Facebook is reworking its Preferred Marketing Developers
program, suspending applications for “the next few weeks” while the
system is rejiggered to focus on advertisers and agencies that purchase paid media on the social network.
Business Insider shared an email sent by Facebook to a company that applied for PMD status, which read:
Dear applicant: We would like to thank
you for applying to our Preferred Marketing Developer program. If you
have been in touch with a PMD team representative, please ignore the
rest of this email. If you haven’t, we would like to apologize for the
delay in our response.
The reason for this delay is that we have
been reshaping our PMD badge requirements and application process. Our
goal is to make the PMD program and its members even stronger by raising
the bar.
This should go live in the next few weeks, and we will let you know via email then.
In the meantime, here are the things you should know to get prepared:
- The new application process will be based on a referral system, so please make sure somebody at Facebook you have worked with is willing to vouch for you.
- The new badge criteria will include a focus on paid media across all four qualifications, so please prepare details on how you have been successfully helping brands develop their presence on Facebook with their paid, owned, and earned media strategy (please note that if you do not buy ads or sponsored stories on behalf of your clients, you will need to show us that you have the ability to pitch a Facebook holistic strategy and influence your clients on media spend).
Once you reapply, please mention in the form that you received this email and we will prioritize your submission.
Best regards, The PMD Team.
UPDATED: A Facebook spokesperson provided the following clarification:
There is no specific requirement that all PMDs run ads. Additionally, we are still badging on all other fronts, including insights, pages, and applications.
What we are working on, just as we do for brands and agencies, is
ensuring that the PMD ecosystem is comprehensive in its knowledge of the
entire Facebook marketing platform versus a smaller subset. The
intrinsic link between paid, earned, and owned media on Facebook means
that PMDs must have a deep knowledge and understanding across all of
those areas to ensure marketer success. Many of the most successful PMDs
offer comprehensive Facebook marketing solutions, through creative
partnerships with other PMDs or by offering multifaceted tools.
Readers: Is rewarding only companies that spend money on Facebook a wise strategy for the social network?
Original Source : http://allfacebook.com/preferred-marketing-developer-program-suspended_b110648
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