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This is great news to small business owners that may not have the dollar resources to invest in a previously needed ad campaign, but may have a great product or feature they can give away.

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Approved IconThis morning we were forwarded an email from a Facebook sales representative which suggested that new Facebook Promotions guidelines will soon be released. In contrast to before, where promotions would need to be explicitly approved, promotions will no longer need prior written approval from Facebook.

While the email claims that the promotions must still follow the company’s Promotions Guidelines (found here), the changes have not yet been reflected in those guidelines. We’ve reached out to Facebook for confirmation, however it would seem strange that this Facebook sales representative would misrepresent the new changes. Here’s is the complete email that was sent from a sales representative:

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Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:33:12 -0800 Old School Business Building for Social Media http://dswiese.posterous.com/old-school-business-building-for-social-media http://dswiese.posterous.com/old-school-business-building-for-social-media

I think that this is one of the biggest downfalls of social media, and one area that plain "good for the customer" customer service needs to come back and can be used in the line space.

Amplify’d from socialmediatoday.com
  1. Engage and Build Relationships. It’s not about selling your products and services but building relationships. To build relationships you need to create followers or fans of your brand, otherwise known as those who “Like” your page and content. Facebook’s Wall element provides a perfect opportunity to engage your visitors in 2-way conversations. Status updates can engage your clients by providing value as well as direct visitors to answer questions, post their comments and share their photos and videos.
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