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Only 2% of Facebook’s Local Business Pages Are Using Promoted Posts

Only 2% of Facebook’s Local Business Pages Are Using Promoted Posts

By Josh Wolford

Back in May, Facebook began allowing page owners to pay to give their posts extended visibility in their fans' news feeds. With Promoted Posts, Facebook gave business owners a way to make sure the right people see the right content- at least that's the company's pitch. Recently we've seen ...

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