Fascinating....Storyteller App Turns Facebook Posts Into Sponsored Stories [via Mashable]

"...The application allows brands to add a new tab to their Facebook Pages. On this tab, brands can ask their fans to answer a question or provide an opinion (e.g. What’s your favorite thing about Mashable?). Users can then share those answers with their Facebook friends and post it onto their walls. These wall posts can be customized to include images, videos and descriptions the brand wants to include. A film would be able to share a promotional poster and a description in every single wall post generated from the app.

That’s not what makes this app special, though. The app’s real purpose is to generate engaging Sponsored Stories ads from all of those user responses. By asking the right question, brands can create far more engaging social ads. My friends are more likely to click on a Starbucks Sponsored Stories ad if it says “I love the Starbucks Chai Tea Latte!” than if it just says I checked into my local Starbucks franchise. Storyteller also comes with filtering options so negative comments don’t appear in Facebook ads.

Wildfire Interactive CEO Victoria Ransom says that ads generated via the Storyteller app are four times more effective than traditional Sponsored Stories. While the traditional Facebook had has a 3.3% conversion rate, Storyteller-generated ads have a 17% conversion rate. Ransom warns that Sponsored Stories are more effective with larger brands, since smaller brands simply don’t have the reach to make Sponsored Stories effective..."

via mashable.com

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