{"id":2805,"date":"2018-01-19T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jwplayer.com\/facebook-changes-impact-video-strategyamputm_mediumblogamputm_campaignblg_jeroen-wijering-vidcon-europe_201870314\/"},"modified":"2023-02-06T14:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:25:23","slug":"facebook-changes-impact-video-strategyamputm_mediumblogamputm_campaignblg_jeroen-wijering-vidcon-europe_201870314","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwplayer.com\/blog\/facebook-changes-impact-video-strategyamputm_mediumblogamputm_campaignblg_jeroen-wijering-vidcon-europe_201870314\/","title":{"rendered":"How Facebook\u2019s Changes Could Impact Your Video Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Take control of your video business by engaging viewers on your owned and operated site<\/em><\/p>\n Ever since Facebook announced<\/a> that it would feature more content from users than from brands on the News Feed, the web has been buzzing<\/a> with commentary<\/a> and reactions<\/a>, spanning a gamut from alarm to approval.<\/p>\n At JW Player, our viewpoint is that this is an ongoing trend. Facebook changing algorithms isn\u2019t anything new, and this latest change underscores the need for publishers to prioritize their investment in their owned and operated (O&O) video sites more than ever before. <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Paid traffic isn\u2019t affected<\/p>\n Facebook is certainly driven by improving user engagement, but as a business it\u2019s also focused on increasing paid referrals and profits ($4.7 billion in Q3, a 46% profit margin). One of the first things to remember here is that this change does not affect paid traffic, which has been steadily climbing as a percentage of referrals in the last few years. This trend means that publishers who build on the Facebook platform assuming a free ride via organic traffic or even at predictable marketing costs will continue to be at risk. Think about how the Google Adwords CPC increased over time. Facebook will be no different.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Organic traffic is affected<\/p>\n The Facebook algorithm change will impact organic traffic\u2014the volume of visitors coming to a brand through search. Even in this area, the impact hinges on an important factor: the level of audience engagement. Publishers with low user engagement should see a decrease in organic traffic, while those with high user engagement could stand to gain more organic traffic. The question is How good is good enough? The bar may be raised again in the future.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n