also make the advertising on
Facebook even more effective." (Source 5)
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III. The Impact of Timing
There are 6 billion Likes on Facebook every day.
(Source 8) But is there a “best” time to post for
greater engagement? We analyzed the schedule
of Facebook posts by day of the week and
time of day, and analyzed both for trends in the
average number of interactions per post.
What is the most popular day of the week to
post on Facebook?
When we look at the frequency of Facebook
posts by day of the week, we can see that
the frequency of posts is roughly the same
throughout the workweek from Monday through
Friday. Thursday is the most popular day to post
by a small margin with 16.82% of all posts, with
Tuesday and Wednesday close behind with
16.47% and 16.62%, respectively.
Posting frequency drops nearly in half over the
weekend, with only 9.04% of posts
published on Saturday. Sunday is the least
popular day, accounting for only 8.73% of total
Facebook posts.
Monday 16.14%
Tuesday 16.47%
Wednesday 16.62%
Thursday 16.82%
Friday 16.18%
Saturday 9.04%
Sunday 8.73%
Post Frequency By Day of Week
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What day of the week is most effective?
Although most marketers are focused posting
on Facebook during the workweek, the average
number of interactions shows they can benefit
outside of their schedule. The graph above
shows the frequency of posts by day of week
[Teal], and the average interactions per post
[Grey]. Looking at the distribution of posting
frequency, we can clearly see the disparity
in posting between the workweek and the
weekends, with a significant drop in posting
frequency on Saturday and Sunday. However, the
average number of interactions per post shows
the opposite trend.
The average number of interactions per post
remains relatively consistent from Monday
through Friday, between a high of 2.27 average
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SundaySaturdayFridayThursdayWednesdeayTuesdayMonday
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Average Interactions
Maven Morsel
Posts published on Sundays are 25% more effective
than posts published on Wednesdays.
interactions on Monday and low of 2.19 on
Tuesday and Friday, then trends sharply upwards
on Saturday and Sunday. Posts published on
Sundays have the greatest effect with 2.72
average interactions per post.
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What is the most popular time of day to post
on Facebook?
The table above shows the distribution of
Facebook posts by time of day (EST).
The most popular time to post is between 12-
1PM EST, with 8.55% of posts published then.
The least popular times to post are 1-2AM EST
(1.01%), 2-3AM EST (0.91%), and 3-4AM EST
(0.95%). Overall, 62.7% of all Facebook posts are
published from 8AM - 5PM EST.
Maven Morsel
Hungry to post? Lunchtime (12-1PM EST) is the
most popular time to post on Facebook.
Before Work
1am – 8am 1.938.8%
Workday
8am – 5pm 2.2462.7%
After Hours
5pm – 1am 2.4928.5%
Average Interactions
per hour
Time Window Percentage of posts
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4%
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8%
10%
Posting Frequency
10-11p8-9p6-7p4-5p2-3p12-1p10-11a8-9a6-7a4-5a2-3a12-1a
Post Frequency and Effectiveness By Time of Day
Time of Day
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Average Interactions
PostingFrequency
AverageInteractions
What is the most effective time of day to post
on Facebook?
Graphically, we can see the distribution of
posting frequency by time of day is a roughly
normal distribution centered around a 9AM-
5PM workday (EST). However, the distribution
of interactions [Grey], trends upwards later in
the evening, from 5PM to 1AM EST, as posting
frequency declines.
Although posting during the workday is the most
popular, the highest average peak of interactions
is found during after hours. Posts from 5pm-1am
have on average 2.49 interactions.
Maven Morsel
Burn the midnight oil! Posts after hours
(5pm-1am) receive the highest interactions at
2.49 per post.
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It is no secret that Facebook is an image-focused
network. Facebook was designed from its very
inception, after all, as an online repository to
compare users’ profile photos.
True to its original intention, Facebook became
the largest host of photos online in February 2011.
(Source 9) Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of photo-
sharing app Instagram furthered the emphasis on
images as an integral part of the social network’s
experience. As of February 2014, there were 350
million photos uploaded to Facebook every day.
(Source 10)
It comes as no surprise, then, that our analysis
found that 88% of posts include photos.
III. Pictures Are Worth a
Million…Likes?
This campaign photo of President Obama hugging
First Lady Michelle Obama after his 2012
re-election is the most liked photo of all time on
Facebook with over 4.4 million Likes
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The graph above shows both the posting
frequency [Grey] and normalized effect of posts
[Teal], for posts with and without photos. In our
analysis, posts with photos saw 2.35 average
interactions per post, versus only 1.71 for those
without photos.
No Picture
Has Picture
Use of Pictures in Posts
88%
12%
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
Average Interactions
Maven Morsel
Get visual! Posts with photos are 37% more
effective than those with just text.
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Facebook posts have become an integral means
of communication, for both individuals and
companies. For individuals, Facebook posts are
a means of self-expression, and with Facebook
users running the gamut in age, one would
expect the grade level of individuals’ posts
to vary accordingly. But for companies using
Facebook for optimal brand awareness and
messaging, what is the most common grade level
for Facebook copy?
When it comes to getting your point across, it
is a common adage that simpler is better, and
many publications and publishing platforms make
use of the Flesch-Kincaid readability tests to
ensure that their copy is easily comprehensible.
Developed for the U.S. Navy in 1975, the tests
analyze the word and sentence length of a
passage to indicate its difficulty. Amazon even
makes use of these metrics as part of the
“Readability” calculation for books featured on
the site. (Source 11)
The Flesch Reading Ease formula scores a
passage on a scale from 0 to 100, where a score
of 90-100 correlates to the reading level of an
11-year-old student, while a score from 0-30 is
correlated a university graduates’ reading level.
Using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level formula,
the 100-point score is translated to a U.S. grade
level, and is largely used in the field of education
to assess the appropriate grade level of various
texts. Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, for example,
has a Flesch-Kincaid score of 57.9. (Source 12)
What is the most common Grade Level for
Facebook posts?
V. The Written Word in the
Facebook Era
Moby Dick was written at
a 10th grade reading level.
The Average Facebook
post has a 4th grade
reading level.
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What is the most common grade level for
Facebook posts?
Using the Flesch-Kincaid readability tests, we
analyzed the frequency of Facebook posts by
grade level. As we can see in the table and graph
above, 67.3% of Facebook posts are written at
an elementary school grade level (5th grade or
below). The most frequent Facebook post grade
level is 1st grade, accounting for 17.5% of posts.
Only 2.5% of posts are written at or above a
college reading level (grade 13 or higher).
0%
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10%
15%
20%
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Post Frequency Per Grade Level
Grade Level
PostingFrequency
Maven Morsel
Welcome to Facebook Elementary! 67.3%
of Facebook posts are written at a 5th grade
level or below.
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What is the most common word count for
Facebook posts?
The graph above shows the frequency of
Facebook posts by word count. The distribution
peaks for posts with a word count between 10-19
words, accounting for 33.09% of posts. Posts with
0-9 words are the second most common (24.12%),
followed by 20.58% of posts with a word count
between 20-29. Overall, a majority of posts kept
their message short; 57.21% of posts have 19 or
fewer words, and 93.77% of posts have a word
count of 49 or fewer.
Maven Morsel
Don’t let the cat get your tongue! More than half
of all Facebook posts have fewer than 20 words,
but the higher the word count, the greater
the engagement.
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Post Frequency Per Word Count
Word Count
PostingFrequency
AverageInteractions
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What is the most effective word count?
The graph above shows a positive correlation
between word count and post effectiveness.
Most notable is the difference in effectiveness
between posts with a word count of 70-79 words
compared with 80-89. While posts with a 70-79
word count have 3.42 average interactions per
post, the effectiveness of posts with 80-89
words nearly doubles, to 6.19 average
interactions per post.
Given the rise in mobile Facebook users and the
limited digital landscape on most smartphones,
one might have expected post length and
effectiveness to have a negative correlation.
One possible theory behind the increased
effectiveness of longer posts is that they benefit
from the intrigue of Facebook’s “Continue
Reading” link. According to psychology and
behavioral economics professor Dan Ariely, our
brains have a tendency to shift our preferences
towards things we invest energy into due to what
Ariely dubs the “Ikea Effect”. (Source 13) In this
case, one possible explanation is that users are
more likely to interact with posts that require a
longer investment of time to read to completion.
Posts with a word count
of 80 or greater garner
2X as much engagement
on average.
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Which Call-to-Action words drive the most
social actions (CTA)?
Calls to action (CTA) are a common part of
marketers’ parlance, and on social networks, a
CTA can take many different forms. We analyzed
the effectiveness of four of the most common
CTA words: Share, Please, Like, and Now.
The graph above shows the normalized effect of
posts that include the CTA words [Teal] versus
those that do not include them. Across the board,
these call to action terms are correlated with
greater effectiveness, as the average interactions
per post are higher for posts that include CTA
terms than those that do not.
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
Average Interactions– CTA Not Used
Average Interactions– CTA Used
NowLikePleaseShare
Post Effectiveness Per Call-to-Action Term Use
Call to Action
AverageInteractions–%Used/NotUsed
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Out of the group, use of the term “Share” in a
CTA is the most effective. Posts that include the
word “Share” garner nearly 2X as many social
actions on average than those that do not (4.02
versus 2.19 average interactions per post).
Use of the word “Now” shows the smallest
correlation with increased effectiveness. Posts
that include the word “Now” show marginally
greater effectiveness than those that do not
(2.48 versus 2.23 average interactions per post).
However, marketers must bear in mind that the
latest News Feed algorithm change penalizes
Pages that engage in “feed spam behavior,”
including like-baiting, repeated content, and
spammy links. Facebook defines “like-baiting” as
“when a post explicitly asks News Feed readers
to like, comment or share the post in order to
get additional distribution beyond what the post
would normally receive.” (Source 14) While many
people interact with posts that directly call for
action – causing such posts to be featured more
prominently in the News Feed – Facebook found
that this content is rated 15% less relevant by
users. (Source 15)
So while certain CTA terms are correlated with
increased engagement at the time of publication,
a proactive marketer can avoid being penalized
and foster genuine engagement from fans
without trying to game the system. As Facebook
noted on their blog, “This update will not impact
Pages that are genuinely trying to encourage
discussion among their fans, and focuses initially
on Pages that frequently post explicitly asking for
Likes, Comments and Shares.” (Source 16)
Maven Morsel
Using a CTA is more effective, but Facebook’s
May 2014 algorithm change penalizes
for adding one.
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What is the most common number of
hashtags per post?
While hashtags are integral conversation markers
on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Pinterest, the
use of clickable hashtags is a relatively new
development on Facebook. On June 14, 2013,
Facebook announced the use of hashtags on
the network as part of “a series of features that
surface some of the interesting discussions
people are having about public events, people,
and topics.” (Source 17) The graph above shows
the distribution of Facebook posts by the number
of hashtags used. Overall, 83.93% of posts do not
contain any hashtags. Among posts that include
hashtags, the majority include only a single
hashtag, accounting for 11.61% of all posts, while
only 3.02% of posts use 3 hashtags. Fewer than
1.5% of posts contain three or more hashtags.
0%
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Posting Frequency
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Number of Hashtags
2
3
4
5
6
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PostingFrequency
AverageInteractions
Post Frequency and Effectiveness Per
Hashtag Use
Which number of hashtags is most effective?
As we can see in the graph above, post
effectiveness is positively correlated with
increasing hashtag usage. While only 0.02%
of posts use 7 hashtags, those that do see
exceptional engagement from their audience,
with 5.41 average interactions per post. It is worth
noting that posts with 1 or 2 hashtags are better
than those with 3 or 4.
Maven Morsel
Fewer than 1 in 6 posts contain hashtags, but those
that do see 60% greater #engagement on average.
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VI. Truths About Punctuation
What is the most common number of
exclamation points per post?
The graph above shows the distribution of
Facebook posts by the number of exclamation
points used throughout the post. The majority
(71.17%) of Facebook posts do not use
exclamation points, while 21.63% use only a
single exclamation point. Only 5.19% of posts
show real excitement with three exclamation
points, while only 2.01% use 4 or more.
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Posting Frequency
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Number of Exclamation Marks
0
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2
3
4
5
6
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8
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PostingFrequency
AverageInteractions
Post Frequency and Effectiveness Per
Exclamation Mark Use
Which number of exclamation points is
most effective?
The graph above shows the average number
of social actions per post by the number of
exclamation points used throughout the post.
While few posts use any exclamation points,
posts with no exclamation points have the lowest
average number of interactions per post (2.01).
Overall, the graph shows a positive correlation
between post effectiveness and number of
exclamation points per post. The effectiveness is
highest for posts with 7 exclamation points, with
7.84 interactions on average.
Maven Morsel
Posts with exclamation points see 2.7X more
engagement on average!
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What is the most common number of question
marks per post?
As we saw with the frequency and effectiveness
of exclamation points, the vast majority (78.10%)
of Facebook posts do not contain question
marks. 19.58% of posts contain a single question
mark, and 1.84% of posts contain 2 question
marks. Only 0.48% of posts contain 3 or more
question marks.
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Question Mark Use
Number of Question Marks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Average Interactions
PostingFrequency
AverageInteractions
Which number of question marks is
most effective?
The graph above shows the average number
of interactions per post by the total number of
question marks used. Overall, the distribution
shows no definitive correlation between the
number of question marks used and post
effectiveness.
78.10% of posts do not use any question marks;
however, posts without question marks have
fewer average interactions per post (2.35) than
those that include 1 or more questions marks
(2.90). There is a large outlier for posts that
use 9 question marks, with 6.05 average
interactions per post, but these account for fewer
than 0.002% of posts.
Maven Morsel
To post? Or not to post??? Only 1 in 5 posts use
question marks, but garner 23% more engagement.
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VI. Conclusion
For marketers, the Facebook News Feed has
developed into a content proving ground. In
the News Feed hierarchy, a post can either
revel in the buoyancy of user Likes, Comments,
and Shares, or fade away to the bottom of the
News Feed’s infinite scroll. Based on the results
of our analysis, the trends indicate an overall
correlation between effectiveness and greater
personalization of Facebook content ­­— from the
greater impact of weekend and evening posts, to
the upward trend in interactions with the use of
question marks, exclamation points, and hashtags
that appeal to our curiosity, excitability, and
innate desire for conversation. The rise in mobile
Facebook users speaks further to the complete
integration of the social network into users’ entire
lives. Despite the increasing competition for
News Feed real estate, proactive marketers are
intelligently engaging their audience with content
that builds a social bond.
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VII. Sources
1. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1jV4vSK
2. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1gl62qb
3. Facebook: http://on.fb.me/RUFscd
4. social@Oglivy: http://bit.ly/1qVjwxt
5. Facebook: http://on.fb.me/RUFscd
6. PewResearch Internet Project:
http://bit.ly/1o6qU7d
7. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1jV4vSK
8. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1jV4vSK
9. CNN: http://cnn.it/1jV4XAk
10. Internet.org: http://bit.ly/1jV513a
11. Amazon: http://amzn.to/1sUVRZZ
12. USF: http://bit.ly/1o6rkuo
13. Harvard Business School: http://bit.ly/1jy26C2
14. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1gl62qb
15. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1gl62qb
16. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1gl62qb
17. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1sUW9A3
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VIII. Data Appendix
Hour of day
Avg. Interactions Per
Post (Normalized Per 1K
Page Followers)
12-1a 2.76183
1-2a 2.04879
2-3a 1.94665
3-4a 1.85063
4-5a 1.77085
5-6a 1.70015
6-7a 2.04024
7-8a 2.18447
8-9a 2.4865
9-10a 2.21749
10-11a 2.28464
11-12p 2.26825
12-1p 2.13044
1-2p 2.24668
2-3p 2.17945
3-4p 2.14161
4-5p 2.25399
5-6p 2.39102
6-7p 2.35331
7-8p 2.37194
8-9p 2.35786
9-10p 2.51019
10-11p 2.63138
11-12a 2.59137
Post Effectiveness by Day of Week
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Post Frequency and Effectiveness by Time of Day EST
Hour of day Frequency %
Avg. Interactions Per
Post (Normalized Per 1K
Page Followers
12-1a 1.3% 2.76183
1-2a 1.0% 2.04879
2-3a 0.9% 1.94665
3-4a 1.0% 1.85063
4-5a 1.1% 1.77085
5-6a 1.3% 1.70015
6-7a 1.5% 2.04024
7-8a 2.1% 2.18447
8-9a 3.4% 2.4865
9-10a 6.1% 2.21749
10-11a 7.4% 2.28464
11-12p 7.9% 2.26825
12-1p 8.6% 2.13044
1-2p 7.6% 2.24668
2-3p 7.5% 2.17945
3-4p 7.3% 2.14161
4-5p 6.9% 2.25399
5-6p 5.9% 2.39102
6-7p 5.0% 2.35331
7-8p 4.5% 2.37194
8-9p 4.1% 2.35786
9-10p 3.4% 2.51019
10-11p 2.5% 2.63138
11-12a 1.9% 2.59137
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Post Frequency and Effectiveness By Photo Usage
Post Photo Usage Frequency (%)
Avg. Interactions Per
Post (Normalized Per 1K
Page Followers)
Has Photo(s) 88% 2.35
No Photo 12% 1.71
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Word Count
Avg. Interactions Per
Post (Normalized Per 1K
Page Followers)
0-9 2.45
10-19 2.02
20-29 2.03
30-39 2.17
40-49 2.34
50-59 2.69
60-69 2.88
70-79 3.42
80-89 6.19
90-99 5.22
100-109 4.15
110-119 4.60
120-129 4.49
130-139 5.92
140-149 5.54
150-159 5.67
160-169 7.64
170-179 4.06
180-189 9.71
190-199 5.89
200+ 6.12
Post Effectiveness By Word Count
29
Grade Level
Avg. Interactions Per
Post (Normalized Per 1K
Page Followers)
1 17.5%
2 15.4%
3 10.2%
4 13.6%
5 10.5%
6 8.1%
7 6.4%
8 6.3%
9 3.8%
10 2.8%
11 1.5%
12 1.3%
13 0.8%
14 0.5%
15 0.4%
16 0.1%
17 0.1%
18 0.1%
19 0.0%
20 0.4%
Post Frequency By Grade Level
30
CTA frequency/% of posts
Avg. Interactions Per
Post (Normalized Per 1K
Page Followers)
"Share" 4.01 2.19
"Please" 3.82 2.23
"Like" 3.51 2.18
"Now" 2.48 2.22
Post Effectiveness By CTA Use
Total Number of
Hashtags Per Post Frequency %
Avg. Interactions Per
Post (Normalized Per 1K
Page Likes)
0 84% 2.16
1 12% 2.68
2 3% 2.73
3 1% 2.49
4 0% 2.33
5 0% 2.72
6 0% 3.63
7 0% 5.41
8 0% 5.25
9 0% 3.78
10 0% 4.07
Post Frequency and Effectiveness Per Hashtag
31
Total Number of
Exclamation Points
Per Post % Post Count
Avg. Interactions Per Post
(Normalized Per 1K Page
Followers)
0 84% 2.00
1 12% 2.65
2 3% 3.14
3 1% 3.67
4 0% 4.09
5 0% 7.55
6 0% 5.05
7 0% 7.84
8 0% 6.09
9 0% 7.81
10 0% 6.84
Post Frequency And Effectiveness Per Exclamation Point Use
32
Total Number of
Exclamation Points
Per Post
% Post Count
Avg. Interactions Per
Post (Normalized Per 1K
Page Followers)
0 78.09928% 2.35
1 19.58152% 1.85
2 1.84390% 2.15
3 0.33945% 2.15
4 0.08804% 2.98
5 0.02474% 2.63
6 0.01099% 3.46
7 0.00418% 2.23
8 0.00199% 2.97
9 0.00199% 6.04
10+ 0.00392% 2.54
Post Frequency and Effectiveness Per Question Mark Use
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The Marketing Maven’s Guide to Facebook

  • 2. 2 TrackMaven’s Marketing Maven guides are a series of insight-driven reports published to help marketers compete more effectively. Each report contains a set of timely insights specific to a particular marketing channel, medium or technology. The insights are generated by our own TrackMaven platform, which continuously analyzes millions of pieces of real-world marketing content generated by brands of all shapes and sizes. Today’s customers are more empowered than ever, with nearly unlimited access to information across a staggering array of channels. Marketers must work harder than ever to connect with customers while not drowning in the data coming back at them from all directions. Mavens are commonly defined as individuals who accumulate large amounts of expertise in a particular field, and synthesize the knowledge over time. Then, rather than hoarding their findings, Mavens share their insights with others for the betterment of everyone around them. Our Marketing Maven series gives Marketers the insights to do just that — and to become Marketing Mavens. About the Marketing Maven Guides Hi! Maven Morsel Look for these Maven Morsels throughout the report for key takeaways you can share and tweet!
  • 3. 3 I. Introduction II. A Facebook Primer for Marketers III. The Impact of Timing IV. Pictures Are Worth a Million…Likes V. The Written Word in the Facebook Era VI. Truths About Punctuation VII. Conclusion VIII. Sources IX. Data Appendix Table of Contents
  • 4. 4 Moving into its second decade of life, Facebook remains the 800-lb gorilla (or corgi for our own liking) in social media, with little sign of slowing down anytime soon. According to the PewResearch Center’s December 2013 Social Media Update, Facebook remains the most popular social network among U.S. adults, with 71% of online adults now active Facebook users (Source 6), up from 67% in 2012. For many brands, the Facebook channel has become mandatory as customers forgo traditional learning venues based on Facebook’s grip on their daily lives. But more competition from other brands big and small, coupled with Facebook’s ever-evolving algorithms for content prioritization, make it harder than ever for Marketers to stand out. For this report, we set out to identify the attributes of the most impactful Facebook interactions. We analyzed 5,804 Facebook pages spanning a total combined 1,578,006 posts. All of the Pages in our data set have a minimum of 1,000 Page Likes. Throughout this report, we define the effectiveness of a post as the average total interactions per post, including Likes, Comments, and Shares, normalized per 1,000 Page likes. We were surprised at many of our findings, and we think you will be too. I. Introduction We analyzed 5,804 Facebook pages and their combined 1,578,006 total posts for trends in interactions
  • 5. 5 2003 Mark Zuckerberg launches Facemash.com Thefacebook.com is launched Thefacebook is formally incorporated Facebook membership opened to anyone with a valid email address Facebook goes public 1.28 billion monthly active users The domain name facebook.com purchased for $200,000 dropping “the” from name 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 By now, the story of Mark Zuckerberg’s invention of Facebook has become a tech legend. Facebook’s origin story has been covered by countless journalists, authors, and perhaps most famously, in David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s Academy Award winning film adaptation, The Social Network. Here are some notable highlights from Facebook’s history: Facemash The original concept for the Facebook as we know today began on October 23, 2003, when Mark Zuckerberg launched Facemash.com while still an undergraduate at Harvard University. TheFacebook.com Inspired by the Facemash incident, Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launched thefacebook.com. By the end of 2004, thefacebook.com had over 1 million registered members. On September 20th, 2005, the company purchased the domain name facebook.com, and formally dropped “the” from its nomenclature. Throughout its development, Facebook remained free to join with a revenue stream based largely on advertising. Facebook debuted on the NASDAQ with an initial public offering on May 18, 2012. (Source 1) II. A Facebook Primer for Marketers
  • 6. 6 As outlined in the infographic to the left, Facebook has consistently tweaked and restructured its News Feed over the years to offer a smarter feed of relevant content to users. Each algorithm change, however, comes with a learning curve for marketers, who must often adjust their content strategies on the network to maximize their posts’ distribution. The latest algorithm change, which Facebook announced on their blog on April 10, 2014, de-emphasizes Pages engaging in “feed spam behavior,” including like-baiting, repeated content, and spammy links. (Source 2) Changes to the News Feed algorithm are not the only challenge for marketers endeavoring to develop an engaging Page on Facebook. Every day, there are upwards of 1,500 possible stories (Source 3) that can be displayed on a typical user’s News Feed. As more people and Pages continue to join the network, there is more competition to organically appear in the News Feed. According to an analysis of 106 country-level brand pages conducted by Social@Ogilvy, the organic reach of brand pages sank to 6.15% by February 2014, a 49% decline from a peak of 12.05% reach in October 2013. Pages with greater than 500,000 likes saw an even smaller organic reach as a percentage of their fan base, dropping from 4.04% in October 2013 to 2.11% in February 2014. (Source 4) 2009 Oct. 2009 2011 2013 Facebook allows users to create lists, which enable them to filter their newsfeed themselves Facebook divides it’s newsfeed into “Top News” and “Most Recent” Facebook makes several changes to reduce “spammy” content Facebook introduces EdgeRank and combines the Top New and Most Recent feeds
  • 7. 7 Facebook acknowledged the effect that increased competition has had on the reach of Pages and offered proactive advice for responding to the trend in a December 2013 blog post titled “What Increased Content Sharing Means for Businesses”: “Because the content in News Feed is always changing, and we’re seeing more people sharing more content, Pages will likely see changes in distribution. For many Pages, this includes a decline in organic reach. We expect this trend to continue as the competition for each story remains strong and we focus on quality.” "As the dynamic nature of the News Feed continues to follow people’s patterns of sharing, Page owners should continue using the most effective strategy to reach the right people: a combination of engaging Page posts and advertising to promote your message more broadly. Advertising lets Pages reach the fans they already have and find new customers as well. Ultimately, the fans you have matter. In addition to being some of the most loyal customers, fans also make the advertising on Facebook even more effective." (Source 5)
  • 8. 8 III. The Impact of Timing There are 6 billion Likes on Facebook every day. (Source 8) But is there a “best” time to post for greater engagement? We analyzed the schedule of Facebook posts by day of the week and time of day, and analyzed both for trends in the average number of interactions per post. What is the most popular day of the week to post on Facebook? When we look at the frequency of Facebook posts by day of the week, we can see that the frequency of posts is roughly the same throughout the workweek from Monday through Friday. Thursday is the most popular day to post by a small margin with 16.82% of all posts, with Tuesday and Wednesday close behind with 16.47% and 16.62%, respectively. Posting frequency drops nearly in half over the weekend, with only 9.04% of posts published on Saturday. Sunday is the least popular day, accounting for only 8.73% of total Facebook posts. Monday 16.14% Tuesday 16.47% Wednesday 16.62% Thursday 16.82% Friday 16.18% Saturday 9.04% Sunday 8.73% Post Frequency By Day of Week
  • 9. 9 What day of the week is most effective? Although most marketers are focused posting on Facebook during the workweek, the average number of interactions shows they can benefit outside of their schedule. The graph above shows the frequency of posts by day of week [Teal], and the average interactions per post [Grey]. Looking at the distribution of posting frequency, we can clearly see the disparity in posting between the workweek and the weekends, with a significant drop in posting frequency on Saturday and Sunday. However, the average number of interactions per post shows the opposite trend. The average number of interactions per post remains relatively consistent from Monday through Friday, between a high of 2.27 average 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% Posting Frequency SundaySaturdayFridayThursdayWednesdeayTuesdayMonday Day of Week PostingFrequency AverageInteractions Post Frequency and Effectiveness by Day of Week 2.0 2.5 3.0 Average Interactions Maven Morsel Posts published on Sundays are 25% more effective than posts published on Wednesdays. interactions on Monday and low of 2.19 on Tuesday and Friday, then trends sharply upwards on Saturday and Sunday. Posts published on Sundays have the greatest effect with 2.72 average interactions per post.
  • 10. 10 What is the most popular time of day to post on Facebook? The table above shows the distribution of Facebook posts by time of day (EST). The most popular time to post is between 12- 1PM EST, with 8.55% of posts published then. The least popular times to post are 1-2AM EST (1.01%), 2-3AM EST (0.91%), and 3-4AM EST (0.95%). Overall, 62.7% of all Facebook posts are published from 8AM - 5PM EST. Maven Morsel Hungry to post? Lunchtime (12-1PM EST) is the most popular time to post on Facebook. Before Work 1am – 8am 1.938.8% Workday 8am – 5pm 2.2462.7% After Hours 5pm – 1am 2.4928.5% Average Interactions per hour Time Window Percentage of posts
  • 11. 11 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% Posting Frequency 10-11p8-9p6-7p4-5p2-3p12-1p10-11a8-9a6-7a4-5a2-3a12-1a Post Frequency and Effectiveness By Time of Day Time of Day 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Average Interactions PostingFrequency AverageInteractions What is the most effective time of day to post on Facebook? Graphically, we can see the distribution of posting frequency by time of day is a roughly normal distribution centered around a 9AM- 5PM workday (EST). However, the distribution of interactions [Grey], trends upwards later in the evening, from 5PM to 1AM EST, as posting frequency declines. Although posting during the workday is the most popular, the highest average peak of interactions is found during after hours. Posts from 5pm-1am have on average 2.49 interactions. Maven Morsel Burn the midnight oil! Posts after hours (5pm-1am) receive the highest interactions at 2.49 per post.
  • 12. 12 It is no secret that Facebook is an image-focused network. Facebook was designed from its very inception, after all, as an online repository to compare users’ profile photos. True to its original intention, Facebook became the largest host of photos online in February 2011. (Source 9) Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of photo- sharing app Instagram furthered the emphasis on images as an integral part of the social network’s experience. As of February 2014, there were 350 million photos uploaded to Facebook every day. (Source 10) It comes as no surprise, then, that our analysis found that 88% of posts include photos. III. Pictures Are Worth a Million…Likes? This campaign photo of President Obama hugging First Lady Michelle Obama after his 2012 re-election is the most liked photo of all time on Facebook with over 4.4 million Likes
  • 13. 13 The graph above shows both the posting frequency [Grey] and normalized effect of posts [Teal], for posts with and without photos. In our analysis, posts with photos saw 2.35 average interactions per post, versus only 1.71 for those without photos. No Picture Has Picture Use of Pictures in Posts 88% 12% 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 Average Interactions Maven Morsel Get visual! Posts with photos are 37% more effective than those with just text.
  • 14. 14 Facebook posts have become an integral means of communication, for both individuals and companies. For individuals, Facebook posts are a means of self-expression, and with Facebook users running the gamut in age, one would expect the grade level of individuals’ posts to vary accordingly. But for companies using Facebook for optimal brand awareness and messaging, what is the most common grade level for Facebook copy? When it comes to getting your point across, it is a common adage that simpler is better, and many publications and publishing platforms make use of the Flesch-Kincaid readability tests to ensure that their copy is easily comprehensible. Developed for the U.S. Navy in 1975, the tests analyze the word and sentence length of a passage to indicate its difficulty. Amazon even makes use of these metrics as part of the “Readability” calculation for books featured on the site. (Source 11) The Flesch Reading Ease formula scores a passage on a scale from 0 to 100, where a score of 90-100 correlates to the reading level of an 11-year-old student, while a score from 0-30 is correlated a university graduates’ reading level. Using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level formula, the 100-point score is translated to a U.S. grade level, and is largely used in the field of education to assess the appropriate grade level of various texts. Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, for example, has a Flesch-Kincaid score of 57.9. (Source 12) What is the most common Grade Level for Facebook posts? V. The Written Word in the Facebook Era Moby Dick was written at a 10th grade reading level. The Average Facebook post has a 4th grade reading level.
  • 15. 15 What is the most common grade level for Facebook posts? Using the Flesch-Kincaid readability tests, we analyzed the frequency of Facebook posts by grade level. As we can see in the table and graph above, 67.3% of Facebook posts are written at an elementary school grade level (5th grade or below). The most frequent Facebook post grade level is 1st grade, accounting for 17.5% of posts. Only 2.5% of posts are written at or above a college reading level (grade 13 or higher). 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 2019181716151413121110987654321 Post Frequency Per Grade Level Grade Level PostingFrequency Maven Morsel Welcome to Facebook Elementary! 67.3% of Facebook posts are written at a 5th grade level or below.
  • 16. 16 What is the most common word count for Facebook posts? The graph above shows the frequency of Facebook posts by word count. The distribution peaks for posts with a word count between 10-19 words, accounting for 33.09% of posts. Posts with 0-9 words are the second most common (24.12%), followed by 20.58% of posts with a word count between 20-29. Overall, a majority of posts kept their message short; 57.21% of posts have 19 or fewer words, and 93.77% of posts have a word count of 49 or fewer. Maven Morsel Don’t let the cat get your tongue! More than half of all Facebook posts have fewer than 20 words, but the higher the word count, the greater the engagement. 0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 Post Frequency 2001901801701601501401301201101009080706050403020100 2 4 6 8 10 Average Interactions Post Frequency Per Word Count Word Count PostingFrequency AverageInteractions
  • 17. 17 What is the most effective word count? The graph above shows a positive correlation between word count and post effectiveness. Most notable is the difference in effectiveness between posts with a word count of 70-79 words compared with 80-89. While posts with a 70-79 word count have 3.42 average interactions per post, the effectiveness of posts with 80-89 words nearly doubles, to 6.19 average interactions per post. Given the rise in mobile Facebook users and the limited digital landscape on most smartphones, one might have expected post length and effectiveness to have a negative correlation. One possible theory behind the increased effectiveness of longer posts is that they benefit from the intrigue of Facebook’s “Continue Reading” link. According to psychology and behavioral economics professor Dan Ariely, our brains have a tendency to shift our preferences towards things we invest energy into due to what Ariely dubs the “Ikea Effect”. (Source 13) In this case, one possible explanation is that users are more likely to interact with posts that require a longer investment of time to read to completion. Posts with a word count of 80 or greater garner 2X as much engagement on average.
  • 18. 18 Which Call-to-Action words drive the most social actions (CTA)? Calls to action (CTA) are a common part of marketers’ parlance, and on social networks, a CTA can take many different forms. We analyzed the effectiveness of four of the most common CTA words: Share, Please, Like, and Now. The graph above shows the normalized effect of posts that include the CTA words [Teal] versus those that do not include them. Across the board, these call to action terms are correlated with greater effectiveness, as the average interactions per post are higher for posts that include CTA terms than those that do not. 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% Average Interactions– CTA Not Used Average Interactions– CTA Used NowLikePleaseShare Post Effectiveness Per Call-to-Action Term Use Call to Action AverageInteractions–%Used/NotUsed
  • 19. 19 Out of the group, use of the term “Share” in a CTA is the most effective. Posts that include the word “Share” garner nearly 2X as many social actions on average than those that do not (4.02 versus 2.19 average interactions per post). Use of the word “Now” shows the smallest correlation with increased effectiveness. Posts that include the word “Now” show marginally greater effectiveness than those that do not (2.48 versus 2.23 average interactions per post). However, marketers must bear in mind that the latest News Feed algorithm change penalizes Pages that engage in “feed spam behavior,” including like-baiting, repeated content, and spammy links. Facebook defines “like-baiting” as “when a post explicitly asks News Feed readers to like, comment or share the post in order to get additional distribution beyond what the post would normally receive.” (Source 14) While many people interact with posts that directly call for action – causing such posts to be featured more prominently in the News Feed – Facebook found that this content is rated 15% less relevant by users. (Source 15) So while certain CTA terms are correlated with increased engagement at the time of publication, a proactive marketer can avoid being penalized and foster genuine engagement from fans without trying to game the system. As Facebook noted on their blog, “This update will not impact Pages that are genuinely trying to encourage discussion among their fans, and focuses initially on Pages that frequently post explicitly asking for Likes, Comments and Shares.” (Source 16) Maven Morsel Using a CTA is more effective, but Facebook’s May 2014 algorithm change penalizes for adding one.
  • 20. 20 What is the most common number of hashtags per post? While hashtags are integral conversation markers on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Pinterest, the use of clickable hashtags is a relatively new development on Facebook. On June 14, 2013, Facebook announced the use of hashtags on the network as part of “a series of features that surface some of the interesting discussions people are having about public events, people, and topics.” (Source 17) The graph above shows the distribution of Facebook posts by the number of hashtags used. Overall, 83.93% of posts do not contain any hashtags. Among posts that include hashtags, the majority include only a single hashtag, accounting for 11.61% of all posts, while only 3.02% of posts use 3 hashtags. Fewer than 1.5% of posts contain three or more hashtags. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Posting Frequency 10+9876543210 Number of Hashtags 2 3 4 5 6 Average Interactions PostingFrequency AverageInteractions Post Frequency and Effectiveness Per Hashtag Use Which number of hashtags is most effective? As we can see in the graph above, post effectiveness is positively correlated with increasing hashtag usage. While only 0.02% of posts use 7 hashtags, those that do see exceptional engagement from their audience, with 5.41 average interactions per post. It is worth noting that posts with 1 or 2 hashtags are better than those with 3 or 4. Maven Morsel Fewer than 1 in 6 posts contain hashtags, but those that do see 60% greater #engagement on average.
  • 21. 21 VI. Truths About Punctuation What is the most common number of exclamation points per post? The graph above shows the distribution of Facebook posts by the number of exclamation points used throughout the post. The majority (71.17%) of Facebook posts do not use exclamation points, while 21.63% use only a single exclamation point. Only 5.19% of posts show real excitement with three exclamation points, while only 2.01% use 4 or more. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Posting Frequency 10+9876543210 Number of Exclamation Marks 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Average Interactions PostingFrequency AverageInteractions Post Frequency and Effectiveness Per Exclamation Mark Use Which number of exclamation points is most effective? The graph above shows the average number of social actions per post by the number of exclamation points used throughout the post. While few posts use any exclamation points, posts with no exclamation points have the lowest average number of interactions per post (2.01). Overall, the graph shows a positive correlation between post effectiveness and number of exclamation points per post. The effectiveness is highest for posts with 7 exclamation points, with 7.84 interactions on average. Maven Morsel Posts with exclamation points see 2.7X more engagement on average!
  • 22. 22 What is the most common number of question marks per post? As we saw with the frequency and effectiveness of exclamation points, the vast majority (78.10%) of Facebook posts do not contain question marks. 19.58% of posts contain a single question mark, and 1.84% of posts contain 2 question marks. Only 0.48% of posts contain 3 or more question marks. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Post Frequency 10+9876543210 Post Frequency and Effectiveness Per Question Mark Use Number of Question Marks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Average Interactions PostingFrequency AverageInteractions Which number of question marks is most effective? The graph above shows the average number of interactions per post by the total number of question marks used. Overall, the distribution shows no definitive correlation between the number of question marks used and post effectiveness. 78.10% of posts do not use any question marks; however, posts without question marks have fewer average interactions per post (2.35) than those that include 1 or more questions marks (2.90). There is a large outlier for posts that use 9 question marks, with 6.05 average interactions per post, but these account for fewer than 0.002% of posts. Maven Morsel To post? Or not to post??? Only 1 in 5 posts use question marks, but garner 23% more engagement.
  • 23. 23 VI. Conclusion For marketers, the Facebook News Feed has developed into a content proving ground. In the News Feed hierarchy, a post can either revel in the buoyancy of user Likes, Comments, and Shares, or fade away to the bottom of the News Feed’s infinite scroll. Based on the results of our analysis, the trends indicate an overall correlation between effectiveness and greater personalization of Facebook content ­­— from the greater impact of weekend and evening posts, to the upward trend in interactions with the use of question marks, exclamation points, and hashtags that appeal to our curiosity, excitability, and innate desire for conversation. The rise in mobile Facebook users speaks further to the complete integration of the social network into users’ entire lives. Despite the increasing competition for News Feed real estate, proactive marketers are intelligently engaging their audience with content that builds a social bond. Like what you’ve read? Bark at us! www.trackmaven.com
  • 24. 24 VII. Sources 1. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1jV4vSK 2. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1gl62qb 3. Facebook: http://on.fb.me/RUFscd 4. social@Oglivy: http://bit.ly/1qVjwxt 5. Facebook: http://on.fb.me/RUFscd 6. PewResearch Internet Project: http://bit.ly/1o6qU7d 7. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1jV4vSK 8. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1jV4vSK 9. CNN: http://cnn.it/1jV4XAk 10. Internet.org: http://bit.ly/1jV513a 11. Amazon: http://amzn.to/1sUVRZZ 12. USF: http://bit.ly/1o6rkuo 13. Harvard Business School: http://bit.ly/1jy26C2 14. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1gl62qb 15. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1gl62qb 16. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1gl62qb 17. Facebook: http://bit.ly/1sUW9A3
  • 25. 25 VIII. Data Appendix Hour of day Avg. Interactions Per Post (Normalized Per 1K Page Followers) 12-1a 2.76183 1-2a 2.04879 2-3a 1.94665 3-4a 1.85063 4-5a 1.77085 5-6a 1.70015 6-7a 2.04024 7-8a 2.18447 8-9a 2.4865 9-10a 2.21749 10-11a 2.28464 11-12p 2.26825 12-1p 2.13044 1-2p 2.24668 2-3p 2.17945 3-4p 2.14161 4-5p 2.25399 5-6p 2.39102 6-7p 2.35331 7-8p 2.37194 8-9p 2.35786 9-10p 2.51019 10-11p 2.63138 11-12a 2.59137 Post Effectiveness by Day of Week
  • 26. 26 Post Frequency and Effectiveness by Time of Day EST Hour of day Frequency % Avg. Interactions Per Post (Normalized Per 1K Page Followers 12-1a 1.3% 2.76183 1-2a 1.0% 2.04879 2-3a 0.9% 1.94665 3-4a 1.0% 1.85063 4-5a 1.1% 1.77085 5-6a 1.3% 1.70015 6-7a 1.5% 2.04024 7-8a 2.1% 2.18447 8-9a 3.4% 2.4865 9-10a 6.1% 2.21749 10-11a 7.4% 2.28464 11-12p 7.9% 2.26825 12-1p 8.6% 2.13044 1-2p 7.6% 2.24668 2-3p 7.5% 2.17945 3-4p 7.3% 2.14161 4-5p 6.9% 2.25399 5-6p 5.9% 2.39102 6-7p 5.0% 2.35331 7-8p 4.5% 2.37194 8-9p 4.1% 2.35786 9-10p 3.4% 2.51019 10-11p 2.5% 2.63138 11-12a 1.9% 2.59137
  • 27. 27 Post Frequency and Effectiveness By Photo Usage Post Photo Usage Frequency (%) Avg. Interactions Per Post (Normalized Per 1K Page Followers) Has Photo(s) 88% 2.35 No Photo 12% 1.71
  • 28. 28 Word Count Avg. Interactions Per Post (Normalized Per 1K Page Followers) 0-9 2.45 10-19 2.02 20-29 2.03 30-39 2.17 40-49 2.34 50-59 2.69 60-69 2.88 70-79 3.42 80-89 6.19 90-99 5.22 100-109 4.15 110-119 4.60 120-129 4.49 130-139 5.92 140-149 5.54 150-159 5.67 160-169 7.64 170-179 4.06 180-189 9.71 190-199 5.89 200+ 6.12 Post Effectiveness By Word Count
  • 29. 29 Grade Level Avg. Interactions Per Post (Normalized Per 1K Page Followers) 1 17.5% 2 15.4% 3 10.2% 4 13.6% 5 10.5% 6 8.1% 7 6.4% 8 6.3% 9 3.8% 10 2.8% 11 1.5% 12 1.3% 13 0.8% 14 0.5% 15 0.4% 16 0.1% 17 0.1% 18 0.1% 19 0.0% 20 0.4% Post Frequency By Grade Level
  • 30. 30 CTA frequency/% of posts Avg. Interactions Per Post (Normalized Per 1K Page Followers) "Share" 4.01 2.19 "Please" 3.82 2.23 "Like" 3.51 2.18 "Now" 2.48 2.22 Post Effectiveness By CTA Use Total Number of Hashtags Per Post Frequency % Avg. Interactions Per Post (Normalized Per 1K Page Likes) 0 84% 2.16 1 12% 2.68 2 3% 2.73 3 1% 2.49 4 0% 2.33 5 0% 2.72 6 0% 3.63 7 0% 5.41 8 0% 5.25 9 0% 3.78 10 0% 4.07 Post Frequency and Effectiveness Per Hashtag
  • 31. 31 Total Number of Exclamation Points Per Post % Post Count Avg. Interactions Per Post (Normalized Per 1K Page Followers) 0 84% 2.00 1 12% 2.65 2 3% 3.14 3 1% 3.67 4 0% 4.09 5 0% 7.55 6 0% 5.05 7 0% 7.84 8 0% 6.09 9 0% 7.81 10 0% 6.84 Post Frequency And Effectiveness Per Exclamation Point Use
  • 32. 32 Total Number of Exclamation Points Per Post % Post Count Avg. Interactions Per Post (Normalized Per 1K Page Followers) 0 78.09928% 2.35 1 19.58152% 1.85 2 1.84390% 2.15 3 0.33945% 2.15 4 0.08804% 2.98 5 0.02474% 2.63 6 0.01099% 3.46 7 0.00418% 2.23 8 0.00199% 2.97 9 0.00199% 6.04 10+ 0.00392% 2.54 Post Frequency and Effectiveness Per Question Mark Use
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