Social Performance Measurement For Agencies
Facebook Trials New Ad Format!
Sahail Ashraf posted on 29 October 2019
We cannot really fault Facebook for the way it has managed to make E-commerce something that is easy to do. Finding things in your feeds that Facebook thought you might like is pretty snazzy stuff. And it’s worked well so far. Times change though, and as a testament to the huge power that Facebook wields […]
Facebook is changing the names of Instagram and WhatsApp
Sahail Ashraf posted on 1 October 2019
Some rather intriguing news has just come out from the world of Facebook. The social media giant has recently announced it is actually changing the names of two of its biggest properties. Facebook apparently intends to change the names of Instagram and WhatsApp. These two platforms are incredibly popular, with Instagram being responsible (mostly) for […]
Facebook to make changes to business profiles
Sahail Ashraf posted on 13 August 2019
Facebook has just made it clear that it is going to change how information about businesses is displayed. The platform has long been a favourite for small businesses, and this has meant that small businesses have seen some great returns. But the changes Facebook is planning to make are actually going to be noticeable, and […]
Facebook Pages can now really be part of the community
Sahail Ashraf posted on 9 July 2019
Facebook Pages can now join Groups. While this may not initially seem like it is groundbreaking stuff, it is. This was the way things were in the past, public figures just couldn’t join groups as Pages. Now, it means that some people on Facebook can gain more of a positive experience from being involved. Within […]
Digital Report Snapshot
Sahail Ashraf posted on 4 June 2019
As you may know, Locowise was quite heavily involved in the Global Digital Overview Report 2019. There was a ton of insights in the report, with many areas that brands and marketers can learn more from and adapt the new knowledge to their own campaigns and plans. We thought we’d focus on another area of […]
Facebook Growth And Engagement For April 2019
Sahail Ashraf posted on 28 May 2019
This is our regular growth and engagement study for Facebook, focusing on April 2019. As regards engagement, it’s no surprise to find that video engagement is still a dominating force, Our benchmark study shows that engagement with video content was 5.76% in April. That’s an incredible amount, and shows just how much video is at […]
Facebook Wants To Take Privacy Further
Sahail Ashraf posted on 7 May 2019
If there’s one issue that Facebook has struggled with in recent months it’s privacy. The Cambridge Analytica scandal broke last year and caused a huge headache for Mark Zuckerberg’s company. Since that difficult period, Zuckerberg has been constantly reassuring users that his platform is safe and their data is secure. Facebook has introduced a slew […]
Facebook Shuts Down
Sahail Ashraf posted on 16 April 2019
When Facebook isn’t working, people notice and they become annoyed. The same goes for Instagram, so when both platforms were down in March there was a huge outcry. It all happened on March 13th, and it meant that, while the Facebook and Instagram apps could be opened, some of the key features in the apps […]
Is Facebook Watch a Viable Option for Marketers?
Sahail Ashraf posted on 9 April 2019
Facebook continues to innovate with its lineup of apps and user options, and February was no different. It may have escaped your attention, but Facebook has been busy building its own TV channel. But to understand how it actually works, it’s probably best not to see it as a TV channel. As part of its […]
Global Digital Overview 2019 & What It Tells Us
Sahail Ashraf posted on 19 March 2019
The Digital 2019 Reports are out, and as always, the reports bring a wealth of information for brands. There is some incredibly interesting stuff within the reports. In fact, if you wanted to read them all, you’d have to sit down with a strong coffee and plenty of time to spare. We know you might […]
All Is Revealed: Global Digital Review 2019
Sahail Ashraf posted on 28 February 2019
For the second year in a row, we’re proud to have partnered up with some key industry voices in the Digital 2019 Reports. The report has gathered a wealth of information featuring incredibly useful data about digital habits worldwide. For now, we wanted to share with you some vital takeaways, but do look out for […]
Facebook Year in Review 2018
Sahail Ashraf posted on 2 January 2019
Of course, we could say that Facebook had another successful year with no dramas or upsets. But then we would be ignoring the biggest international news story of the first quarter of 2018. Cambridge Analytica had the potential to sink Facebook. There is no other way of looking at it. If Facebook had not responded […]
Have Brands Fully Embraced Paid Ads On Social?
Sahail Ashraf posted on 20 November 2018
Facebook just keeps making brands work harder. In recent times, events at the company have brought about a kind of sea change, with Facebook thinking about the user first, and companies second. That’s all good, but it does mean that some brands have had to think carefully about their marketing strategy, and reassess their willingness […]
Facebook’s Highlights Feature Could Soon Be Real
Sahail Ashraf posted on 16 October 2018
Facebook is well-known for changing what it does, or creating new stuff, a lot of new stuff. Sometimes, however, it just kind of borrows ideas and then makes the borrowed ideas Facebook features. Take Stories for example. Snapchat, still the most ephemeral social media channel on the planet, used a Stories feature to give users […]
How will Facebook privacy changes affect your paid campaigns?
Sahail Ashraf posted on 10 July 2018
Earlier this year, Facebook had been involved in something very worrying. When Cambridge Analytica blew up, the social media giant suddenly looked like it had zero integrity. It has integrity, of course, but it’s reputation was damaged. Mark Zuckerberg had to do something about this. In addition to taking some tough questions at a recent […]
10 Lessons From The Global Digital Trends In 2018 Report
Sahail Ashraf posted on 30 April 2018
The Digital Trends report for 2018 has thrown up a wealth of information and useful data about digital habits worldwide. We’re proud to say that Locowise took part in the project, and helped to gather the huge amount of information and insight the report provides. It’s a big report, so we thought we’d dig into […]
March Has Not Been A Great Month For Facebook
Sahail Ashraf posted on 18 April 2018
March for Facebook wasn’t exactly a walk in the park. The trust that Facebook has built its future on seemed to take a huge dive when the Cambridge Analytica thing broke. And because it was such a huge part of what happened to the company in March, we’re going to focus on that first. But […]
Facebook Reach Down But Engagement Up As The New Algorithm Kicks In
Sahail Ashraf posted on 26 March 2018
A report on Facebook growth and engagement for brands in February 2018. Before we dive into what happened on Facebook in February 2018, let’s, as always, crunch the numbers a little. We’ve introduced a new grade card feature. We use our own judgement for three categories of metrics: reach, growth and engagement. The three areas […]
18 Lessons From Facebook’s Private Webinar On The News Feed Algorithm
Sahail Ashraf posted on 23 February 2018
While millions of people around the world wailed and gnashed their teeth over the recent Facebook news feed changes (okay, maybe we’re being a little dramatic there), Facebook got down to business. It recently held a closed-door webinar about the newsfeed, and what the priorities for publishers would be. Needless to say, the webinar threw […]
So What The Hell Just Happened? (Facebook January 2018 Edition)
Sahail Ashraf posted on 22 February 2018
Before we dive into what happened on Facebook in January 2018, let’s as always crunch the numbers a little. We’ve introduced a new grade card feature. We use our own judgement for three categories of metrics: reach, growth and engagement. The three areas are graded and then the platform receives a final, aggregate grade too. […]