We see it all the time as a brand or business launches something new and posts it on Facebook. The post goes up and then you look at the comments and it's filled with haters. Everyone complaining about the announcement to the point of no return.
Even though you may have 1000 likes and 800 shares, the 500 haters commenting and picking everything apart almost makes you wonder - should we have just announced the change on our website and avoided all comments?
This is one of the issues with Facebook and perhaps it's may not be your best option to announce a change.
I've recently seen some changes in radio stations where they ran out with announcements on Social Media. The problem is that they had NO control over how the message would hit and with the door wide open for comments they get clobbered. It usually starts with all the people who claim radio is useless or so old fashioned and that they have moved on to satellite radio or one of the streaming apps. They claim not to listen at all, but they seem to know how bad it is or that the station doesn't play their kind of music now. The same can go for personalities, contests, features and even special community events. They can say anything they want in the comments - make it up and say whatever you want.
All it seems to take are a few haters tapping away on their keyboards to dampen the whole event or change. There are ways to make sure you have some control when you announce in today's world - it may be worth it to consider the alternatives. While yes - the haters will hate hate hate - you don't have to open the door just to accommodate them.
Even though you may have 1000 likes and 800 shares, the 500 haters commenting and picking everything apart almost makes you wonder - should we have just announced the change on our website and avoided all comments?
This is one of the issues with Facebook and perhaps it's may not be your best option to announce a change.
I've recently seen some changes in radio stations where they ran out with announcements on Social Media. The problem is that they had NO control over how the message would hit and with the door wide open for comments they get clobbered. It usually starts with all the people who claim radio is useless or so old fashioned and that they have moved on to satellite radio or one of the streaming apps. They claim not to listen at all, but they seem to know how bad it is or that the station doesn't play their kind of music now. The same can go for personalities, contests, features and even special community events. They can say anything they want in the comments - make it up and say whatever you want.
All it seems to take are a few haters tapping away on their keyboards to dampen the whole event or change. There are ways to make sure you have some control when you announce in today's world - it may be worth it to consider the alternatives. While yes - the haters will hate hate hate - you don't have to open the door just to accommodate them.
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