6 Reactions by Marketers to the End of 'Free Social' as the Algorithm Era Unfolds

Instagram last week unveiled its updated algorithm, which will reorder the images and videos users see in their news feeds based on their interests instead of how the posts were published chronologically. The development followed a similar move by Twitter six weeks ago to reorder users' time lines—if they opt in—based on the relevance of tweets. And considering Facebook's algorithm changes in recent years have made it significantly more challenging for posts to gain traction, it seems more obvious than ever that organic social is being threatened like never before. Wall Street wants bigger ad dollars from these publicly held tech brands, so Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are essentially making marketers pay if they want to increase the likelihood of achieving big social results. We asked digital players what it means for their businesses, and here are the six most interesting things they had to say.  1. Social, as a "free ride," is officially over Marketers predicted that more of their budgets will be spent on organic and paid social advertising as long as brand execs feel like the efforts are producing strong results. Even if the success rate lessens, said David Moritz, CEO of Viceroy Creative, most major companies will want to have a healthy presence on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook in order to stay relevant to consumers.  "It will cost [marketers] more to do it," Moritz said. "The free ride is over, but everyone who participated in it seems to have benefited in... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

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