Editor's Pick: Dodging Facebook's 'Like' Trap for Small Businesses

Dodging Facebook's 'Like' Trap for Small Businesses

Peter Suciu Jun 7, 2019 5:00 AM PT

Despite complaints about user privacy and the sharing of personal data, Facebook remains the de facto social media powerhouse. It may have started out as a place to connect with friends, but with 2.23 billion users worldwide it isn't hard to see why it matters to marketers. For the past decade Facebook has been a proven way for small businesses to connect with customers -- at least in theory. [More...]

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