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Global Pages FAQ Updated January 2014 Overview 1. What is Global Pages? 2. Why did Facebook build it? 3. Do brands have to transition to the new structure? 4. Who is eligible for Global Pages? 5. How do brands set up the Global Pages structure? Transitioning to Global Pages 1. If a brand has a single Page, how do they transition to Global Pages? 2. If a brand creates new country Pages, can they move content over from any existing Pages? 3. If a brand has separate regional Pages (ex: /brandES, /brandUK), how do they transition to Global Pages? 4. What should a brand expect during the transition? 5. What should brands do with ads during the transition? 6. What if some Pages aren’t ready to transition? Do brands have to transition all their Pages at once? 7. What if a Page wants to transition to Global Pages, but doesn’t want to migrate its existing fans to the best Page for them? Admins & Insights 1. What happens to Page Insights during the transition? 2. What happens to Page Insights after the transition? 3. What insights do admins see on the main global Page? Country Pages? 4. If a fan switches his/her country Page to a different country, how do Page Insights change? 5. Can admins ban a user from posting on all of its Pages? 6. Do main global Page admins have access to each country Page? 7. Will there be separate Message inboxes for country Pages? 8. Can brands edit countries assigned to regional Pages after they have been assigned by Facebook? 9. Can brands assign multiple countries to a country Page? 10. How can brands tell their country Pages apart if they all have the same Page name? 11. What happens if a brand deletes/unpublishes one of their Pages? 12. What happens to verified Pages? Fan Experience 1. How does Facebook determine a person's location? 2. What happens to a brand's current fans? 3. How do people switch between country Pages? 4. Can people subscribe to multiple country Pages to get updates from more than one country in their news feed? 5. When will people get automatically redirected to a Page? 6. How will people see Pages in search? 7. What will fans see Pages in news feed?

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Page 1: Facebook Global pages FAQ

Global  Pages  FAQ  Updated  January  2014  

 Overview  

1. What  is  Global  Pages?  2. Why  did  Facebook  build  it?  3. Do  brands  have  to  transition  to  the  new  

structure?  4. Who  is  eligible  for  Global  Pages?  5. How  do  brands  set  up  the  Global  Pages  

structure?    Transitioning  to  Global  Pages  

1. If  a  brand  has  a  single  Page,  how  do  they  transition  to  Global  Pages?  

2. If  a  brand  creates  new  country  Pages,  can  they  move  content  over  from  any  existing  Pages?  

3. If  a  brand  has  separate  regional  Pages  (ex:  /brandES,  /brandUK),  how  do  they  transition  to  Global  Pages?    

4. What  should  a  brand  expect  during  the  transition?  

5. What  should  brands  do  with  ads  during  the  transition?  

6. What  if  some  Pages  aren’t  ready  to  transition?  Do  brands  have  to  transition  all  their  Pages  at  once?  

7. What  if  a  Page  wants  to  transition  to  Global  Pages,  but  doesn’t  want  to  migrate  its  existing  fans  to  the  best  Page  for  them?    

   Admins  &  Insights  

1. What  happens  to  Page  Insights  during  the  transition?  

2. What  happens  to  Page  Insights  after  the  transition?  

3. What  insights  do  admins  see  on  the  main  global  Page?  Country  Pages?  

4. If  a  fan  switches  his/her  country  Page  to  a  different  country,  how  do  Page  Insights  change?  

5. Can  admins  ban  a  user  from  posting  on  all  of  its  Pages?  

6. Do  main  global  Page  admins  have  access  to  each  country  Page?  

7. Will  there  be  separate  Message  inboxes  for  country  Pages?  

8. Can  brands  edit  countries  assigned  to  regional  Pages  after  they  have  been  assigned  by  Facebook?  

9. Can  brands  assign  multiple  countries  to  a  country  Page?    

10. How  can  brands  tell  their  country  Pages  apart  if  they  all  have  the  same  Page  name?  

11. What  happens  if  a  brand  deletes/unpublishes  one  of  their  Pages?  

12. What  happens  to  verified  Pages?    Fan  Experience  

1. How  does  Facebook  determine  a  person's  location?  

2. What  happens  to  a  brand's  current  fans?    3. How  do  people  switch  between  country  

Pages?  4. Can  people  subscribe  to  multiple  country

Pages  to  get  updates  from  more  than  one  country  in  their  news  feed?  

5. When  will  people  get  automatically  redirected  to  a  Page?  

6. How  will  people  see  Pages  in  search?  7. What  will  fans  see  Pages  in  news  feed?  

 

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 Publishing  &  Page  Content  

1. Can  a  brand  create  a  language-­‐specific  Page  or  a  Page  for  just  a  city/state?  

2. Will  any  Page  content  be  removed  when  a  brand  transitions  to  Global  Pages?  

3. Can  a  global  Page  publish  a  post  and  have  it  also  posted  on  all  country  Pages?  

4. How  does  the  Locations  feature  work  with  Global  Pages?  

5. How  will  check-­‐ins  work?    Ads/Paid  Media  

1. Do  brands  need  to  pause  their  ads  during  the  transition  to  Global  Pages?  

2. Do  brands  need  to  pause  all  their  ads  during  the  transition?  Or  just  some  of  them?  

3. How  will  running  ads  change  after  a  brand  migrates  to  Global  Pages?  

4. How  do  brands  run  ads  that  target  people  in  multiple  countries?  

5. Can  country  Pages  target  other  country  Pages  in  the  same  brand  family?  

6. Can  brands  directly  target  foreign  fans  who  have  switched  to  hear  from  a  country  Page?  

7. How  will  ads  interfaces  on  Facebook  change  (when  using  connection  targeting)?  

8. If  someone  (e.g.,  a  PMD,  agency  or  in-­‐house  marketer)  is  an  admin  of  a  country  Page,  do  they  have  the  permissions  to  run  Page  like  sponsored  stories  or  ads  with  connection  targeting  for  the  main  global  Page?  

   

   Page  Naming  and  Web  Addresses  (Vanity  URLs)  

1. How  will  Page  naming  work  for  brands  with  different  names  in  different  countries?  (i.e.  Caress/LUX)?  

2. Can  a  country  Page  keep  its  regional  name  qualifier  (i.e.  [Brand]  France,  [Brand]  Mexico)?  

3. Will  Facebook  support  direct  translations  of  brand  names?  

4. Does  each  Page  get  its  own  Facebook  web  address?  

5. Can  more  than  one  Page  share  the  same  web  address?  

6. Will  people  see  the  URL  for  the  main  global  Page  or  the  URL  for  the  country  Page  in  their  browser?  

   

     

   

 

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BASICS    1.  What  is  Global  Pages?  Global  Pages  is  a  structure  that  allows  brands  to  create  individual  local  versions  of  their  Page  while  maintaining  the  same  Page  name  and  global  metrics  (e.g.  likes)  across  all  Pages.  When  someone  navigates  to  the  main  global  Page,  they’ll  be  redirected  to  the  best  country  Page  for  them.    This  allows  people  to  hear  from  the  best,  localized  Page  so  that  brands  can  deliver  the  right  content  to  the  right  audience.        2.  Why  did  Facebook  build  it?  In  the  past,  brands  adopt  one  of  two  solutions  to  communicate  with  their  fans  worldwide:  1)  a  single  Page  solution  (which  unifies  all  fans  to  one  Page,  but  doesn't  have  full  geo-­‐targeting  for  all  Page  features  such  as  the  cover  photo,  profile  picture,  etc.)  or  2)  a  multi-­‐Page  solution  (each  country  Page  offers  full  localization,  but  the  audience  is  fragmented  across  multiple  Pages  with  different  Page  names,  and  don’t  feel  like  they’re  part  of  a  global  brand  community,  e.g.  global  fan  count).    Global  Pages  offers  the  benefits  of  both  prior  strategies,  allowing  brands  to  create  different  localized  Pages  while  maintaining  a  global  brand  community.    3.  Do  brands  have  to  transition  to  the  new  structure?  No,  although  it  is  encouraged.  Not  only  will  it  allow  people  to  easily  find  and  like  the  best  Page  for  them,  this  is  also  an  

opportunity  to  create  a  fully  localized  Page  experience  including  a  localized  cover  photo,  profile  photo,  Page  name,  apps,  

timeline,  pinned  posts,  and  news  feed  stories.          4.  Who  is  eligible  for  Global  Pages?  Global  Pages  is  available  to  managed  accounts  (clients  who  have  a  direct  relationship  with  Facebook).    

 5.  How  do  brands  set  up  the  Global  Pages  structure?  Brands  can  complete  the  Global  Pages  spreadsheet  and  send  it  to  their  account  manager.  Facebook’s  Pages  team  will  create  the  structure  on  their  behalf.  After  the  initial  structure  is  setup,  the  client  can  manage  it  through  our  self-­‐serve  tools.  They  can  add  new  country  Pages  and  edit  countries  through  the  interface.  

   

TRANSTIONING  TO  GLOBAL  PAGES    1.  If  a  brand  has  a  single  Page,  how  do  they  transition  to  Global  Pages?  If  a  brand  currently  has  a  single  Page,  they  should  manually  create  new  Pages  for  local  markets  one  at  a  time,  as  it  makes  sense  

for  their  business.  We  recommend  creating  one  to  two  regional  Pages  to  get  familiarized  with  the  Global  Pages  before  

transitioning  all  markets  to  the  new  structure.  For  example,  if  their  top  markets  are  the  UK  and  France,  we  recommend  that  they  

create  separate  Pages  for  each  of  those  markets.    If  clients  partner  with  Preferred  Marketing  Developers  (PMDs),  the  PMDs  can  

also  help  them  create  the  new  localized  Pages.      2.  If  a  brand  creates  new  country  Pages,  can  they  move  content  over  from  any  existing  Pages?  

Unfortunately,  no.  Admins  can,  however,  work  with  third-­‐party  developers  to  have  them  re-­‐post  key  content  from  the  current  

Page  onto  relevant  new  Pages.  Admins  will  also  have  to  reinstall  Pages  apps  to  the  new  Pages,  but  this  should  be  a  fairly  quick  

process.        

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Note  that  no  old  content  will  be  deleted  from  existing  Pages  (unless  the  brand  decides  to  delete  any  old  Pages  during  transition).    

 3.  If  a  brand  has  separate  regional  Pages  (ex:  /brandES,  /brandUK),  how  do  they  transition  to  Global  Pages?    

If  a  brand  has  separate  Pages  for  each  region,  they  will  now  be  able  to  consolidate  them  in  the  Global  Pages  structure  to  1)  

remove  country  qualifiers  from  the  Page  name,  2)  roll  up  all  stats  such  as  like  across  all  Pages  to  one  global  metric,  3)  ensure  that  

new  visitors  are  landing  on  the  localized  version  of  their  Page,  and  4)  allow  them  to  promote  just  one  Facebook  web  address  

across  all  of  their  off-­‐Facebook  marketing  assets.          4.  What  should  a  brand  expect  during  the  transition?  During  the  transition,  brands  can  expect  about  500k  fans  to  move  each  day.  If  the  brand  is  moving  two  million  fans,  for  example,  it  will  take  about  four  days  for  the  transition  to  be  completed.  While  fans  are  moving,  expect  that  insights  change  rapidly  (including  drastic  fluctuations  in  likes  and  unlikes).      5.  What  should  brands  do  with  ads  during  the  transition?  We  highly  recommend  that  brands  pause  their  media  during  the  transition.  When  fans  are  transitioning,  social  context  can  be  disturbed,  delivery/performance  can  be  affected,  and  advertising  prices  can  fluctuate.  If  a  client  chooses  to  run  media  during  the  transition,  we  can  ask  an  engineer  to  run  an  ads  migration  script  on  all  country  Pages  so  that  the  campaigns  don’t  break.  However,  brands  may  still  see  less  optimal  ads  performance  while  fans  are  in  the  process  of  migrating.      6.  What  if  some  Pages  aren’t  ready  to  transition?  Do  brands  have  to  transition  all  their  Pages  at  once?  

We  recommend  starting  with  1-­‐2  Pages  before  transitioning  all  of  them  to  give  brands  the  opportunity  to  experience  the  new  

structure.  This  will  allow  admins  time  to  fully  understand  how  to  manage  their  Pages  in  the  new  structure.    7.  What  if  a  Page  wants  to  transition  to  Global  Pages,  but  doesn’t  want  to  migrate  its  existing  fans  to  the  best  Page  for  them?  

We  have  built  a  feature  that  allows  a  brand  to  move  to  Global  Pages,  but  keeps  fans  mapped  to  their  pre-­‐existing  Pages.  We  

strongly  discourage  admins  from  using  this  feature  (one  of  the  main  benefits  of  Global  Pages  is  redirecting  users  to  the  best  Page  

for  them),  but  it  is  an  option  if  a  brand  very  strongly  wants  it.    

 

ADMINS  &  INSIGHTS    1.  What  happens  to  Page  Insights  during  the  transition?    During  the  transition,  fans  are  moving  from  one  Page  to  another  and  insights  (likes,  unlikes,  reach,  etc.)  will  change  rapidly.      2.  What  happens  to  Page  Insights  after  the  transition?    After  the  transition,  expect  insights  to  be  inaccurate  for  another  week.  After  that,  insights  will  reflect  the  Pages  in  their  Global  Pages  structure.    The  insights  are  not  retroactive,  however.  This  means  that  if  a  brand  transitioned  to  Global  Pages  in  June  2013,  the  admin  viewing  their  current  insights  will  see  the  same  insights  they  would  have  seen  in  April  2013.    Both  main  and  country  Pages  will  have  their  own  Insights.  The  admin  of  the  main  global  Page  can  see  insights  about  the  fans  aggregated  across  all  their  Pages.      Insights  for  country  Pages  show  metrics  that  pertain  to  that  country  Page.  For  example,  if  a  Page  only  has  fans  from  France,  they’ll  only  be  able  see  Insights  about  those  fans.  The  global  Page,  however,  will  have  aggregated  insights  about  all  fans  across  all  

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their  Pages.  If  demographic  data  for  fans  by  country  is  important  to  a  brand,  we  recommend  creating  a  regional  Page  for  every  country  they'd  like  detailed  insights  for.    3.  What  insights  do  admins  see  on  the  main  global  Page?  Country  Pages?  Admins  of  the  main  global  Page  will  see  aggregated  insights  across  all  the  Pages  in  the  Global  Pages  structure.  That  means  that  

metrics  like  Page  likes,  post  reach,  and  engagement  reflect  the  aggregated  global  audience.  Admins  of  the  main  global  Page  will  

not  see  detailed  country-­‐specific  information.  If  it’s  important  for  a  brand  to  see  country-­‐specific  insights  for  a  market,  we  

recommend  building  a  separate  Page  for  every  country/region  for  which  brands  want  Insights.  For  example,  if  a  brand  wants  US-­‐

specific  Insights,  we  recommend  creating  a  US-­‐specific  region  Page.  The  global  Page  can  be  used  as  the  default  experience  for  

customers  for  whom  there  is  not  a  better  country  Page.  

 

Admins  of  the  main  Page  can  view  each  Page  and  their  like  count  from  the  Global  Pages  dashboard,  from  the  “More…”  drop-­‐

down  in  the  Page  settings  menu.  Or,  replace  the  example  Page  ID  with  the  brand’s  Page  ID  in  this  URL:  

https://www.facebook.com/pages/edit_page/?id=1234567891011&tab=global_brand  

 

Admins  of  the  country  Pages  will  see  insights  for  that  specific  Page.  For  example,  if  a  brand  has  a  country  Page  for  people  in  

France,  the  admin  of  that  country  Page  will  see  Page  likes,  post  reach,  and  engagement  reflect  the  people  connected  to  that  

specific  Page.    

4.  If  a  fan  switches  his/her  country  Page  to  a  different  country,  how  do  Insights  change?  The  fan  will  be  reflected  in  the  Insights  for  the  Page  that  they  hear  from.  So,  if  a  user  in  the  US  chooses  to  hear  from  the  Mexico  

Page,  the  Mexico  Page  will  reflect  that  in  its  Insights.    

5.  Can  admins  ban  a  user  from  posting  on  all  of  its  Pages?  Banning  a  user  from  a  country  Page  or  the  main  global  Page  will  only  ban  them  from  that  particular  Page.  In  order  to  ban  a  user  

from  posting  on  all  Pages,  brands  will  have  to  ban  them  from  each  of  their  Pages.  Alternatively,  brands  can  work  with  a  third  

party  developer  to  ban  a  user  from  all  of  its  country  Pages.          6.  Do  main  global  Page  admins  have  access  to  each  country  Page?  No.  There  will  be  no  special  permissions  granted  with  Global  Pages.  If  admins  would  like  permission  to  a  particular  Page  in  the  

brand  Page  family,  they'll  have  to  request  it  from  the  current  admins  of  that  Page.  Learn  more  about  admin  permission  levels  

here.    7.  Will  there  be  separate  Message  inboxes  for  country  Pages,  or  just  one  main  global  inbox?  Every  Page  will  have  its  own  individual  Messages  inbox.    8.  Can  brands  edit  countries  assigned  to  regional  Pages  after  they  have  been  assigned  by  Facebook?  Yes.  Go  to  Edit  Page  >  Update  Info  >  More  >  Global  Pages.  Here,  admins  with  Manager  privileges  will  be  able  to  reassign  

countries  to  different  Pages.                                          

9.  Can  brands  assign  multiple  countries  to  a  country  Page?  For  example,  can  they  create  a  North  America  Page  and  redirect  

users  from  the  US,  Canada,  and  Mexico  to  it?  Yes.  Brands  can  assign  as  many  countries  as  they  would  like  to  a  regional  Page.        

10.  How  can  brands  tell  their  country  Pages  apart  if  they  all  have  the  same  Page  name?  

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In  several  places  in  the  user  interface  (for  example,  when  creating  an  ad,  using  Facebook  as  a  Page,  or  adding  an  app  to  a  Page)  

we’ve  added  parentheses  and  the  country  codes  for  the  biggest  countries  to  a  Page’s  name  to  help  admins  of  multiple  Pages  tell  

them  apart.  For  example,  an  admin  of  the  French  and  German  Facebook  Marketing  Pages  would  see  them  listed  as  “Facebook  

Marketing  (FR)”  and  “Facebook  Marketing  (DE)”  in  the  user  interface.  No  users  see  those  country  codes.    

 

11.  What  happens  if  a  brand  deletes/unpublishes  one  of  their  Pages?  

If  a  brand  deletes  one  of  the  country  Pages  in  the  Global  Pages  structure,  the  fans  of  that  Page  will  move  to  the  global  main  

Page.  For  example,  if  the  brand  wants  to  delete  their  Page  for  Japan,  an  admin  of  the  main  global  Page  needs  to  remove  Japan  

beside  the  Japan  Page.  Then,  the  admin  of  the  Japan  Page  can  delete  that  Page.  Note  that  deletions  are  permanent,  so  the  brand  

should  be  sure  they  need  to  do  this.  

 

12.  What  happens  to  verified  Pages?  

If  a  brand  qualifies  for  verification  (a  blue  check  mark),  then  all  the  Pages  in  a  Global  Pages  structure  will  be  verified.    

 FAN  EXPERIENCE    1.  How  does  Facebook  determine  a  person’s  location?    We  determine  a  person’s  location  information  through  a  combination  of  inputs,  such  as  current  IP  address.  You  can  find  more  

information  in  the  Help  Center  here.  If  we're  unable  to  determine  where  someone  is  we’ll  redirect  them  to  the  main  global  Page.                                              

2.  What  happens  to  a  brand's  current  fans?  For  example,  if  a  fan  is  connected  to  Brand  UK  before  Global  Pages,  but  lives  in  the  

US  when  the  transition  is  completed,  will  they  be  connected  to  the  US  or  UK  Page?  There  are  two  options  available  to  brands  and  we  recommend  that  brands  choose  to  migrate  their  fans  to  the  best  Page  for  

them.  In  this  case,  fans  across  all  country  Pages  will  be  transitioned  to  hear  from  the  Page  that  is  assigned  to  the  country  they  

are  currently  in.    This  means  that  like  counts  will  change  slightly  as  fans  who  may  have  been  counted  more  than  one  time  are  

counted  once,  and  they  may  be  reassigned  to  a  new  country.    Possible  scenarios  

• Person  living  in  France  liked  a  country  specific  Page  for  the  brand  (e.g.  /brandfrance)  No  change.  The  person  will  continue  to  hear  from  the  country  Page  for  France  

• Person  living  in  France  liked  a  main  Page  for  the  brand  (e.g.  /brand)  The  person  will  hear  from  the  country  Page  for  France,  if  available.  Otherwise,  they  will  hear  from  the  global  Page  

(/brand)  • Person  living  in  France  liked  a  country  Page  from  a  different  country  (e.g.  /brandmexico)  

The  person  will  be  transitioned  to  hear  from  the  country  Page  for  France    In  the  event  that  a  fan  hears  from  the  incorrect  regional  Page  (due  to  an  inaccurate  geo-­‐predication),  fans  will  be  able  to  change  

their  regional  Page  using  the  region  switcher  available  from  the  gear  menu  in  the  Page’s  cover.    Alternatively,  if  it's  necessary,  Pages  will  have  the  option  to  retain  the  current  mapping  of  their  fans  so  that  no  migration  takes  

place,  however  we  strongly  discourage  this  option,  as  it  defeats  the  purpose  of  several  of  the  key  benefits  of  transitioning  to  

Global  Pages.    

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If  someone  is  a  fan  of  multiple  Pages  for  the  same  brand,  they  will  be  subscribed  to  the  Page  they  liked  most  recently.  For  

example,  if  the  person  lives  in  the  US,  and  subscribed  to  the  France,  Germany  and  Spain  Pages  in  that  order,  then  they  will  stay  

subscribed  to  the  most  recent  Page  (Spain).          3.  How  do  people  switch  between  country  Pages?  People  can  manually  specify  which  Page  they’d  like  to  hear  from  using  "Switch  Region..."  option  located  in  the  gear  menu  in  the  

cover.  If  they  switch  their  region,  we’ll  remember  it  next  time  when  they  visit  that  Page,  but  switching  to  another  region  will  only  

apply  to  the  Page  they've  switched,  not  to  future  Pages.    4.  Can  people  subscribe  to  multiple  country  Pages  to  get  updates  from  more  than  one  country  in  their  news  feed?  No.  We  recognize  that  some  power  users  may  want  to  connect  to  multiple  regions,  but  at  this  feature  is  not  available  at  this  

time.    5.  When  will  people  get  automatically  redirected  to  a  Page?  Redirects  occur  when  people  navigate  to  the  main  global  URL,  but  would  be  best  suited  by  a  country  Page.  For  example,  when  a  

person  from  France  navigates  to    /brand,  they'll  automatically  redirect  to  /brandfrance.  However,  when  people  navigate  directly  

to  a  country  Page  URL,  they'll  go  directly  to  the  country  Page  regardless  of  what  region  they  belong.  For  example,  when  a  person  

from  France  navigates  to  /brandmexico,  they'll  go  directly  to  the  country  Page  for  Mexico.      6.  How  will  people  see  Pages  in  search?  Search  will  show  one  result  for  the  brand  in  his/her  region  including  the  localized  profile  picture  thumbnail  and  Page  name.    7.  What  will  fans  see  in  news  feed?  Fans  will  see  only  posts  from  the  Page  they  belong  to.    If  a  fan  wants  to  hear  from  a  different  country  Page,  they  can  use  the  

region  switcher  located  in  the  gear  icon  underneath  their  cover  photo.      

PUBLISHING  &  PAGE  CONTENT    1.  Can  a  brand  create  a  language-­‐specific  Page  or  a  Page  for  just  a  city/state?  No.  Global  Pages  works  at  a  country  level,  so  if  brands  would  like  to  reach  a  specific  customer  base,  they'll  have  to  publish  from  

the  appropriate  country  Page  and  then  use  additional  geo-­‐targeting.  For  example,  for  a  country  like  Canada  where  people  speak  

both  English  and  French,  we  recommend  creating  a  country  Page  for  Canada  and  add  language  targeting  to  each  post.  To  publish  

to  someone  in  a  particular  city/state  like  Montreal,  we'd  recommend  publishing  from  the  Canadian  Page  and  targeting  users  in  

Montreal.      2.  Will  any  Page  content  be  removed  when  a  brand  transitions  to  Global  Pages?  No.  Unless  the  brand  chooses  to  delete  a  Page,  we  will  not  delete  or  remove  any  historical  content  when  they  transition  to  the  

new  model.  However,  if  they  have  a  single  Page  model  and  have  created  new  regional  Pages,  we  will  not  migrate  content  to  the  

new  Page.  Content  will  stay  on  the  main  Global  Page  and  will  remain  geo/language  targeted.  Admins  can  work  with  a  third  party  

marketing  developer  or  manually  input  the  content  into  their  new  Pages.    3.  Can  a  global  Page  publish  a  post  and  have  it  also  posted  on  all  country  Pages?  

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No.  Currently  posts  from  the  global  Page  will  not  be  replicated  to  all  country  Pages.  People  connected  to  the  global  Page  will  see  

posts  from  the  global  Page,  and  people  connected  to  a  country  Page  will  see  posts  from  that  country  Page.  For  important  

messages  brands  want  all  of  their  audiences  to  hear,  they  should  translate  into  the  best  local  language  for  them  and  post  it  to  

their  country  Page.      Admins  can  also  re-­‐share  posts  from  one  Page  to  another.    Engagement  stats  (i.e.  likes  and  comments)  between  re-­‐shares  will  

remain  separate  from  each  other.  Finally,  through  the  Pages  API  brands  can  work  with  a  PMD  to  have  them  auto-­‐post  

untranslated  content  to  all  Pages,  but  we  strongly  encourage  that  messages  that  are  important  to  all  fans  be  translated  into  their  

local  language  to  provide  the  best,  localized  experience.    4.  How  does  the  Locations  feature  work  with  Global  Pages?  All  location  Pages  will  be  mapped  to  the  main  global  Page,  and  will  be  viewable  from  the  Locations  app  tab  on  country  Pages.    5.  How  will  check-­‐ins  work?  If  the  country  Page  has  an  address  (which  we  don't  expect  will  happen  in  many  cases),  check-­‐ins  will  only  roll-­‐up  to  that  country  

Page.  If  there  are  many  individual  Places  tied  to  the  country  Page  through  Locations,  check-­‐ins  will  roll-­‐up  and  appear  for  all  of  

those  places  combined,  as  they  did  before.      

ADS  /  PAID  MEDIA    1.  Do  brands  need  to  pause  their  ads  during  the  transition  to  Global  Pages?  Yes,  see  “What  should  brands  do  with  ads  during  the  transition?”  above.  We  highly  recommend  that  brands  pause  the  ads  associated  with  their  Page  during  the  transition  (Page  Like  ads,  Promoted  Posts,  Promoted  Page  Likes,  etc.).  When  fans  are  transitioning,  social  context  can  be  disturbed,  delivery/performance  can  be  affected,  and  advertising  prices  can  fluctuate.  If  a  client  chooses  to  run  media  during  the  transition,  we  can  ask  an  engineer  to  run  an  ads  migration  script  on  all  country  Pages  so  that  the  campaigns  don’t  break.  However,  brands  may  still  see  less  optimal  ads  performance  while  fans  are  in  the  process  of  migrating.      Advertisers  do  not  need  to  rebuild  their  ads  to  ensure  the  conversion  spec  reflects  the  new  object  ID;  when  we  migrate  a  brand’s  Pages  to  Global  Pages,  we’ll  handle  this  automatically  on  our  end.    

2.  Do  brands  need  to  pause  all  their  ads?  Or  just  some  of  them?  

Ads  that  are  not  associated  with  the  Page  at  all  are  not  impacted  by  the  move  to  Global  Pages.  If  a  brand  is  running  a  campaign  

for  ads  that  link  to  their  website  or  to  their  mobile  app,  for  example,  they  don’t  need  to  pause  their  campaigns.    

 

3.  How  will  running  ads  change  after  a  brand  migrates  to  Global  Pages?  There  are  only  a  few  key  changes  to  how  brands  should  run  ads  after  transitioning  to  Global  Pages.  The  key  difference  is  that  

when  advertisers  want  to  use  connection  targeting  (connections,  friends  of  connections  or  exclusion  targeting),  they  can  no  

longer  target  users  connected  to  directly  to  a  country  page,  but  instead  will  need  to  target  the  main  global  Page  and  include  

relevant  geo-­‐targeting.    This  means  that  brands  can  no  longer  target  people  subscribed  to  a  given  country  Page,  but  instead  must  target  all  fans  of  a  

global  brand  from  a  specific  geographical  location  (e.g.,  the  United  States).    For  example,  before  Global  Pages,  a  brand  used  to  

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target  everyone  connected  to  /brandmexico.  Now,  when  running  any  connection  targeting,  they'll  instead  target  those  who  are  

connected  to  /brand,  who  live  in  Mexico.    Learn  more  about  connection  targeting  here.      4.  How  do  brands  run  ads  that  target  people  in  multiple  countries?  They  should  advertise  to  the  main  global  Page,  and  then  target  as  many  countries  as  they  would  like  -­‐-­‐  no  different  from  how  

they  do  it  today.    5.  Can  country  Pages  target  other  Pages  in  the  same  brand  family?  Not  exactly.  Country  Pages  can  target  fans  of  the  brand  family  in  any  country,  but  they  can't  target  people  subscribed  to  a  given  

Page.    For  example,  if  someone  is  an  admin  of  the  US  page,  but  wants  to  target  French  fans,  they  can  target  people  connected  to  

the  brand  family  who  live  in  France.    6.  Can  brands  directly  target  foreign  fans  who  have  switched  to  hear  from  a  country  Page?  No,  Pages  won't  be  able  to  target  them  as  a  separate  group.  For  example,  a  Page  can  target  all  fans  of  the  brand  who  live  in  

Mexico.  However,  they  won't  be  able  to  target  fans  of  /brandmexico  who  live  in  other  countries.      

7.  How  will  ads  interfaces  on  Facebook  change  (when  using  connection  targeting)?  

• Ad  create  tool:  We’ll  show  admins  all  Pages  that  they  currently  admin,  including  adding  a  country  identifier  to  the  end  

of  each  Page  name  to  make  it  easier  to  identify  them  (e.g.,  “Facebook  Marketing  (FR)”).  If  an  admin  targets  that  

country  Page,  we’ll  immediately  remap  that  targeting  to  the  main  global  Page  (and  will  reflect  that  in  the  interface).  

See  above,  “How  will  running  ads  change  if  a  brand  migrates  to  Global  Pages?”  for  more  information  about  how  

connection  targeting  changes.  

• Ads  Manager:  We  will  show  the  main  global  Page  in  the  Ads  Manager,  with  the  geo-­‐specific  targeting.  

• Power  Editor:    If  an  advertiser  accidentally  targets  a  country  Page  (instead  of  the  main  global  Page)  we’ll  still  show  the  

country  Page  name  (including  the  country  identifier)  in  the  ad  create  tool.  When  the  ads  are  uploaded,  we’ll  re-­‐map  

the  connection  targeting  from  the  country  Page  ID  to  the  main  global  Page  ID.  (This  is  evident  when  you  export.)  The  

ad  itself  will  show  the  global  Page  name,  the  profile  picture  for  the  country  Page,  and  will  not  include  the  country  

identifiers  (which  are  internal  to  admins  only).  

 

8.  If  someone  (e.g.,  a  PMD,  agency  or  in-­‐house  marketer)  is  an  admin  of  a  country  Page,  do  they  have  the  permissions  to  run  

Page  like  sponsored  stories  or  ads  with  connection  targeting  for  the  main  page?  

Yes.  All  admins  of  country  pages  in  the  Global  Pages  structure  have  targeting  permissions  for  the  main  Page.      

PAGE  NAMING  and  WEB  ADDRESSES  (Vanity  URLs)    1.  How  will  Page  naming  work  for  brands  with  different  names  in  different  countries?  (i.e.  Caress/LUX)?  We  support  multiple  Page  names  for  different  brand  names  that  represent  the  same  entity.  For  example,  a  country  Page  for  the  

UK  named  Coke  Light  can  be  linked  with  the  main  Diet  Coke  brand.  However,  different  tag  lines/campaigns  will  not  be  supported  

-­‐-­‐  only  direct  translations  of  the  Page's  name  or  different  brands  for  the  exact  same  product.  

 

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No  matter  what  brand  name  a  person  enters,  they’ll  be  redirected  to  the  best  Page  for  them.  So,  if  a  user  in  the  US  types  in  

“Coke  Light,”  the  Coke  Light  Page  will  appear  in  the  typeahead,  but  the  person  will  be  redirected  to  the  Diet  Coke  Page  in  the  US.  

They  can  use  the  switcher  to  navigate  to  the  UK  Page  if  they  want  to  see  that  Page  instead.    

2.  Can  a  country  Page  keep  its  regional  name  qualifier  (i.e.  [Brand]  France,  [Brand]  Mexico)?  No.  To  keep  create  a  global  brand  community  and  streamline  the  user  experience,  we  will  not  permit  regional  qualifiers  in  the  

Page  name.    3.  Will  Facebook  support  direct  translations  of  brand  names?    Yes,  we  will  support  a  straight  translation  of  the  product  name,  provided  that  the  brand  gives  us  the  desired  translation.  For  

example,  American  Express  can  be  translated  to  アメリカン・エキスプレス    4.  Does  each  Page  get  its  own  Facebook  web  address  (vanity  URL)?  Yes,  each  Page  can  have  a  unique  Facebook  web  address  for  each  country  Page  as  well  as  for  the  main  global  Page.    When  people  navigate  to  the  main  global  Page's  web  address,  they'll  be  redirected  to  the  appropriate  Page.  When  people  

navigate  to  a  country  web  address,  they'll  go  directly  to  the  country  Page,  regardless  of  whatever  country/region  they  are  located  in.              

5.  Can  more  than  one  Page  share  the  same  web  address  (vanity  URL)?  No,  each  Page  should  have  a  unique  web  address.                                              6.  Will  people  see  the  URL  for  the  main  global  Page  or  the  URL  for  the  country  Page  in  their  browser?  They’ll  see  the  URL  for  the  country  Page.  For  example,  if  they're  viewing  the  Japan  Page,  they’ll  see  facebook.com/brandJP  

instead  of  facebook.com/brand  in  their  browser.